RESIDENT MEDICAL OFFICERS' UNIT

Neurology

The Neurology Unit consists of the Neurology Ward, the Neurophysiology Department, outpatient services and secretarial services. The ward is shared with the Department of Neurosurgery, and there is a close day-to-day working association between the two Departments.

The Unit is staffed by six Consultant Neurologists, two Registrars and one House Officer. There is also a Neuroscience House Officer, who works within both Neurology and Neurosurgery.

The Registrars and House Officers are responsible for the admission and clerking of inpatients, for their routine day-to-day medical care and for involvement in outpatient clinics and consultative work. They work closely with consultant staff on a daily basis. In addition to hands-on experience in clinical neurology, Registrars and House Officers have the opportunity to observe neurophysiology recordings (EEG, nerve conduction/EMG, evoked potential recordings) and to learn the diagnostic role of these, in addition to attending weekly neuroradiology review meetings.

Academic activities within the Department include weekly clinical meetings, (undertaken in conjunction with the Department of Neurosurgery) and weekly departmental audits of mortality and morbidity and of the international neurological literature. The Department is actively involved in both undergraduate and post-graduate teaching.

For more information please contact

Dr P Parkin, Clinical Director, telephone (64 3) 3640 640 extn 80940
email: phil.parkin@cdhb.govt.nz