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General News
Queen’s Birthday honours
Department of Human Services
staffer Sandy Brien has been awarded a Public Service Medal in the Queen’s
Birthday Honours for outstanding public service and innovative leadership in
supporting Aboriginal and refugee groups.
Queen’s Birthday honour for
hospital heroes
Long-serving member of the
Victorian Consultative Council on Anaesthetic Mortality and Morbidity Patricia
Mackay has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the Queen’s Birthday
Honours.
Ad urges motorcyclists to save
their skin
The TAC has launched a new
campaign to encourage motorbike and scooter riders to cover up and save their
skin.
Collaboration focus of
partnership forum
Presentations, open discussion
on topical issues and the new partnering landscape were agenda items for the
13th Human Service Partnership Implementation Committee (HSPIC) forum.
Detectives take drug message to
the bush
Two experienced detectives have
given more than 500 schoolchildren and parents in the state’s far west two
lectures about the dangers of illicit drugs.
Statewide ambulance service
board unveiled
Ambulance Victoria will be led
by Marika McMahon as Board Chair and Greg Sassella as Chief Executive Officer.
Tribute to emergency medicine
leader Andrew Dent
Compassion, dignity, excellence,
justice and unity are the values of the Sisters of Charity who operate St.
Vincent’s Hospital.
Victorians value NURSE-ON-CALL
The NURSE-ON-CALL service has
become a vital resource for Victorian families, recording more than 740,000
calls since it began two years ago.
New doctors for transfer service
Two senior Melbourne doctors
have been appointed as clinical advisors to Adult Retrieval Victoria.
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Public Health
Award for play targeting hep C
Chopped Liver—a play about
hepatitis C education—has received the 2008 Indigenous Community Justice
Enforcement Award.
Public health sleuths trace
Legionella to carwash
In what is believed to be a
first—the Department of Human Services Public Health Branch recently
traced the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease to a carwash in
Hoppers Crossing.
Action plan on HIV
Victoria’s bid to reduce the
transmission of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections has received a
$16.6 million Government boost.
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Disability Services
Brain injury conference
The need for innovative
approaches and improved practice will be the focus of the combined 2nd
International Conference on Alcohol and Other Drug Related Brain Injury and the
Brain Injury Australia National Conference.
Scheme helps people with a
disability
More than 220 Victorians with a
disability and their families are set to benefit from easier vehicle transport
under a new Government subsidy.
Kew Residential Services
redevelopment complete
Premier John Brumby joined
former residents of Kew Residential Services (KRS), their families and friends
to mark the completion the $86.5 million redevelopment of Kew Cottages.
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Metropolitan Health
World-class Royal Women’s
Hospital opens
Victoria’s new state-of-the-art
Royal Women’s Hospital is now a reality with Premier John Brumby officially
opening the $250 million world-class facility.
Transplant unit marks
anniversary
The Austin Hospital’s Liver
Transplant Unit has celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Renee a Victorian first
Renee Cowton was only 10 when
she became the first Victorian child—and only the fourth Victorian
ever—to receive a liver transplant.
Heart Foundation award for
Austin cardiologist
A passion to rid the world of
health inequalities has driven Austin Hospital cardiologist Professor Andrew
Tonkin from the consulting room to the world stage.
Escalator fall recovery an
exercise in teamwork
A 30-metre fall from an
escalator at the MCG left cricket fan Mark Horrocks with such severe injuries
Alfred Hospital medical and nursing staff feared he may not survive.
New CEO for Children’s
Associate Professor Christine
Kilpatrick has been appointed Royal Children’s Hospital Chief Executive
Officer.
Precious metal used in fight
against prostate cancer
The latest development in the
treatment of prostate cancer at The Alfred Hospital involves tiny droplets of
pure gold being inserted into the prostate.
Virtual doctors help regional
hospitals
The Alfred Hospital will take
part in a unique $12 million project aimed at providing specialist support for
doctors in regional Victoria.
Community Services
Forum focus on vulnerable
families
The Queen Elizabeth Centre’s
fifth biennial international conference will bring together professionals from
a wide range of disciplines.
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Aged Care
Money management focus of
early-onset dementia study
A new study is examining the
effects early-onset dementia can have on everyday financial decision making.
Mental Health
Mental health centre provides
steps to recovery
Victoria’s newest ‘mid-way
house’ to treat people with a mental illness has opened in South Yarra, thanks
to $1.9 million funding from the Government.
Rural and Regional Health
Centenary celebration in
Warragul
West Gippsland Healthcare Group
is celebrating the centenary of the opening of the first Warragul District
Hospital.
Caring for kids with
life-threatening conditions
Care and support for children
and teens with life-threatening conditions will be boosted under a Government
commitment to strengthen and co-ordinate palliative care services better.
A personal experience
Health Minister Daniel Andrews
was joined at the Strengthening care for children with a life-threatening
condition policy launch by Julie Cini, who spoke about her experience as the
mother of two children who died of spinal muscular atrophy.
Peninsula audience gets the Go
for your life message
Go for your life TV
presenters Sue Stanley and Tony
Shaw’s ‘no frills’ approach to exercise saw the crowd at Peninsula Health’s
diabetes forum off their seats and shaking their hips.
Actress ambassador expo special
guest
Logie award-winning actress
Noeline Brown—named Australia’s first Ambassador for Ageing by the
Commonwealth Government—will be the special guest speaker at Peninsula
Health’s popular Ageing Well Expo in October.
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