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Getting comfortable talking about death
Conversations about death are considered taboo and can be difficult to confront.
New health navigation service supports First Nations communities
A new culturally safe health navigation service has begun in Moreton Bay to support First Nations people better negotiate their health journey.
Caboolture Hospital midwife gives birth on home turf
Caboolture Hospital midwife gives birth at Caboolture Hospital
New role brings change for First Nations women, children and families
Metro North Health has made history by establishing the first-ever Nursing and Midwifery Director, First Nations Women, Children, and Families (Identified) role in Queensland.
Empowering Elders: New Healthy Ageing Clinic Delivers Vital Care
The launch of a new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthy Ageing Clinic (HAC) is offering specialised geriatric care to patients in a culturally safe and supportive environment.
Reflections on decades of service
Redcliffe Hospital's Cassady Distel-Rose is a proud Army Reservist and shares what being in the military and Anzac Day mean to him.
Life changing complex needs dentistry supports generations
It isn’t a stretch of the imagination to say that the work of Metro North Oral Health Service’s Stephen Moore is benefiting generations and changing lives.
Measles Alert for locations in Brisbane
Metro North Public Health Unit has issued a Measles Alert following a confirmed case of the highly infectious disease in an adult in Brisbane who recently arrived from overseas.
Caboolture Hospital Launches New Videofluoroscopy Swallow Clinic for Adult Outpatients
Caboolture Hospital's Speech Pathology Department has officially launched a six-month pilot of an adult outpatient Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS) clinic closer to home for Caboolture locals.
Cheers to 50 years for RBWH PSO Keith Griffin
Patient Support Officer Keith Griffin is celebrating a milestone 50 years of working at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.
Events
2025 Cancer Care Services Preceptorship for General Practitioners
Date: 19 July 2025
Time: 9am - 3:30pm AEST
Venue: RBWH-Education Centre
The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) Cancer Care Team warmly invites general practitioners to participate in an engaging and interactive Haematology and Oncology Preceptorship, convened by Dr. Anna Kuchel.
Research Summit
Date: 21 August 2025
Venue: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
9 am – 5 pm
Adult Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ECMO Course 2025
Date: 4-7 November 2025
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital, Education Centre
This 4-day course will enable multidisciplinary teams with little ECMO experience to provide ECMO for patients with severe cardiac and respiratory failure.
Prepare to Care: 2025 Metro North Nursing and Midwifery Showcase
Date: 7 November 2025
Venue: Education Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
The Showcase will highlight advancements in research, education, and quality improvement.
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