David Dupuche

Experience

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  Various Contracts

  Jul 1993 - Jan 1995

  Senior Cardiac Physiologist (contract)

  I moved to the UK to undertake studies in cardiac ultrasound. At the time, students in my field would often undertake study aboard because the clinical standards were considered within industry as being superior.• Undertook contracts at major teaching hospitals with renowned cardiology services in the UK including St Mary’s and The Hammersmith.

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  Prince Charles Hospital

  Feb 1995 - Aug 1995

  Senior Cardiac Physiologist (contract)

  The Prince Charles Hospital is a 630-bed major tertiary referral hospital in Brisbane. It’s the premier cardiac service for specialised services in complex interventional cardiology, structural heart disease, and cardiac electrophysiology.• I commenced this contract on my return from the UK where I had been studying. • Delivered specialist cardiac diagnostic and interventional services to a range of patients.

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  Monash Medical Center

  Aug 1995 - Dec 1999

  Senior Cardiac Physiologist

  Monash Health’s department of cardiology (now Monash Heart) has an unparalleled focus on clinical care, research and the education of health professionals in cardiac care.• This was a senior clinical role delivering a wide variety of specialist cardiac diagnostic and interventional services to a range of patients (adult and paediatric).• Trained senior doctors (Fellows), junior cardiac sonographers and cardiac technologists.

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  Epworth Hospital

  Jan 2000 - Dec 2000

  Echocardiographer and Echocardiography Instructor

  Epworth is Victoria’s largest private hospital and offers specialist cardiac surgical, diagnostic and interventional procedures. • I undertook this contract between stints at Monash Medical as I was keen to manage and mentor other health professionals (cardiac sonographers). • Planned and supervised a clinical training program for two student sonographers undertaking the Graduate Diploma of Cardiac Ultrasound, both of whom passed subsequently.• Invited to return to Monash at the end of my contract. Show less

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  Monash Medical Centre

  Jan 2001 - Jul 2004

  Senior Cardiac Physiologist

  Monash Health’s department of cardiology (now Monash Heart) has an unparalleled focus on clinical care, research and the education of health professionals in cardiac care.• This was a senior clinical role delivering a wide variety of specialist cardiac diagnostic and interventional services to a range of patients (adult and paediatric).• Trained senior doctors (Fellows), junior cardiac sonographers and cardiac technologists.

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  Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

  Jul 2004 - Dec 2011

  Supervisor Cardiac Technical Services

  Sir Charles Gairdner is a leading teaching hospital in Perth. The department of cardiovascular medicine offers a 24 hour service for the advanced management of elective and emergency acute and chronic heart disease conditions.I led a team of 12 cardiac scientific officers and delivered technical cardiac diagnostic and interventional services hospital-wide. • Developed complex business cases to support new clinical services and capital equipment in echocardiography, electrophysiology, device implantation and structural and chronic heart disease intervention.• Managed a large prosthetic and consumables cardiology budget. Developed lateral purchasing arrangements that returned significant savings and improved patient outcomes.• Oversaw the diagnostic and interventional capital equipment replacement program inclusive of market review and competitor tender evaluation process.• Managed the QA program for all diagnostic testing and interventional cardiac equipment.• Grew departmental revenue and clinical service delivery through a range of process improvements. • Mentored and taught junior cardiac scientific officers and sonographers. Show less

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  Western Cardiology

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

  Manager Business Development & Diagnostic Testing

  Western Cardiology is one of Perth’s largest privately-owned cardiology practices with 12 city and regional locations. I was asked to join the organisation by a senior cardiologist that I worked with at Sir Charles Gardiner into a new role especially created for me.My role managed daily operations for diagnostic testing services and had responsibility for business development. As part of my sales role, I met with hospital executives and a wide GP customer base to secure contacts for outsourced diagnostic testing and cardiac referrals.• Won a major contract for the Geraldton Regional Hospital to be the sole supplier of cardiac services. This was an ongoing lucrative contract and was part of a very competitive tender process• Achieved year-on-year increased diagnostic testing revenue resulting in KPI bonus payment• Initiated and organised GP education sessions. Secured approval from the Australasian College of General Practitioners for this to contribute towards continuing professional development. Conducting these courses increased referrals and promoted the practice.• Improved the attraction and retention of staff:- Designed a novel contractual commitment through paying for two capable existing team members to undertake the QUT ultrasound course in exchange for their ongoing tenure.- Negotiated improved pay and conditions for the sonographers in exchange for increased productivity and a contractual commitment to Western Cardiology.- Oversaw the professional development of staff.• Reviewed business-wide expenditure on various technical items (consumables and equipment) and services resulting in significant annual savings of up to $30,000 per equipment stream. • Oversaw the diagnostic capital equipment replacement program inclusive of market review and competitor tender evaluation process.• Reduced Western Cardiology’s “at fault” OSH risk through a comprehensive review of equipment, environment and procedure protocols. Show less

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  The Royal Children's Hospital

  Jan 2014 - Jul 2016

  Chief Cardiac Physiologist

  RCH is a nationally funded centre for cardiac transplantation and for complex corrective cardiac surgery. The diagnostic Cardiology Department carries out 40,000 tests per year. My role oversees the cardiac diagnostic testing and technical department, managing a team of 15 allied health professionals. It includes:• All aspects of personnel management for my team and others including cardiac technologists, cardiac sonographers and student scientists (interns), nurses and doctors.• Managing the daily operations of the RCH outpatient and inpatient diagnostic testing services to ensure the efficient use of all equipment and personnel resources to provide clinical service within best practice guidelines and budgets.- Supporting a group of 11 paediatric cardiologists, eight advanced physician trainees (Fellows) and three paediatric cardiac surgeons.- Increasing current diagnostic testing revenue and developing new diagnostic testing revenue streams. Developing business cases to secure additional allied health salary budget for recruitment to promote expanded diagnostic testing services.- Creating and reviewing work practices, policies, protocols and standards for the Echocardiography and Cardiac Catheter laboratories.- Ensuring compliance with procedures, accreditation, legislation and other standards.- Managing the capital replacement and quality assurance programs including scoping and developing business cases for the purchase of new equipment through tender.- Project-managing the delivery, installation and commissioning of technically specialised cardiac diagnostic, imaging, and interventional equipment.• Serving as:- The technical and clinical subject matter expert for various diagnostic cardiac tests and invasive procedures, also for cardiac consumables and implantable cardiac prosthetic devices.- The RCH-nominated product reference group member for Health Purchasing Victoria - interventional cardiology and medical imaging (ultrasound) tenders. Show less

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  Canon Medical Systems Corporation

  Jul 2016 - Dec 2018

  Sales and Product Specialist - Cardiovascular Ultrasound

  The Sales and Product Specialist – Cardiac Ultrasound provides essential support for development of the Cardiac Ultrasound business. It is responsible for the complete product life cycle of specified products/product groups which includes managing product data, marketing collateral and sales training. This position is a cross-functional role responsible for setting product vision and strategy that enable the sales team and business unit to have continued success. The position mission is to optimise market penetration within a highly-competitive marketplace and also plays a key role in the continued development of KOL relationship management.Key Achievements: Invited by Japan to be the CANZ representative on a 3 person Global Cardiac Clinical Advisory team advising product development for Cardiac UL.Successfully discovered, targeted, developed and penetrated a new sales segment for the Ultrasound Business Unit resulting in year on year growth.Key Responsibilities:Cardiac UL Product Management• Produce technical and clinical product data, positioning strategies and competitive arguments for all cardiovascular ultrasound products including support with ultrasound sales training.• Selection of targeted activities for advertising and promotion of Canon Medical Cardiovascular products in all markets• Plan & participate at national meetings, coordinate speakers, programs and to present papers.• Keep up to date with all relevant techniques and clinical improvements.• In conjunction with BU team, review demonstration procedures to ensure structured, sales focused technique for ultrasound demonstrations. Show less

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  Austin Health

  Jan 2019 - now

  The Chief Cardiac Physiologist provides professional leadership, collaboration and managerial direction promoting excellence in clinical care among the Cardiac Physiologist team and across the Cardiology department more broadly.Managing Performance:• Provide expert clinical knowledge and direction to ensure that clinical standards, policies and procedures promote a patient focused model of care• Establish and monitor department budget• Act as a role model for staff, setting and clearly communicating clinical and behavioral expectations• Provide timely performance feedback, coaching and guidance when needed in accordance with the performance management policyPlanning and Priority Setting:• Responsible for human resource requirements at a unit level including recruitment and selection, daily staffing, leave management, rostering and attendance management• Identify opportunities for process redesign and to support staff in the implementation of redesign projects and activities• Actively participates in interdisciplinary committees and working parties locally and organisation wide as required• Manage equipment contracts• Oversee appropriate stock provision and supply management• Is constantly scanning the environment, benchmarking with like services to ensure the unit is a leader in relevant areas of clinical careQuality, Safety & Risk Orientation:o Develop, implement and monitor quality improvement activities within the department/wardo Promote and ensures a safe and healthy workplace for staff and patientso Identify areas that require improvement through observation, audits, incidents and staff feedback and implements improvement initiatives accordinglyo Complete a departmental strategic Quality and Business Plan that is aligned with the organisational strategic direction by the specified dateo Ensure that Incident management systems are appropriately applied and a systematic response to local issues and performance improvement occurs Show less

  • Chief Cardiac Physiologist

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Cardiac Sonographer

    Jan 2019 - Jul 2024
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  QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

  Feb 2019 - now

  Sessional Academic

  The primary function of this position is to provide specialised clinical knowledge, academicand technical support for the Yr.1 & Yr.2 student cohort.• Provide specialised clinical knowledge, academic and technical support during on-campus practice modules.• Provide feedback and marking of Yr.1 & Yr.2 student case studies.• Examiner for final year students.

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  Eastern Health

  May 2019 - May 2021

  Project Officer: Cardiac Point of Care Ultrasound

  The primary function of this position is to project manage the delivery of a new service-wide educational program in the applied use of Cardiac point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) for Anaesthetic, Intensive Care and Emergency Physicians within Eastern Health.• Lead the development of a bespoke cardiac point of care ultrasound (cPoCUS) education program to include theory, simulated training, and assessment of the hands-on bedside skills in the assessment of critically unwell patients for the senior medical staff within Eastern Health.• Scoping and benchmarking of like services and adopting evidence-based practice to ensure quality of service and potential research pathways.• Project manage the service delivery of this education program to facilitate enhanced clinical management of patients undergoing circulatory support such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).• Development of credentialing standards and governance processes related to this domain ensuring cooperative and collaborative support of both internal and external stakeholders. Show less

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  Monash University

  Sept 2022 - now

  Adjunct Senior Lecturer

  Steering committee member: a new point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) education program toinclude theory, simulated training, and assessment of the hands-on bedside skills in theassessment of critically unwell patients for medical staff within Eastern and Monash Healthcampuses.• Design, develop and lead the Ultrasound Physics for Clinical Imaging module.• Design, develop and lead the Cardiac Ultrasound modules.• Educator and assessor for the Ultrasound Physics for Clinical Imaging, Clinical Lung Ultrasound and Cardiac Ultrasound modules. Show less

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  Eastern Health

  Jan 2024 - Jul 2024

  Manager Critical Care Ultrasound Provision and Education

  Project manage, supervise, direct and coordinate critical care ultrasound provision andeducation within the Intensive Care, Emergency and Anaesthetic departments across EasternHealth. This role works in conjunction with Monash University and specifically the newlydesigned Ultrasound Short Courses for Doctors.• Support and train critical care staff in echocardiography and critical care ultrasound,which will enable clinicians to assess and manage all critically ill patients in a timelyfashion.• Coordinate Monash University Ultrasound Short Courses across Eastern Health.• Education of critical care clinicians in basic and advanced ultrasound modalities.• Coordinating research in ultrasound teaching.• Coordinate quality assurance and improvement activities. Show less