by Sarah Keenihan | 21 Mar, 2025 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, SA Pharmacy
Having and using the right medicines at the right time is a vital aspect of healthcare. Beyond medicines supply, it’s vital to support patients so they understand how to safety and effectively use their medicines. SA Health’s Closing the Gap Medicines Access Program...
by Sarah Keenihan | 20 Mar, 2025 | Articles, Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, RAH
CALHN’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing Hub provides Ngangkaṟi traditional healing as an organisation-wide service. Originating in the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, Ngangkaṟi services are delivered by Aboriginal...
by Sarah Keenihan | 12 Mar, 2025 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community, Podcast, Research, Research Pulse, TQEH
Research Pulse podcast Season 3 Episode 4 Has your doctor ever given you a ‘nature prescription’? It’s a written instruction to spend time in nature, and can create benefits such as improved mental health. But perhaps there’s more to the story. In this episode...
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...