Dr Scott Santinon
Intensive Care Registrar OStJ BPsychSc MBBS (Hons)
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Scott is an Intensive Care Trainee at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Board Member of the Safe Airway Society and adjunct lecturer at Monash University. He completed his graduate-entry medical training in 2016, having previously completed a Psychology degree at Monash and worked as a Case Manager in forensic mental health. Scott has a particular interest in human factors and the design of safety critical systems. He is also involved in pre-hospital care, has a long association with St John Ambulance where he is the immediate past clinical training manager, and has completed a research fellowship in critical incident stress management. In 2017 Scott was appointed an Officer of the Order of St John.
Outside of medicine Scott is passionate about theatre, and when time permits, teams up with his husband Bruce to produce events in Melbourne. He is also the proud father of Thomas, the chocolate Labrador.
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