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Be Bowel Aware in June and know your normal 15 June 2022 June is Bowel Cancer Awareness month and the WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network Clinical Implementation Unit (WACPCN CIU) team who support the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) in WA is reminding everyone to ‘know your normal’ when it comes to your bowel health. Everyone is encouraged to know what your regular bowel habits are and act on any changes: Having a positive result on your poo screening test (Faecal Occult Blood Test - FOBT) or bleeding from your bottom or seeing blood in your poo Changes in your bowel habits (diarrhoea/loose poo or constipation/blocked up) for more than 4 weeks Weight loss for no reason Tired for no reason Pain or a lump in your tummy Clinical Lead and SCGH Gastroenterologist, Dr Hooi Ee, says “Knowing your regular habits and speaking with your GP if you notice changes is important, particularly for... -
Congratulations Queen’s Birthday 2022 Honours List NMHS recipients 14 June 2022 On behalf of the North Metropolitan Health Service Board and Executive Team, we extend our congratulations to the following staff members who have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday 2022 Honours List: Annette Barton – SCGOPHCG Head of Department Occupational Therapy, for service to occupational therapy. Professor Graham Barrett – SCGOPHCG Ophthalmologist, for significant service to ophthalmology and to professional organisations. Annette has been recognised as a committed and compassionate occupational therapy leader. She is a proud and passionate advocate for occupational therapy who is committed to the broader vision for allied health and how to achieve the best outcomes through transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary models. As a world leader and innovator in the field of Ophthalmology, Professor Barrett has devised numerous surgical instruments and he... -
Embrace Makuru season 27 May 2022 Makuru is a polarising season; it has its passionate lovers and haters. But whichever camp you fall in, there is no stopping the chilly tide. Submission and embrace is what the doctor orders for the coming cozy months. Appropriately represented by the icey palette of blue, Makuru is the coldest and wettest season of the Nyoongar calendar. Driving glacial winds north from our Antarctic neighbour, dramatic Thor-esque sky shows and churning oceans, traditionally the Nyoongar people would retreat from the coast to take mia mia (shelter) inland by the kaarla (fire). The knock-on effect was a change in food-sources from seafood to the rich land-grazing animals such as kangaroo, which not only provided the protein sustenance for cold months but also the warmth of their skins to be used as bookas (blankets). Never to be wasted, even the kangaroo bones were carved into hunting tools such as gidji... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 24 May 2022 Working tirelessly to ensure staff in the Emergency Department (ED) were kept updated and informed during the pandemic, A/ED COVID Project Officer Tarah Mountford has been recognised as the Sir Charles Gairdner Employee of the Month. Tarah was nominated by her manager for developing an informative and morale building ED COVID newsletter, providing updates and clinical information required by staff working within the ED during a changing and challenging environment. The nomination described Tarah as proactive and productive, going above and beyond for patients and her colleagues with kindness and empathy. Tarah was awarded a certificate and voucher via a Teams e-presentation and will enjoy cupcakes with her team members courtesy of sponsor SmartSalary. Tarah clearly demonstrates each of the five values of North Metro and is a worthy recipient of the $150 gift voucher from our generous sp... -
The Joy and Benefits of Music Therapy 16 May 2022 In 2021, Allied Health ran a fundraising effort through the Charlies Research Foundation “Be a Champ for Charlies” Giving Day. The Allied Health vision was “Returning Quality to Your Life” and one of the projects that was supported through these funds was a Music Therapy program for Geriatric inpatients at SCGH and outpatients in the Parkinson’s Disease Clinic at OPH. Run by Music Therapist Hayley Antipas of Attuned Health, and facilitated by staff at the Clinic, the program recently concluded at OPH with rave reviews. OPH Parkinson's Clinic is a multi-disciplinary outpatient service which provides specialist care to people with Parkinson's Disease and their carers. The Clinic offered the Music Therapy program as an opportunity for patients to add quality to their lives and increase wellbeing alongside their current treatments. Music therapy has a range of b...
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12/04/2021