Dr Sultan Linjawi Email & Phone Number

Oxley, Queensland, Au

MyHealthExplained.com is an online program delivering very high quality engaging education and information to people with diabetes. By using a unique website we are able to deliver content that is customised to the person with diabetes based on their specific set of challenges.The challenge in delivering information to people with chronic disease is not access to facts and figures but rather finding ways to provide credible, honest, relevant and most importantly inspiring stories that will improve understanding of the disease as well as patients buy-in to the need for change.People with diabetes and other chronic disease need to be part of the solution otherwise the problems facing the health community and governments will only escalate.

Oxley, Queensland, Au

Currently working on a 6 part television documentary "Diabetes : A Very Modern Plague" about the immense challenges facing the globe community from governments to individuals and the environment.Completion late 2017

Coffs Diabetes Centre is a private diabetes education centre with a holistic patient centred approach to evidence based clinical practice in the heart of northern New South Wales. The approach focuses on a Endocrinologist led multidisciplinary team strategy to provide an empowerment model to diabetes care where patients are encouraged to own their condition and actively decide in their future management. The centre has a strong focus on weight loss and weight maintenance using behaviour change strategies. A recent retrospective review of 550 consecutive patients found 86% of patients lost weight with a mean loss of 6KG. This study is due for publication shortly.I also see a large number of patients with a range of endocrine diseases including thyroid, pituitary and disorders of calcium metabolism as well as having a strong interest in osteoporosis.

The success of Coffs Endocrine and Diabetes Service lead to the establishment of the Australian Institute of Metabolism (AIM) Centre which I co-founded with Dr Claire Morbey. The AIM Centre shares the same patient centred, evidence based model of care developed in our Coffs Harbour practice and is seeing similar, positive patient outcomes. It is a dedicated endocrine and clinical trial facility in the Hunter/ New England area.

I developed LINTAN Health in response to the need for a professional, multidisciplinary based lifestyle modification program to assist people in weight loss and improve health outcomes. The educational program was the first privately operated Lifestyle Modification Program (LMP) recognised by the Australian Federal Government. The program is designed to teach participants about healthy eating, physical activity, stress reduction and goal setting as a way of supporting lifestyle changes and adopting healthy lifestyle behaviours. An analysis of 350 consecutive LINTAN Health program participants showed that 88% achieved an average weight loss of 5.77kg after 6 months.

New South Wales , Au

Senior Registrar in the Diabetes Education Centre. Co-facilitator for 2 diabetes programmes, insulin education and advanced self-management skills. I also continued my work with young people with diabetes.

New South Wales , Au

Required Clinical year of Endocrine training in a busy General Endocrine and Diabetes unit. 4 outpatient clinics per week as well as inpatient management. The unit received 1000 consultations per annum from teams within the hospital. I also received exposure to a gestational endocrine clinic as well as a paediatric endocrine clinic. January 2003 - January 2004Core year in Endocrine training. 4 outpatient clinics including a more autonomous general endocrine clinic. I developed an interest in young people with diabetes and ran a busy clinic for this group of patients. I developed a programme of primary intervention fro at risk migrant populations involving out of hours lectures to community groups. One day per week was taken up with Senior Registrar work for the department of Medicine. January 2004 - January 2005

New South Wales , Au

General Medicine; Inpatient care of General Medical patients. This busy included outpatient experience in Diabetes, co-facilitating insulin education programs. 12 weeks of this time was involved in developing a strategy to manage elderly patients with fractures under the medical team. I also was the Senior Registrar from the Department Of Medicine

John Hunter Hospital is a tertiary university hospital located in Australia's 7th largest city, Newcastle. It is the major hospital in the Hunter New England Health Service with 550 adult beds, and 100 paediatric beds. It has the busiest emergency department in New South Wales.

Bournemouth, Dorset, Gb

Locum Registrar to Dr. K. Amar, Consultant PhysicianThis four-month post involved the management and care of twenty-five orthopaedic rehabilitation patients, co-ordinating their rehabilitation with the multidisciplinary team and ensuring their safe discharge. There was a great emphasis put on the cause of the patients fall and eliminating and minimizing further risks. Weekly geriatric meetings were held as well as general medical grand rounds.

Registrar to Dr. M. Thomas, Consultant Geriatric PhysicianThis post involved supervising the day to day management of 30 acute medical patients, teaching and guiding the senior house officers, reviewing the medical admissions on call and co-ordinating the rehabilitation of stroke patients. It allowed me to concentrate on developing my team-leading role within the medical environment. The on-call commitment was every fourth day. I was also expected to see 10-12 patients in clinic per week and set up a management plan on them. I acted as team leader in the multidisciplinary team and co-ordinated the sae discharge of patients. Weekly departmental meetings, grand rounds and radiological meetings were attended.

Poole General and the Royal Bournemouth Hospitals serve a population of 900,000 people. Being a coastal metropolis there is a high proportion of elderly people within the catchment’s area who often have complex medical and social needs. These are very popular, busy hospitals to work in and are located approximately two hours South West of London. The hospitals are teaching hospitals allied to the Wessex deanery based at the University of Southampton. Both hospitals have an accredited teaching program consisting of grand rounds, weekly radiology and departmental meetings, and formal academic sessions aimed at junior registrar and senior residents (senior house officers). The positions were fully accredited by the royal college of physicians.- Elderly Care: SHO to Dr. T.M. Battcock, Consultant Geriatric Physician, Poole General Hospital. Aug.1998 – Feb.1999- Rheumatology: SHO to Dr. P. Thompson, Consultant in Rheumatology, Poole General Hospital. Aug.1998 – Feb.1999.- Endocrinology: SHO to Dr. D.V. Coppini, Consultant in Endocrinology, Poole General Hospital. Feb.1999 – Aug.1999.- Haematology: SHO to Professor T. J. Hamblin, Professor in Haematology, Royal Bournemouth Hospital - Aug 1999 - Feb 2000. - Oncology: SHO to Dr. T. Hickish, Consultant in Oncology, Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Aug.1999 – Feb.2000.- Gastroenterolgy: SHO to Dr. J.A. Snook, Consultant in Gastroenterolgy Poole General Hospital. Feb.2000 –April 2000.

Port Macquarie is located in northern New South Wales. It has a mid-sized district general hospital that serves a population of sixty thousand people.Within this well run unit, my role was to act as a resident medical officer and participate in the management of emergency department attendee. These varied from minor injuries to major trauma although a large number of patients seen were medical admissions. It was my responsibility to assess the patient, formalise a list of problems and the treat them appropriately.

Surgical Intern to: Mr.R.G. Springall, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon; Professor Hughes, Professor of Surgery and Orthopaedics.

Medical Intern to: Dr. C.S. Higgens, Consultant Physician in General Medicine and Rheumatology and Dr. C.J. Tibbs, Consultant Physician in General Medicine and Gastroenterology.

Bachelor Of Medicine, Bachelor Of Surgery (Mbbs), Medicine

Bachelor'S Degree, Histopathology

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