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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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    RPH Anaesthetist leads milestone trial 28 May 2021 A large scale trial by Monash University has definitively found a drug commonly used during anaesthesia before surgery to prevent nausea and vomiting does not increase the risk of a surgical wound infection as once feared. Professor Tomás Corcoran, Director of Research in the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, at Royal Perth Hospital and Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Central Clinical School at Monash University, was the lead researcher in the Perioperative Administration of Dexamethasone and Infection Trial (PADDI) (external link). Tomas said that the study had the potential to influence anaesthesia practice around the world. “The steroid drug, dexamethasone, is often given by anaesthetists during surgery,” he said. “However, because of its effects on the immune system there has been growing concern that it may increase the risk of wound infections,...
  • Photograph of Paula (patient), Caran Danskin and Monique Craven
    RPBG patients benefiting from new at home treatment 14 May 2021 Immunoglobulin (Ig) therapy is used to treat patients who are deficient in immunoglobulins (antibodies), which are a vital part of the body’s defence against foreign invaders like bacteria, or viruses. Patients who have specific haematology, neurology or immunology-based conditions are often required to participate in time consuming treatments at RPH every three to four weeks. The Ig treatment can typically take anywhere between three and eight hours to administer, resulting in the patient attending the hospital for extended periods of time. However, for the past nine months, the Standard 7 Blood Management Committee have been working on the development of a self-administered Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin (SCIg) treatment, which could see patients administer the treatment from the comfort of their own home, offering greater freedom and flexibility around when and where they receive thei...
  • Photo of PARTY Program team
    P.A.R.T.Y. Program recognised for outstanding achievement 01 April 2021 East Metropolitan Health Service is proud of RPH’s Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) Program, which has won at the 2021 Injury Matters Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Awards. The program, which aims to promote injury prevention through reality education, was awarded in the category of ‘Outstanding Achievement Empowering WA to Prevent Injury or Support Recovery Award’. The program also received a highly commended in the ‘Outstanding Achievement in Injury Prevention or Safety Promotion’ category. Clinical Nurse Kath Blackman, Clinical Nurse Kellie Christie and Clerical Officer Lilian Camilleri represented the P.A.R.T.Y. Program at an awards ceremony held on 25 March. The focus of the P.A.R.T.Y. Program is to provide youth the experience of an imaginary trauma patient from the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit and trauma wards at RPH. Particip...
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    Vendors - Beware of Scam Emails 01 April 2021 We’ve been made aware of scam emails impersonating Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) procurement seeking quotes for goods and services. These scam emails have RPH’s branding and are designed to trick readers into interacting and providing financial information to them for fraudulent purposes. See the example of one of these emails below: Email phishing scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated but there are a few things you can do to verify if the email is safe and genuine. Check the email address matches who they say they are (it should come from firstname.surname@health.wa.gov.au) Look out for obvious spelling/grammatical mistakes as this could be an indication that the email is suspicious. Consider if you normally handle these types of requests or communicate to this person. Is the sender asking you to divulge sensitive information? Are they trying to gi...
  • 2021 interns L-R; David Singer; Reuben Jeyaraj; Chloe Kirk; Tessa McCormack; Katherine Chua; Kyle Raubenheimer; Lisa Matthews
    EMHS welcomes new medical interns 18 January 2021 Recently we welcomed 75 new medical interns to EMHS, where they will spend the next 12 months gaining firsthand experience across our hospitals and services in a variety of medical, surgical specialities and emergency medicine. During the year interns complete five placements at EMHS hospitals and services, including regional placements in partnership with the WA Country Health Service. Royal Perth Hospital Trauma Consultant Dr Sana has worked closely with the Post Graduate Medical Education team to mentor and provide support and guidance to young doctors that are starting their exciting new career at EMHS. “I believe in the field of Medicine a lot of things come with experience and training and it is always great to teach and train people and guide them through early years when things can be difficult and overwhelming,” said Dr Sana. “There is a big role of Mentors/Mentoring in an...
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