2022
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Vascular unit hosts fifth Complex Venous Workshop
The Northern Health Vascular Surgery Unit recently hosted their fifth annual Complex Venous Workshop. Held in late August, the vascular team were pleased to host another successful workshop – this time as a two-day workshop, with two key focuses. “This year, we were able to focus primarily on two areas. Firstly, we were proud to
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Neela Konara: Building trusted partnerships, creating healthier communities
Neela Konara, Northern Health’s new Director of Partnerships, says, “As the leading health service in our catchment, we can only provide adequate health services if we understand our population’s diverse and evolving needs.” A case in point is the current initiative Neela is supporting and that is the Healthy Schools for Healthy Futures campaign. The
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Research Week wraps up
Research Week at Northern Health was held 10 – 14 October 2022, and showcased a range of innovative research projects and presentations from research leaders, both locally, and around the world. As Faye Zaibak, Director, Research Operations, said at the outset, “Research Week allows us to come together as an organisation and celebrate the achievements
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Pleural Medicine Unit hosts two-day workshop
The Northern Health Pleural Medicine Unit recently hosted a successful two-day workshop focusing on pleural disease and thoracic ultrasound. Pleural medicine is now widely recognised as a sub-speciality of respiratory medicine, the body of evidence is both large and compelling. Despite the advances in quantity and quality of pleural research, clinic inertia remains, leading to
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Northern Health Foundation’s Corporate Breakfast
On Friday, 14 October, Northern Health had the pleasure of hosting its first face-to-face Corporate Breakfast since 2020, as part of Research Week. The day started early with the team preparing to welcome local business and community leaders to the event, with several guests’ speakers set to highlight current research projects at Northern Health. Dr
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Celebrating Emergency Nurses
This week, we celebrated Emergency Nurses Week, as a way to recognise all of our Emergency Nurses and the tremendous work they do to care for our patients and local community. As part of this week, on Wednesday, 12 October, we celebrated International Emergency Nurses Day. Established by the Emergency Nurses Association in the 1970’s,
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Shocktober – Restart a Heart Day
Restart a Heart Day, held on Sunday, 16 October, is part of Shocktober – a month-long campaign to highlight, raise awareness, and educate the community about learning Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Thousands of Victorians suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest every year. Liz Ward, Acting Clinical Deterioration and
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Northern Health tackles Epidemic Thunderstorm Asthma (ETSA) season
Spring is in the air, and so is pollen and thunderstorms. The warmer weather and longer days can also trigger asthma and hay fever allergies. These symptoms include an itchy and runny nose, sneezing, coughing, wheezing and/or chest tightness. Some of these symptoms can become very severe, very quickly, and may require urgent medical assistance.