July 2020
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Telehealth@Northern
Northern Health, as part of our response to COVID- 19, has introduced telehealth as a strategy to support patients attending our Specialist Clinics (Outpatients). Tracey Webster, Project Officer Telehealth says, “The majority of our telehealth consultations are still on the telephone, however this April we began a pilot project for video consultations.”. “We started with low risk paediatric and respiratory patients. This has now grown to include Hand Therapy, Northern Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment Clinic, Pleural Clinic, Women’s Health Physiotherapy Clinic, Speech Pathology and Dietetics Feeding Clinic,“ says Tracey. Dr David Tran, senior paediatrician at Northern Hospital was one of…
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Dignity for women in the north
Last year, Northern Hospital Epping was the first hospital in Victoria and the second in Australia to install a Share the Dignity #Pinkbox Dignity Vending Machine. Share the Dignity created the #Pinkbox Dignity Vending Machine as the world’s first completely free vending machine that dispenses period packs for women in need. Currently, there are 160 Dignity Vending Machines installed across Australia, stocked from the generosity of the public and corporate donations. Since being installed at Northern Hospital, ours has become one of the most-used in the country, dispensing just under 500 period packs a month. Dr Katharine See, Director of…
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Northern Health Foundation Major Raffle: Tickets on sale now!
For the past four years, the Northern Health Foundation Major Raffle has raised important funds to support patient care. Launched this week, this year’s raffle will make a real difference for our patients by supporting the purchase of cutting-edge medical equipment – Intestinal Ultrasound (IUS). IUS is used on patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to help diagnose and monitor conditions such as Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis. IBD can be debilitating and cause severe complications when not monitored and treated appropriately. Proudly supported by our major sponsor, Maxxia, the raffle aims to raise $150,000 to fund this important diagnostic…
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Q&A with Dr Ian Brand, AM
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Dr Ian Brand AM, joining the Preston and Northcote Community Hospital (PANCH), as Executive Director. Dr. Brand was also Chairman of the Committee of Management of the Bundoora Extended Care Centre (BECC – known as Bundoora Centre) from 1987-90 and in 1992 the Ian Brand Nursing Home was opened, named in recognition of his work for the Centre. Besides being a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants, Professor Brand has qualifications in Personnel Management, Education and Music. He is the only person to have received both the Sidney Sax Medal for…
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First STEP training for Neurology nurses
Seven nurses at our Neurology department have been enrolled in the STEP (Supported Transition to Excellence in Practice) program, the first time ever for the Neurology department. The STEP program is a way of helping the team enhance their nursing skills, capabilities and understanding across the variety of disciplines. “It’s the first time we are running the STEP program in Neurology. This is a very exciting time for neurology and stroke because once the new ward is open, will have new capabilities in terms of two EEG (electroencephalogram) monitoring rooms, where we will be able to get much more timely…