Respiratory Medicine Department Information

Main Office

2^nd Floor, Riverside, 80280, fax 80914

Inpatient Services

Two inpatient teams on Ward 25:

Resp 1 - Dr Greg Frazer / Dr Richard Laing / Dr Christina McLachlan / Dr Bronwen Rhodes / Dr Rachel Wiseman
Resp 2 - Dr Lutz Beckert / Dr Chris Drennan / Dr Mike Epton / Dr Michael Hlavac / Dr Libby King

Consultation and On-call Service

24 hours a day, seven days a week, on a rotational basis. For consultations fax the referral to 80914. For urgent problems contact the Acute Respiratory Registrar or the Acute Respiratory Physician through the hospital operator.

Consultation Guidelines

Respiratory failure, sleep apnoea, severe COPD/asthma, pleural effusion of unknown cause, pulmonary mass lesions; complicated pneumonia, or other lung infiltrates of uncertain aetiology, pneumothorax, bronchiectasis, suspected TB, or significant haemoptysis.

Other Services

Respiratory Laboratory, 80874, fax 80878
- For pulmonary physiology tests and blood gases
- Some tests require Respiratory Physician approval
(Cardio-)Respiratory Integrated Specialist Service (CRISS), 88303, fax 80849
- Domiciliary oxygen service
- Maori Respiratory Educator
Respiratory Education Service
- Respiratory Education Nurse, 81140
Pulmonary Rehabilitation - referral details on HealthPathways
Respiratory Outpatients
- Enquiries and appointments, 80280, fax 80914
- Clinic Nurse, 80463
Respiratory Research Group
- Dr Malina Storer, Research Manager, 89040, fax 86299
Sleep Unit
- Paul Kelly, Technical Director, 81089, fax 81089

Refer to the Respiratory Services Protocols and Guidelines (online at http://respiratory.streamliners.co.nz).


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Document Owner:	Blue Book Editorial Committee (see Who's Who)
Issue Date:	December 2013
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