2025
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Northern Health shines at Gastroenterology Conference
Northern Health’s Department of Gastroenterology was well represented at the combined Australian Gastroenterology Week/World Congress of Gastroenterology held in Melbourne earlier this year – the largest gastroenterology conference ever hosted in Australia. The team contributed over 26 accepted abstracts, reflecting the department’s growing influence on this prestigious national and international stage. Among the highlights were
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Giving Parents a Stronger Voice in Paediatric Care
Today, 10 December, all sites across Northern Health are introducing an important new change to the way we care for children – a simple but powerful question now asked during every observation set: “Are you worried your child is getting worse?” The introduction of this question forms part of the state-wide rollout of the Refined
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From PANCH to Today: Our Time-Travelling Team
This morning, Northern Health hosted the annual Length of Service Awards for 2025, recognising the extraordinary contributions of more than 460 staff who have achieved between 10 and 50 years of service. Many of these colleagues have been with us since the days of PANCH, and together, their dedication represents over 7,500 years of collective
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Celebrating Nurse Practitioner Week at Northern Health
8-12 December marks Nurse Practitioner (NP) Week, and Northern Health is proud to recognise the vital contributions of our Nurse Practitioners to patient care, clinical leadership, and innovation across the health service. Nurse Practitioners have been an integral part of Northern Health for more than a decade. Over the years, the service has grown significantly,
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Get to know: Camille Meredith
#WeAreNorthern Meet Camille Meredith, Effectiveness and Outcomes Manager – CLEO, Northern Health. Q: First, let’s start with your coffee order. A: Flat white or piccolo. Q: Tell us about your journey at Northern Health? A: I started my career in 2013 as an acute Speech Pathologist in Adelaide, specialising in stroke and neurology.
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Interprofessional Simulation: “Welcome to the Night Shift!”
Intern pharmacists from Northern Health and final-year MD4 students from the Northern Clinical School (University of Melbourne) recently took part in an innovative interprofessional simulation designed to prepare them for real-world hospital practice. Developed in response to participant feedback, the program was created after intern pharmacists reported uncertainty about how to approach medical staff, while
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The Junior Doctor Handbook
At Northern Health, the transition from medical student to junior doctor is supported by more than just orientation sessions and workshops – it’s anchored by a vital resource known as the Junior Doctor Handbook. Behind this essential guide is one of Northern Doctors Education Unit’s dedicated Advisors, Ijaza Lafeer, who has spent over four years
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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is a global campaign dedicated to ending violence against women and girls. This worldwide initiative began on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25 November) and concludes on Human Rights Day (10 December). The United Nations defines violence against women as “any act of