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Nurse Spotlight - SCGH's Jordyn Lister and Tegan McCallum 10 May 2021 In celebration of International Nurses Day 2021, we are shining a spotlight on our exceptional nurses. This year the Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group is focusing on nurse innovation in the face of an unprecedented global health crisis. The pandemic has opened up opportunities for us to stop and explore what we do and how we do it, providing nurses a way to do things better. Today’s spotlight is on Jordyn Lister and Tegan McCallum, Staff Development Nurses on Ward G61 at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, for their innovation to deliver education in a format that allows for social distancing. Tegan and Jordyn have developed a Microsoft Teams G61 Nursing and G61-specific nursing graduate forum on Microsoft Teams. Microsoft teams program allows for live chat, alerts to new information and video recording of education sessions provided on the ward. The SDN team is regula... -
Charlies’ Operating Theatre Suite’s ‘Green Team’ awarded Waste Team of the Year! 07 May 2021 Congratulations to our ‘Green Team’ from the Charlies’ Operating Theatre Suites who earlier this week were recognised as Waste Team of the Year in the 2021 WasteSorted Awards (external site). The Green Team’s diverse team of doctors, nurses, anaesthetic technicians and patient support staff are leading the charge in the challenging space of hospital waste management – and inspiring others to do the same. In 2013, the perioperative team was the first in the State to introduce the recycling of surgical plastics, which has resulted in the introduction of recycling for many other waste streams for surgical, sterilisation services, post anaesthetic care and anaesthetic waste, such as batteries and single use instruments. The Green Team has been implementing a variety of recycling waste streams for many years and in addition to this year’s award, they recei... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 31 March 2021 Congratulations to our February Employee of the Month Award winner, Odile Roberts, Senior Physiotherapist in the Day Therapy Unit at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Odile was nominated for this award by Deputy Head of the Physiotherapy Department Bronwyn Kaiser, who said Odile has a genuine passion and enthusiasm for providing physiotherapy services to older patients to regain or maintain their independence and having a positive impact on their rehabilitation or recovery, as well as their quality of life. Odile delivers her therapy treatment in a way that reflects both her immense knowledge but also her compassion, empathy and kindness – this was highlighted in a feedback letter recently received from one of her patients: "I’m aware that while professional knowledge and skills are certainly important, effective therapeutic outcomes and application of them are achieved instru... -
Dysphagia. A difficult diagnosis to swallow! 16 March 2021 Do you know the average Australian swallows 500-700 times a day. That’s around three times an hour during sleep, once per minute while awake and even more during meals. Most Australians are unaware how difficulty with swallowing can be frightening and life threatening. It’s why on Wednesday 17 March 2021, Peta Graciet, Senior Speech Pathologist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, SCGH, is promoting Swallowing Awareness Day. Swallowing Awareness Day 2021 is an opportunity to bring attention to swallowing disorders and to connect people with speech pathologists, the professionals who can help. Speech Pathologists assess and treat people with Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) – pronounced ‘dis-fay-juh’. The theme for Swallowing Awareness Day in 2021 is: ‘Dysphagia. A difficult diagnosis to swallow!’ Around 15‐30 per cent of people aged 65+ living in t... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 10 March 2021 Congratulations to our January SCGH Employee of the Month Award winner, Tamara Hatton A/Senior Physiotherapist Cystic Fibrosis, Physiotherapy Department at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Tamara was nominated for this award by Deputy Head of the Physiotherapy Department Bronwyn Kaiser, who said Tamara is extremely passionate about the care of patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). In undertaking the CF physiotherapy specialist role, Tamara has demonstrated compassionate leadership of the respiratory physiotherapy team at Charlies, always showing care and integrity in managing her staff. Tamara leads a team of five physiotherapists and four students and sets a high standard for patient care. Tamara ensures staff are well-trained and well-equipped to manage a complex caseload of often chronically unwell patients, checks in on caseloads and wellbeing of her staff, offers assistance where needed...
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12/04/2021