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Improving hip replacements with Dr Stuart Callary
Video series: Translating Research In this episode we speak to Dr Stuart Callary about his research to improve the functional outcomes of patients who have undergone hip replacement surgery. We learn about: the problem of hip replacement failure how Dr Callary is...
From 3 weeks to 60 minutes: faster test results for HEP-C
A new finger prick testing method is allowing nurses to identify positive cases of Hepatitis C (HEP-C) at the Adelaide Remand Centre in 60 minutes, rather than three weeks. Give Hep C the Finger is a collaborative project between Viral Hepatitis Nurses from CALHN,...
CALHN staff deliver life-changing care in Timor Leste
A trio of Central Adelaide Local Health Network clinicians have recently returned from a humanitarian aid trip to Dili in Timor Leste (East Timor) providing life-changing surgical services for patients with limited access to health care. RAH surgeon and head of...
CALHN’s commitment to culturally-safe Aboriginal healthcare
The importance of listening, caring and healing is at the heart of Central Adelaide Local Health Network’s new Aboriginal Health Framework and Action Plan. The new framework and action plan commits to supporting healing and acknowledges that healing is more than...
Personalising bowel cancer treatment
Research Pulse podcast Season 1 Episode 8 Clinical science is now going beyond a one-size-fits all approach to bowel cancer treatment, and tailoring treatment to each individual patient. Our guest is Associate Professor Tarik Sammour, Colorectal Surgeon and...
Key protein identified opening new doors for diabetes prevention
Researchers at the Centre for Cancer Biology (CCB) have identified a key molecule for pancreatic cell function, malfunction of which may contribute to diabetes. Professor Claudine Bonder leads a team at the CCB, an alliance between SA Pathology and the University...
An important message from our Governing Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Evaluation of CALHN by the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) today released an evaluation into aspects of Central Adelaide Local Health Network’s (CALHN) practices, policies and procedures....
Precision radiation & drug therapy combine against lung cancer
Radiation oncologists at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) are aiming to give patients every possible advantage in their fight against metastatic lung cancer. The multi-centre OUTRUN study is testing whether combining drug therapy with precisely focused...
Cancer Concierge service helps patients when they need it most
A trial of a new CALHN Cancer Concierge service has recently started at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. The service provides a dedicated support officer to patients admitted to hospital for cancer treatment, to assist with non-clinical matters. Lighting the way While...
Ending violence against women – what we can do
Central Adelaide Local Health Network is committed to ending violence against women. As one of the largest health agencies in South Australia, CALHN has a responsibility to ensure we are doing our part in creating a safe environment, free from all forms of violence...
Highly trained animals supporting palliative care patients
Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) is working with highly trained animals to support the wellbeing of end-of-life patients, as part of its hospital-based palliative care service. Pet therapy, also known as animal assisted therapy, encompasses a range of...
Better models to support better kidney transplant decisions
Deciding whether to have a kidney transplant is a major decision for patients and clinicians which may become easier thanks to intuitive predictions using a new approach to statistical modelling. Dr Georgina Irish, Consultant nephrologist at the Royal Adelaide...
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