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Inaugural Palliative Care CUSP
Our Inpatient Palliative Care Unit at Epping Gardens recently kicked-off their Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) meetings. Dr Alison Giles, Palliative Care Physician and Head of Unit, sees the CUSP as a great problem-solving and team building opportunity. “CUSP meetings are a great opportunity to get together as a team and problem solve at a
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Twins, Liam and Logan: One year on
Westmeadows local, Natalia O’Keeffe, knows the Neonatal Unit at Northern Hospital very well after her premature twin boys, Liam and Logan, spent over two months in the nursery. After being born at just 32 weeks during an emergency caesarean after Natalia’s placenta ruptured, the twins were transferred to Northern Hospital a week after they were
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Get to know: Q&A with John Cozzolino
In this week’s Get to know: Q&A with…we chat with John Cozzolino, Team Leader at Payroll Services. What is your coffee order? As a born Neapolitan, I can’t go past an espresso using the flip coffee pot. What does a typical work day look like for you? My day starts early, at 3 am. I’ve
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Dr Katharine See: Winter is here
Welcome to winter! The hospital has been busier than ever in the last few weeks, consistently seeing over 300 presentations to the emergency department each day. While the flu season is yet to be declared, the hospital is seeing high numbers of confirmed influenza cases. Almost 20,000 cases of flu have been reported so far
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Research Grand Round: Professor James Boyd
La Trobe University’s Professor of Digital Health, James Boyd, held a lecture at Northern Health on digital data, health informatics and different ways we can use information to improve patient outcomes and the way a health service works. “Health and care systems are complex with many interactions and linkages. No single part of the health
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First Code Trauma Simulation
Recently, the first ‘In-Situ Simulation’ was held in the Emergency Department as part of a Code Trauma Scenario. Code Trauma is an activation sequence that provides a staff and service response to a potentially major trauma patient in the Emergency Department, that meets the Code Trauma criteria including abnormal vital signs, specific injuries and/or special
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Research Dinner raises vital funds for student research and scholarships
On Wednesday, 12 June, Northern Health Foundation hosted their annual Research Dinner, raising funds towards vital research and education. Hosted at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, guests included Northern Health Board Chair, Jennifer Williams AM, Chief Executive, Siva Sivarajah, Northern Health Foundation Board Chair, John Molnar, Parliamentary Secretary for Medical Research, Frank McGuire MP, Northern Health
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From hard water to hope
The ‘hard’ water in the northern peninsula of Sri Lanka, is high in calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate. This, and the hot, humid weather, increases the risk of urinary tract ailments among the local population, resulting in a significant number of such admissions to the Jaffna Teaching Hospital. The Jaffna Teaching Hospital provides tertiary care
