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Problem-solving to improve patient care: Geriatric Trauma Service forms to address growing needs

12 March 2024

With the number of older people needing hospital care following falls and other accidents on the rise, trauma specialists and geriatricians at The Alfred are working side-by-side to improve patient outcomes.

emergency & trauma

patients

trauma

Women share inspiring paths to success

7 March 2024

Here at Alfred Health, 72 per cent of our 11,000-strong workforce is women. Our executive team is 75 per cent women, and with our Board, 78 per cent women – which is far greater than the national average of just one third. But how did we get here? This week, we asked some of our leading female researchers to share how they’d got to where they are today.

international women's day

research & innovation

Driven to improve global emergency care

4 March 2024

The Alfred continues to support the advancement of global emergency care, with a team of talented multidisciplinary staff recently returning from delivering training for their emergency care counterparts in the United Arab Emirates.

emergency & trauma

patients

research & innovation

Artificial heart to give new hope to heart failure patients

20 February 2024

A revolutionary, implantable mechanical device to be tested at The Alfred is set to provide new hope to patients with debilitating heart failure.

heart

heart failure

research & innovation

Antibiotic resistance fighters: Are bacteria-hunting viruses the key to saving lives?

12 February 2024

Could bacteria-hunting viruses hold the key to fighting antibiotic resistant superbugs? That’s the question a team of Infectious Diseases doctors and Microbiology researchers at The Alfred and Monash University hope to answer.

infectious diseases

research & innovation

staff

Hawthorn man saved after cardiac arrest at the gym

31 January 2024

When Hawthorn-man Hugh experienced a cardiac arrest at the gym it was a fast-acting loved one, followed by the unique skills of a rapid-response team from The Alfred and Ambulance Victoria, that saw him live another day.

clinical trials

patients

research & innovation

Australians urged to ‘be all over melanoma’ on 30 January

30 January 2024

Living amongst the highest rates of melanoma in the world, Australians are being urged to become more familiar with their skin and ‘be all over melanoma’ this Check for Spots Day.

cancer

melanoma

patients

Authorities issue burns warning ahead of long weekend

25 January 2024

Following a concerning spike in preventable burns injuries since December, burns specialists at The Alfred have joined forced with the CFA to issue an urgent call for action: take care around fire this Australia Day long weekend.

burns

patients

vabs

$12m boost for peanut allergy treatment

24 January 2024

Breakthrough Victoria has invested $12 million to progress Phase 2 clinical trials of a promising peanut allergy treatment, initially developed by Alfred Health and Monash University researchers.

allergy

immunology

patients

research & innovation

Stay safe in summer with these heat health essentials

22 January 2024

With summer in full swing and hot days on the horizon it’s important to take some simple steps to stay safe and cool when temperatures soar.

emergency & trauma

health promotion

patients