by Sarah Keenihan | 7 Mar, 2025 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Our People, Podcast
CALHN Our People Season 2 Episode 2 Sarah Heard is a senior occupational therapist at CALHN — but that’s just one part of her identity. She’s also an Australian athlete. And she’s a parent and a partner. Sarah feels lucky to be able to live out...
by Sarah Keenihan | 25 Feb, 2025 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Research, TQEH
Next time you have a meal, just stop and ponder for a minute. You take a bite, chew and swallow. You feel the food move down your throat, then seemingly disappear. What happens next? Without conscious effort, the food continues to make its way towards your stomach,...
by Sarah Keenihan | 20 Feb, 2025 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Our People, Podcast
CALHN Our People Season 2 Episode 1 We’re kicking off season two of Our People with a very special guest – Emma McCahon, CEO at Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN). Emma joined CALHN in early 2024 and hit the ground running. She is committed to a model...
by Sarah Keenihan | 19 Feb, 2025 | Articles, clinical trial, RAH, Research
Becoming the first person in the world to participate in an international clinical cancer trial is no small feat. On 29 January 2025 Mr Iliano Puccini became one such person, when persistent solid cancer tumours led his oncologist to recommend him as study patient...
by Sarah Keenihan | 18 Feb, 2025 | Articles, Community, RAH, TQEH
Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) is marking 60 years since Australia’s first successful kidney transplant was performed at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) in Woodville South, South Australia. The landmark surgery on 21 February 1965 involved a man...
