John Van Bockxmeer

Experience

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  Ralph Lauren

  Sept 2003 - Nov 2009

  Sales Associate

  Achieving sales targets and daily budgets, maintaining appearance of stock/store, assisting customers and reporting on daily and monthly sales targets.

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  Fitness First

  Jan 2006 - Apr 2014

  Fitness Instructor

  Group fitness instructor: cardiovascular, resistance and mind-body classes including Bodypump, cycle, RPM, pilates & Bodybalance.

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  Goodlife Health Clubs

  Jan 2007 - Sept 2018

  Fitness Instructor

  Fitness instructor coaching a variety of classes for strength, endurance and flexibility. Passionate about engaging members, creating fun and achieving goals.

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  Right Angle Studio

  Oct 2009 - May 2012

  Street Press Contributor

  Author of numerous (30+) short articles forming a 'subcultural guide' to Western Australia.

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  Fair Game Australia

  Dec 2009 - now

  Founder & Patron

  Founder & original CEO developing an innovative grass-roots non-profit organisation improving health outcomes since 2011. Overseeing the daily operations, strategic vision and first 8 years of development of the charity which became a leading Australian change agent. Managing a team of hundreds of volunteers, staff and governance committees across a number of Australian hubs. Forming and maintaining strong partnerships, community engagement and revenue streams. Overseeing the development of four core programs and maintaining financial transparency, best practice volunteer and governance policies and creating organisational sustainability.www.fairgame.org.au Show less

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  Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

  Jan 2010 - May 2014

  Medical Officer

  Junior medical officer undertaking a range of clinical rotations focusing on critical care. Rotations consisted of 10-11 weeks clinical duties in a variety of northern metropolitan hospitals with teaching in:Respiratory medicine, general & breast surgery, general medicine (x2), emergency medicine (x5), rural medicine, paediatrics, intensive care (x2), anaesthetics, neurosurgery, leave relief and general practice (x2).

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  Pan American Health Organisation (WHO)

  Sept 2011 - Jan 2012

  Disaster Management Officer

  Created outbreak emergency guidelines for cholera, leptospirosis, dengue fever, malaria and yellow fever. Responsible for monitoring and communicating ongoing health disasters in North, Central, South America and the Caribbean.

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  Hospital Nationale Guido Valdares

  Jan 2012 - Mar 2012

  Emergency Doctor

  Forming part of a local medical team dealing with tropical and emergent illness including; trauma, dengue fever, malaria, undernourishment, acute diarrhoeal illness.

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  Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

  Sept 2012 - Mar 2013

  A&E Registrar

  Managing a broad range of emergency presentations to a busy central London Emergency Department with specialty admissions in neurosurgery, neurology, general medicine and oncology. CT4 level managing the department patient flow and staffing overnight.

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  Global Shapers Community

  Oct 2013 - Sept 2017

  Communications Manager

  Founding Shaper in the Perth Hub involved in the operations of core programs. Committee member for 'Project Connect'​ skilled student volunteering placements http://projectconnect.org.au/Curator of 'FryDay', casual networking events for young professionals in Perth.2015-2016 Hub Communications Manager maintaining social media, email updates and web presence.

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  WA Country Health Service

  May 2014 - now

  Emergency & Primary Care Doctor

  Rural Emergency Medicine and Primary Care DMO (SMO) servicing the remote Kimberley and Pilbara regions. Credentialed post-fellowship (full time April 2015 through July 2019, part time from August 2019) responsible for the management of emergency presentations across the breadth of rural medicine including adult internal medicine, critical care, minor surgical procedures, resuscitation, paediatrics, OBGYN, primary care, psychiatry, toxicology, orthopaedics and preventative health.Passionate chair/member of webPAS healthIT emergency department working group, regional clinical sepsis lead, lead of the Pilbara paediatric safeguarding initiative and WACHS-wide core clinical applications roll-out. In 2020 elected to the WA health clinical senate, a forum where collective knowledge on clinical issues advises the Director General of Health on solutions to public health system management issues.In 2021 inaugural chair of Pilbara regional MAC committee. Show less

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  Night Doctor.

  Dec 2016 - Dec 2023

  Medical Doctor

  Medical doctor providing afterhours home-visit care for patients across the greater metropolitan Perth region. Casual contract staff member treating urgent conditions and utilising virtual triage and software solutions. Including treatment for patients in long-term care facilities.

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  The University of Western Australia

  Apr 2018 - now

  Clinical Senior Lecturer

  Clinical Senior Lecturer (adjunct) for the University of Western Australia's Rural Clinical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. Clinical training, research and mentor programs with medical students in South Hedland. ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2273-7658

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  Vancouver Coastal Health

  Aug 2018 - now

  Medical Coordinator

  Clinical leadership position within Vancouver Coastal Health's Three Bridges Community Health Centre site with a mandate for complex community-based care, youth and transgender specialty programs. Emergency Department 'iCare' program physician facilitating complex care provision and community disposition planning through the tertiary acute environment.Leadership responsibilities include:-COVID-19 and opioid crises response, lead for pandemic shelter sites-Ongoing development of primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and staff with an emphasis on team based care-Creating an environment of evidence-based clinical practice that fosters professional growth, wellness and development of physicians; encourages participation in quality improvement & research; and supports opportunities for teaching and education of medical students, residents and other colleagues.-Implementation of relevant clinical guidelines at the local level, effective performance management processes for clinic-based physicians.-Ensuring adherence to accreditation standards and practice standards for safe delivery of care and compliance with legislation, safety standards and VCH policies-Creating an efficient, effective and comprehensive physician work and on-call schedule-Coordinating he orientation and initial support for new staff.-Representing and advocating for the work of the team as a medical leader in both internal & external settings. Show less

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  The University of British Columbia

  Feb 2020 - now

  Clinical Instructor

  For medical students and residents undertaking rotations with the Department of Family Practice through inner-city medicine at VCH communities of care sites.

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  Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

  May 2022 - Sept 2022

  Emergency Medicine Physician

  Expatriate ER MD working for the Mobile Emergency Response team based in Sana'a Yemen. Emergency interventions in Al Hudaydah and Al Jawf Governorates. Clinical experience included: measles outbreak and case management, war wounded trauma, education and upskilling sessions on ALS, ATLS, BLS, primary trauma care, pain management and measles case management, flood management and assessment of internally displaced persons and the creation of a Mass Casualty Plan for Al Hazm Hospital and staff simulation of a MCI. Strategic planning with creation of Terms of Reference for project overseen by Project Coordinator and Head of Mission. Intervention concept note drafting, budgeting (including staff incentive calculation and measles outbreak case requirements) and negotiations with local stakeholders. Show less

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  Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation

  Apr 2023 - Jun 2023

  Family Practice Clinical Faculty - Volunteer

  Volunteer clinical Family Practice faculty member responsible for weekly resident doctor teaching, daily clinical supervision of trainees and patient care. Sites include multiple Ministry of Health and Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation centres in the Greater Georgetown region. Disease spectrum includes tropical illness, NCDs, primary care preventative services and acute medication conditions in both adult and paediatric patients. Volunteer placement arranged through school of Global Health at University of Ottawa. Show less

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  Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  May 2023 - now

  Clinic Medical Director & Assistant Professor of Medicine

  Board-certified primary care provider for panel of mixed adult and paediatric patients at Morningside Campus and medical director for Riverdale Campus. Credentialed and accepting most insurances including Medicare & Medicaid. Inpatient hospitalist faculty on family medicine adult service at NYP Allen Hospital. Staff preceptor for MD1 students. Site patient safety representative. Volunteer faculty for clinic treating uninsured persons in the Washington Heights Community.