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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

New clinic helping people with functional seizures

7 August 2023

When Natalie started experiencing involuntary jerks in 2020, she had no idea the journey she had begun. Following a tonic-clonic seizure and a misdiagnosis of epilepsy, Natalie eventually discovered she had functional neurological disorder (FND). Daily, she was experiencing clusters of jerks – about 50 at a time – and as a busy professional, Natalie felt her body was out of her control. 

patients

research & innovation

seizures

Sign up to save a life

24 July 2023

Earlier this year, Steven Fletcher-Jones underwent a lung transplant at The Alfred, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous organ donor. It's Donate Life Week, and we're urging everyone to register to become an organ donor so that you too could have the chance to save a life.

donatelife

lung transplant

organ donation

patients

Heart partnership to drive cutting edge care

6 July 2023

Heart patients of the future are set to benefit from a new partnership which will bring together the combined strengths of three leading institutions in cardiovascular research and patient care.

heart

research & innovation

Indigenous Garden opens

3 July 2023

The new Indigenous Garden at The Alfred has officially opened and is open to patients, visitors and staff.

aboriginal events

staff

Prescribing a more sustainable future

28 June 2023

Hundreds of disposable insulin pens will be kept out of landfill thanks to a campaign headed by endocrinologist Dr Shoshana Sztal-Mazer.

diabetes

endocrinology

patients

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