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DON’T FORGET TO COME TO RECEPTION

WHEN YOU ARRIVE

It is important that we know you have arrived so we can make the doctor or clinician you are visiting aware.

Please report to reception before taking a seat.

Allied Health Clinicians at Active Health Portland

Ritesh Kawade - Physiotherapist

Ritesh Kawade holds a Masters in Manual and Sports Physiotherapy in a highly regarded course at

the University of South Australia. He initially graduated from the University of Pune in 2002 and

worked in a hospital in India for seven years before moving to Australia. The chance to work in a

rural community brought him to Portland and Warrnambool. Ritesh works from his clinic The

Hands On Clinic, in Warrnambool 3 days per week and is available at Active Health Portland for all

types of physiotherapy needs 2 days per week

Rebecca Rundell - Podiatrist

Rebecca Rundell holds a Bachelor of Podiatry. She has also trained in Foot Mobilisation Therapy and is a Qualified

Footwear Fitting Technician. Her special medical interests include Occupational Footwear, Biome-

chanics and Foot Mobilisation Therapy. Rebecca is currently working in private practice as well as

conducts a private clinic at Active Health Portland on Mondays. Rebecca provides a private service

offering general podiatry, nail care, biomechanics, orthotics, sporting injuries, diabetes manage-

ment, paediatrics, footwear advice and gait analysis. Private patients do not require a referral for

this service. DVA patients will however require a referral. Fees per consult are $60-$65 for private

patients and $55-$60 for concession card holders. For further information or bookings, please

phone Active Health Portland on 5522 1200..

Nikki Edwards - Podiatrist

Nikki Edwards holds a Diploma of Applied Science (Podiatry) and has worked in private and public practice in Port

Lincoln, Gladstone, Rockhampton and Portland. Nikki’s special medical interests are high

risk foot care and wound manage- ment.

Nikki provides Home and Community Care funded podiatry to clients who are frail, aged,

disabled and also their carers. The aim with this podiatry service is to prevent long term complica-

tions associated with chronic health conditions such as diabetes. Access to this service is by con-

tacting central intake at Portland District Health on 5521 0653.

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A Message from Dr Margaret Garde

To each of my valued patients,

Due to a number of other commitments both personal and professional, I have decided to retire from regular con-

sulting at Active Health.

For some time patients have indicated it is increasingly difficult to book in initial, ongoing or follow up appoint-

ments with me. It is not fair or sustainable for patients to feel this way. As a result I am encouraging all patients

who have been seeing me, to transfer their clinical care to another doctor whom they trust and will be intimately

involved in their on going care.

We have an amazing team at Active Health and our doctors are all wonderful clinicians.

I have always believed strongly in the continuation of care and patient choice.

It is also important that patients have reasonable access to a GP of their choice, where possible.

Whilst I will still be available in the practice in my role as clinical director, my working with medical students and

to cover for each of the doctors who take leave, this makes my availability much reduced.

My commitment to medical education remains unchanged as such bookings with the medical students will still be

available but only for urgent and book on the day concerns. Patients will then be referred back to their usual GP

for follow up care.

In the interest of good continuity of care, it is vital that your GP be a more regular doctor who is familiar with your

patient history.

I will still consult for educational and leave cover purposes but will not be booking regular appointments in ad-

vance.

As far as possible no changes will be made to existing appointments for 2018, I will however no longer be making

new appointments after the end of 2018.

Please see attached our list of available GPs and feel free to choose 1 or 2 GPs whom you would like to see for

your usual GP and ongoing care. Please leave a message if you would like to discuss this further and I will endeav-

our to get back to you.

Thank you for your support

Yours sincerely

Dr Margaret Garde MBBS FRACGP FACRRM

Clinical Director

Active Health Portland

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GP REGISTRARS

Dr Farideh LashkaryDr Farideh LashkaryDr Farideh LashkaryDr Farideh Lashkary

Dr Lashkary was born in Iran . Dr Lashkary was awarded a scholarship to study Medicine in India . While working as a volunteer doctor in an Indian village she met her husband John, who is Australian . She subsequently moved to Australia and has lived in rural Victoria on a farm for the last 30 years with her husband and daughter. Dr Lashkary's professonal interests in-clude Mental health and preventive Medicine. Dr Lashkary enjoys work-ing in country Victoria, having previously been based in Hamilton, Bendigo, Camperdown, and now Portland. Special interests include, mental health and preventative health care.

Dr Ion PopDr Ion PopDr Ion PopDr Ion Pop

Dr Ion Pop comes to Portland from a busy outer-metropolitan health Service. Dr Pop has a passion for primary and preventative medicine, and having grown up in regional south-west Victoria he is committed to making a contribution to our community. Dr Pop has a strong inter-est in chronic disease management and skin cancer medicine.

Dr Thomas MajerDr Thomas MajerDr Thomas MajerDr Thomas Majer Dr Thomas Majer completed an undergraduate degree in biomedical science at Monash before completing a post graduate degree at Deakin. He spent the last two years of his medical training in Warrnambool where he decided to stay for his internship and residency. Whilst at SWHC he worked as a paediatric GP registrar for 3 months and has an interest in child health. He also enjoys dermatology and is a keen surfer and spends a lot of his spare time in the water.

Reminder: Please turn off your mobile phone or switch to silent

during consultations .

Dr Linda AndersonDr Linda AndersonDr Linda AndersonDr Linda Anderson

Dr Linda Anderson comes to medicine later in life – proud to be the 100th

graduate from the Warrnambool Clinical School of Deakin University

(2016). Before entering medicine, she worked as a secondary school sci-

ence and mathematics teacher, and then she served over 25 years as an

Australian Army officer in the Transport, Education and Nursing corps.

While keen to embrace all aspects of general practice, Linda hopes to de-

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CLINICAL STAFF ON LEAVE

Dr. Anderson– 14th to 28th May

Dr. Dunbar– 22nd May to 19th June

Dr. Pedler– 23rd May to 11th July

Dr. Pop– 6th to 10th May

If you require an appointment please contact reception to arrange an appointment time.

Dr Ann DunbarDr Ann DunbarDr Ann DunbarDr Ann Dunbar

Dr Dunbar holds a Fellow of Royal College of Physicians (Edin), a

Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and a

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery St Andrews. She has had

extensive experience working as a GP in both Scotland and Austra-

lia. Her special medical interests include Women’s Health, Cardiovas-

cular medicine, Travel Medicine and Migraines.

Dr Daryl Pedler Dr Daryl Pedler Dr Daryl Pedler Dr Daryl Pedler

Dr Daryl Pedler graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1972 and has extensive experience in both General Practice and Emer-gency Medicine. His interest in Medical Education also led to senior teaching roles within the Royal Australian College of General Practi-tioners and both Monash and Deakin Universities. Within clinical medicine his interests are in preventive care, health promotion and

Dr Deborah CarringtonDr Deborah CarringtonDr Deborah CarringtonDr Deborah Carrington

Dr Carrington holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

(Honours) and a Bachelor of Medical Science from the University of

Melbourne. She completed her Internship and Residency with Eastern

Health in Melbourne and joined the GP Training Program in 2011.

Deborah has worked in Hospitals, Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Pallia-

tive Care as well as Medical Clinics. Her special medical interests in-

Dr Samsun NaharDr Samsun NaharDr Samsun NaharDr Samsun Nahar

Dr Samsun Nahar comes to Portland after working as a General Prac-

titioner in rural North Queensland. Originally from Bangladesh Dr

Samsun migrated to Australia with her family in 2009.

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Do you need a script? It is the policy at Active Health Portland that you see a GP

when you require a script. It is the duty of care of your GP to ensure their patients are keeping in good health this is

why we have this policy in place. When you come in to

get a script the GP can ensure that you are having no

adverse side effects and that the medication is helping

you in the way it should.

Please ensure you check on your medication and scripts

regularly so that you can make a time to organise a

script well ahead of time. This will help to ensure you

can see your regular GP for the script that is required.

Appointment Lengths at Active Health When you see a GP at Active Health Portland it is important that your appointment is long enough to

deal with the issues at hand. This will avoid the GP having to rush through each consult and also allow

patients to have as short a wait time as possible. The standard appointment times are listed below:

If you feel that these appointment times do not suit any issue you may need to see your GP about

please let your GP or reception know so that a suitable appointment can be organised.

Active Health Portland - Consultation Times

Standard Appointment 15 mins

This type of appointment may include single and/or minor issues, repeat

scripts, immunisation, medical certificate etc.

Long Appointment 30 mins

This type of appointment may include more than one issue, complex

medical issues, recent hospital admission, skin lesion removal, multiple

chronic conditions, mental health issue, pap smear etc

Please note: If your health needs require an appointment which is longer than these times, or the GP has requested a

longer time, please advise the receptionist when booking and we will consult with the doctor about the best time to

make this appointment for you.

Bulk Billing at Active Health Portland

At times when you come to Active Health Portland you may be asked to

pay for the service you receive at this clinic.

Bulk Billing is available, however this is not for all

appointments. In general it is always for those that

hold a Health Care Card, or Pension Card, Students

up to the age of 25 and Children under 16. All other

visits will be charged at the discretion of the GP

which you see on the day.

We encourage all patients to return to reception after their appointment

and ensure any charges are settled on the day. If you have forgotten to

see reception before you leave you may receive an account in the mail.

If you have your bank account details registered with Medicare then

when you pay for your account we will send this information straight to

Medicare and they will deposit your refund straight into your bank ac-

count without you having to take it in to them. In most cases the out of

pocket cost is approximately $20 for a GP

appointment.

If you have any financial issues with paying

your account then please let your GP know

so that they are aware. Alternatively you can

talk to Reception and they can follow this up

with the GP that you saw.

If you have any further questions about payment of accounts please do

not hesitate to ask at Reception or call the clinic on 5522 1200.

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Ingredients

Method • 1 1/2 cups pasta shapes (spiral or

bows), to make 2 cups cooked

• spray olive or canola oil spray

• 2 tbs plain flour

• 200 g lean beef strip, thinly sliced

• 1 tbs no-added-salt tomato paste

• 1 onion, chopped

• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

• 100 g mushroom, chopped

• 1 carrot, chopped

• 1/4 cup water

• 1 tsp reduced-salt vegetable stock

powder

• 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce

• to taste pepper

• 1 cup frozen green bean

2 tbs reduced-fat plain yoghurt

1. Cook pasta according to packet instruc-

tions.

2. Place beef and flour in a plastic bag to-

gether, and toss to coat. Discard excess

flour.

3. Heat oil in a large, non-stick frying pan and

cook beef till golden brown.

4. Add the tomato paste and cook for about 1

minute, then add the vegetables (except

the beans) and cook, stirring occasionally

for 5-10 minutes.

5. Add water, stock powder, Worcestershire

sauce and a good grind of black pepper,

stir, and simmer for 5-10 minutes, until the

sauce has thickened up. Add the beans and

heat through.

Stir through the yoghurt and serve on pasta

with a little more pepper

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Serves: 2

Easy Beef Stroganoff