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A ‘deep dive’ with the RBWH hyperbaric medicine team
RBWH’s Hyperbaric Medicine Service team recently performed their 50,000th treatment, as part of helping patients recover from much more than just the bends!
Think twice before turning to Dr AI
Metro North Chief Digital Health Officer Dr Jason Brown weighs in on risks and benefits of using Dr AI.
TPCH Clinical Trials Centre opens with pioneering pulmonary fibrosis research
New state-of-the-art clinical trial facility opens its doors at The Prince Charles Hospital to provide greater care for patients.
Therapeutic meal ordering improves patient’s meal choices with a side of speech therapy
A new interprofessional clinical assistant role is providing therapeutic meal ordering for patients at STARS with difficulties with communication.
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Allied Health Research Symposium
Date: 17 February 2026
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
Venue: Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Education Centre, Herston, Queensland, 4029
Metro North Health and Metro South Health are pleased to invite you to its second Allied Health Research Symposium.
Advanced Life Support - Level 2
Date: 19 – 20 February 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
2-day course focusing on developing advanced skills in managing the deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course
Date: 11 March 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.
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Patting our beloved pets should be an enjoyable experience - but for some stroke patients, they may experience unusual and impaired touch sensations, that can make a cuddle with your cat feel like concrete. 😕
Luckily our STARS team like Occupational Therapist Eloise are here to help, with SENSe therapy (Study of the Effectiveness of Neurorehabilitation on Sensation) assisting patients with sensory impairments.
“After a stroke, people don’t always know where their hands are in the space around them," shares Eloise.
"This can lead to being at risk of ending back up in the ED and impacts the overall quality of their life.
“SENSe therapy retrains how your brain is interpreting the feeling and the environment around the patient, affecting the nerve signals that are going to the brain.” 🧠
The new assessment and treatment kit has been introduced to aid in sensation recovery, thanks to funding from the RBWH Foundation
That is ridiculously awesome 🙌
The year was 1985 - the TV series 'Neighbours' had just launched, Simple Minds' 'Don't You Forget About Me' was sweeping the charts, and nurse Lorraine had just moved into the nursing quarters at RBWH to start her career.
That was 40 years ago now, having shaped many positive changes in that time including in clinical roles and safety and quality.
Lorraine spent 36 of those 40 years at TPCH, largely focussed on patient improvements.
"Having a ‘bird’s-eye view’ of patient care across the organisation allows us to transform information into meaningful action, ensuring lessons are learned and improvements are made to support safer care for every patient," Lorraine said.
"Reflecting on the past 40 years, I feel incredibly privileged to have been part of so many patients’ journeys and to have worked alongside such dedicated healthcare professionals."
👏 💐 Thank you for your 40 years of service Lorraine!
Congratulations!
Lorraine is the absolute GOAT, congratulations on 40 years! ❤️
Congratulations Lorraine, thank you for being my role model, my first NUM and showing me how things should be done. It’s been a pleasure! 👏🏼🥂
So proud of you Mum!
Love this Lorraine…congratulations! 😘
Incredible 40 years of service! It has been an honour to have worked with you. Congratulations on this milestone x
Wowzers!!! Congratulations Lorraine Adams. Always cool, calm and (mostly) collected!! 😉😂 Thanks for being a great mentor and lots of fun xx
Congratulations Lorraine! Loved you from our very first shift! Such a brilliant clinician, and a wonderful teacher. Think of the many thousands of people over 40 years that have suffered less, felt heard and supported, and laughed more often all because of you. What an extraordinary legacy.
Legend
Congratulations! An incredible milestone. 🎉❤️
Congratulations Lorraine, well done!!!
well done sis, very proud of you!
So good Lorraine! You are a big inspiration to me!
Congratulations . I see from above comments all the respect and high esteem your fellow staff held you in. Well done.
Well done Lorraine 😊
Congratulations Lorraine Adams - wow 40 years gone in the blink of an eye too I bet! Well done 👏🏻🩷
Congratulations Lorraine! Such a pleasure working with your in the early 2000’s on Ward 1D!
Incredible! Congratulations Lorraine 🩷
Congratulations Lorraine!!!! Huge achievement!!!
Thank you Lorraine! ❤️I can’t believe no one’s mentioned your singing!! You can’t leave just yet!
Congratulations Lorraine! TPCH is very lucky to have you. Thank you for all your knowledge and support 💐🤗
Congratulations Lorraine on 40 years- so lovely to see so many people celebrating you 💕
You are a super hero all the best
Thank you for all your help over the past year Lorraine! NUM and riskman made a lot easier with your knowledge. It’s much appreciated 💕!!
Thanks Lorraine Adams - you were my introduction to working alongside a fantastic, kind, empathetic, knowledgeable NUM back in the old hospital - and we’re still friends 28 yrs later! What a journey- you’re so appreciated ❤️
As the Hyperbaric Medical Service (HMS) at RBWH clock up their 50,000th patient, we're learning they treat more than just divers with 'the bends'. 🤿
The HMS crew provide oxygen therapy in a state-of-the-art hyperbaric chamber, (one of the largest in the southern hemisphere) with only eight percent of patients treated for decompression illness.
They also manage people with radiation injuries, serious soft tissue infections, and chronic wounds like patient Gordon, by increasing the amount of oxygen in the blood to aid recovery. 🫁🩸
Gordon's hospital journey started in November, and he is experienced in the HMS process, having more than 35 'dives' under his belt.
"The feeling during the dive is quite remarkable, a little bit like a wine buzz without the ill effects," he laughs.
"It's a similar concept to what is felt on a plane flight, but in reverse here in the cabin.
"Oxygen therapy makes a tangible difference; it's amazing how much your whole body feels the enhanced effects of an oxygenated blood supply, including a heightened ability at solving puzzles while in the chamber.
"Technology is amazing, and I feel like the treatment has helped."
Many years ago, when I was on clinical placement, I watched the dive operators at the TTH hyperbaric chamber. An amazing experience to see first-hand thank you to the dive teams
What happens if someone gets bent while another patient is “at depth”?
I did 15 'dives' there to treat spontaneous hearing loss. The crew are amazing. They genuinely care about each and every patient. I can't thank them enough for my treatment.
The team there are the best. They really care about you and look after you so well.
there is a new place at north lakes opened called 'think 2 be health hub' who has a chamber. it's amazing!
Would nit let me do it. I wanted to do it for my pancreatic cancer.
Kristofer Karl Kaliviotis your old stomping ground 👂🏼
Twins Elizabeth and Elliott were born on Monday, three weeks early - spending their first few days apart before being reunited on the ward yesterday. 💗
Elizabeth went to Special Care for a few days for low blood sugar and low weight, but Mum and Elliott were down to see her every three hours at least!
Keeping the twins together was a key priority for both Mum and the RBWH midwives, who knew how much they wanted to stay close.
"I was so excited to have them both back with me so we can have cuddles all together," Mum said, who can't wait to take them home to the rest of the family. 💖
Around 2-3 per cent of births in Australia are twins, who have a rare and special connection with each other. 👯
Such little cuties!! 🥰🥰
Love their names Congratulations to all the family 🐣🐣
Welcome to the world twinnies - good luck mum and dad
Congratulations to all the family💕
Very Cute.Leeanne Carey.
So beautiful, congratulations.❤️❤️
Beautiful twin babies , our twin granddaughters were born at RBWH at 32 weeks and look at them now 💕
Liam Tyla aww
I love their names! Gorgeous precious bubbas xo
Gorgeous
Great news Lynn Brisbane xx
Very cute Twins Boy and a Girl
So cute
Congratulations
Awww they’re sooo cute. 🥰
Congratulations they are gorgeous 😍 😍and look so happy to be back together
💖💐🥰
Congratulations Happy Family.
Special care nursery nurses are amazing. My daughter Olivia spent 4 weeks there when she was born early in April 2016. They are such special people Who go above and beyond for these tiny babies and their families.
Our team in SCN do a great job! Love what we do!
Aww beautiful babies So happy for mum that her babies are together and back with her. Congratulations ❤️
We had our twin boys at RBWH too, 37 weeks. Baby B had 12 hours in NICU and we were so grateful for all in the team looking after us 🩷
Evelyn Lynch 🩷💙
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