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International Trans Day of Visibility - 31 March 31 March 2022 Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility, a day dedicated to celebrating transgender people and their accomplishments. For Trans Day of Visibility, the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) (external site) in WA are celebrating their very own hero: Alyce. Alyce is one of the bowel screening advocates encouraging everyone to take part in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program sends bowel screening test kits to eligible Australians aged 50-74. If detected early, bowel cancer can be successfully treated in more than 90 per cent of cases. Bowel cancer testing is free, easy to do and can be completed in the comfort of your own home. Age is the number one risk factor so everybody from the age of 50, regardless of gender and sexuality, should screen for bowel cancer. The LGBTQI+ Cancer Screening Campaign has been developed ... -
Celebrating our dedicated staff! 28 March 2022 Congratulations to WNHS Employee of the Month, Women's Health Strategy and Programs Unit Projects and Policy Officer, Louise Bromly. Louise has been recognised for her important work in creating consumer and medical practitioner resources on options for abortion, including legislation information, in WA. Louise was nominated by her Manager, Safiyah Salim, for working collaboratively alongside the social work and GP liaison teams, and right across WNHS on the initiative. Current A/Manager of Women's Health Strategy and Programs Unit, Chloé Merna said she witnesses the dedication and passion that Louise brings into all of her work within women’s health on a daily basis and is delighted to see her get the recognition she deserves. “Louise’s work is exemplary, and she embodies WNHS Values in all that she does,” Chloe said. Louise will soon be awarded via a T... -
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 ...
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20/12/2021