Abstract
Alice Springs Hospital (ASH) is a public teaching hospital which provides care to the population of Central Australia. More than 34% of the Central Australian population are Aboriginal, and Aboriginal patients account for approximately 80% of ASH bed-days.1 Many ASH staff are not Alice Springs locals, and as a remote teaching hospital ASH has a high turnover of training medical staff.
Alcohol consumption in Central Australia is an acknowledged concern. Excessive consumption can be associated with detrimental impacts on cognitive functioning due to Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) and Korsakoff psychosis (KP), the acute and chronic phases, respectively, of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Caused by a Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency, the condition begins as WE and without timely Thiamine treatment might progress to irreversible KP
Alcohol consumption in Central Australia is an acknowledged concern. Excessive consumption can be associated with detrimental impacts on cognitive functioning due to Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) and Korsakoff psychosis (KP), the acute and chronic phases, respectively, of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Caused by a Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency, the condition begins as WE and without timely Thiamine treatment might progress to irreversible KP
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 626-628 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Australian Journal of Rural Health |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2020 |
Keywords
- Randomised control trial
- professional development
- remote hospital settings
- public teaching hospital
- Alice Springs Hospital (ASH)
- alcohol consumption
- Aboriginal patients
- Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome