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Mental Health Eating Disorders Workshop
Metro North Health and Brisbane North PHN invite GPs to join your general practice colleagues and QuEDS psychiatrist, Dr Kate Murphy, for an evening of education, networking and discussion.
Advanced Life Support – Level 1 – Course FULL
Course FULL 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.
Advanced Life Support – Level 1 – Course FULL
Course Full 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.
Did you know that approximately 50,000 Australians live with a stoma?
Despite this, there are many myths on what having a stoma is like! Stomal Therapy Clinical Nurse Consultant Liz and Clinical Nurses Megan and Carolyn work with clinicians and patients at RBWH to provide education and support around stomal therapy and have weighed in on some common myths they hear in their line of work.
👃"Stoma pouches have a distinct smell."👃
All the stoma pouches are odour proof and have a charcoal neutraliser for when gas is passed. There may be a smell when the bag is changed or emptied, but this is done in the bathroom.
🍔"Having a stoma means you can't eat the foods you enjoy."🍔
Most people can return to a varied diet after surgery. Some foods may cause more gas, odour or blockages for certain people so it's about knowing your own tolerances and making dietary changes when needed.
👴"Only elderly people have stomas."👴
There are many conditions that may require someone to require a stoma, including cancer, irritable bowel disorders, trauma, neurological conditions or genetic conditions. The highest cohort of IBD patients are young people.
🙅"You can't live a normal life with a stoma."🙅
Once you are recovered from surgery, the stoma itself doesn't stop anyone from living their life. People with stomas can work, exercise, travel, swim and shower, and enjoy most of the activities that they did before.
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Did you know that approximately 50,000 Australians live with a stoma?
Despite this, there are many myths on what having a stoma is like! Stomal Therapy Clinical Nurse Consultant Liz and Clinical Nurses Megan and Carolyn work with clinicians and patients at RBWH to provide education and support around stomal therapy and have weighed in on some common myths they hear in their line of work.
👃"Stoma pouches have a distinct smell."👃
All the stoma pouches are odour proof and have a charcoal neutraliser for when gas is passed. There may be a smell when the bag is changed or emptied, but this is done in the bathroom.
🍔"Having a stoma means you can`t eat the foods you enjoy."🍔
Most people can return to a varied diet after surgery. Some foods may cause more gas, odour or blockages for certain people so it`s about knowing your own tolerances and making dietary changes when needed.
👴"Only elderly people have stomas."👴
There are many conditions that may require someone to require a stoma, including cancer, irritable bowel disorders, trauma, neurological conditions or genetic conditions. The highest cohort of IBD patients are young people.
🙅"You can`t live a normal life with a stoma."🙅
Once you are recovered from surgery, the stoma itself doesn`t stop anyone from living their life. People with stomas can work, exercise, travel, swim and shower, and enjoy most of the activities that they did before.
"I`ve been on dialysis for a number of years. Outside of here, I do a lot of native title and cultural heritage work for my mob. I`m still hoping for a kidney, a lot of people abuse their body, and I stopped doing that a long time ago, gave up the smokes. You just got to take the cards you get dealt. The staff here are fantastic people and they can`t do enough for you."
💭 Monday Mantra, Rodney, RBWH Dialysis Patient and proud Gangulu man
Certified girl Dad Will is looking forward to a quiet one this Father`s Day after his second daughter, whose name is still undecided was born earlier this week at the RBWH. 🩷
"We will sort of play it by ear and see how my partner is going, we would love to go get a massage," Will said.
"We haven`t decided on the name yet, but we are leaning towards Sunday-Rose, we`ve always loved the name Sunday."
Fittingly, Father`s Day falls on a Sunday - with this year looking extra special for Will.
"It`s pretty surreal, our other daughter is very excited to be a big sister. She has plenty of girl cousins with sisters and has been very patient and now she has one of her own," he added.
Everyone deserves to feel safe at our hospitals, and Security Officers like Georgia make that possible. 🦺💪
"Every day is different, some days we are on `jobs` at the wards or in certain areas and then sometimes we are just on patrol," Georgia explains, about her role at Redcliffe Hospital.
"If we are on the wards often the nurses are so busy that if a patient just needs some reassurance or some food, we are able to help them out in little ways.
"I have always had an interest in policing and security and have been at Redcliffe for the last year and a half, it`s so awesome and we have quite a close-knit group here that always looks out for each other."
#ShoutoutSaturday to Georgia and all our hardworking security staff across Metro North!
