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A/Prof Victoria Mar is urging people to be sun smart this summer
Sun smart summer key for young people and children
15 December 2023
Amongst all the hustle and bustle of end-of-year festivities, there’s one thing Alfred specialists are urging Victorians to remember – the importance of sun safety.
cancer
melanoma
patients
“Physics doesn’t take a holiday”: Alfred Emergency and Trauma specialists issue holiday message
14 December 2023
A significant increase in 2023 of trauma presentations to The Alfred’s Emergency and Trauma Centre has doctors urging Victorians to take care leading into the busy holiday season.
emergency & trauma
patients
trauma
Annual Meeting 2023
7 December 2023
Alfred Health’s Annual Meeting was held on 6 December 2023. It provided an overview of events and activities at the health service over the past year.
patients
staff
Introducing Wren: the Women’s Recovery Network
1 December 2023
Wren – the Women’s Recovery Network – is set to open its doors next week, ushering in a new era of compassionate and tailored mental health support exclusively for women.
mental health
patients
The Alfred from outside with logo
Privacy central to patient trust
2 November 2023
Alfred Health chief executive Prof Andrew Way has issued a written apology to more than 7000 patients after their medical records were viewed by a healthcare worker while not directly involved in their care.
patients
HRH Princess Astrid with Alfred patients Julie and Astrid, CEO Prof Andrew Way and Prof Butzkueven, Prof Susan Elliott, and senior members of the Belgian Trade Delegation.
International registry provides support and answers to MS patients during COVID
26 October 2023
An international registry that was pivotal in the care of thousands of patients with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic was on show when Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium visited The Alfred this week.
neurology
patients
research & innovation
Dr Kelly Bertram
Shake It Up partners with Alfred Health to expand Parkinson’s research
23 October 2023
Australia will soon have the capacity to host more in-depth and innovative clinical trials for Parkinson’s disease after Shake It Up Australia donated $150,000 to develop a best-practice model at The Alfred.
brain
patients
research & innovation
Hector and wife Ana surrounded by the ICU team
Hector’s incredible fight for survival
30 August 2023
Earlier this year, Hector Saenz became the second person in Australia to receive a lung transplant following COVID-19 – after six months in The Alfred ICU, more than 4000 hours of critical care from 1500 medical professionals, and the longest recorded stint on ECMO.
critical care
icu
patients
Doctors perform a world-first trial at The Alfred
First-in-world endometriosis trial begins
16 August 2023
Doctors from The Alfred Interventional Radiology (IR) team, headed up by principal investigator Associate Professor Jim Koukounaras, have designed a world-first study using interventional radiology to treat endometriosis.
clinical trials
interventional radiology
patients
research & innovation
Prof Catriona McLean AO
Prof McLean honoured with prestigious award
16 August 2023
It is with great pride that we share pathologist Prof Catriona McLean AO has been awarded the prestigious Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation medal for her remarkable contribution to neuropathology.
neuropathology
pathology
patients