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Virtual Care ensures equivalent country health support 28 October 2021 A very successful partnership between WA Country Health Service (WACHS) and NMHS used virtual care to support stroke rehabilitation patients admitted at Geraldton Hospital. The program connected with the Osborne Park Hospital specialist stroke unit to deliver virtual clinical treatment sessions with the patient and clinician in Geraldton, with a multi-disciplinary team also involved in treatment. Designed to improve access to specialist stroke rehabilitation services closer to home for country patients, this scope of work was a trial run for others who could benefit from this virtual care model in the future. Telehealth enabled individual clinical therapy sessions at Geraldton Hospital, weekly multidisciplinary rehab team meetings, and clinical handover between OPH and Geraldton. The provision of monthly stroke specific workforce education by OPH to WACHS clinicians via telehealth also e... -
Ray's retiring after 51 years of Radiotherapy 27 October 2021 There will be plenty of things for Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital’s Ray Budge to do in retirement: spending time with his nine grandchildren, helping in church activities, and sipping tea while reflecting on his incredible 51-year career in radiotherapy where he has seen many technological advances and improvements in treatment outcomes for patients with cancer. Ray joined the radiotherapy team in 1970 as a cadet radiographer at the Institute of Radiotherapy, then a branch of Royal Perth Hospital, and learned to operate a number of radiation therapy machines. Management of the Institute was passed to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in 1975 and the Department of Radiotherapy grew quite quickly with the arrival of additional modern machines. Ray has witnessed many technological changes; the radiation therapy machines have been improved to give higher radiation doses with enhanced preci... -
Occupational therapy virtual health trial sees excellent outcomes 26 October 2021 The Occupational Therapy Department at SCGH embraced the integration of virtual health when COVID restrictions limited patient numbers on site. They also took the opportunity to measure the program’s success against a control group, within the Hand and Upper Limb Clinic with patients willingly offering their feedback. A survey set out to determine the impact of virtual care combined with face-to-face treatment on clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction and service efficiency compared to the traditional face-to-face model of care. The results were excellent overall with satisfaction levels not impacted by the patient receiving less face-to-face sessions. “102 patients were surveyed throughout the process, with a 50/50 split of on-site vs virtual therapy, with patients having a mean age of 45 and a 55% male skew,” explained senior occupational therapist Siân Fitzge... -
R U Breast Aware? 18 October 2021 The SCGH Breast Centre asked this question last week while they sold raffle tickets, held morning teas along with their breast awareness talks, and circulated ‘booby facts’ every day to the wider community. Culminating in Purple Bra Day, the team raised over $1,200 for Breast Cancer Care WA and spread the important word about self-examinations in the process. “Breast Cancer remains the most common cancer among Australian women (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer),” said CNM Breast Centre Heather Taylor. “One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and it is important for women of all ages to do what they can to detect breast cancer early and reduce their risk of breast cancer happening to them.” So what you can do? Regular breast self-examination. If you find a breast change unusual for you see your GP. f you ... -
SCGH stroke unit internationally recognised 18 October 2021 We are delighted to announce that our Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Stroke Unit has received international recognition for meeting the highest standards in stroke treatment and care. Stroke Unit Head of Department Dr Thomas Chemmanam and Neurology Head of Department Dr Janavi Dunuwille say that receiving the prestigious World Stroke Organisation (WSO) Angels Gold Status Award is a great honour and testament to the teamwork across different departments working together to create the best outcome for patients. Stroke is a time-critical medical emergency and acting swiftly on the signs of stroke and implementing best practice care requires multidisciplinary coordinated teamwork involving paramedics, emergency department, diagnostic and interventional radiologists and stroke unit staff. “Ensuring appropriate patients receive clot retrieval and clot busting therapies within 60 minutes o...
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12/04/2021