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Congratulations Dr Kat Lewis 15 November 2022 Dr. Katharine Lewis, Haematology Fellow at SCGH, has been awarded Cancer Council WA Early Career Researcher of the Year 2022. The award recognises an emerging cancer researcher who has made a significant advance in cancer research within the last 18 – 24 months. A passionate early career lymphoma researcher, Katherine has led a number of international studies and made significant contributions to leadership and collaborations within the WA lymphoma research community. The Cancer Council is the largest charitable funder of independent cancer research in WA. In the 2021/2022 financial year they invested over $2.5 million to support 102 local cancer researchers across 42 projects. They established the WA Research Excellence Awards in 2013 to recognise and celebrate the achievements of Western Australia’s best and brightest cancer researchers. The awards also provide encouragemen... -
Hear all about it… new mobile audiometry technology 25 October 2022 The ‘SHOEBOX’ Tablet Audiometer innovation carried out in the Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) clinic at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) came to fruition following a successful Innovative Future (IF) Program, Round 2 application by Dr Jafri Kuthubutheen, an ENT Consultant specialising in ear and hearing disorders. SHOEBOX is an application used on a tablet coupled with a set of specialised headphones which self-guides, measures and reports on a patient’s level of hearing. It is an automated program which plays a series of tones of varying loudness and patients are guided to tap on the screen if they can hear the sounds being presented. Through a validated protocol, the program can then determine the degree of hearing loss in each ear. Jafri set out on this journey to solve the growing problem of the increasing number of patients on the ENT waitlist and long wait times to ... -
International Pronouns Day 18 October 2022 NMHS celebrates the diverse identities of our employees and consumers. We want to make sure our health service is welcoming and inclusive for all our staff and patients. Using the correct personal pronouns is an important part of this, and demonstrates respect, which is one of our core values. If you would like to learn about pronouns and why they matter, here are some resources which you might find helpful. Resources Pronouns and how to use them (PDF) Watch this video: Mara, an NMHS Nurse talks about the impact of personal pronouns on patient outcomes (external site) Watch this video: Stacie-Mei talks about the impact of personal pronouns for her (external site) -
A wedding in the Rose Garden at Charlie's 18 October 2022 Almost a week has passed since its glorious happening but this gorgeous story is still giving us life. David and Emma had planned their wedding for 5 November at a coastal location but David’s dad became unwell and was admitted to Sir Charles Gairdner’s Intensive Care Unit a few weeks ago. With the possibility that he may not be able to attend the November celebrations, David and Emma decided to make it official a bit sooner and marry in the Rose Garden at Charlie’s so David’s dad could be there. But this was no small feat. Six of our devoted and empathetic nurses prepared David’s dad for the occasion, getting him dressed in a shirt and tie and preparing him to be safe and comfortable for the ceremony. Bringing with him the myriad of equipment that was supporting him, they wheeled him amongst the roses and cared for him so he could lap up the wonder of this... -
Staff Profile - Deidre Burnell 13 October 2022 Senior Speech Pathologist Deidre Burnell has seen plenty of changes in her 23 years at Osborne Park Hospital, but her reasons for staying have remained constant. "One of the reasons I like working at OPH is the size of the hospital – it’s large enough to have a wide variety of clients but small enough that staff still know each other," she says. "It creates a friendly feeling and a sense of supporting each other. When I started working on the wards, I was working with a senior nurse who became a co-director of the hospital. We would still see each other around the hospital and be able to have a chat." The staff she has worked with over the years – both in the Speech Pathology Department and the stroke and Parkinson’s teams she works closely with – have also made a huge difference to her experience. "My ‘speechy’ colleagues have been so suppor...
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12/04/2021