Created for interns at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital 2019 Charlotte Durand PGY3 Twitter: @char_durand
Reviewed an updated for 2025 Victorian Interns by AMA Victoria Doctor in Training (DiT) Subdivision members in December 2024 - www.amavic.com.au
Before you call
1. Sit down with the notes in front of you.
2. Look at their most recent obs / bloods / imaging.
3. Work out your one sentence summary of why you are calling. (consult / admit / phone advice / take over care).
4. +/- Write down the most important points you want to convey.
5. +/- Get the registrar / consultant’s name from switch so you know who you’re speaking to.
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