by Sarah Keenihan | 10 Dec, 2024 | Allied Health, Articles, Community
An innovative, Australian-first training approach aims to transform the healthcare experience for Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing South Australians, with the program now in place at Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN). Launched on December 3 2024, the...
by CALHN | 4 Dec, 2024 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community
Each year the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) produces a Snapshot document containing highlights of the year’s activities. This year’s summary features examples of our world-class care and research, plus innovative projects improving patient safety and...
by Sarah Keenihan | 21 Nov, 2024 | Articles, clinical trial, GP News, RAH, Research
Emphysema is a debilitating lung condition that leaves patients feeling breathless and anxious. On face value you’d think lack of air is the problem – but in reality, emphysema-damaged lungs retain too much air. That’s why one of the approaches to treat emphysema...
by Sarah Keenihan | 13 Nov, 2024 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, SAMI, TQEH
South Australia Medical Imaging (SAMI) at Central Adelaide Local Health Network is marking the delivery of the one thousandth dose of a specialised treatment used to treat patients with a rare form of cancer. Known as LuTate therapy, the treatment has been delivered...
by Sarah Keenihan | 5 Nov, 2024 | Articles, Research, TQEH
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...
by Sarah Keenihan | 29 Oct, 2024 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, RAH, Research
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 developing...
