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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...
Empowering patients in surgical consultations with question prompt lists
Researchers at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital are developing an evidence-based question prompt list (QPL) to help patients understand complex information in their surgical consultations and ask the questions that matter to them. A QPL is a list of suggested questions...
Superbugs with Dr Katharina Richter
Video series: Translating Research In this episode we speak to Dr Katharina Richter about her research on defeating antibiotic-resistant bacteria. We learn about: the growing problem of antibiotic resistant superbugs why antibiotics don't work against some...
Clinician-built informatics board maximises the Electronic Medical Record
CALHN Intensive Care Unit (ICU) clinicians are laying the foundation of a revolutionary shift towards efficient, data-led patient care and clinical management. The ICU Bedboard is a new streamlined visualisation of clinical data stored on the Electronic Medical...
Maximising treatment benefits for people with emphysema
A world-first study examining the effect of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction for patients with emphysema is underway at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. The procedure is proven to be highly beneficial, but the researchers are using a suite of cardiac, respiratory...
The ‘green light’ to human trials for revolutionary immunotherapy
Researchers at the Centre for Cancer Biology have uncovered key evidence to support first in human trials of emerging immunotherapy against deadly brain tumours. The ground-breaking work has revealed the GD2 molecule on brain cancer cells as a viable target for the...
CALHN clinicians recognised for public health excellence
Central Adelaide Local Health Network’s commitment to excellence and its dedication to the delivery of high-quality patient services has been recognised in the 2022 SA Health Awards, with nine finalists named across a range of categories. The awards showcase...
Chronic myeloid leukaemia: why some patients don’t respond to therapy
Research Pulse podcast Season 1 Episode 7 New research is focused on chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) and why some patients don’t respond to therapy. We’re speaking to Professor Susan Branford from SA Pathology and the Centre for Cancer Biology, an alliance...
International expansion to world-leading stroke trial at the RAH
A world-leading stroke trial investigating early keyhole brain surgery to treat intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), or bleeding into the brain, is being expanded across the country and internationally. The EVACUATE study, led by the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the...
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