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DonateLife Week - Meet Andree and Soumya 30 July 2019 As part of DonateLife Week 2019, we spoke to two people who are dedicated to raising awareness of organ and tissue donation and supporting the donors, their families and the staff who care for them. Meet Andree Gould, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) and DonateLife Donor Coordinator, and RPH Intensivist and Donation Medical Specialist, Dr Soumya Ray. Both commit themselves to supporting donors and their loved ones through the often emotional and challenging end-of-life care discussions. While a patient’s journey can be a difficult and stressful time for themselves and their families, it’s also an opportunity for Andree and Soumya to offer comfort and closure, and to enable the incredibly generous and benevolent act of donation. Each day, Andree’s role is split between working at the RPH ICU DonateLife office and being on-call at DonateLife WA. Id... -
Christine Parry’s story 19 July 2019 Christine is an Aboriginal Health Officer working with Armadale Health Service’s Boodjari Yorgas Midwifery Group Practice program, supporting local women having Aboriginal babies through their pregnancy, labour and postnatal care. Here is Christine’s story, in her own words: “I was born in Pingelly, a small town south of Perth located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and when I was young we moved up to Armadale because our parents wanted better education for us and for us to be involved with sport. I am the second eldest in our family but the eldest girl; I have 3 sisters and 4 brothers. My dad worked in the local brickworks, while my mum was a housewife, staying home to look after the younger kids. My brothers played football over the years for Armadale and so did my dad, and my sisters played netball or basketball while I mainly played hockey. My family’s tongue is No... -
East Metropolitan Health Service dementia-friendly plans recognised by Dementia Australia 12 July 2019 EMHS has officially been recognised by Dementia Australia as the first metropolitan health service in the country to be a ‘Working Towards Dementia-Friendly Organisation’, a demonstration of our commitment to realising better health outcomes for dementia and delirium patients. Dementia Australia uses the term ‘ working towards’ to emphasise that becoming dementia-friendly is an continual process, one that requires consistent improvement and feedback from people living with dementia, their families and carers. A dementia-friendly health service is one that reviews and improves standards of care on an ongoing basis, and ensures that the services and built environments are accessible to people living with dementia. In achieving this recognition, EMHS adopted a number of positive changes led by Clinical Specialist in Delirium and Dementia, Ellie Newman. Focus groups have been developed wi... -
WA State Trauma Symposium 2019 10 July 2019 Royal Perth Hospital Trauma Service in partnership with Paramedics Australasia (WA) are excited to announce the 2019 WA State Trauma Symposium: Trauma Care – A Maze or Amazing? This year's symposium provides an amazing opportunity to hear from trauma experts from across the globe. Keynote speakers: Professor Martin Schreiber – Division Head of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University Mr Chris Wakeman – Consultant General Surgeon, Christchurch Hospital, and Co-Chair Christchurch Hospital Guest speakers include: Inspector John Harrison – NSW Police Force Ms Michelle Fyfe – Chief Executive Officer (WA) St John Ambulance Australia Lieutenant Colonel Amanda Williamson – Australian Defence Force Professor Steve Dunjey – Royal Perth Hospital / St John of God Murdoch When: Symposi... -
Baby Sophia happy and healthy after CITRA innovation 09 July 2019 Two years ago, East Metropolitan Health Service's Centre for Implant Technology and Retrieval Analysis (CITRA) played an instrumental role in saving the life of a new-born girl. Baby Sophia (pictured left with her siblings) was born with a rare, life threatening condition where her nasal cavity was completely blocked by fused bone. After six surgeries, Sophia is healthy, happy, and able to breathe normally. Moments after Sophia was born, her parents watched as hospital staff called a code blue, and began performing compressions on her chest. Sophia couldn't breathe, and she was placed on a ventilator while doctors searched for an answer. She was born with a complete blockage of the nose, a dangerous condition for infants, who don't breathe through their mouth during the first few months after birth. Sophia was small, even for a newborn, which significantly complicated the surgery require...
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21/05/2025