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Get set for surgery with prehab 08 September 2022 Cancer patients can now better prepare themselves for surgery in the comfort of their home, thanks to an innovative program developed at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. In the Prehab Hub (external site), physiotherapist Luisa Perrella guides patients through a series of exercise videos designed to improve their physical and psychological condition before surgery. It’s a virtual version of the work Luisa has been doing with patients at the Surgical Gym she started at SCGH two years ago. Deeps Majumdar, an anaesthetist with a special interest in prehabilitation for major surgery, saw the benefit of taking Luisa’s potentially life-saving work online. He championed the project, applying for funding from the Innovative Future Program for a series of videos with Birdhouse Media. Luisa created the exercises, which are designed to help strengthen patients who can’t get to the ho... -
Meet IR consultant Dylan and his assistance dog Beau 06 September 2022 NMHS has recently launched a Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Strategy to attract and retain a workforce as diverse as the community we support. This September we are celebrating National Service Dog Month by highlighting Industrial Relations consultant Dylan, who was appropriately matched with Beau soon after joining NMHS. Dylan took the opportunity to talk to his employer about the possibility of bringing an assistance dog to work. "It was a scary thing to raise initially," he said. "I mean it's a health service so part of me hoped they would understand but I knew that being a hospital site it might also make it difficult." "My manager was great and went about finding out all the information we could. "It took about eight weeks for us to get organised because we had to engage and educate the whole team, but they've all been really great." Beau started work with Dylan this week and... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 11 August 2022 Jason Seet, Senior Pharmacist / Antimicrobial Stewardship and Intensive Care Unit Pharmacist has been recognised as the SCGH Employee of the Month for June 2022. Jason was nominated by his colleagues for providing exemplar clinical advice and support for patients and staff through the COVID-19 pandemic. Jason has worked tirelessly to create hospital and health-service wide protocols, provide guidance to clinicians and facilitate patient access to the recently released COVID-19 therapies via the National Medicines Stockpile. Jason's nominator said he is an excellent team player who works with integrity and places the optimisation of care for patients at the forefront of his actions. "He is driven to be at the forefront of contemporary practice in his field, and this is evident through his constant innovation and dedication to research, with consideration of how care and processes can be ... -
Farewell Phil Nairn 10 August 2022 Wednesday 10 August marks the last day of nearly 30 years at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital for Phil Nairn. A Senior Pharmacist in Neurology, Phil is a stalwart of the department, helping to lead the expansion of both the clinical pharmacy team and the provision of clinical pharmacy services at SCGH. Alongside this, Phil's passion for teaching means that he really has been instrumental in shaping the department as it is today, being involved in the recruitment or training of half of the clinical pharmacy team! Thank you for your wonderful support, team work and mentoring Phil. We will all miss your excellent stories! -
People of SCGOPHCG - Judy Lee 02 August 2022 Judy Lee is an Epilepsy Clinical Nurse who has worked with the Epileptologists from the WA Adult Epilepsy Service for the past 16 years. In 2016 the Service was transferred from Royal Perth Hospital, where Judy had been based for ten years, to the Neurology Department at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. The Service’s move to SCGH was undertaken to centralise clinical expertise and resources, as part of the State Centre for Neurosciences based at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre. In 2019, Judy developed the Nursing Standards of Practice for Video-EEG Monitoring. Alongside this, she continues to provide regular education for nurses in the Neurology Ward in caring for patients admitted for video-EEG monitoring, including pre-surgical evaluation of epilepsy patients. Judy has undertaken a new project over the last year, publishing a booklet called “Anti-seizure Medications in ...
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12/04/2021