TGPN — Practice Profile

Townsville and Suburban Medical Practice

Background & History:

A comprehensive family practice established in 1967 providing service to patients in the outer Suburbs of Townsville including Cranbrook, Aitkenvale, and Kirwan. We specialise in full family care, which includes home visits, nursing home visits, private hospital, and after hour’s continuous care through the After Hours GP cooperative. The practice is fully computerised and well equipped with the equipment being kept up-to-date. The medical staff have admitting rights to two private hospitals Registered Nursing provide support to the Doctors and are very experienced in general practice, maintaining their education through regular update courses.

We are also a member of Travel Clinics Australia and we have access to the most up to date travel health information, including outbreaks and disease prevention. We stock a full range of vaccines for travel health and general immunizations, including yellow fever as well as some medications for travel.

Practice Aims & Philosophy:

Our practice is committed to providing quality, and comprehensive medical care to our patients and their family in an environment that is caring and professional. The Philosophy of the Practice has always been to offer the highest standard of ethical and professional Primary Care that is possible, and to pass the concepts of the provision of this care on to younger members of our Profession. The Practice has been a Training Practice since the inception of the RACGP Training Program (Family Medicine Program) is fully accredited with AGPAL, registered for PIP and is an Accredited Teaching Practice with the James Cook University School of Medicine.

Contact Details:

Practice Manager: Paul Goulding
Practice Principals: Dr. Kevin Arlett and Dr. Barbara Dignam
Phone: 4779 5077
Fax: 4779 0311
Email: manager@tsmp.net
Address:

130 Charles Street
CRANBROOK
QLD 4814

Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday 8am to 6.30pm
Saturday 8.30am to 12 noon

After hours care available through the After Hours GP Ph: 1300 552252

Building

Waiting Rooms: 1
Consulting Rooms: 6
Treatment Rooms: 2
Equipment: Completely equipped General Practice for all routine care including ECG, Audiometer, Spirometer, Cryotherapy, Nebuliser, Ionto, Diathermy, surgical operating beds, ECG machine, Defibrillator and we sterilize our own equipment on site.

Doctors:

• Dr. Kevin Arlett M.B., B.S., F.R.A.C.G.P.

Brief Resumé:

• Current Chair of the Townsville General Practice Network
• Team Physician to the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys
• Team Physician to the Fire basketball team.
• Past President of Queensland Divisions of General Practice and the Townsville General Practice Network
• Past President Sports Medicine Australia (Townsville)
• Medical Director TGPN After Hours Primary Care Project

Areas of Interest: Sports Medicine, Preventative Care, Advocacy for patients and GP's, men's health, skin cancer surgery

Values: Quality general practice is essential. I believe that advocacy for my patients and my colleagues is important

• Dr. Barbara Dignam M.B., B.S., B.Med.Sc., F.R.A.C.G.P.
Brief Resumé:
• President of Townsville General Practice Network
• Full-time GP/Practice Principal since 1993
• Part-time GP in Melbourne and Townsville 1976-1992
• Diploma of Family Planning 1983
• Medical Director Townsville Hospital A & D Service

Areas of Interest: Women’s Health, Alcohol & Drug Rehabilitation, Asthma, Counselling in General Practice

Values: Best Quality primary health care for the patient in a climate of professional responsibility with attention to care for the carer.

• Dr. Tom Pietzsch M.B., B.S., (Syd). FIBA, MACTM
Brief Resumé:
• National President General Practitioners Society in Australia 81-83
• Member Australian Association Musculo-Skeletal Medicine
• Aviation Medical Scoiety Australia and New Zealand
• Space Medical Association (USA)
• Honorary Life Member Private Doctors in Australia
• Life Member Air Force Association USA
• Squadron Leader (RAAF Retired)
• Designated Aviation Medical Examiner for CASA

Area of Interest: Aviation Medicine

Values: Good and Comprehensive patient care and to promote General Practice.



• Dr. Darren Kennedy .B.,B.S. (Qld) B. Bio Sc, F.R.A.C.G.P
Brief Resumé:
• raised in Townsville and completed most University training here
• completed Residency at Townsville Hospital before entering General Practice
• multiple rural locum placements including Hughenden, Tully and Palm Island
• in near future will be undertaken additional training in obstetrics and gynaecology

Areas of Interest: Skin cancer recognition and surgery. Mental health including adolescent mental health.

Values: Better health outcomes result from a good relationship and better communication between doctor and patient

• Dr. Andrew McKenzie ChB (Otago) FRNZCGP, FRACGP, FACRRM, PG Dip GP, JCPTGP
Brief Resumé:
• Senior Lecturer General Practice and Rural Medicine, James Cook University School of Medicine
• Co-Director Vocational Training for Rural Generalist Training for Queensland Health

Area of Interests: Aged Care; Palliative Care; Travel Medicine; General Practice Education; Rural Generalist Practice; international health (have completed vocational training in Canada, NZ, Australia, and the UK)

Values: Patient centred care with good communication is important as is keeping up to date.

• Dr. Ray Gulbinas M.B.,B.S.(Sydney),B.Pharm, F.R.A.C.G.P.
Brief Resumé:
• Experienced medical practitioner with skills in all aspects of General Practice, as well as emergency hospital care
• Completed his postgraduate training at the RPA (better known now for its TV show) and other nearby hospitals in Sydney.
• Completed his training in the family medicine programme and gained fellowship in the RACGP in 1984.
• Worked in a medical center in Bowen and has practiced in that town for the last 25 years, before commencing at TSMP in 2007.

Area of Interests: Aged Care; Palliative Care; Travel Medicine; General Practice Education; Rural Generalist Practice; international health (have completed vocational training in Canada, NZ, Australia, and the UK)

Values: Patient centred care with good communication is important as is keeping up to date.

• Dr. Shatendra Gupta M.B.,B.S. M.D. F.R.A.C.G.P. M.B., B.S.

Area of Interests: Aged Care; General Practice Education and Travel Medicine.

• Dr. Lisa Wong M.B., B.S., F.R.A.C.G.P.

Area of Interest: Women’s Health

Other Staff:

Nursing Sisters: Genevieve Rooney, Colleen Slattery, Anna Thompson
Administration:Practice Manager — Paul Goulding
Receptionists: Alex Fraser, Reece Klysz, Cheryl Nugent, Luke Martinez


Services:

Procedures carried out:

• General medical and care for all ages
• Surgical procedures - removal and treatment of skin cancers and moles.
• Sports medicine including treatment of fractures, dislocations and other injuries
• Ionto treatment for soft tissue injuries
• Dressing of wounds, ulcers and burns
• Travel medicines and general immunisations (including Yellow fever)
• ECGs (Cardiograms)
• Respiratory function tests
• Women’s health
• Management plans for chronic disease
• Blood collection for Pathology testing (including cholesterol, blood sugar, thyroid, HIV and other tests)
• Reminder system for Pap Smears/Immunisations and various health checks.
• Medical and Insurance examinations
• Audiograms (Hearing tests)
• Aviation medicals


Other health professionals in the practice: Physiotherapy, Psychology, and Exercise Physiologist.




Page last modified: 17 Oct 2007


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