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REDCap award for NMHS Senior Scientist 14 December 2022 Clinical Research Centre (CRC) Acting Manager, Dr Milan Dragovic, has been recognised as the most helpful REDCap User for 2022 at the WA Health REDCap Symposium of 2022. Dr Dragovic, a Senior Scientist, has been actively involved in implementing the REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) System since 2016. The award highlights the level of knowledge Milan has around the program, and how pivotal he has been in training and promoting the use of the REDCap System across WA. "The REDCap service has been adopted widely across our service," Milan said. "I feel grateful that my passion and relentless advocating of this wonderful service has been recognised." The award also highlights the achievements and level of expertise operating out of the CRC. It emphasises the level of assistance the centre provides to internal and external clients' needs, and the level of care provided. CRC is based ...
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NMHS Junior Medical Officer Manifesto 14 December 2022 The NMHS is wholeheartedly committed to leading the way as the employer of choice and ensuring that all Junior Medical Officers (JMO) are valued as integral members of the NMHS family. The NMHS JMO Manifesto has been developed in collaboration with our Junior Doctors and Doctors in training, Charlies RMO Society, Senior Clinicians and the Australian Medical Association (AMA). The commitments are outlined as follows: 1. Part time roles and flexible working arrangements There will be 35 new part-time opportunities created across NMHS, encompassing job-share and ward-based arrangements. An expression of interest has been sent out for these positions across multiple departments within NMHS. 2. Overtime Commencing in January 2023, the SCGOPHCG will be trialling a new process where overtime will be managed by Medical Workforce and approved by the office of the Department of Clinical Services...
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Osborne Park Hospital receives new state-of-the-art CT scanner 14 December 2022 The Radiology department at Osborne Park Hospital is officially home to a brand new, cutting edge Computed Tomography (CT) scanner. The new Canon Aquilion ONE Genesis unit took almost five weeks to install. It is deemed to be one of the most advanced systems in WA Health, and will provide a significant range of benefits to patients. Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence for deep learning reconstruction (DLR), the CT scanner achieves high quality images at a fast rate whilst emitting a very low dose of radiation. The capabilities of the new equipment will also enable a broader range of scans to be performed at OPH. Canon Medical Systems, who in keeping with their "Made for Patients, Made for Life "philosophy have worked with us to create a stunning mural of a Japanese garden. It spans across the room and provides a welcoming and tranquil environment for patients. CT scanning ...
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Derbarl Yerrigan goes mobile 08 December 2022 Dental services at Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service have gone mobile while the East Perth centre is renovated. When the renovations were announced, dental staff requested assistance from Dental Services to help them continue their service. Dental Services were able to provide a mobile van, which was painted by students at Clontarf Aboriginal Centre. Dental staff will be able to offer culturally appropriate dental services from the van until early January. Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service provides culturally secure primary health, mental health and dental services for Aboriginal families living in the Perth metropolitan area. For more information about the service visit Derbarl Yerrigan (external site).
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Innovation, meet supercomputer! 06 December 2022 The Pawsey Supercomputer Research Centre hosted the Innovation and Development Hub and delegates from across NMHS directorates and QEII based PathWest staff last Monday 28 November. As one of the largest, greenest and most powerful supercomputers in the southern hemisphere, Pawsey’s staff were able to provide delegates with a range of information on Pawsey’s supercomputing and data storage capabilities and discuss how these could be utilised to progress innovation, health research and health data science. NMHS delegates saw the impressive and newly installed Setonix supercomputer system, named after WA’s very own Quokka, and discussed the broad range of work being developed by Pawsey along with the range of opportunities that supercomputing can offer. Joint funded by the federal and state governments to support research, Pawsey is accessed through a merit-based applicat...
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18/10/2023