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  • EMHS has opened Western Australia’s first gender diversity service (GDS) for transitioning adults 14 August 2023 EMHS has opened Western Australia’s first gender diversity service (GDS) for transitioning adults. The multi-disciplinary service provides initial assessment and/or hormone therapy for individuals over the age of 18 years only. The service provides much needed help to an extremely vulnerable patient group. The GDS is staffed by a sexual health physician, endocrinologist, clinical psychologist, speech therapist, clinical nurse consultant and clerk. A psychiatrist has been recruited to the service and will join the team shortly. Although RPH had previously seen transitioning patients through its Sexual Health Clinic, the GDS was now providing a dedicated and formalised service that would be open to transitioning patients throughout Western Australia. The EMHS new service does not offer surgical procedures because gender reassignment surgery is not available in the public health syste...
  • Aboriginal Health Community Advisory Groups in 2020
    Expression of Interest - Aboriginal Health Community Advisory Groups 19 May 2023 EMHS is calling for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the community to join the Aboriginal Health Community Advisory Groups (CAG).
  • Photograph of Professor John Papadimitriou who worked on the microscope and was visiting the TEM exhibit.
    Museum celebrates RPH role in HIV research race 17 April 2023 A very special exhibit has opened at the Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) Museum – one that encapsulates the primary role played by the hospital in the discovery of HIV in human tissue. As part of the Boorloo Heritage Festival which ran over the weekend of April 15th, the RPH Museum showcased the transmission electron microscope (TEM), which remains in its original position since it was first commission...
  • Claire, pictured here presenting her study findings, has been a driving force for the EMHS Obesity Prevention Strategy, launched in October 2020.
    Nutritionist puts kids’ menus under the spotlight 21 November 2022 East Metropolitan Health Service Principal Public Health Nutritionist - Community and Population Health, Dr Claire Pulker has played a key role in an Australian-first study focused on evaluating the nutritional content of kids’ menus at Perth restaurants and cafés.
  • Carol and Irene are all smiles at the award ceremony.
    Australian Physiotherapy Association recognises two of our own physiotherapists 18 November 2022 Two of our amazing RPBG Physiotherapy staff were recognised at the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) WA Branch annual awards this month. Physiotherapy Head of Department Carol Watson was celebrated for her outstanding contributions to the profession while Senior Physiotherapist Irena Nurkic was acknowledged for her outstanding contribution to Physiotherapy Education. Both Carol and Iren...

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    Care Opinion: An Online Workshop for Consumers 21 April 2022 To support your consumers to provide feedback on the platform and start a conversation around improvement, Care Opinion Australia will be offering workshops for community members across the country to help them better understand the Care Opinion Australia platform and how to write their story of care.
  • Shire of Serpentine – Jarrahdale Chief Executive Officer Paul Martin, EMHS Chief Executive Liz MacLeod, and EMHS Executive Director Clinical Service Strategy and Population Health Joel Gurr.
    Byford Health Hub continues to progress 18 March 2022 Announced in February 2021, the idea of the BHH is to support the fast-growing Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale community. EMHS is partnering with the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale (SJ Shire) to plan, design and deliver the health hub located in Byford.
  • Denese Griffin, Director, Aboriginal Health Strategy, Zyhannah Bin Jalili and Le Teisha Deplin, Graduate Cadets, and Sue Flindell, Workforce Consultant
    Catapulting success for Cadetship Program 19 February 2022 Since 2019, East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) has been part of the WA Health Aboriginal Cadetship Program, which offers Aboriginal university students the opportunity to gain paid work experience while studying for their undergraduate degree in health care.
  • Photograph of AKG graduates
    EMHS welcomes AKG graduates 18 February 2022 The latest EMHS nursing and midwifery graduates started their new career at Armadale Hospital this week.
  • Image for the Byford Community and Consumer Advisory Group
    Help shape the Byford Health Hub 18 November 2021 Expressions of interest from a range of key stakeholders are now being sought in the development of the Byford Health Hub (BHH). The idea of a planned Hub was first announced by the State government in February this year to support the fast growing Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale community.
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Last Updated: 16/08/2023
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