2021
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Recognising National Volunteer Week
This week marks National Volunteer Week (17 May to 23 May). Our 340 volunteers play an important role at Northern Health across all our sites. Prior to COVID-19, the volunteers would assist with a variety of roles including guiding, QFlow, tea and coffee services, administration, the Busy Fingers Gift Shop, the Rehab Supply Centre, offered
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In operation with Dennis Gyomber
This week, we caught up with Dennis Gyomber, who recently took on the role of Divisional Director of Surgery. He talks about his passion for surgery and his love of comics. What’s your coffee order? It’s a small latte with an extra shot. Tell us about your Northern Health journey. The journey started for me as
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Celebrating diversity at Northern Health
Today, Northern Health acknowledged IDAHOBIT – International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia – to celebrate the identities and achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQA+) people and to stand with them against discrimination and all forms of violence. Despite great community acceptance and understanding in recent years, Australia’s LGBTIQA+ community
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National Health Information Management Awareness Week
This week is National Health Information Management Awareness Week. Health Information is at the heart of the healthcare system and is maintained by Health Information Managers (HIMs). Terri Fiorenza, Director Health Information Services, explained HIM’s professional responsibilities cover the collection, storage, analysis and distribution of healthcare information. “HIMs contribute both to the healthcare system and
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Meet the EMR informatics team!
Over the coming months, we will continue to introduce you to the dedicated staff members who are working on the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Project – a two year project to introduce an EMR to Northern Health. Three staff members working in the informatics space are Dr Lachie Hayes, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Vanessa Reid,
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Happy International Nurses Day
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world annually on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. This year’s theme is Nurses: A Voice to Lead – A vision for future healthcare. Annabel Milonas, Director Education – Nursing and Midwifery, said to celebrate the day, Northern Health is moving its focus outwards to its
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Improving critical care
Standard 8 – Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration aims to ensure that a person’s acute deterioration is recognised promptly and appropriate action is taken. Acute deterioration includes physiological changes, as well as acute changes in cognition and mental state. Elise Sutton, Clinical Deterioration and Resuscitation Coordinator, is one of the leads on the Standard
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Karen Bryant’s new honour
Our Senior Aboriginal Liaison Officer Karen Bryant has been inducted into the Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll. The honour roll celebrates and recognises the achievements of Aboriginal Victorians, both past and present, who have made a profound contribution to their community and the state. “I am very happy to be acknowledged in this way. I am