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Congratulations to Clinical Professor Alan James 10 August 2020 Congratulations to Clinical Professor Alan James who was yesterday awarded the Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand Research Medal for 2020. This prestigious award acknowledges Clinical Professor James’ outstanding contribution to the advancement of the practice of thoracic medicine in Australia and New Zealand. Clinical Professor James and his research team have spent many years studying and improving our understanding of mechanisms of excessive airway narrowing in asthma, with a view to new approaches to treatment. As Chair of the Busselton Health Study, he also leads research teams studying healthy ageing and the characteristics of airway disease such as asthma, cough, COPD, airway inflammation and altered airway structure in the general population. Clinical Professor James has published a staggering number of more than 250 peer-reviewed original scientific journal pa... -
Volunteers required for medical research and ethics committee 31 July 2020 Do you know someone that may be interested in medical research and ethics and willing to volunteer their time? The Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group (SCGOPHCG) Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) provides ethical advice to the hospital and researchers about proposed research projects and are currently searching for new volunteer representatives in the capacity of lawyer and in the capacity of layperson-male. Lay members and lawyers play critical roles on the HREC by representing the opinions and perceptions of the community and insight into the expectations of those outside the health care service. Interested applicants do not require HREC experience as support will be provided, however applicants may not have previously been employed in a health delivery role. The positions involve approximately 10 hours of work every second month in meeting preparation and attenda... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 23 July 2020 Our SCGOPHCG Employee of the Month Award winner for May is Jeanine Alford Clinical Nurse Manager for Ward 4 at Osborne Park Hospital (OPH). Jeanine was nominated by Sharon Burke, Acting Coordinator of Nursing who said Jeanine is an excellent advocate for her patients and her staff. “Jeanine manages Ward 4 Younger Adult Rehab at OPH, a very complex and challenging patient cohort, and has been pivotal in the improvements in patient flow between Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and OPH,” said Sharon. “Traditionally there have been a number of barriers for larger patients, aggressive patients and complex patients being admitted to OPH. Jeanine has been incredibly pro-active in breaking through these barriers and displaying a can-do attitude in order to ensure these patients receive the most appropriate care in the most appropriate setting. By having the patient’s best ... -
Revolutionising telehealth for adults with Cystic Fibrosis 07 July 2020 Physiotherapy and exercise is an integral part of the management of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) though adults with CF normally have limited access to home based specialist physiotherapy and are unable to participate in community based group exercise due to cross-infection risks. Tamara Hatton, a SCGH Physiotherapist saw this problem as an opportunity to innovate and applied to the NMHS Innovative Future (IF) Program seeking to establish a telehealth home-based exercise service providing supervised individual and group exercise sessions. The goal of the project was to increased access to specialist physiotherapy and group based exercise to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare utilisation, including hospital admission. Tamara has successfully coordinated a 10 week pilot of individual and group sessions including a variety of exercise styles such as interval training, strengthening, yoga... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 01 July 2020 Our SCGOPHCG Employee of the Month Award winner for April is Genevieve Jones Registered Midwife at Osborne Park Hospital. Genevieve was nominated by Justine Huggins, CNM OPH Women’s and Newborn Services who said Genevieve encompasses everything you would want if you could handpick your own private midwife - the perfect nurturer who always puts her patients and their families first. Genevieve was recently involved in a rare and complex obstetric case and displayed incredible compassion and empathy to the family, voluntarily advocating to conduct home visits to maintain continuity of care. Justine said Genevieve is patient focused, empowering, caring, empathetic, nurturing, safe, kind and genuine. “Genevieve is professional and supportive and consistently strives to provide continuity of care to women and their babies, building trust and rapport with her patients,” said J...
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12/04/2021