Video series: Translating Research In this episode, we hear about research aimed at helping patients recover muscle mass lost during a stay in an intensive care unit (ICU). We learn that while more patients are surviving ICU, slow recovery and delayed discharge...
Commitment to public service is clear at Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN). Four CALHN entries to the 2023 Premier’s Excellence Awards have been announced as finalists. Dr Griffith Perkins is a finalist in the category Emerging Young Talent – Individual....
Blood loss is a major challenge after traumatic accidents and for some surgery patients. As managers within the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) Anaesthetic Nursing Team, Therese and Daryl have established a team of specifically trained nurses that provides a safe and...
A real-life connection can be a strong motivator driving excellence in scientific research. For Royal Adelaide Hospital’s Alia, the experience of cancer is both personal and professional. Alia has been awarded a 2024 Dawes Scholarship from Central Adelaide Local...
Meet Judith, one of our consumer representatives. Judith was recovering from breast cancer surgery and radiotherapy in 2021 – during the height of the pandemic – when it was suggested that she become a consumer representative for CALHN. “It was an...
Christmas will be extra special this year for Ben, his partner Sarah and their two daughters. Their lives were turned upside down in October, when Ben became critically ill due to flu and a bacterial infection leading to lung failure. “We didn’t know if...