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Excellence recognised in WA Young Professional Engineer of the Year 2019 06 August 2019 Congratulations to Health Technology Management Unit’s Biomedical Engineer Alex Hayes, who was named WA Young Professional Engineer of the Year at Engineers Australia’s centenary gala on Thursday 1 August. Recognised for demonstrating excellence in product development and technology support in biomedical engineering, Alex has worked on a variety of projects to help develop innovative ways of delivering healthcare. This includes the development of a novel medical device to treat abscesses without surgery. The simple, cost-effective device is ideal for low-cost healthcare settings such as rural and remote communities and has the potential to significantly reduce the impact of chronic disease on the community. During his time at EMHS Alex has been a key contributor to the innovative work delivered by the Centre for Implant Technology and Retrieval Analysis. The team provides specialised s... -
Meet Nabeela 01 August 2019 Meet Nabeela, Armadale Hospital’s DonateLife Clinical Nurse Specialist and an ICU nurse. Nabeela joined Armadale Health Service (AHS) and the ICU team more than seven years ago. When the opportunity arose to take on the hospital’s DonateLife role in 2018 she seized the chance to combine her clinical skills with a cause close to her heart. Did you know “registering to become an organ and tissue donor has a direct influence on donation rates, and nine in ten families say yes to donating when a family member is on the Australian Organ Donor Register?,” she asks. When she first started in this role, Nabeela said that there was varied awareness amongst staff of the organ donation services at the hospital, which commenced in 2015. In the 18 months since taking on the DonateLife portfolio for AHS, she has worked hard to raise awareness of organ and tissue donation by hos... -
DonateLife Week - Meet Andree and Soumya 30 July 2019 As part of DonateLife Week 2019, we spoke to two people who are dedicated to raising awareness of organ and tissue donation and supporting the donors, their families and the staff who care for them. Meet Andree Gould, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) and DonateLife Donor Coordinator, and RPH Intensivist and Donation Medical Specialist, Dr Soumya Ray. Both commit themselves to supporting donors and their loved ones through the often emotional and challenging end-of-life care discussions. While a patient’s journey can be a difficult and stressful time for themselves and their families, it’s also an opportunity for Andree and Soumya to offer comfort and closure, and to enable the incredibly generous and benevolent act of donation. Each day, Andree’s role is split between working at the RPH ICU DonateLife office and being on-call at DonateLife WA. Id... -
Christine Parry’s story 19 July 2019 Christine is an Aboriginal Health Officer working with Armadale Health Service’s Boodjari Yorgas Midwifery Group Practice program, supporting local women having Aboriginal babies through their pregnancy, labour and postnatal care. Here is Christine’s story, in her own words: “I was born in Pingelly, a small town south of Perth located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and when I was young we moved up to Armadale because our parents wanted better education for us and for us to be involved with sport. I am the second eldest in our family but the eldest girl; I have 3 sisters and 4 brothers. My dad worked in the local brickworks, while my mum was a housewife, staying home to look after the younger kids. My brothers played football over the years for Armadale and so did my dad, and my sisters played netball or basketball while I mainly played hockey. My family’s tongue is No... -
East Metropolitan Health Service dementia-friendly plans recognised by Dementia Australia 12 July 2019 EMHS has officially been recognised by Dementia Australia as the first metropolitan health service in the country to be a ‘Working Towards Dementia-Friendly Organisation’, a demonstration of our commitment to realising better health outcomes for dementia and delirium patients. Dementia Australia uses the term ‘ working towards’ to emphasise that becoming dementia-friendly is an continual process, one that requires consistent improvement and feedback from people living with dementia, their families and carers. A dementia-friendly health service is one that reviews and improves standards of care on an ongoing basis, and ensures that the services and built environments are accessible to people living with dementia. In achieving this recognition, EMHS adopted a number of positive changes led by Clinical Specialist in Delirium and Dementia, Ellie Newman. Focus groups have been developed wi...
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21/05/2025