Scrub Choir proudly presents ‘Scrub Sessions’
02 September 2021
The Royal Melbourne Hospital’s (RMH) Scrub Choir is back and proud to introduce Scrub Sessions!
‘Beyond thankful’ for care after contracting COVID-19
24 August 2021
There was nothing ordinary about the way Cheryl Poon showed her gratitude for the care she received after being hospitalised at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) with COVID-19 earlier this year.
The RMH ICU nurse goes above and beyond with ‘person-centred care’
20 August 2021
He wears scrubs instead of skivvies, but the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s (RMH) intensive care unit (ICU) nurse Steven Moylan wiggled into action to help a very special patient.
Lung ultrasound program nabs nurse award
19 August 2021
An education and training program that teaches nurses and physiotherapists to assess lung health using ultrasound has been recognised by the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ).
Mobile stroke ambulance trial likely to change international guidelines
16 August 2021
New data from the International Stroke Conference 2021 confirms that mobile stroke ambulances have an essential role to play in pre-hospital stroke care around the world.
Study of illicit drug use and road trauma reveals extent of methamphetamine use
13 August 2021
The first comprehensive study of illicit drug use and motor vehicle trauma has found that one in 8 of those who end up in the emergency major trauma centre, whether a driver, passenger, cyclist or pedestrian, test positive for an illicit drug – and that 77% of these are under the influence of methamphetamine.
06 August 2021
The Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Kath Kelly has received an award from Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association.
The RMH’s Prof Finlay Macrae receives GESA Distinguished Researcher Prize
06 August 2021
Head of Colorectal Medicine and Genetics at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), Professor Finlay Macrae, has been awarded the 2021 Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Distinguished Researcher Prize.
The RMH’s Prof Ben Cowie considered for appointment to WHO’s GVAC
05 August 2021
The RMH's Prof Ben Cowie considered for appointment to WHO's GVAC
Doctors unsure how to treat snake bite, study finds, following two deaths
04 August 2021
More than 3,000 Australians are bitten by snakes every year, with 500 being hospitalised and two dying on average. Last year, in Victoria, there were 128 calls to the Victorian Poison Information Centre regarding snake bites.
