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World-first melanoma study to boost early detection

22 June 2023

A world-first study, for which The Alfred is the Victorian lead, is using 3D skin imaging technology and artificial intelligence to significantly improve the early detection of melanoma for all Australians.

cancer

cancer research

melanoma

Take care with hot water bottles this winter

20 June 2023

Doctors are issuing a warning to people using hot water bottles after seeing a significant increase in patients suffering severe burns admitted to the Victorian Adult Burns Service at The Alfred. 

burns

emergency & trauma

patients

Melanoma Centre build hits major milestone

15 June 2023

Work on the $152.4 million Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre has reached a major milestone, with the building structure reaching its highest point at level seven.

cancer

cancer research

melanoma

Alfred pharmacists step up for the state

29 May 2023

When COVID-19 antivirals were first introduced, prescribers had a lot of questions. The Alfred Pharmacy team stepped in to answer them – setting up a state-wide helpline in less than two weeks.

pharmacy

research & innovation

Research partners welcomed for site visit

24 May 2023

We were pleased to welcome our research partners from Monash University recently for a tour of the Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre building site.

cancer

melanoma

research & innovation

Clinical trials create hope for the future

18 May 2023

The Alfred is the home for clinical trials and translational health practice. Of all clinical trials happening in Australia, one in five occur on site at The Alfred. The Alfred does two thirds of all first-in-human clinical trials conducted in Australia. That's why, this World Clinical Trials Day, we are celebrating the researchers, partners and collaborators who choose to conduct their trials with Alfred Health. 

clinical trials

patients

research & innovation

Celebrating our nurse-force

12 May 2023

Hear from some of our incredible nurses about why that do what they do, as we celebrate International Nurses Day 2023.

nurses

nursing education

patients

Alfred stroke team receives certification

5 May 2023

The stroke team at The Alfred is delighted to be the first in Victoria to receive Australian Stroke Coalition Stroke Unit Certification.

patients

research & innovation

staff

Melbourne dad saved by Australian-first trial

1 May 2023

When 43-year-old Melbourne dad Mark Wohlers suffered a cardiac arrest last year, it was the swift emergency response and an Australian-first clinical trial that gave him a second chance at life.

heart

icu

patients

Pinhole procedure changing women’s lives

24 April 2023

Each year, thousands of Australian women undergo invasive and life-altering hysterectomies to treat debilitating pain and blood loss caused by uterine fibroids. But there’s another option: a very safe, pin-hole procedure that cures the symptoms, yet leaves the uterus intact.

patients

radiology

research & innovation