May 2022
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Celebrating new mums on Mother’s Day
Yesterday, we celebrated Mother’s Day, a day to give thanks for our mothers, or anyone in our lives who fulfills that role. At Northern Health, we had many new mothers who spent their special day in hospital with their newborns. These mums were treated to a very special surprise. Thirty beautiful hampers, hand-packed and decorated by the staff at Pacific Epping, were delivered to Northern Health Foundation with special instructions that they are to be passed on to all new mums in the Maternity Ward as a congratulatory gift. Our newest mums were overwhelmed by the heartwarming sentiment from Pacific…
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The EMR team is recruiting EMR Trainers
The Electronic Medical Record (EMR) team is looking to recruit 12 EMR trainers to join the team from August 2022 to May 2023. Northern Health’s EMR will be going live in April 2023. At this stage, the EMR analysts are working with our Accountable Leaders and SMEs to validate the remaining workflows that are to be built into the system. In addition, the Change, Communications and Training team are working with our EMR champions and various workgroups to continue building their EMR knowledge, so they can share the information they have gathered with their peers. But preparing the organisation for…
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Happy International Day of the Midwife!
Today, we acknowledge the incredible impact our midwives have on the lives of women and families, as we celebrate International Day of the Midwife. Held annually on 5 May, International Day of the Midwife (IDM) celebrates the midwife profession and recognises the integral role midwives play in listening, advocating and supporting women through pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. Bringing a child into the world is one of the most important times in a person’s life. The original meaning of the word midwife is to be “with woman”, however, the role of a midwife extends much further than that. Midwives…
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Farewell John Snowdon
After more than 50 years of practising law, John Snowdon has called it a day. John’s career in law began in private practice, working in the sector for many years until one day, he received a call from Monash Health with an offer to be their Senior Lawyer. “I spent 13 years in that job and then I retired at the age of 68. I was then asked to stay on for a year, part time, to manage their litigation,” John said. “At the beginning of November 2015, Siva Sivarajah had been appointed as interim Chief Executive at Northern Health.…
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Dr Jasmina Kevric wins AMA Junior Doctor of the Year Award
Dr Jasmina Kevric, Northern Health’s trainee surgeon has won the prestigious Junior Doctor of the Year Award at the Australian Medical Association Victoria Awards (AMA) held last Friday. The AMA Victoria’s Award Night showcases the contribution of the medical profession to the community, and supports the work of its members and the broader medical profession. Jasmina grew up in Bosnia during the civil war and it was that experience that motivated her to help others. “I was exposed to trauma and wounds early in my childhood. I wasn’t able to do much as a child, but promised myself that when…