by CALHN | 7 Oct, 2020 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, Community
The Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) is developing a Disability and Inclusion Plan that outlines the strategies and actions, which CALHN is proposing for implementation, to increase equity for employees, and members of the community, living with...
by CALHN | 1 Oct, 2020 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, COVID-19, RAH
The Royal Adelaide Hospital’s emergency department has been bolstered by technical capabilities to help minimise the risk to frontine staff when treating suspected COVID-19 trauma patients. The CDI technology allows live view, patient vital signs, instant x-ray and...
by CALHN | 30 Sep, 2020 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff
Nine Central Adelaide LHN staff and teams have been named as finalists in the statewide SA Health Awards for 2020. The awards highlight the people, teams, programs and projects that have significantly improved the performance of the public health sector and the...
by CALHN | 28 Sep, 2020 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, RAH
After becoming critically ill and needing a battery-powered device to keep him alive for 12 months, Graeme Klemm “couldn’t be happier,” 18 months on from receiving a new heart. It’s been a long road for the 57-year-old father of three. Now after getting through the...
by CALHN | 25 Sep, 2020 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, RAH, Research
When it comes to spinal cord injury – time is critical. That’s the overwhelming message of spinal surgeon Professor Brian Freeman’s research. Among all of the studies he is involved with, reducing the time from the accident scene to the operating theatre to within 8...
by CALHN | 25 Sep, 2020 | Central Adelaide LHN Staff, RAH, Research
Medical oncologist and research director Professor Michael Brown and his team running world-leading research into helping a patient’s own immune system fight cancer. Part of the research involves taking existing drugs and making them safer and more effective. In...
