Mar 2010

 

Online travel health questionnaire launched

Making preparation for healthy travel even easier CHROMIS has launched an online version of our Health questionnaire for international travel. Fill out the new form to send our travel doctor all the information needed to advise you on your travel health needs.

Medicare rebate arrives at CHROMIS

If you are entitled to a Medicare rebate, as part of your travel consultation, our EFTPOS machines now have software to enable the direct transfer of the rebate to your bank account.  Please ask our reception staff at your next consultation. 

 

FEB 2010:CHROMIS launches worksite D&A testing

We are now available to come to your worksite to undertake periodic, one off, or random Drug & Alcohol testing.  Our collectors are trained to the appropriate Australian Standards.  For a competitive quote please contact us on 4936 9999 or email us via our enquiry form.

2009 News

JULY: New Clinical Occupational Medicine certification

Congratulations to Drs Mary McGinty and Puru Sagar for passing the examination for the Certificate in Clinical Occupational Medicine at Monash University in Melbourne.

FEB: UKOOA accreditation

Congratulations to Drs Mary McGinty and Puru Sagar who are now accredited to undertake medicals for the United Kingdom Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Association Ltd.

2008 News

Authorised Health Professional appointments

Congratulations to both Drs Puru Sagar and Mary McGinty who have been appointed as Authorised Health Professionals for NSW Marine Pilots by NSW Maritime. They both completed their training, involving familiarisation of the marine pilot environment, on 25 and 26 November 2008.

CHROMIS staff now AS4308:2008 accredited

Congratulations to our all our staff who have recently undergone training and accreditation to the new AS4308:2008 Drug and Alcohol standard.  We are now able to offer drug and alcohol testing at your worksite (for both your random as well as routine testing programs) in addition to testing at our offices in Maitland and Newcastle.

New Medical Review Officer certification

Congratulations to Drs Mary McGinty and Puru Sagar who have passed their certification exams set by the Medical Review Officer Certification Council in Chicago, Illinois, USA.  Both Drs McGinty and Sagar are now certified as Medical Review Officers (MRO)s.  MROs oversee the medical aspects of workplace drug and alcohol testing.  In Australia, this will initially be undertaken by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in a national testing program for the airline industry.  Dr Sagar is also a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) within this program. 

To find out more about our MRO services visit our Drug & Alcohol Services page. To find out more about what MROs and SAPs do click here.

Expanding to meet customer demand!

Chromis is expanding and looking for

1) A full-time trainee in occupational medicine
2) Sessional medical practitioners with an interest in occupational medicine. More >>