What is elder abuse?
Here at Monash Health, the Family Violence team are continuing their work which recognises elder abuse as a form of family violence. We encourage Monash Health employees to take some time out to watch the...
Recognition
Learn about the Lung Function Laboratory, our final STAR winners this quarter
At today’s employee forum, Chief Executive Andrew Stripp presented the last STAR Award for the quarter, Exceptional Teamwork. The winner in this category is Monash Health’s Lung Function Laboratory....
Continued focus on elder abuse
15 June is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), an opportunity to stop and think about how we identify and respond to this global social issue and violation of human rights. It is also a day to...
‘Watch and wait’ approach for collapsed lungs wins 2021 Trial of the Year Award
Congratulations to Professor Diana Egerton-Warburton OAM, Monash Health Director of Emergency Medicine Research, for her contributions to a trial that has recently won the 2021 Australian Clinical Trials Alliance Trial of the Year Award. Diana was a primary...
Contact tracing team winning the COVID-19 battle
Earlier this week, Professor Rhonda Stuart, Head of Infectious Diseases and Prevention at Monash Health and Director of the South East Public Health Unit, spoke with The Age about Victoria’s transformed contact tracing system. The South East Public Health Unit...
Improving care and access for children with diabetes – read more about this quarter’s STAR Winners
Earlier today, Chief Executive Andrew Stripp announced the STAR Award winner for the Improving Care and Access category. The winner this quarter is the Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes. Acting Head Dr Justin Brown...
Profile: Kenton Winsley, Director Aboriginal Health
Let’s start by asking you an important question we ask our patients – are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Origin? Yes, I am Aboriginal and my family come from a small remote Aboriginal community called...
National Reconciliation Week building relationships
National Reconciliation Week aims to build respectful and positive relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians. A series of events took place on WebEx over Reconciliation Week, which aimed to build...
Get involved with CrazySocks4Docs on Friday 4 June
On Friday 4 June, we are encouraging Monash Health employees to wear their CrazySocks4Docs to help normalise conversations about mental health and help break down the stigma around mental health issues in doctors and health...
Acing their audit – read about our NDIS Program, STAR winners this quarter
At today’s employee forum, Chief Executive Andrew Stripp presented the STAR Award for In Pursuit of Excellence to Monash Health Community’s National Disability Insurance Scheme Program team. ...