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Rehabilitation using telehealth helps get local stroke patient walking again 04 September 2018 Geraldton woman Janet Cozens had a stroke in June and thanks to telehealth technology, was able to undergo her rehabilitation locally rather than being transferred to Perth. Using telehealth, Ms Cozens’ local rehabilitation team worked with a stroke specialist physiotherapist from the stroke rehabilitation unit at Osborne Park Hospital (OPH). OPH therapist Jessica Nolan could watch Ms Cozens’ physiotherapy and support her Geraldton colleagues using a portable videoconferencing unit known as a telecart. Ms Cozens, 76, was also able to be discharged from hospital sooner than normal while she continued rehabilitation by telehealth as an outpatient. With the ongoing therapy, she was walking again within just three weeks of leaving hospital. Ms Cozens said she was grateful to telehealth technology for helping her to go home and giving her mobility back sooner. “After the str... -
Telehealth helps Mt Barker double-stroke patient 04 September 2018 Mt Barker woman Anne Bayldon has survived two rare strokes thanks, in part, to telehealth. A new telecart - located at Albany Health Campus - enabled local clinicians to work side by side with a stroke specialist based at Fiona Stanley Hospital ensuring Ms Bayldon could receive expert treatment faster. According to stroke specialist, Dr Tapuwa Musuka, telehealth technology proved lifesaving. “Ms Bayldon presented to Albany Health Campus with a suspected stroke,” Dr Musuka said. “Albany doctors were able to use the new videoconferencing telecart to let me assess the patient and determine the appropriate course of treatment. “Once I’d dialled in, it was obvious that Ms Bayldon had developed left-sided weakness indicating a second stroke was starting,” he added. Given Ms Bayldon’s acute condition, staff at Albany Health Campus arranged a Royal Flyin... -
Training and partnership saving lives from stroke 04 September 2018 South West stroke survivors have been saved from complications thanks, in part, to a partnership between ambulance officers and local hospitals. St John Ambulance (SJA) officers in the South West have been trained to recognise the symptoms of stroke so that they can call ahead to the Emergency Department (ED) to fast-track life-saving treatment. WACHS–South West Stroke Coordinators Renee Dehring and Michaela Eaton said every moment counted when it came to reducing the potentially devastating effects of stroke. “The partnership between WACHS and SJA saves so much time because it allows ED staff to have treatment ready as soon as the patient arrives at the hospital,” Ms Eaton said. “Ambulance officers can receive direction to bypass smaller hospitals and take the patient directly to a larger hospital with imaging equipment to make a comprehensive stroke diagnosis &n... -
Local students brighten Collie paediatric ward 28 August 2018 The paediatric ward of Collie Hospital is now home to a large child-friendly mural thanks to a group of Year 8 students at Collie Senior High School. Funded by Collie Community Bank, a branch of Bendigo Bank, the initiative saw local students design and create artwork intended to act as a distraction for young children undergoing medical care at the hospital. Collie Nurse Practitioner, Peter Woodman, said most health settings proved scary for young patients and artwork like this helped to break up clinical environments. “Distraction is a recognised non-pharmacological approach to pain management,” Mr Woodman said. “We’re very grateful to Collie Community Bank and the students at Collie Senior High School for helping us to make hospital visits a little less intimidating for Collie Kids,” he added. Jeff Riley, Chairman of Collie Community Bank said the organis... -
Trainee 'pilot' gives thumbs up to successful helipad test 15 August 2018 It was a milestone day at Karratha Health Campus on Saturday as the first helicopter landing was witnessed. The CHC ‘air ambulance’ AW189 helicopter did a number of landings and take offs to ensure the 1600m² helipad is safe and ready to receive patients ahead of the official opening. And getting in on the action was three-year-old ‘pilot’ Noah Faull who was excited to get a close up look at the inside of the helicopter once it had landed at the campus. WA Country Health Service Pilbara Regional Director Margi Faulkner said the campus had been designed and built to support emergency delivery of retrievals by helicopter. “Some emergency patients will still need to be flown to Perth depending on their condition, but wherever clinically appropriate for patients to be treated at Karratha Health Campus the helipad at Karratha will be used, avoiding the need ...
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14/07/2021