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Dementia Action Week – Getting to know our Forget Me Not volunteers 25 September 2020 This week is Dementia Action Week, which will be celebrated with the theme "Dementia. A little support makes a lot of difference". With that in mind, we reached out to one of our “Forget Me Not” volunteers, to see how the Forget Me Not program is making a difference to our patients with dementia, delirium or memory loss, and their carers and families. Miranda became a Forget Me Not (FMN) after responding to a newspaper advertisement, and after completing her training, began volunteering her time as a FMN in December 2018. “I have always had a strong interest in aged and dementia care and the fact that this program allowed further learning opportunities and experiences in a structured environment appealed to me,” said Miranda. “Relating to the patient on a personal level, enjoying one on one conversations that aren't time restricted and enhancing patient emo... -
Medical students ace Telehealth with the help of Royal Perth Hospital 23 September 2020 Royal Perth Hospital Outpatient Clinic Rooms were recently used to support the University of WA (UWA) WA Medical Students Society (WAMSS) annual mock Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCE) event for final year medical students, which included the inaugural use of telehealth stations. Telehealth Coordinator, Nandhini Natarajan and A/Outpatient Manager, Kim Hill coordinated four telehealth virtual rooms and video links to assist WAMSS to host another successful event. These stations consisted of a final year student hosting a consult with a remote patient and examiner who were dialing in via HealthDirect video conferencing. The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at UWA chose to include telehealth stations in the 2020 OSCE given the impact of digital healthcare during the COVID-19 response and growing demand beyond the pandemic. These stations involved patient interactions via v... -
EMHS Youth Innovation Think Tank 2020 20 August 2020 On Tuesday 11 August year ten and eleven students from seven high schools attended the annual EMHS Youth Innovation Think Tank. The EMHS Youth Innovation Think Tank pairs high school students with clinicians and subject matter experts to collaborate on innovation solutions to common health issues. This year we hosted students from Lakeland Senior High School, Mercy College, Swan View Senior High School, Comet Bay College, Belridge Senior High School, Methodist's Ladies College and Shenton College. The students, guided by their expert mentors from EMHS and Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS), tackled either telehealth digital literacy or adolescent patient transition with the goal of finding a workable solution. The students then pitched their ideas to an Executive Judging Panel, who chose Methodist's Ladies College (MLC) as the winning team. MLC focused on the issue of adolescent... -
Funding for palliative care services at Kalamunda Hospital 14 August 2020 Palliative care services at Kalamunda Hospital are due to be enhanced through a $9.5 million funding package announced this week. The upgrades will include the reconfiguration of patient rooms will be reconfigured to allow for single rooms with ensuites, improved access to outdoor spaces and the creation of an Indoor art/therapy room, as well as upgraded facilities and amenities for families and carers of individuals receiving end-of-life and palliative care. Funding will also support enhancements to palliative care outreach service supports, and education and training for our medical workforce to further the delivery of compassionate end-of-life care in our community. For more information read the Minister for Health's statement. -
RPH becomes first WA hospital to install revolutionary new imaging system 26 June 2020 Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) has become the first hospital in Western Australia to install a new generation imaging system for patients undergoing specialised cardiac procedures. The hospital recently upgraded one of its three catheterisation laboratories (“cath labs”) with the ARTIS Icono Imaging system – a revolutionary new imaging technology system for cardiovascular procedures. The imaging system sits within the heart of a cardiac cath lab and represents the ‘brains’ and ‘eyes’ through which the cardiologist plans and performs a variety of procedures. This includes lifesaving angioplasty and stent implants for the treatment of heart attacks, implanting pacemakers and other devices to correct heart arrhythmias, and a range of other specialised cardiac procedures. Each year, RPH conducts more than 4,500 cardiac procedures and access to this latest technology will allow for enhanced im...
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16/08/2023