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New vaccination clinic for WANDAS women 21 March 2022 TheWomen and Newborn Drug and Alcohol Service (WANDAS)at WNHS provides specialist clinical services and professional support in the care of pregnant women with complex alcohol and other drug (AOD) use issues. Staff at WANDAS see many vulnerable women who have great difficulty accessing healthcare for a myriad of reasons. For some, it is the severe health anxiety they manage and for others it is merely access to medical help. Dr David Owen is an Obstetric Consultant for the WANDAS service and said that it occurred to the team that offering a vaccination service would not only inform women of the risks faced by pregnant women with COVID but also be able to facilitate access to vaccination. “It occurred to me that if I was able through counselling to assuage their anxieties, I couldadminister the vaccine myself offering a one-stop clinic,” he said. Dr Owen went on to complet... -
New agreement uses 3D technology to help treat rare genetic disorder 14 March 2022 Last week, Channel 7 interviewed KEMH’s Gareth Baynam and Curtin Uni's Richard Palmer, about the WA face diagnostic technology that is receiving global attention, potentially unlocking the answers to a rare genetic disease. Perth nurse Emily Wheeler, a patient of Professor Baynam’s, is one in 50,000 people who suffer from the rare genetic disorder, Hereditary Angioedema (HAE). As a result of HAE, Emily experiences swelling mainly in her stomach, adding up to 4kg of fluid to her abdomen during painful attacks that usually last a week. But thanks to a new agreement between WA’s King Edward Memorial Hospital, Curtin University, Takeda Global, SingHealth in Singapore and FrontierSI, researchers will use 3D facial analysis technology to help understand and eventually guide the treatment of this rare disease. Professor Baynam, Cliniface and study clinical lead, is the Head of... -
In celebration of International Women's Day - spotlight on WNHS Executive Director, Jodi Graham 10 March 2022 Growing up in the great southern region of WA, and graduating from Iona College, Dr Jodi Graham is a locally trained specialist Anaesthetist, with a passion for leadership. Looking back on her early years Jodi said it was then that she developed many of the values and beliefs she holds close to her heart today. “I think growing up in the country and then moving to Perth and attending Iona College really gave me an opportunity to truly see people and to understand what it means to create your own path,” she said. “I found myself really recognising and appreciating all their differences, all their challenges, all their achievements and doing that has really shaped my personal values and who I am today.” As a consultant Anaesthetist, Jodi embraced and followed her passion to lead people and became Medical Co-Director of the Surgical Division at SCGOPH group. During ... -
Thank you for 30 years of education at KEMH 08 February 2022 After 30 years, Midwife Educator Janice Butt is saying goodbye to all the incredible people she has worked besides in her time at the Women and Newborn Health Service (WNHS). Janice, HOD for Department of Nursing & Midwifery Education & Research (DNAMER) and Coordinator Midwifery & Nursing Staff Development, said that she has thoroughly enjoyed her career as a Midwife, predominantly in education at with King Eddie's Memorial Hospital (KEMH) and Curtin University. “It has been a privilege to work alongside so many amazing people during my 30 years at KEMH, after emigrating from the UK in 1992. I can hardly believe that so much time has passed so quickly and that I have been involved in so many changes in the health service, during that time. “Working in a health service that truly values education and research, recognising the significant contribution made to the ... -
Closing the Gap - Screening saves lives 04 February 2022 This year the World Cancer Day 2022 theme is “Close the care Gap”, and WA’s cancer screening program teams for bowel, breast and cervical have joined forces to share the message that ‘Screening saves lives’, with new resources focusing on the LGBTIQ+ community. The LGBQTI+ community is somewhat resistant to seeking medical help out of fear and are an under screened community and the aim is to increase awareness of, and participation in, these lifesaving programs. A collaboration between BreastScreen WA, the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, and the WA Cervical Cancer Prevention Program has been created as a direct response to this, with advocacy work and communication being undertaken in the background to ensure acceptance and understanding is in place more widely. The first of the materials was seen at the PRIDE Fair in November, featuring community...
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20/12/2021
