by tanya.wilkins@sa.gov.au | 26 May, 2025 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, SAMI
Ask ten children if they like needles, and you’ll likely get ten emphatic ‘no’ responses. But what about when that fear of needles is more than mild anxiety but is born from the trauma of 10 – 15 unsuccessful intravenous (IV) insertion attempts at a time? ...
by tanya.wilkins@sa.gov.au | 22 May, 2025 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Podcast, RAH, Research, Research Pulse
Research Pulse podcast Season 3 Episode 6 In this episode of Research Pulse, we learn about the pituitary gland, an organ in your brain which controls the key hormones that keep you healthy. We speak to endocrinologist Associate Professor Sunita De Sousa, Senior Staff...
by tanya.wilkins@sa.gov.au | 21 May, 2025 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, Events, Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, Repat Health Precinct
During National Volunteer Week, we are proud to celebrate the dedicated individuals who generously give their time to support the CALHN community. Their contributions are as diverse as they are meaningful, from offering comfort and companionship to patients on the...
by tanya.wilkins@sa.gov.au | 19 May, 2025 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, Events, Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, Repat Health Precinct
Let’s be honest, it is a tough call not to feature all of CALHN’s 360 volunteers as part of National Volunteer Week. Although when you have the good fortune to meet Sue, you realise she is worth spotlighting. Former Nurse Sue volunteers at the CALHN’s Hampstead...
by tanya.wilkins@sa.gov.au | 7 May, 2025 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, RAH, Research, TQEH
A long-term patient study has been quietly keeping track of radiation therapy results in paediatric, adolescent, young adult, and rare adult tumour patients … until now. Radiation Oncologist at CALHN’s Royal Adelaide Hospital, Associate Professor Hien Le, proudly...
