General News
Real-life
drama for Victorian young doctors
A record-breaking 406
new medical interns entered Victoria's hospitals this summer, none
with a more remarkable story to tell than the five women pictured
here with Health Minister Bronwyn Pike.
Social
work scholarship on offer
La Trobe University's
School of Social Work and Social Policy is inviting applications
for a scholarship to complete one of its post-graduate social work
courses.
Guide
to help health services handle complaints
A guide designed to
help health services providers develop and implement effective complaint
handling practices has been distributed to all hospitals in Victoria.
Honour
for Department's Gill Callister
Office for Children
Executive Director Gill Callister has been awarded an Institute
of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) in Victoria Fellowship.
Child
safety centre work acknowledged
The City of Melbourne
has presented the Royal Children's Hospital Safety Centre with an
award for its work in injury prevention and safety promotion.
Travelling
fellows to bring the best of health back home
Nine of Victoria's
most promising public health professionals, clinicians and managers
will share travelling fellowships worth a total of $110,000 to bring
world's best health practices home.
Workshop
for domestic violence prevention facilitators
Multicultural community
leaders and workers have taken part in a five-day violence prevention
education seminar conducted by leading North American psychologist
and parenting educator Dr Marilyn Steele.
CD
encourages cardiac calm
Busy lives, rising
stress levels and, in turn, more heart disease has encouraged Caulfield
General Medical Centre's Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit to produce
a relaxation CD for the benefit of patients and members of the community.
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Public Health
Website
raises awareness of risks to sexual health
Personalised sexual
check-up recommendations are now just a mouse click away thanks
to a novel online service launched in Melbourne in a bid to encourage
people to be proactive about their sexual health.
Prenatal
test for cystic fibrosis risk
A simple cheek swab
test is now available to help expectant couples and those planning
pregnancies to determine their risk of having a baby with cystic
fibrosis.
Skin
cancer alert for over-50s
Groundbreaking research
by Melbourne doctors has shown that new moles on older people's
skin are 30 times more likely to be cancerous than on younger people.
Alfred
trials diabetes drug
The Alfred Hospital
has taken part in the world's largest trial of cardiovascular disease
prevention in type two diabetes.
Scientists
in stem cell breakthrough
In a world-first breakthrough,
Melbourne scientists have discovered a rare stem cell that could
have important implications for breast cancer research and treatment.
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Disability Services
Good
sports at Benalla
Residents celebrated
International Day for People with a Disability with a bocce tournament
at the Benalla Indoor Recreation Centre.
Mental Health
Mental
health care streamlined
Bendigo Health has
received Department of Human Services funding for a project to improve
mental health triage services for people in the Loddon/Campaspe/Southern
Mallee region.
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Metropolitan Health
Millions
to improve emergency departments
Seventy new beds will
be made available at major hospitals as part of a $13.8 million
initiative to treat emergency department patients more quickly.
Doctors
take up Peninsula Health appointments
Two dozen interns have
begun their medical careers at Peninsula Health.
Alfred
Hospital trauma surgeon an angel of Aceh
A new book tells the
personal stories of the first Australian surgical team to arrive
in Banda Aceh after the devastating Boxing Day tsunami a year ago.
Century
since first corneal transplant
The Royal Victorian
Eye and Ear Hospital, Lions Corneal Donation Service and Eye Research
Australia urged people to give the gift of sight when they recently
marked the 100th anniversary of the first corneal transplant.
The
balloon goes up on chronic sinusitis
A new surgical procedure
being trialled at the Alfred Hospital may mean the end of blocked
noses for the tens of thousands of Australians who suffer from sinusitis.
World-first
trial for implanted heart monitoring system
Doctors at the Alfred
Hospital and Monash University are leading a world-first trial to
investigate whether the implantation of a specially-designed HeartPODª
monitoring system in heart failure patients can keep them out of
hospital and lead to a better quality of life.
Paper
trail stops at Casey Hospital
The medical paper trail
may be a thing of the past at Casey Hospital, which has become the
first public hospital in Victoria to manage all patient information
using a Scanned Medical Records system.
Sleep
apnoea tablet trial
Austin Health's Institute
for Breathing and Sleep is trialing a new treatment for sleep apnoea.
Royal
Women's Hospital baby boom sees more than 6,000 births in 2005
The
Royal Women's has broken an eight-year record for the highest number
of babies born at the hospital in a single year.
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Office for Children
Call
for conference abstracts
Organisers are calling
for abstracts for the 4th national Queen Elizabeth Centre conference.
Expert
to lead early childhood forum
Telstra Dome will display
Ôfull house' signs on Friday, March 3Ébut not for the pre-season
football competition.
Wage
boost for kinder teachers
The Government will
deliver an extra $26 million over three years to improve pay and
conditions for Victorian kindergarten teachers as part of an ongoing
drive to encourage young graduates to join the profession.
Community Health
Major
clean and polish for Bass Coast dental surgery
The dental service
at Bass Coast Regional Health's Wonthaggi Hospital has undergone
an upgrade and renovations.
Conference
to focus on community
An American expert
on public health and social behaviour and their impacts on disadvantaged
communities will headline the 4th annual Communities in Control
Conference in Melbourne in June.
Breast
cancer training workshop
The National Breast
Cancer Centre will be holding a training workshop for Aboriginal
health workers in Cairns on Friday, May 26.
Aged Care
Boost
for home care services
Older Victorians and
people with a disability will benefit from a boost of more than
400,000 hours of additional care with an extra $23.7 million in
funding for home care services.
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Housing
Former
motor inn rocks on as rooming house
Single people on low
incomes have found a new home in a redeveloped building that played
host to The Rolling Stones during their first visit to Melbourne
in 1965.
No
weather gloom if gardens bloom
When rain sweeps the
landscape the good news is—it's good for the garden!
New
look for Carlton flats
A $250 million transformation
of the Carlton public housing estate will provide public and private
apartments for some 795 families.
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Century
since first corneal transplant
