Dr. Treasure Buhungiro

• Provided locum coverage for the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital as well as Tiverton Hospital.
  
  - Covered the Tiverton Community Hospital, helping set targets and define the scope of rehabilitation.
  - Additionally, conducted comprehensive daily ward round reviews of urgent and non-urgent medical concerns ensuring smooth discharges.
  -Collaborated with patients and their families/caregivers to develop treatment escalation plans (TEP) and to identify signs of worsening frailty by optimising medication rationalisation and care needs.
• Arranged Out-patient follow-ups in Out-patient specialty clinics.

• Provided clinical cover across multiple specialties, including on-call (OOHs) for acute medicine, geriatrics, cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, stroke medicine, and post-stroke rehabilitation. Additionally,- Provided clinical coverage across various specialties, including on-call duties for acute medicine, geriatrics, cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, stroke medicine, and post-stroke rehabilitation. Additionally, covered weekend shifts in hematology, oncology, renal medicine, and ortho-geriatric care.
  
  - As a member of the MET call team, managed deteriorating patients as well as those in cardiac arrest.
  
  - Conducted necessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as lumbar punctures, paracentesis (ascitic tap), ultrasound-guided phlebotomy, and cannulation.
  - Participated in teaching sessions both within the department and in inter-departmental training. covered weekend shifts for hematology and oncology, as well as renal medicine and ortho-geriatric care.

Contributed towards more efficient healthcare delivery through active participation in clinical audits.

• Anti-Retroviral Therapy Clinic (ART/HIV Clinic) Lead responsible for ensuring high threshold screening for "HIV at risk groups": diagnosis, counselling, monitoring CD4+ and viral load, commencement of ART, monitoring resistance to anti-retroviral therapy, screening for opportunistic infections and restocking of stock piles ahead of time.
• Managed day-to-day clinical care provisions in a dynamic out-patient department meeting with at least 40 patients each day, attending to emergencies, admissions and referrals.
• Carried out in-patient reviews, disclosing potential diagnoses, communicating treatment plans and discussing management plans with consultants.
• Coordinated patient review by specialists and consultants by: discussing cases, arranging appointments, requesting for necessary investigations and post review follow-up.

• Initial clerking of patients, thorough examinations, initiating treatment and arranging consultant review.
• Presented concise clinical data during ward rounds, collaborating on case discussions.
• Ensured accurate documentation of management plans and follow-through on pending investigations.
• Prepared detailed discharge summaries and prescribed post-treatment follow-ups with specialists.
• Lead departmental morbidity and mortality presentations by analysing patient data.
• Developed proficiency in basic procedures such paracentesis, pleural tap and drainage, lumbar puncture, nasogastric tube insertion, and arterial blood gas sampling.