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Dr Daniel Rankmore

Dr Daniel Rankmore is a Rural Generalist with over 15 years of experience. Former Director at award-winning Tallowood Health (2017–2025).

He holds multiple postgraduate diplomas and now practises at MyGP Hub Tamworth, focusing on skin cancer care.

06/06/2026

Another EMAC course completed at Sydney Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre - Clinical Skills Division.

This was my third time attending, having previously completed the course in 2016 and 2022. Each experience has been markedly different.

In 2016, I arrived as a wide-eyed freshly qualified GP Anaesthetist, absorbing as much as I could. By 2022, I had developed a degree of clinical confidence and was focused on refining technical skills. This year, I found myself approaching the course with comfort in both the technical and non-technical aspects of practice, while recognising there is always more to learn.

One of the highlights was the diversity of participants. Among the group were three GPs (including a colleague from the Royal Australian Navy), doctors from Poland, India, and New Zealand, and clinicians with a wide range of backgrounds and experience levels. Despite our different journeys, everyone shared the same goal: to learn, improve, and provide better care for our patients.

One of the things I enjoy most about anaesthetics is the blend of science, procedural medicine, and human factors. Success depends not only on understanding physiology and pharmacology, but also on communication, teamwork, leadership, and decision-making under pressure.

A few days spent at the simulation centre is always a valuable reminder that expertise is not a destination. It is a process of continual learning, deliberate practice, and reflection.

Thanks to the faculty, simulation staff, and fellow participants for another excellent course.

04/06/2026

At the simulation centre at Royal North Shore Hospital today, diving into one of the highest-stakes topics in acute care: airway emergencies.

The morning started with a spectacular view of the Sydney Opera House, then quickly shifted to a different kind of view as we spent the day searching for the larynx. 👀🫁

A big focus has been the Vortex Approach, which has become the standard cognitive aid for managing difficult airways across Australia. Its strength is its simplicity: optimise, attempt, reassess, and move decisively when a lifeline is failing.

The Elaine Bromiley case involved a routine anaesthetic that became a “can’t intubate, can’t oxygenate” airway emergency, and remains one of the most powerful lessons in human factors, situational awareness, communication, and recognising when a plan is no longer working.

03/06/2026

Yesterday was Global Running Day, and I managed to sneak in a run through a new area and explore a few trails around North Sydney.

I’m always amazed that even in some of the busiest and most densely populated parts of the country, there are still pockets of bushland, water, tracks, birds, mossy rocks, and quiet places to get a bit lost, I mean explore.

I’m slowly rebuilding some fitness after being unwell a few weeks ago. Not fast. Not pretty. But moving forward, one run at a time.

31/05/2026

A couple of hospital shifts this week. One in anaesthetics, the other in emergency.

It was also my first shift using the new hospital computer system, SPDR, the Single Patient Digital Record. Or as I was told today, “spider without the vowels.” 🕷️

It’s based on the American EPIC platform, and to be fair, it was ok. A few new clicks to learn, a few old habits to unlearn, and only mild existential dread.

My dad-joke brain also has a chuckle every time I pass the doctors’ car park: "Reserved doctors parking only."

That suits me. I figure I’m a fairly reserved person. But I do wonder where the outgoing doctors park.

27/05/2026

Congratulations to Dr Jonathan Gordon on being awarded Fellowship with the Skin Cancer College Australasia.

This is a well-deserved recognition of his skill, training, experience, and commitment to high-quality skin cancer medicine.

I’ve been fortunate to have Dr Gordon provide me with mentoring as I continue to develop my own work in skin cancer care. One of the great strengths of medicine is learning from people who are generous enough to share their experience, judgement, and wisdom.

25/05/2026

Towards the end of a recent book by John Mark Comer, he shares this quote from Dallas Willard:

“A discipline is any activity within our power that we engage in to enable us to do what we cannot do by direct effort.”

While the context is spiritual formation, I think it applies to almost every area of life that requires real growth.

Running a half-marathon is a great example, and a challenge I often put to keen runners. It’s a distance you can’t fake, but it’s also achievable.

You can’t go from the couch to 21.1km in one heroic leap. No amount of wishing or motivation changes that.

But you can:
🏃 Run-walk around the block
🏃 Build up to a 5km Parkrun
🏃 Train for a local 10km event
🏃 Keep showing up consistently

And in the sum of all those small decisions, repeated over time, you slowly become the sort of person who can run a half marathon.

Are the small choices you're making today making you into the person you want to be tomorrow?

I suspect the same applies to leadership, relationships, parenting, faith, study, resilience, and even kindness.

What other examples can you think of?

22/05/2026

🫖 Breakfast with Dr Ash Marghoob at the Australasian Skin Cancer Congress.

For the record, my conference breakfast is at home with Nerada tea, pre-heated pot, ½ teaspoon raw sugar, and milk. Precision matters. Smells like a cooked breakfast in the background.

In skin cancer medicine, like most of life, the more you know, the more you realise you have to learn. High-quality teaching and ongoing education are super important.

That ongoing learning helps us better recognise subtle clues, detect melanoma earlier, and keep improving the care we provide for patients.

21/05/2026

Today and over the weekend I’m attending the 2026 Australasian Skin Cancer Congress virtually.

The Congress is run by Skin Cancer College Australasia, the peak body supporting skin cancer practitioners across Australia and New Zealand through education, standards, advocacy and research.

This year’s program includes updates in skin cancer medicine, dermoscopy, field cancerisation, melanoma care, surgical tips and improving the patient experience.

I’m disappointed not to be there in person. Conferences are always better when you can meet people, share ideas, and step away from the usual noise of the week. But with other commitments, the time and travel just weren’t going to work this year.

Thankfully, we live in an age where virtual attendance makes ongoing learning possible, even from a busy rural life.

18/05/2026

I’m reading Practicing the Way and was struck by a quote that applies both to personal growth and to the systems we build in business and life:

“Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.”

The quote is usually attributed to W. Edwards Deming, though John Mark Comer applies it in a deeply personal and spiritual way.

Of course, life is not completely controllable. Random events happen. Tragedy happens. Illness, loss, trauma, injustice, and circumstances outside our control all shape our lives in ways we never would have chosen.

But within what we can control, we do have choices.

We can build habits.
We can shape routines.
We can decide what gets our attention, our time, and our energy.

Over time those small repeated patterns quietly shape the lives we live and the people we become.

If we are constantly exhausted, distracted, anxious, disconnected, or emotionally running on empty, sometimes it is worth gently asking: what kind of system is my life currently producing?

16/05/2026

In a few weeks I’ll be back at the Royal North Shore Simulation Centre for EMAC (Emergency Management of Anaesthetic Crises). This will be my third time attending, and every course has been challenging, humbling, and incredibly valuable.

The pre-reading alone is 170 pages. I’m currently up to page 22 😅

What stands out most is that the lessons extend far beyond medicine. In critical care crises, teamwork can save lives. Skills like shared mental models, closed loop communication, mutual trust, and adaptability become essential under pressure.

But those same skills matter everywhere. In workplaces, families, friendships, and communities.

High-performing teams are not built on talent alone. They are built on preparation, communication, trust, and people willing to support each other when things get hard.

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Tuesday	8:30am - 6pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 6pm
Thursday	8:30am - 6pm
Friday	8:30am - 6pm
Saturday	9am - 11:30am

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