First patients recruited as Snow Centre for Immune Health research clinics tackle immune disease head-on News article
The first patients have been recruited into a landmark study at the newly launched Snow Centre Research Clinics.
https://www.thermh.org.au/news/first-patients-recruited-as-snow-centre-for-immune-health-research-clinics-tackle-immune-disease-head-onResearch integrity is a way of thinking and behaving that ensure that research undertaken is trustworthy.
https://www.thermh.org.au/research/resources-to-support-clinical-research-at-the-rmh/online-research-integrity-education-and-resourcesNew research improves screening efficiency for type 1 diabetes News article
Researchers from Melbourne have led a global collaboration to develop a simplified blood test that increases the overall screening efficiency for type 1 diabetes.
https://www.thermh.org.au/news/new-research-improves-screening-efficiency-for-type-1-diabetesRespiratory Medicine and Sleep Disorders RMH Service
We provide care, treatment and support for people with respiratory and sleeping disorders.
https://www.thermh.org.au/services/respiratory-medicine-sleep-disordersArtificial intelligence changes the way radiologists read scans News article
New research led by the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) and the University of Melbourne (UoM) has shown that artificial intelligence (AI) user interface (UI) design can impact diagnostic accuracy.
https://www.thermh.org.au/news/artificial-intelligence-changes-the-way-radiologists-read-scansInternational Hokkaido Trauma Conference
The International Hokkaido Trauma Conference is a series of lectures, workshops and panel discussions to update clinicians on the current and changing practice of trauma medicine.
https://www.thermh.org.au/health-professionals/training-courses/international-hokkaido-trauma-conferenceNew predictive models aim to reduce overcrowding in the ED News article
Predictive technology is being tested to see whether it could one day help reduce overcrowding and improve patient flow in hospital emergency departments.
https://www.thermh.org.au/news/new-predictive-models-aim-to-reduce-overcrowding-in-the-edProf Jo Douglass appointed head of Melbourne Medical School Department of Medicine News article
Professor Jo Douglass has been appointed as Head of the Department of Medicine in the Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne.
https://www.thermh.org.au/news/the-rmhs-professor-jo-douglass-appointed-as-head-of-the-department-of-medicine-in-the-melbourne-medical-schoolSodium selenate for probable behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia Research study
A trial to test sodium selenate as a disease-modifying treatment for probable behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD).
https://www.thermh.org.au/research/clinical-trials-research-studies/sodium-selenate-for-probable-behavioural-variant-frontotemporal-dementiaNew investment takes Hepatitis B research one step closer to finding a cure News article
A team of scientists have been awarded $1.7 million over the next five years, to advance world-first research into a cure for hepatitis B virus infection thanks to a grant from the mRNA Victoria Activation Program.
https://www.thermh.org.au/news/new-investment-takes-hepatitis-b-research-one-step-closer-to-finding-a-cureGP collaboration took pressure off hospitals during COVID-19 surge News article
In mid-2020, faced with a rising wave of COVID-19 infections – a previously unknown disease with neither vaccine nor effective treatment – an urgent, improvised collaboration between the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN), and...
https://www.thermh.org.au/news/gp-collaboration-took-pressure-off-hospitals-during-covid-19-surgeSustainability Competition nominated for public healthcare award News article
The Health Service Environmental Sustainability Competition is a finalist in the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards 2024.
https://www.thermh.org.au/news/sustainability-competition-nominated-for-public-healthcare-awardOur mental health and wellbeing services are for people with a significant level of mental disturbance, psychosocial need or risk to themselves or others due to mental illness.
https://www.thermh.org.au/services/mental-health/about-mental-health/mental-health-referralsThe Patient Learning Hub is a space for you to access information about medicines.
https://www.thermh.org.au/services/pharmacy/patient-learning-hubJoel shares important message this Motorcyclist Awareness Month News article
Motorcyclist Joel is all smiles now - but it was a different story last week when the 31-year-old came off his bike.
https://www.thermh.org.au/news/joel-shares-important-message-this-motorcyclist-awareness-monthThese videos demonstrate different types of home exercises that may be prescribed by your hand therapist at the RMH.
https://www.thermh.org.au/services/occupational-therapy/hand-therapy-videosParkville Precinct Strategic Cancer Service Plan
The Parkville Precinct Strategic Cancer Service Plan focuses on adult cancer services provided by the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Royal Women's Hospital.
https://www.thermh.org.au/about/strategies-plans/parkville-precinct-strategic-cancer-service-planBotox Clinic RMH Service
BOTOX® is used to treat a wide range of conditions, including movement disorders, focal spasticity, hemifacial spasm and axillary hyperhidrosis.
https://www.thermh.org.au/services/neurology-stroke/neurology-stroke-services/clinical-neurophysiology/botox-clinicDoctors unsure how to treat snake bite, study finds, following two deaths News article
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.
https://www.thermh.org.au/news/doctors-unsure-about-how-to-treat-snake-bite-study-finds-following-two-deaths-of-victoriansCommunity Care Unit RMH Service
We provide 24-hour recovery-focused rehabilitation in a community residential setting to people with complex mental health needs.
https://www.thermh.org.au/services/mental-health/mental-health-services/community-care-unit