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Roze’s aspiration journey will help diagnose other kids with swallowing trouble
Roze's aspiration journey will be used to guide the development of a digital app to help diagnose swallowing impairment and aspiration in children.
Nick Steele on being Chief Executive, caring for loved ones, and crunching numbers in the NHS
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Events
Allied Health Research Symposium
Date: 17 February 2026
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
Venue: Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Education Centre, Herston, Queensland, 4029
Metro North Health and Metro South Health are pleased to invite you to its second Allied Health Research Symposium.
Advanced Life Support - Level 2
Date: 19 – 20 February 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
2-day course focusing on developing advanced skills in managing the deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course
Date: 11 March 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
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.
Masks are an important defence against respiratory illness and protection from dust and other airborne hazards.Caboolture Hospital
Bribie Island Satellite Health Centre
Bribie Island Satellite Health Centre
103 First Avenue
BONGAREE QLD 4507
Phone: (07) 3410 2800
Caboolture Satellite Health Centre
Caboolture Satellite Health Centre
15 Rowe Street
CABOOLTURE QLD 4510
Phone: (07) 5433 7555
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If you're looking for inspiration from a master of mind and fitness, Jamie is the guy to keep an eye on! 💪 🙂↕️
Jamie is one of our Security team who has worked at Caboolture Hospital and now at the Satellite Health Centre.
Jamie's fitness was in his words, below average, and at an age when most people's health begins to decline, he took it upon himself to turn his attitude to fitness around. The result? Entering into the Masters League competition for over 35-year-olds and being name the fittest in Queensland in the 50+ years category last year. 🏆
"I want simply to help all Metro North Health employees and the public to understand that we, Queensland Health, can be more of a positive part in people's lives with the right attitude," he said.
👏Shoutout Saturday to Jamie for his commitment to health, both personally and professionally.
Can still fit a few suitcases in there big fella Jamie Kaye
Awesome Jamie your a legend
You all do such a fabulous job and always with a smile😊
Could not be more proud to work with such an amazing human. Inspiration is such an understatement 🤩
10/10 bloke Jamie 🙌 great dancer too! 😂
Whelp. Go you good thing. Always appreciate you and your team supporting the nursing staff ❤️
Awesome bro! ❤️
Well deserved shutout, you do a great job everyday Jamie!
Onya Jamie 👏🏼
Good on you Jamie. Always enjoyed working with you at Cab.
Good on you Jamie 👏
AND, Jamie's personality outstrips his strength and fitness! Winner winner!
Rumour has it he has the highest number of security take downs in the region 💪🏿
Always a fun & safe shift with you, glad to see you're kicking goals mate!
The man 🙏❤️
Jamie is a legend of a fella 🙂
Jamie and some colleagues went above and beyond to make sure my cousin and I along with our 2 young children (2yr & 11 month old) were comfortable and dry after sudden torrential rain began while we were getting the kids out of the car to walk inside. By the time we made it in we were all saturated from head to toe. We were greeted inside immediately by Jaime and colleagues holding towels and warm blankets for us. They were so kind, helpful and friendly. Kiera and I were so grateful! Thanks again Jamie and lads. 🙂 🙏🏻
Exceptional human inside and out 💪
Well done! 💪🏼
The best!
Good work Special K 🍻👍
Love it!!!
Job
Caboolture patient Roze’s aspiration journey is helping researchers build an app that will diagnose other children with the same condition, all throughout the world. 👏🤳
Six-year-old Roze was born at Caboolture Hospital and was experiencing ongoing respiratory and feeding difficulties, which explains years of illness, fatigue and repeated infections.
Following investigations, clinicians found a deep interarytenoid groove, (also known as a minor laryngeal cleft,) that causes Roze to aspirate fluids into her airway. This means food or fluids sometimes enter her airway when swallowing, which can lead to serious short and long-term lung disease in children. 🗣️
Roze and her mum Emma are now contributing to a study at Caboolture Hospital where the team, led by Adj Assoc Prof Thuy Frakking, are developing a digital app to diagnose swallowing impairment.
“The development of an accurate algorithm to classify aspiration in children will help progress to the development of an app that families and clinicians can access worldwide without the need for x-ray,” Adj Assoc Prof Frakking said.
Well done Roze and Em.
This is awesome! Good work!!
Have friends in New Zealand with a 7 month old who is going through this. After 3.5 months in Nicu, he went home, still with a feeding tube. They wait, after interventionist surgery, treatments etc to see if there is any reflex, then get then to introduction of solids, if they can start exercising their mouth, tongue, throat & oesophagus with pureed foods, swallow adequately, clear their mouth, airway- got to make sure food goes down the right pipe - not the airway & lungs
Andrew Palombo wow look at this accomplishment and advancement, how amazing !
Well done young lady for helping others
Amazing! Great work ❤️💜
Nardia-Lea Patterson bit late for us
Sam Gilmour Nicole Lobwein
Jones Yuen Sara Crawford 💜
Yas Ann
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Families in Brisbane's North will be grinning from ear to ear to learn a new Community Health Screening Program (CHSP) is almost up and running. 👂😃
Come February, families who haven't had the opportunity to check their children's hearing can do so within easy reach of home.
Jed is a Clinical Assistant in Audiology and will be visiting sites in the community, assessing children's hearing with his portable audiometric screening equipment. 🎧
"Children aged between nine months and 16 years living in the Caboolture, Redcliffe, Deception Bay, Kilcoy and surrounding areas will now be able have their hearing screened in an accessible location, outside of the hospital," shares Jed.
"It's a great way to identify any potential issues and can guide families regarding the need for further testing."
More information on the Community Hearing Screening Program can be found on the website via the link in the comments. 👇👇👇
Metro North Health no link?
Awesome cause majority of jearing places in these areas dont do kids
If your child has been screened a few times publicly and through private providers to find they have perfect hearing. Would Jed also be able to assess for auditory processing difficulties?
This should be introduced into primary schools at the same time as the eye screening test.
Great initiative but you should have given more thought to name. CHSP is widely known as Commonwealth Home Support Program. Prepare yourself for a lot irrelevant enquires. Just saying!
YES
Is this a service that could visit a local community kindergarten?
