Melbourne Academic Centre for Health

Are you a clinician working in trauma? We invite you to come along to The Victorian Grand Trauma Round (VGTR) on 19 November. This event will look at the management of elderly trauma patients from admission to discharge planning, with a panel to discuss the challenges that may present in the next five years. The Round will also look at the changes to care of the elderly trauma patient post-implementation of our The Trauma in Older Persons Service (TOPS). The first service of its kind in Australia, TOPS provides a specialised, comprehensive geriatric assessment and management of elderly trauma patients to address the medical and discharge planning needs of this vulnerable population. The VGTR will be held online and in person on 19 November at 6.30pm and is free to attend. Register now at https://lnkd.in/eWzJnu7V

With our MACH-Track 2025 cohort announcement just around the corner, meet current fellow and future healthcare leader Talia Clohessy. The Austin Health physiotherapist is using her MACH-Track fellowship to advance physiotherapy and rehabilitation treatment for people living with lifelong chronic diseases. Watch Talia's journey to impact below in this video from the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.

Join A/Prof Shawana Andrews and Dr Emily Munro-Harrison for the 2025 Melbourne Poche Indigenous Health Leadership Program Foster engagement, collaboration and leadership diversity over three modules - Futures– Storying Indigenous health leadership and philosophy - Place  – Positioning Indigenous health leadership globally - Relationships– Harnessing local Indigenous health leadership Find out more > https://lnkd.in/gd8tFAwn

🌍🌍 We’ve introduced reusable hospital absorbent pads, known as blueys and pinkies in the Sunshine Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU), as part of our commitment to becoming a more sustainable healthcare service. 🌍🌍 💚We’ve been able to save 1,500kg of waste from landfill in just one year! 💚 Traditionally used to absorb liquids, the disposable pads take more than 100 years to decompose. Not only are these reusable pads free from plastic, but they also can be washed up to 200 times, lasting around two years. As this innovative switch to reusable linen gathers momentum across our health service, it is set to drive down the use of disposable products, delivering sustainability gains. 💚🌱💚 Read more about this sustainability success story: https://bit.ly/4e1JzfD

Would you like to know more about the Australian cell and gene therapy landscape? Heather Main and HOYA consulting worked with the Stem Cell network at the University of Melbourne to map out the sector. Key take aways - there are >22 companies in Australia developing advanced therapies, with most based in Victoria. These include CAR-T, and pluripotent stem cell derived therapies including CAR-NK. Australian developers are also focused on in vivo gene therapies, with dedicated clinical trial units such as Cerulea Clinical Trials leading the way. Significant investment and support from Therapeutic Innovation Australia, AusBiotech via the Cell and Gene Therapy Catalyst, and state investment in WA, QLD, NSW and Victoria mean that we have innovation hubs linked to cGMP manufacturing capabilities. Download the report here, or check it out at https://lnkd.in/gPfmMg8N

Such a privilege to speak at and fun day to connect with inspirational leaders at all stages of their careers at the Chasing Horizons leadership day at Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences led by Professors Sue Walker and Marie Bismark 🤩👏 I just loved the final pearls from the last panel discussion chaired by Sue - remember you are enough as you are, despite any failures or successes - you spend 80,000 hours at work over your lifetime, make sure you are having fun! - work with people you like and who inspire you - find your “tribe” I reckon if you can follow all 3 you are on track for an enjoyable and successful career! 🙌 I am in awe of this incredible group of humans at Mercy Perinatal, including the amazing Stephen Tong, Lisa Hui and others 🙏 I also love connecting with the PhD students I’ve met through MACH-Track like the gorgeous Yeung-Ae Park and Annabelle Huguenin and other incredible doctors, nurses, midwives, students and colleagues ❤️ The future is bright! 💡 Jane Gunn Nicola Lautenschlager Professor Natalie Hannan, PhD, GAICD Elizabeth Molloy Sandra Eades AO Jodie McVernon Sharon Goldfeld AM Harriet Hiscock Rhea Liang Professor Shelley Dolan Nisha Khot Lena Sanci

Another brilliant DeadlyScience Pathways Program draws to a close, with First Nations students from across Australia finishing up their three-day immersive STEM adventure!     The Year 9 and 10 students explored our labs and engaged in hands-on experiments to get a taste of what it’s like to work in medical research.  The action didn't stop there — the students also visited the University of Melbourne, Science Gallery Melbourne and GTAC, diving deeper into the world of science. 🌏 🔍 A huge thank you to all the amazing students and dedicated teachers and staff who made this year’s program a success. We can’t wait to see these young minds shaping the future of science! 🔭👩🔬👨🔬  Read more about this year’s action-packed program: https://lnkd.in/det5Quur 

The Victorian Falls Prevention Alliance is working collaboratively to reduce falls injuries in hospitals 🏥 – led by Prof Catherine Said and guided by a committee of allied health researchers, consumers and health services leaders from across the MACH, Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre and Western Alliance Academic Health Science Centre networks. Uyen Phan, Alliance Allied Health representative and Associate Director of Allied Health at Northern Health, says the Alliance is playing a crucial role in helping health services implement evidence-based guidelines. “There’s lots of research out there about what works and what doesn’t. As a clinician, my concern is that this knowledge isn’t easily accessible for health services. That is, what do I need to do as a health service to minimise falls? What strategies should I implement? “The Alliance is really building up to be the peak falls body in Victoria: a central point for sharing information and resources to help prevent falls across different health services.” Continue reading to hear from consumers and members of the Alliance’s state-wide Community of Practice on the impact the network is having: https://ow.ly/llcP50TRjxT

Announcing our #ACTECwebinar for November 2024! Topic: Lotjpa Yapaneyepuk (Talk together) about cancer trials: Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s access to cancer clinical trials in regional Victoria (part of the ReViTALISE project) Date: 7 November 2024, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM This webinar will cover why it’s important to increase the diversity of participants in cancer clinical trials, barriers and facilitators to participation in clinical trials by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and strategies to improve opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to participate in clinical trials. It is aimed at increasing knowledge of health professionals working in cancer clinical trials about strategies that may increase access of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to clinical trials. Webinar Panellists: 🔷Professor Joan Cunningham, Senior Principal Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research 🔷Ms Louise Lyons, Senior Manager, Strategy and Policy - Indigenous Genomics, The Kids Research Institute Australia 🔷Shannon Drake, Steering Committee Co-Chair for Lotjpa Yapaneyepuk 🔷Dr Javier Torres, Oncologist, Goulburn Valley Health (See Registeration link for full bios) This webinar includes a pre and post webinar survey, which A-CTEC users can participate in at their own discretion. The pre and post webinar survey is available on the A-CTEC monthly webinar page in the registration description. Click here to register on A-CTEC: https://lnkd.in/g9FMq64f Note: this link will require you to login into A-CTEC #ACTECwebinar #ACTEC #ClinicalTrials #ClinicalTrialsEducation #ClinicalResearch Artwork by Jasmine Howell-Saunders, Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Wurrung woman (artbyjasminelyn on instagram) Artwork story: Representing the hardships and steps we need to take in coming together to better support for our mob dealing with cancer. This piece is a call to action - ensuring our voices are heard in the conversations leading to better pathways. The handprints represent “the future is in our hands” and the long journeys that come with dealing with cancer. Gathering circles represent places of healing and resilience, where our mob come together to share knowledge and experiences in a safe space. Coming together to shape a better future.

Rediscover your best life in healthcare this Saturday, 26 October, as Mercy Perinatal present a seminar bringing together clinicians, midwives and academics looking to make the most of their healthcare careers. Explore the pathways for everyday healthcare leaders, with special guest speakers including MACH Associate Director Prof David Story (Austin Health; University of Melbourne), MACH-Track Co-Directors Prof Prof Margie Danchin (Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI); The Royal Children's Hospital) and Laura Bignell (The Royal Women's Hospital), and MACH track fellow Dr [Annabelle Huguenin (Royal Women’s). Find out more and register ➡️ https://ow.ly/OQxA50TPpUm (Mercy Health Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences)