This one week DAISI trip involved cardiologist Dr James Weaver (Interventional Cardiologist at the St George Hospital, Sydney), Dr Daniel Chen (Cardiology Registrar at the St George Hospital, Sydney), Dr Allen Alepio (local physician from the NRH in Honiara), Oliver Archer (cardiac sonographer), and Peter Taylor (non-medical team member from V Medical). They conducted a cardiac assessment clinic at the Gizo Hospital, which saw more than 50 patients over a two-day period. The majority of their work focused on screening, diagnosing, and managing rheumatic heart disease and ischaemic heart disease. Oliver performed 30 echocardiograms using a mobile cardiac ultrasound machine, which was on loan from Philips Australia. Peter donated a treadmill exercise stress test machine and computer system, and was part of this team to assemble and set up the equipment at the Gizo Hospital. This new equipment allowed the clinic to perform more than 10 exercise stress tests, and will continue to allow local physicians to utilise it in assessing chest pain presentations in the future. Dr Weaver and Dr Chen plan to return on an annual basis for future clinics.
PHOTOS
Daniel and James in front of the Gizo Hospital, where the cardiac assessment clinics were conducted.
(From L to R) Peter, Oliver, James, and Daniel – the team just about to head in to Gizo Hospital by boat from Lola Island to start a long and busy clinic day!
Daniel putting the first patient on the new treadmill exercise stress test machine, donated and shipped from Australia by Peter and V Medical.
(From L to R) Peter, Oliver, James, and Daniel – the team just about to head in to Gizo Hospital by boat from Lola Island to start a long and busy clinic day!
VIDEOS
DAISI trip # 1 – 2nd – 6th January 2018 (Cardiology) to Gizo hospital
50 patients reviewed
