A nurse-led remote surveillance programme for vascular patients, has cut patient loss to follow-up to zero, saved hundreds of hours of clinician and patient time, and over $1.5 million of healthcare costs. The program is the first of its kind in Australia and allows...
A study in the haematology unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) has found less toxicity, better total antifungal protection, and a lower overall cost by switching to a new drug pathway of fungal prevention for patients receiving an allogeneic stem cell...
Researchers at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) have found evidence that e-cigarette users may be more susceptible to COVID-19 infection than non-smokers. Both the nicotine in vapour as well as some flavourings appeared to increase key proteins which help the virus...
Video series: Translating Research In this episode we speak to Dr Stuart Callary about his research to improve the functional outcomes of patients who have undergone hip replacement surgery. We learn about: the problem of hip replacement failure how Dr Callary is...
A new finger prick testing method is allowing nurses to identify positive cases of Hepatitis C (HEP-C) at the Adelaide Remand Centre in 60 minutes, rather than three weeks. Give Hep C the Finger is a collaborative project between Viral Hepatitis Nurses from CALHN, SA...
