July 2019
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Get to know: Q&A with Roger Nicholls
What is your coffee order? Strong long black. More strong than long. When at work I use fresh ground coffee from home and use a plunger my wife bought at an op shop. I only have one per day but it’s the equivalent of about 4 cups! What does a typical work day look for you? I generally like to start about 7 am and get away by 5 pm. Board or Committee papers are published on Friday afternoons and so each week is geared to meeting this week’s deadline and having the feelers out for papers for subsequent weeks.…
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Betty Cares for women of the north
Northern Health Foundation has partnered with Betty Cares Foundation with the aim to provide clothing packs to vulnerable women who present for treatment to our hospital. The data shows that 88% of people who experience domestic violence had a hospital admission during their journey. Juan Alhucema, Northern Health Social Worker, said a new team member and social worker, Lorri Chandler, knew about these packs and brought the idea to Northern Hospital. “There are around 16 hospitals who give out the packs, and it is the right time for us to join. Lorri has set it all up and we’ve received…
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Get Sleepfit this Sleep Awareness Week
Northern Health has joined forces with Sleepfit to celebrate Sleep Awareness Week from 5 – 11 August. Sleepfit is a digital health company focused on bringing sleep health to millions globally, working with organisations to provide awareness, education, screening and treatment at scale for sleep issues and disorders. Staff will have access to two great offerings – Sleepfit Essentials – a tool for understanding your sleep health, risks and action plan, and attendance to a Seminar delivered by the CEO of Sleepfit, Melissa Webster (pictured above). Melissa is an advocate for evidence-based strategies and works with a talented team of people including…
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10-week Innovation Challenge: digital technology for diabetics
Northern Health is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Swinburne University in a 10-week Innovation Challenge to answer the question “How might we better support life-long self care of early stage Diabetes Type 2 patients who have been diagnosed within their first 6 months to 2 years.” Kim Anderson, the AWS Digital Innovation Lead for Cloud Innovation Centers, says “The Swinburne Data for Social Good Cloud Innovation Centre is the first Center of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere addressing some of Australia’s biggest social challenges by growing our future-ready leaders, whilst also supporting industry partners with accelerating innovation.”…
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Family Violence Forum – will you be there?
The Family Violence: At Risk communities Breaking Through the Barriers half day forum scheduled for Friday, August 16 will focus on practical ways to be more supportive, approachable and effective in supporting people when family violence is present, both in a clinical and non-clinical role. Last year, Northern Health and Kilmore District Hospital held the inaugural Family Violence Forum organised by our Strengthening Hospital Response to Family Violence team. Taylor Woodward, Public Affairs went to the forum last year and said she learned a lot about family violence and the different topics associated with it. “I found the forum really…
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Grand opening of emergency accommodation for patient families
This morning, Northern Health Foundation hosted the grand opening of the emergency accommodation for families of patients who travel long distances to visit loved ones receiving care at Northern Hospital Epping. The three bedroom house in Wollert is fully equipped with amenities and items for families to feel comfortable during their stay, with no direct cost to the families of patients. Northern Health Board Chair, Jennifer Williams, officially opened the property and told guests, “This accommodation aims to lessen the burden on the families of patients in our care by providing a home near the hospital.” “A key priority is…
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Orthoptists win Clinical Excellence Award
The orthoptists working in the ophthalmology department at Broadmeadows Hospital won the ‘Clinical Excellence’ award at the Quarterly Staff Recognition Awards held in May. They were nominated by Dr Jonathan Kam, Ophthalmologist, who said it was this team who motivated him to join their department. “The clinical excellence of the orthoptists at Broadmeadows working in the ophthalmology department for Northern Health, are the single most important reason the ophthalmology department has been able to service so many patients without fail over so many years, despite multiple medical team changes. They are the reason I joined the ophthalmology department team as…
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Happy Mothers Program Launched
Recently, the Happy Mothers Assyrian/Chaldean Group Pregnancy Care Program officially launched at Craigieburn Centre. The Happy Mothers Group was established in July 2017 to provide an integrated, culturally safe program for Assyrian/Chaldean pregnant women who were either newly immigrated or refugees, and had settled in the north. It is the only group pregnancy care offered to Assyrian/Chaldean women in Victoria, and is guided by the mothers to deliver education and support based on their individual and cultural needs. The team who deliver the program – Marie Treloar (Team Leader and Childbirth and Parenting Education Coordinator, Northern Health), Bronwyn Madigan (Maternal…