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Emma West

RMH Emergency Physician thanks COVID-19 healthcare workers with artwork

28 June 2021

RMH Emergency Physician Dr Amaali Lokuge has painted a portrait of fellow RMH Emergency Dr Emma West to honour her colleagues’ hard work and sacrifices during the peak of the COVID-19 second wave in Victoria.

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An insider’s guide to your insides by RMH Neurology registrar, Dr Sarah Holper

28 June 2021

To put patients and families at ease and to veer away from the use of Dr Google, neurology registrar at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), Dr Sarah Holper wrote a book to help explain what exactly is going on with our bodies titled: What’s Wrong With You?

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Arnaud LeBon

Former NorthWestern Mental Health consumer turned employee gives back through music

28 June 2021

A multi-instrumentalist and former Royal Melbourne Hospital NorthWestern Mental Health (RMH NWMH) Consumer Arnaud LeBon has been using his talents to heal some of RMH’s most vulnerable patients.

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Jo Douglass

RMH’s Professor Jo Douglass appointed as Head of the Department of Medicine in the Melbourne Medical School

23 June 2021

Professor Jo Douglass has been appointed as Head of the Department of Medicine in the Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne.

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Luke Burchill

RMH cardiologist Luke Burchill receives NHMRC Research Excellence Award

18 June 2021

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) cardiologist Associate Professor Luke Burchill has been awarded the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Sandra Eades Investigator Grant Award.

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Associate Professor Frank Gaillard

RMH neuroradiologist Associate Professor Frank Gaillard recognised with international fellowship

16 June 2021

The Royal Melbourne Hospital neuroradiologist Associate Professor Frank Gaillard has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists.

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How “remote buddies” could help donning and doffing PPE

15 June 2021

Research by the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) published in the Medical Journal of Australia shows using “remote buddies” may help preserve personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies and provide reliable access to monitoring.

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Professor Steve Davis

RMH Neurologist Professor Stephen Davis recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours

14 June 2021

Internationally renowned stroke expert and co-founder of Australia’s first Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU), Professor Stephen Davis AO, has been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours.

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The Royal Melbourne Hospital ramps up mask fit testing

10 June 2021

In October 2020, the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) launched a Respiratory Protection Program, including mask fit testing.

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Kelly O'Sullivan - 2021 Dry July Ambassador

Meet Kelly, The RMH's 2021 Dry July Ambassador

10 June 2021

Kelly O'Sullivan was no stranger to head and neck cancer. Her stepfather battled with the disease, but her diagnosis, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, still came as a shock.

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