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Victorian Infectious Diseases Service |
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The Victorian Infectious Diseases Service (VIDS) is a statewide service, providing a full range of inpatient and outpatient infectious diseases services, with a special focus on the following areas:
- travel medicine
- tropical infections
- HIV/AIDS
- hepatitis
- tuberculosis
- hospital-acquired infections
GP Travel Medicine/ Infectious Diseases (ID) Advice & Enquiries
Please note: This service is not available to members of the general public
| Business hours phone |
(03) 9342 7000 & page on call ID registrar |
| Non urgent after hours phone |
(03) 9342 7212 (answering machine for non urgent) |
| Urgent after hours phone |
(03) 9342 7000 & page on call ID registrar |
VIDS Clinics
Making an outpatient appointment
- Contact the VIDS Secretary on 03 9342 7212, or fax on 03 9342 7277
- Please indicate if an interpreter is required
- A written referral is necessary and results of any recent blood tests would be appreciated
- If you wish to discuss the patient with a doctor, please page the on-call ID registrar via switchboard on 03 9342 7000
- Outpatient Clinics are: Hepatitis, HIV, General ID, Travel, Leprosy, Tuberculosis and Ward Follow-Up
- While each outpatient clinic has a separate focus, GPs can refer patients with other conditions which need to be seen promptly
- A clinic for pre-travel advice is not available at the public hospital. However, patients may be referred to a private specialist clinic, Fairfield Travel Health, which is staffed by consultants from VIDS. Contact 03 9342 7390
Request for admission
- During business hours: Page the inpatient ID registrar via switchboard on 03 9342 7000
- After hours: Page on-call ID registrar via switchboard on 03 9342 7000
Enquiries re: current/ recent inpatients
- Contact Ward 9 East directly during business hours on 03 9342 8830
- Page inpatient ID registrar via switchboard on 03 9342 7000
Research
VIDS is actively involved in clinical research that provides access to the latest therapies in HIV, hepatitis, etc. The service values the relationship with General Practitioners and encourage shared care where it is appropriate. VIDS is happy to collaborate with GPs in community-based trials.
Private referrals
| Dr Benjamin Cowie |
RMH Private Consulting Suites |
03 9342 7789 |
| A/Prof Damon Eisen |
RMH Private Consulting Suites |
03 9342 7789 |
| Dr Ian Jennens |
Epworth Consulting Rooms |
03 9429 2724 |
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John Fawkner Private Hospital |
03 9383 2744 |
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RMH Private Consulting Suites |
03 9342 7789 |
| A/Prof Mike Richards |
Epworth Private Rooms |
03 9429 2724 |
| Dr Joe Sasadeusz |
RMH Private Consulting Rooms |
03 9342 7789 |
| Dr Alan Street |
RMH Private Consulting Rooms |
03 9342 7789 |
Hepatitis C shared care program
A guide for general practitioners treating patients with Hepatitis C in conjunction with The Royal Melbourne Hospital Victorian Infectious Diseases Service Hepatitis clinic.
Click here to download the GP Hep C shared care guide
Hepatitis B help
This new website aims to provide a comprehensive resource for GPs managing patients with Hepatitis B. It includes many useful resources such as new diagnosis, interpreting serology, Hepatitis clinics etc. Click on the link to access the website.
Click here for more information on the Victorian Infectious Diseases Service (VIDS)
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