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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...
Men’s health with Dr Andrew Peel
Video series: Ask the Expert In this episode we ask clinician and researcher, Dr Andrew Peel, questions about men's health. We learn about: metabolic health obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) warning signs of OSA treatments for OSA Watch and subscribe View all Ask the...
First in human trial using genetically engineered islet cells to go ahead at the RAH
A first in human trial aiming to restore glucose control in patients with type 1 diabetes using genetically engineered islet cells is set to go ahead following funding from the Australian Government. The joint project between the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) and...
Music to the ears of people living with tinnitus
Clinicians at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) have developed a fast, accurate and reliable tool to assess tinnitus severity. The new FiveQ questionnaire will save hours of time for patients and clinics and improve initial and follow-up tinnitus assessments. A...
Ventilator automation frees up nurses
Observations from ventilators used by ICU patients are now being fed directly into Central Adelaide’s electronic medical record (EMR) system, helping to ease nurses’ workload and improving data quality Better data and better care Prior to the integration, nurses...
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