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Research partners welcomed for site visit
24 May 2023
We were pleased to welcome our research partners from Monash University recently for a tour of the Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre building site.
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Clinical trials create hope for the future
18 May 2023
The Alfred is the home for clinical trials and translational health practice. Of all clinical trials happening in Australia, one in five occur on site at The Alfred. The Alfred does two thirds of all first-in-human clinical trials conducted in Australia. That's why, this World Clinical Trials Day, we are celebrating the researchers, partners and collaborators who choose to conduct their trials with Alfred Health.
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Celebrating our nurse-force
12 May 2023
Hear from some of our incredible nurses about why that do what they do, as we celebrate International Nurses Day 2023.
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Alfred stroke team receives certification
5 May 2023
The stroke team at The Alfred is delighted to be the first in Victoria to receive Australian Stroke Coalition Stroke Unit Certification.
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Melbourne dad saved by Australian-first trial
1 May 2023
When 43-year-old Melbourne dad Mark Wohlers suffered a cardiac arrest last year, it was the swift emergency response and an Australian-first clinical trial that gave him a second chance at life.
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icu
patients

Pinhole procedure changing women’s lives
24 April 2023
Each year, thousands of Australian women undergo invasive and life-altering hysterectomies to treat debilitating pain and blood loss caused by uterine fibroids. But there’s another option: a very safe, pin-hole procedure that cures the symptoms, yet leaves the uterus intact.
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‘Heart in a box’ now a proven gamechanger
21 April 2023
Two Alfred heart experts have today declared a new method of donor heart preservation a gamechanger for heart transplantation in Australia and New Zealand.
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heart
research & innovation

Joining forces to help rural staff shortage
12 April 2023
Central Gippsland Health Service and The Alfred Pharmacy Department have partnered to address staff shortages in rural areas.
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A Portrait of Row
10 April 2023
The power of music has helped one man process his grief and create change for the benefit of others.
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Urgent plea ahead of Easter
6 April 2023
Trauma specialists from The Alfred are issuing an urgent plea to road users ahead of what is traditionally one of their busiest periods.
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