News

Driving family violence education in the community

26 November 2019

Did you know that one in four Australian women have experienced family violence since the age of 15?

patients

staff

Teen receives life-saving lung and kidney transplants

14 November 2019

In a remarkable example of team collaboration at The Alfred, paediatric lung transplant patient Thuong Mai returned home to Queensland last week, with a newfound dream of becoming a nurse.

organ donation

transplant

Serving our country and our patients

11 November 2019

From Rwanda to Iraq, Colonel Su Winter has served in the Australian Army since medical school. 

intensive care

Miniature heart pump a life saver

4 November 2019

Alfred cardiologists have used a miniature heart pump to keep a Melbourne-man alive during a high-risk stent procedure.

heart

Shaping health care: Eighth Australian joins influential academy

22 October 2019

Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine director, Professor Paul Myles has become just the eighth Australian elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in the United States.

research & innovation

staff

Be car seat safe

21 October 2019

At a recent education event, our Emergency Department team learnt some important things about child car seat safety. We hope sharing these messages with you will help keep our community safe on the roads, especially as we head into the holiday season.

emergency & trauma

Physio awarded prestigious fellowship

4 October 2019

Any patient who has experienced the care of Louise Fuller can attest her lung transplant rehab program produces incredible results. So it’s fitting that Lou has been recognised in a prestigious fellowship program – the Churchill Fellowship.

transplant

Bubbles to the brain, diver sends a warning

16 September 2019

Experienced diver Kate Martin thought she was going to drown when she lost control of a cough 19 metres below the surface off Portsea in Victoria.

hyperbaric medicine

Controlled heart attack restores quality of life

12 September 2019

A unique procedure, which involves the use of alcohol to induce a controlled heart attack is restoring quality of life for a small number of patients.

heart

Sandy nurses volunteer internationally

10 September 2019

Sam and Kristen are two Sandringham theatre nurses who have taken their skills international, volunteering overseas to assist surgeries for those who don't have access to healthcare. 

volunteers