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It's National Diabetes Week 15 July 2021 National Diabetes Week is this year celebrating one hundred years since the discovery of insulin (external site) by a team of scientists at the University of Toronto, a finding that saved millions of lives. Prior to this, diabetes was ‘managed’ with fasting and severe calorie restricted diets and was considered a fatal condition, usually causing death within a few months of diagnosis. Following the discovery by Sir Frederick G Banting, Charles Best and John MacLeod at the University of Toronto in 1921, 14-year-old Leonard Thompson became the first person to receive an injection of insulin. With some early adjustments, Leonard lived for another 13 years with insulin therapy. “Since 1921, insulin has since saved millions of lives and is considered to be one the greatest medical achievements of all time,” said Sandra Wilberforce, Clinical Nurse Consultant – Dia... -
Refurbishment works at SCGH - Balbuk Bidi Watling Walk and retail precinct renewal project 08 July 2021 Balbuk Bidi Watling Walk and retail precinct renewal project Watling Walk and the E Block retail precinct are both having a facelift! Work on renewing Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital’s main north-south corridor and re-activating the retail precinct begins on 2 August 2021. In line with our commitment to creating a culturally secure environment at our sites, Watling Walk will be renamed and will now be known as Balbuk Bidi Watling Walk. My sincere thanks to the SCGOPHCG Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Committee for your work on the dual-naming project which will see some key areas at SCGH, including Balbuk Bidi Watling Walk renamed. Signage reflecting the name changes will be updated in due course. Balbuk Bidi is named in recognition of Fanny Balbuk Yooreel, who was a prominent Noongar Whadjuk woman, known for her unwavering commitment to maintaining her land rights. Balbuk would walk... -
WA’s unique Asbestos Review Program celebrates its 5000th participant 02 July 2021 Thirty years ago, in response to increasing concern over the health of thousands of WA workers and families after exposure to asbestos dust, a world-unique program was established in WA. Last year, the Asbestos Review Program celebrated its 30th anniversary;this year, it celebrates its5000th participant. The Asbestos Review Program (ARP) looks after people who have worked with or been exposed to asbestos, seeing nearly 2000 people per year and is based in the Respiratory Department at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. During this time the ARP has performed more than 29,000 chest x-rays, 11,500 CT scans, 45,000 blood tests and 49,000 lung function tests. Prof Fraser Brims, Head of the Respiratory Department and Director of the ARP, said the ARP has pioneered modern technology in recent years with ultra-low dose CT scans to detect lung cancer at an early stage, when it can be successfully tr... -
Charlies Respiratory team recognised with rare double honour at national meeting 16 June 2021 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital's Respiratory Department achieved a rare double recognition of excellence at the recent annual Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) meeting. Professor Gary Lee was awarded the TSANZ Research Medal for sustained outstanding contribution to respiratory medicine and science. Gary’s research is internationally recognised and has contributed significantly to scientific and clinical advances in pleural medicine across the world. Emeritus Clinical Professor Martin Phillips was awarded the TSANZ 50th Anniversary Medal for outstanding contribution and sustained excellence in respiratory education and training in Australia and New Zealand. Martin has an international reputation in interventional bronchoscopy and further contributed to establishing the Lung Foundation Australia more than 30 years ago. Gary and Martin join an esteemed list of pre... -
Art inspired by hope 14 June 2021 The talented Charlies staff from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and General High Dependency Unit (GHDU) have created a beautiful artwork that takes pride of place in the entrance of the ICU. In May 2020 when COVID-19 was globally taking hold, Jing (Cherry) Ning, Research Nurse ICU & GHDU and Aisling McDonald, RN ICU developed a wellness initiative to engage staff and create a work of art inspired by hope. “We thought the idea of joining puzzle pieces together to form a lovely picture symbolised each of us as individuals of both ICU and GHDU, working together as a wonderful team. Individual strength and team spirit were much needed during that time and were indeed what got us through,” said Cherry. “We needed a theme, a shared vision, and we thought of 'hope'! We thought no matter what challenges we were facing - we needed to have hope. We wanted people to portray the...
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12/04/2021