October 2019
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Think Pink in October
Mother of two, Katrina Pirpinias, is one of many breast cancer survivors who is using the month of October to reflect on her experiences as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Katrina was diagnosed in 2013 after noticing a lump in one of her breasts and biopsy results confirmed she had three cancerous lumps. “I must have had a blank look of my face. I was quiet and calm for about 40 seconds and then panic set in and I said, what are my kids going to do? My initial sadness was for my kids,” Katrina tell us. “After that…
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Quarterly Staff Recognition Awards
The fourth and final ceremony for 2019 of our Staff Recognition Awards was held today, to formally recognise outstanding contributions by our employees and celebrate staff excellence. Siva Sivarajah, Northern Health Chief Executive, said we have over 5,000 staff who work across a wide range of areas and who are committed to providing great care. “We would like to recognise them for their hard work and dedication to our patients, staff and community. These are staff who exemplify a strong and positive workplace culture and commitment to our patients,” he said. The six categories and the winners are: Clinical Excellence: A…
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Restart a Heart Day 2019
On Wednesday, Northern Health celebrated World Restart a Heart Day and invited the community to get involved. Restart a Heart Day is a global initiative to raise awareness and education of CPR in the community to help save more lives. 23,000 Australians suffer a cardiac arrest every year. That’s 63 people every day, but only one in 10 survive. Would you know what to do if someone you know suffers a cardiac arrest? As a bystander, if you know how to perform CPR, you can help to improve survival rates whilst waiting for emergency services to arrive. Clinical Deterioration and…
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Debra Bourne: What were you doing in the 80’s?
In the lead up to this year’s 80’s themed Northern Health Foundation Dinner, we sat down with Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Debra Bourne, to find out what she was doing in the 80’s! To purchase your tickets to the Dinner, please click here. What were you doing in the 80’s? The 80’s was a time in which I was transitioning from high school to general nursing training at The Alfred Hospital – firstly as a student nurse then as a ‘Sister’ in the burns ward and then ICU. I remember my first day as a Sister…blue uniform and a…
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Week Without Violence: Make a difference in the community
This week at Northern Health we are marking Week Without Violence (WWV). WWV is a global campaign to end violence against women. WWV provides information on how to recognise and prevent violence, reach out to survivors, and make a difference in the community. Since 1999, the northern metropolitan region has had a proud history of participation in the WWV and this year marks the 20th Anniversary. Natasha Knapic, Project Officer Strengthening Hospital Response to Family Violence, says that almost 50 organisations in the northern metropolitan region are planning to run WWV activities this week, with the majority planning a Clothesline…
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Trudi’s High Tea at Mandalay Golf Course
It was a gorgeous sunny day at the green Mandalay Golf Club last Friday, where Trudi Hay held her Cancer High Tea, a fundraising event aimed to support the purchase of scalp cooling machines for Craigieburn Centre. Trudi is a Northern Health Foundation Board Member and has been a dedicated supporter of our cancer services for ten years. In an emotion-packed event, one of the guests, Shane Pope, shared a personal story of his wife’s breast cancer journey and how the scalp cooling machine helped her. “It was important for her not to lose all her hair, and it was…
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Happy International Allied Health Day
Today is the International Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Day, celebrated for the first time across Australia. This initiative started last year in the UK to celebrate the allied health professionals and the work they do. Kyrstie Worn, a young mother of four daughters, comes to Northern Health for allied health support and treatment for her youngest daughter, after she had a great experience with her second. Some of babies who present to Northern Health require ongoing support from the allied health team after they are discharged from the nursery. Northern Health provides allied health developmental follow up through our multidisciplinary…
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Research Week 2019: It’s a wrap!
Every year, Research Week at Northern Health showcases a range of local and innovative research projects and presentations from the best and the brightest of research leaders from around the world. Research Week underlines Northern Health’s commitment to support the creation and implementation of new knowledge that will improve the lives of people here in Melbourne’s north. Research Week 2019 ended today with a masterclass on ideation conducted by Johannes Mang, Chief Venture Officer from MedTech Actuator – Australia’s premier medtech commercialisation initiative. MedTech Actuator activates ideas from clinicians, researchers, staff and students through industry-led specialised entrepreneurship education and training…