Articles
How ‘living guidelines’ improve healthcare for you – and your grandma
Just ask your grandmother: from vaccines to antibiotics and pain relief for childbirth, the health treatments you receive in 2024 are markedly different from those available in 1984. That’s because new approaches and medications are continually being developed, and...
New treatments for incurable cancers: playing the long game
Making progress on treatments for deadly cancers requires years of commitment, innovation and funding. Professor Michael Brown and Dr Tessa Gargett from Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) report two promising outcomes related to their team’s work...
That’s a wrap on CALHN’s inaugural Research Exchange
A buzz of collaboration and connection filled Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) last week, with more than 400 attendees taking part in CALHN’s inaugural Research Exchange. Over October 14-18, an enthusiastic crowd of researchers, clinicians, clinical...
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Videos
Preventing the revolving door of hospital readmissions with Dr Clementine Labrosciano
Video series: Translating Research In this episode, we hear from Dr Clementine Labrosciano about her research focussing on patients admitted to hospital after a heart attack.We learn that Dr Labrosciano is working to build a reliable way for doctors to support...
How research supports doctor-patient communication with Dr Matheesa Herath
Video series: Translating Research In this episode, we hear about research supporting effective communication between patients and doctors. We learn that Dr Herath and his colleagues are running a trial in hospital outpatient departments looking at a simple prompt...
How sensitive heart arteries cause chest pain with Associate Professor Rosanna Tavella
Video series: Translating Research In this episode, we hear about research that is helping patients with a type of chest pain known as angina. We learn that while most angina results from physical blockages in small blood vessels supplying the heart, in...
Podcasts
How passion and grit shape effective healthcare research
A common misconception about researchers is that they’re white-coated introverts who tinker away in laboratories, disconnected from the real world. In reality researchers are diverse, interesting and passionate people who are highly motivated to make a real...
Positive impact: Improving the health and wellbeing of healthcare professionals
Work plays a pivotal role in our lives. Therefore, enhancing the health and wellbeing of any workforce is vital – this is especially so in the healthcare sector when some mistakes can be life-threatening.However, humans are complex. Workplaces are complex. Mental...
The power of education: CALHN expertise leaves a lasting legacy
In this episode of the Our People podcast, we speak to CALHN Nurse Educator Joy Booth about the impact of her role educating Central Adelaide perioperative nursing staff and upskilling health care workers in Timor Leste, also known as East Timor.Joy has worked at...
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