March 2022
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Inspired Researcher: Chris Lynch
This is Research Week, when we celebrate our many inspired researchers at Northern Health. Chris Lynch is a self-described late starter. He commenced his undergraduate degree at the age of 30, and didn’t begin his PhD until the age of 45, when he received a Northern Health Foundation PhD Scholarship in 2015. Chris completed his PhD in 2021. Chris says, “I will be forever grateful to the Northern Health Foundation and Northern Health for the support they provided during my PhD Candidature. Few, if any, PhD journeys follow a smooth path, and mine certainly wasn’t, but the support, access, and…
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ISS Global CEO visits Northern Health
Yesterday, Northern Health hosted Jacob Aarup-Andersen, ISS A/S Global CEO. ISS A/S is a global facilities management company based in Denmark and is the provider of hospitality services at Northern Health. Jacob became the CEO of ISS A/S in 2020 and has since launched a new strategy referred to as ‘One ISS’, designed to make the organisation simpler, stronger and closer in the pursuit of its purpose of connecting people and places. He is visiting Australia to personally deliver the message of ‘One ISS’, and to get a firsthand update on the progress of the Australia and New Zealand team…
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Inspired Researcher: Sanjeevan Muruganandan
This week is Research Week, when we celebrate our many inspired researchers at Northern Health. In our story yesterday, Professor Peter Brooks AM, Research Lead here at Northern Health, highlighted the many research studies our staff are involved in. Dr Sanjeevan Muruganandan features prominently in this list. Dr Sanjeevan Muruganandan, Northern Health lung specialist and pleural lead, would like to change the way we manage malignant pleural effusion (MPE). Pleural diseases, which occur when there is a problem in the chest cavity, are common and the burden is increasing. In Victoria, the current standard of care for MPE involves pleurodesis,…
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Research Week 2022: Inspired Researchers
This is Research Week, when we celebrate our many inspired researchers at Northern Health. As Professor Peter Brooks, Research Lead, says in our story today, “it highlights the quality of research projects occurring across the spectrum, that are being driven by an increasing number of our Northern Health staff.” Once again this year, Research Week is being held as a virtual event, against the backdrop of COVID. Here is Professor Brooks’ report on how we have fared. Let us acknowledge that, over the past two years, we have all been pushed to the limits and beyond – yet we have come…
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Bringing research into practice
Research Week at Northern Health annually showcases a range of local and innovative research projects and presentations from research leaders around the world. One of the objectives of Research Week, says Faye Zaibak, Director of Research Operations, is to showcase our home grown talent and show how “Northern Health is meeting our community needs and bringing research into practice.” See our story here. A good example of this, is the webinar ‘Thrombosis & Cancer – What is new?’ on 29 March at 10 am, organised by Northern Health Diagnostic and Cancer Services. Click here for the flyer. The webinar, hosted…
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Targeting rehab patients
A program targeting more intensive rehabilitation for patients is being trialled at Northern Hospital Epping. The Targeted Acute Rehabilitation Program (TARP) aims to provide targeted and more intensive rehabilitation in the acute setting for patients flagged for GEM or rehab, with the hope of discharging patients directly home and avoiding a subacute admission. The program is also expected to help reduce subacute waitlists. TARP initially ran as a trial at Northern Hospital Epping in 2018 for 20 weeks. Now, the program will run again as a longer trial until February 2023, with hope for it to become a permanent fixture…
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From theatre to ICU: Nursing secondment
When the second wave of COVID-19 took hold in Victoria in late 2020, theatre nurse, Ruby Dadd, pivoted to work in our ICU temporarily to assist her colleagues amid increasing cases. Ruby says she was initially anxious, however, thought it would be an amazing learning opportunity, and would allow her to obtain a new set of clinical skills. When another wave hit in late 2021, Ruby was happy to return once again to our ICU and play her part in caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients. We recently spoke with Ruby to find out how she made the most out…
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National Advance Care Planning Week
This week is National Advance Care Planning Week (21-27 March). To mark the occasion, James Watt, the Program Manager for Advance Care Planning at Northern Health, spoke with one of his patients, Else Tombs, to find out her reasons for writing an Advance Care Directive. Else is a strong voice for the benefits of Advance Care Planning. Her experiences, including 42 years working as a nurse, provided strong motivation to ensure her values and healthcare preferences are honoured, if a time comes when she isn’t able to speak for herself. James first met Else at her home with her granddaughter…