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Respiratory inhalers and the environment 10 December 2024 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) Respiratory Consultant Professor John Blakey and a team of clinicians and researchers are raising awareness of the environmental impact of inhalers used by people with asthma and other respiratory conditions. John said the simple decision to prescribe a different inhaler type had a similar environmental benefit as switching from petrol car to a hybrid. Chronic airway diseases are highly prevalent in Australia, with asthma affecting more than one in 10 people. The prevailing treatment for respiratory conditions is the daily delivery of medicines from inhalers, with several million inhalers used annually in Australia. Currently pressurised metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs), which contain propellant gases that significantly contribute to global warming, are the most common type of respiratory inhaler prescribed. John said for most patients there were other... -
Researchers celebrated as part of Research Week 21 October 2024 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) and Osborne Park Hospital (OPH) recentlycelebrated research with a series of events and competitionsfor Research Week 2024. Hosted by the Department of Research in partnership with the Centre for Nursing Research and Allied Health Research,the annual event was launched by Professor Fiona Wood, world leading burns specialist, and featured several presentations from research experts as well as research competitions. The highlight of the week was an Awards Evening at the Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research where winners were announced for the Research Poster Showcase competition, New Investigator presentations and Charlies Foundation for Research grants. As part of the New Investigator competitions, three medical/scientific researchers and five nursing/ allied health researchers presented their research projects to a panel of judges earlier in ... -
Celebrating our carers 17 October 2024 National Carers Week (13 to 19 October) is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the important role of carers in our community. Carer Ann Jones has spent the past 30 years caring for a family member with Huntingdon’s Disease. She said that while each carer and their loved one is different, many of the challenges they face are the same. “Looking back on my 30-year journey as a carer for a family with Huntington’s Disease, I realise just how important it was for me to take the first step in seeking help,” she said. “I joined the local Huntington’s Association where I met other carers facing the same problems. “WA Carers were also able to help me navigate the challenges of caring which require a good deal of determination, flexibility and resilience.” Ann described the role of caring as being just like a game of snakes and ladders. “... -
SCGH Emergency Department redevelopment 30 September 2024 New images of the redevelopment of Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital's (SCGH) Emergency Department (ED) were released on Sunday 29 September, with the construction tender now open. The $49.5 million redevelopment of SCGH ED will support the increasing demand of people requiring emergency care in the northern suburbs. The project is designed to meet changing community needs and accommodate increases in emergency presentations. It includes a new entrance canopy to protect people from the weather entering the main entrance to the hospital from the Piazza. North Metropolitan Health Service's Acting Chief Executive Rob Pulsford said this re-development will provide purpose-built areas for patients to be assessed, treated and observed as they receive high quality emergency care. “These developments will help streamline the emergency care we offer to patients and adapt to changing community n... -
Improving outcomes for older adults in Emergency Department 13 September 2024 Senior Occupational Therapist and PhD student Melinda Williamson is conducting a research project focused on improving the health outcomes for frail older adults at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH). The project, conducted by Melinda after she was awarded a clinician research training scholarships last year, looks at the before and after effects of introducing early Emergency Department (ED) Allied Health Services for frail older adults. Melinda said those living with frailty were at greater risk of adverse events when attending the ED, including deconditioning, falls, delirium, pressure injuries and mortality. “I am attempting the improve the care older adults receive when they present to hospital and help people get the care they need closer to home, where they want to be,” she said. Frailty prevalence in Australian older adults aged above 65 years old is estimated to be...
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12/04/2021