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Introducing our Child Health Heroes! 27 November 2019 Every day our CAHS staff and volunteers go above and beyond to help others - our patients, clients, families and the community - you are the heroes of our health service. We're shining a light on their super powers with a health service-wide campaign featuring staff from roles right across CAHS including nursing, support services, Aboriginal health, medical, community health, mental health, volunteers, corporate and many more. Keep an eye out as they zoom into clinics, offices, sites and PCH over the next few weeks! -
Our stars of CAHS winners 21 November 2019 The Stars of CAHS Staff Awards recognise and celebrate employee efforts aligned with the CAHS values of compassion, collaboration, equity, respect, excellence and accountability. This quarter's winner was Jodi Mann, Neuromuscular Clinical Nurse at PCH.Jodie was awarded with the Stars of CAHS award in recognition of her demonstration of the CAHS value of excellence. Jodi's work has been fundamental in the instituting a life-changing treatment for our patients. Here are some words from her nomination: "Jodi runs our joint Neurology and Respiratory Neuromuscular clinic and has always been the key player in ensuring care coordination for this patient group. She exemplified all of the CAHS values when instituting a life-changing treatment for our patients. I feel all of Jodi's actions demonstrate her excellent commitment to outstanding service delivery to our patients." Kym Little was presen... -
Be a part of the Familial hypercholesterolemia trial 01 January 0001 How to be involved in a research study that may help prevent heart attacks Perth Children’s Hospital researchers are currently recruiting families for a study into the most common and serious form of inherited high cholesterol called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). The study screens children aged 1-2 years through a simple heel prick blood test at a routine immunisation appointment. Children who are found to have FH are offered expert counselling and specialist treatment at Perth Children’s Hospital. We are currently recruiting participants at Rheola St Central Immunisation Clinic, Kwinana Community Health Centre, Ellen Health General Practice Fremantle, Balcatta Child Health Centre. Find out more here. -
GP Urgent Care Clinic 01 January 0001 GP Urgent Care Clinics are a large network of GP practices within the Perth metropolitan area and the Bunbury region that can provide GP urgent care services to patients so they receive the most appropriate care without the need to attend an emergency department. Find out more about GP Urgent Care Clinics. -
Sweet success - making a bitter pill easier to swallow 01 January 0001 Researchers from Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) and The University of Western Australia (UWA) have successfully trialled a new approach to the problem of convincing reluctant young patients to swallow bitter-tasting medication before their surgery. The team conducted a clinical trial over a 28-month period to assess the taste, tolerability and absorption rates of the chocolate-tasting, chewable tramadol compared to an oral liquid formulation based on tramadol capsules. Tramadol is an opioid pain medication that can be prescribed to treat postoperative pain in children. The children who participated in the trial were given the novel chewable tramadol tablet or oral tramadol liquid before anaesthetic was administered. Led by PCH Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist and Chair of Paediatric Anaesthesia at UWA Professor Britta von Ungern-Sternberg and UWA Professor of Pharmaceutics Lee Y...
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22/06/2021