{"id":10090,"date":"2022-10-27T09:31:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T23:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/?page_id=10090"},"modified":"2025-01-06T15:18:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T05:18:37","slug":"news-the-royal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-the-royal","title":{"rendered":"News @ the Royal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" 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2026<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2611\">November 2026<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2610\">October 2026<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2609\">September 2026<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2608\">August 2026<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2607\">July 2026<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2606\">June 2026<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2605\">May 2026<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2604\">April 2026<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2603\">March 2026<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2602\">February 2026<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2501\">February 2025<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2512\">December 2025<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2511\">November 2025<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2510\">October 2025<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2509\">September 2025<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2508\">August 2025<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/qheps-news\/grant-recipients-announced\">RBWH Foundation grant recipients announced<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/qheps-news\/grant-recipients-announced\" title=\"RBWH Foundation grant recipients announced\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/rbwh-found-event-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation grant recipients announced\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/rbwh-found-event-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/rbwh-found-event-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">An exciting mix of projects that are set to redefine what great care looks and feels like make up the recipients of the RBWH Foundation\u2019s Grant Round 4.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/qheps-news\/skin-culture-discovery\">The skin culture discovery that may slow cancer<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/qheps-news\/skin-culture-discovery\" title=\"The skin culture discovery that may slow cancer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/dr-peter-gillies-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"The skin culture discovery that may slow cancer\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/dr-peter-gillies-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/dr-peter-gillies-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">National Science Week recently celebrated science and technology and was the perfect opportunity to showcase the incredible work of Dr Peter Gilles from the Queensland Skin Culture Centre.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/news\/rbwh-artificial-intelligence-trial\">Artificial Intelligence trial underway for radiologists at RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/news\/rbwh-artificial-intelligence-trial\" title=\"Artificial Intelligence trial underway for radiologists at RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/macy-lu-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Artificial Intelligence trial underway for radiologists at RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/macy-lu-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/macy-lu-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Artificial Intelligence-powered medical imaging software is currently being trialled in the Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/rbwh\/rbwh-food-services\">Behind the scenes of RBWH food services<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/rbwh\/rbwh-food-services\" title=\"Behind the scenes of RBWH food services\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/kitchen-rbwh-ls-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Behind the scenes of RBWH food services\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/kitchen-rbwh-ls-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/kitchen-rbwh-ls-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The food services team at RBWH recently opened the kitchen doors for a look at what it takes to produce thousands of meals each day.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/metro-north-news\/rbwh-prostate-cancer-trials\">RBWH groundbreaking prostate cancer clinical trial<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/metro-north-news\/rbwh-prostate-cancer-trials\" title=\"RBWH groundbreaking prostate cancer clinical trial\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/rbwh-prostate-cancer-trials-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH groundbreaking prostate cancer clinical trial\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/rbwh-prostate-cancer-trials-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/rbwh-prostate-cancer-trials-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">An Australia-first Phase-2 clinical trial of a new prostate cancer treatment, Actinium-225 PSMA, is underway at RBWH, offering new hope to end-stage metastatic prostate cancer patients.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/metro-north-news\/ghq-30-years\">Genetic Health Queensland celebrates 30 years<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/metro-north-news\/ghq-30-years\" title=\"Genetic Health Queensland celebrates 30 years\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/ghq-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Genetic Health Queensland celebrates 30 years\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/ghq-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/ghq-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Genetic Health Queensland is celebrating 30 years of helping Queenslanders find answers to life-affecting health questions\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/news\/rbwh-nanoknife\">RBWH becomes first public facility in Australia to offer NanoKnife treatment for prostate cancer<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/news\/rbwh-nanoknife\" title=\"RBWH becomes first public facility in Australia to offer NanoKnife treatment for prostate cancer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/nanoknife-team-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH becomes first public facility in Australia to offer NanoKnife treatment for prostate cancer\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/nanoknife-team-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/nanoknife-team-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH has recently become Australia\u2019s first and only publicly funded facility to offer a program for the NanoKnife procedure for prostate cancer.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/rbwh\/1000-new-car-parking-spaces\">More than 1,000 new car parking spaces added to Herston Health Precinct<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/rbwh\/1000-new-car-parking-spaces\" title=\"More than 1,000 new car parking spaces added to Herston Health Precinct\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/newsroom-ncp-rbwh-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"More than 1,000 new car parking spaces added to Herston Health Precinct\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/newsroom-ncp-rbwh-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/newsroom-ncp-rbwh-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">A new multi-storey car park has opened at the Herston Health Precinct providing 1165 additional car parking spaces for patients, visitors and health workers.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/rbwh\/event-raised-million-dollar-record\">A million-dollar record for patient care and world-leading research<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/rbwh\/event-raised-million-dollar-record\" title=\"A million-dollar record for patient care and world-leading research\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/giving-day-phone-room-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"A million-dollar record for patient care and world-leading research\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/giving-day-phone-room-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/giving-day-phone-room-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Wednesday 11 June, the RBWH Foundation held their annual Giving Day which was celebrated across the RBWH and STARS. The event raised a record-breaking $1,014,000!\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/metro-north-news\/small-changes-big-impact\">Small changes, big impact<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/metro-north-news\/small-changes-big-impact\" title=\"Small changes, big impact\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/liz-lupschen-stoma-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Small changes, big impact\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/liz-lupschen-stoma-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/08\/liz-lupschen-stoma-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH) has recently introduced its first stoma-friendly bathroom, creating a more inclusive environment for patients.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2507\">July 2025<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2506\">June 2025<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-birth-centre-30th\">RBWH Birth Centre celebrates 30th Birthday<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-birth-centre-30th\" title=\"RBWH Birth Centre celebrates 30th Birthday\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/sarah-birth-centre-ls-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Birth Centre celebrates 30th Birthday\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/sarah-birth-centre-ls-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/sarah-birth-centre-ls-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Monday 16 June 2025, the Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital Birth Centre celebrated 30 years of bringing tiny Queenslanders into the world.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/hope-kidney-disease\">RBWH Research brings hope for those with kidney disease<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/hope-kidney-disease\" title=\"RBWH Research brings hope for those with kidney disease\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/helen-dietetics-ls-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Research brings hope for those with kidney disease\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/helen-dietetics-ls-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/helen-dietetics-ls-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Dietetics Team are celebrating the results of recent clinical trials that show a trend toward improved kidney function and reduced systolic blood pressure as part of a low ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ycmsn-rbwh\">Making some noise at RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ycmsn-rbwh\" title=\"Making some noise at RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/ycmsn-members.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Making some noise at RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/ycmsn-members-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/ycmsn-members.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Young cancer patients are coming together at the Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital to experience the transformative power of music.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/pride-in-metro-north\">Pride in Metro North Creating a Safe and Inclusive Environment<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/pride-in-metro-north\" title=\"Pride in Metro North Creating a Safe and Inclusive Environment\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/pride-mn-launch-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Pride in Metro North Creating a Safe and Inclusive Environment\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/pride-mn-launch-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/pride-mn-launch-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Pride in Metro North is part of Metro North\u2019s commitment to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all employees and patients regardless of their sex, gender, variations of sex ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/food-feedback-app\">Hospital Food Feedback App Helping Improve Patient Experience<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/food-feedback-app\" title=\"Hospital Food Feedback App Helping Improve Patient Experience\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/cancer-care-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Hospital Food Feedback App Helping Improve Patient Experience\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/cancer-care-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/cancer-care-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Hospital food is undergoing a revolution at Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH), thanks to a new patient feedback app.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/soar-peer-support\">SOAR peer-to-peer burns support program<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/soar-peer-support\" title=\"SOAR peer-to-peer burns support program\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/soar-rbwh-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"SOAR peer-to-peer burns support program\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/soar-rbwh-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/soar-rbwh-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Stuart Pegg Burn Centre is the first Burns Centre in Australia and NZ to establish and implement SOAR (Survivors Offering Assistance in Recovery) peer support.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/emerging-philanthropist-award\">Queensland\u2019s Emerging Philanthropist of the Year<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/emerging-philanthropist-award\" title=\"Queensland\u2019s Emerging Philanthropist of the Year\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/rh-giving-phones-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Queensland\u2019s Emerging Philanthropist of the Year\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/rh-giving-phones-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/rh-giving-phones-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Queensland\u2019s Emerging Philanthropist of the Year knows plenty about philanthropy and giving, however, Dr Joel Dulhunty says the word philanthropy is still a bit foreign to him.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/holly-gives-back\">Holly Gives Back to Support Others with Kidney Disease<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/holly-gives-back\" title=\"Holly Gives Back to Support Others with Kidney Disease\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/holly-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Holly Gives Back to Support Others with Kidney Disease\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/holly-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/07\/holly-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">22-year-old kidney transplant recipient, Holly is involved in a groundbreaking new co-design project, funded by the RBWH Foundation and led by RBWH Kidney Health Services, to address higher rates of ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2505\">May 2025<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2504\">April 2025<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/jarrod-parter\">Jarrod Parter began as RBWH\u2019s Acting Cultural Capabilities Officer late last year.<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/jarrod-parter\" title=\"Jarrod Parter began as RBWH\u2019s Acting Cultural Capabilities Officer late last year.\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/jarrod-parter-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Jarrod Parter began as RBWH\u2019s Acting Cultural Capabilities Officer late last year.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/jarrod-parter-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/jarrod-parter-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Back in school, Jarrod Parter saw himself one day working as a police detective, or maybe in the mines. He never imagined working in health.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ccs-boosted-on-bribie-island\">Cancer care services boosted on Bribie Island<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ccs-boosted-on-bribie-island\" title=\"Cancer care services boosted on Bribie Island\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/patient-holding-hand-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Cancer care services boosted on Bribie Island\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/patient-holding-hand-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/patient-holding-hand-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The new RBWH Centre Cancer Care Service at Bribie Island Satellite Health Centre welcomed its first patients on Wednesday 12 March, marking a major step forward in advancing cancer healthcare ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/https-metronorth-health-qld-gov-au-news-rbwh-unites-provide-care-throughout-ex-alfred\">RBWH unites to provide care throughout ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/https-metronorth-health-qld-gov-au-news-rbwh-unites-provide-care-throughout-ex-alfred\" title=\"RBWH unites to provide care throughout ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/tc-alfred-accom-frs-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH unites to provide care throughout ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/tc-alfred-accom-frs-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/tc-alfred-accom-frs-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">While most South East Queensland residents safely waited at home as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred approached, Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH) staff gave \u2018rain, hail, or shine\u2019 a new meaning ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/50-years-for-rbwh-pso-keith-griffin\">50 years for RBWH PSO Keith Griffin<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/50-years-for-rbwh-pso-keith-griffin\" title=\"50 years for RBWH PSO Keith Griffin\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/newsroom-keith-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"50 years for RBWH PSO Keith Griffin\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/newsroom-keith-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/newsroom-keith-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It\u2019s the year 1975. While many of his future team members are yet to be born, Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital Patient Support Officer (PSO) Keith Griffin is busy earning ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/neonatal-intensive-care-nurse-shares-expertise\">Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse shares expertise with remote communities<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/neonatal-intensive-care-nurse-shares-expertise\" title=\"Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse shares expertise with remote communities\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/donna-ls-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse shares expertise with remote communities\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/donna-ls-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/donna-ls-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">For some of our specialist staff, sharing their knowledge and skills with remote and regional communities has become a lifelong passion. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/delirium-spot-it-treat-it-prevent-it\">Delirium: Can you SPOT IT, TREAT IT and PREVENT IT?<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/delirium-spot-it-treat-it-prevent-it\" title=\"Delirium: Can you SPOT IT, TREAT IT and PREVENT IT?\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/nr-delirium-ls-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Delirium: Can you SPOT IT, TREAT IT and PREVENT IT?\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/nr-delirium-ls-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/nr-delirium-ls-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Wednesday 14 March was World Delirium Awareness Day. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/retro-royal-run-for-research\">Retro revival of \u2018Royal Run for Research\u2019!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/retro-royal-run-for-research\" title=\"Retro revival of \u2018Royal Run for Research\u2019!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/run-for-research-ls-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Retro revival of \u2018Royal Run for Research\u2019!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/run-for-research-ls-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/run-for-research-ls-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Celebrating the RBWH Foundation\u2019s 40th anniversary.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/dolphins-nrl-partner-with-rbwh\">Dolphins NRL partner with RBWH Foundation to keep healthcare strong<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/dolphins-nrl-partner-with-rbwh\" title=\"Dolphins NRL partner with RBWH Foundation to keep healthcare strong\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/phinny-deb-dunne-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Dolphins NRL partner with RBWH Foundation to keep healthcare strong\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/phinny-deb-dunne-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/phinny-deb-dunne-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Foundation has been named 2025 Dolphins NRL Charity Partner, helping kick goals for patient care innovation and life-saving research at RBWH; STARS and Redcliffe Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2503\">March 2025<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2502\">February 2025<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/https-metronorth-health-qld-gov-au-news-test-rbwhs-disaster-response\">Mass casualty sim tests RBWH\u2019s disaster response<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/https-metronorth-health-qld-gov-au-news-test-rbwhs-disaster-response\" title=\"Mass casualty sim tests RBWH\u2019s disaster response\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/sim-newsroom-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Mass casualty sim tests RBWH\u2019s disaster response\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/sim-newsroom-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/sim-newsroom-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The Teamwork and Collaborative Training (TACT) team recently ran the first multidisciplinary, multi-departmental mass casualty simulation which involved clinicians and support officers from across the hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-legacy-box\">Launch of the Precious Wings Adolescent and Young Adult Legacy Box<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-legacy-box\" title=\"Launch of the Precious Wings Adolescent and Young Adult Legacy Box\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/legacy-box-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Launch of the Precious Wings Adolescent and Young Adult Legacy Box\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/legacy-box-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/legacy-box-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The Queensland Youth Cancer Service team (QYCS), in partnership with Previous Wings, has recently launched the new Precious Wings Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Legacy Boxes. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-cfh-bridging-gap-in-care\">Central Foot Hub highlighting the power of collaboration and bridging a critical gap in care<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-cfh-bridging-gap-in-care\" title=\"Central Foot Hub highlighting the power of collaboration and bridging a critical gap in care\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/rbwh-cfh-600x400-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Central Foot Hub highlighting the power of collaboration and bridging a critical gap in care\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/rbwh-cfh-600x400-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/rbwh-cfh-600x400-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH\u2019s Central Foot Hub (CFH) is a novel model of care which highlights the power of collaboration and technology in delivering timely, high-quality and cost-effective care, making a meaningful difference ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-soar-peer-to-peer\">\u2018A profound desire to give back\u2019: SOAR peer-to-peer burns support program an Australian first<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-soar-peer-to-peer\" title=\"\u2018A profound desire to give back\u2019: SOAR peer-to-peer burns support program an Australian first\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/newsroom-soar-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\u2018A profound desire to give back\u2019: SOAR peer-to-peer burns support program an Australian first\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/newsroom-soar-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/newsroom-soar-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">After enduring a severe burn injury that resulted in a six-week hospital stay, Susan Power found herself deeply impacted by the care provided by the staff at RBWH. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/trauma-team-top-awards\">RBWH Trauma team takes top awards at major multi-disciplinary event<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/trauma-team-top-awards\" title=\"RBWH Trauma team takes top awards at major multi-disciplinary event\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/rbwh-trauma-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Trauma team takes top awards at major multi-disciplinary event\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/rbwh-trauma-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/rbwh-trauma-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Members of the RBWH Trauma team have recently received prestigious honours for their research work.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/barbs-garden\">A little corner of the Royal set aside to ensure that after 44 years of service, Barb won\u2019t be forgotten<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/barbs-garden\" title=\"A little corner of the Royal set aside to ensure that after 44 years of service, Barb won\u2019t be forgotten\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/barb-smithson-profile-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"A little corner of the Royal set aside to ensure that after 44 years of service, Barb won\u2019t be forgotten\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/barb-smithson-profile-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/barb-smithson-profile-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">A plaque commemorating her years of service to the Royal can be found outside the Main Entrance to RBWH \u2013 in the green space now aptly known as \u2018Barb\u2019s Garden\u2019.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-foundations-40th-anniversary\">Celebrations continue for the RBWH Foundation\u2019s 40th anniversary<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-foundations-40th-anniversary\" title=\"Celebrations continue for the RBWH Foundation\u2019s 40th anniversary\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/41-years-strong-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Celebrations continue for the RBWH Foundation\u2019s 40th anniversary\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/41-years-strong-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/41-years-strong-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It\u2019s official: the RBWH Foundation has launched its year-long celebrations for its 40th anniversary and now it is time for RBWH and STARS staff to join the party!\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-foundation-grant-round-3-recipients\">Patients out of sight are not out of mind, for RBWH Foundation Grant Round 3 recipients<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-foundation-grant-round-3-recipients\" title=\"Patients out of sight are not out of mind, for RBWH Foundation Grant Round 3 recipients\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/rbhr-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Patients out of sight are not out of mind, for RBWH Foundation Grant Round 3 recipients\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/rbhr-3-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/rbhr-3-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Congratulations to all RBWH Foundation Grant round 3 recipients \n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2501\">February 2025<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2412\">December 2024<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2411\">November 2024<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/baby-arthur-neohome-program\">Baby Arthur goes home in time for World Prematurity Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/baby-arthur-neohome-program\" title=\"Baby Arthur goes home in time for World Prematurity Day\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/karen-and-arthur-landscape-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Baby Arthur goes home in time for World Prematurity Day\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/karen-and-arthur-landscape-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/karen-and-arthur-landscape-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">While pre-term birth rates remain relatively unchanged over the last decade, almost 1 in 10 babies born each year in Australia will be \u2018premmie.\u2019\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/rbwh-race-to-the-roof\">The return of Race to the Roof<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/rbwh-race-to-the-roof\" title=\"The return of Race to the Roof\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/race-roof-24-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"The return of Race to the Roof\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/race-roof-24-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/race-roof-24-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">After a four-year hiatus, the very popular Race to the Roof returned in October, with participants taking on the 288 steps of the Ned Hanlon Building.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/occupational-therapists-boost-palliative-care\">Occupational therapists provide boost for Palliative Care<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/occupational-therapists-boost-palliative-care\" title=\"Occupational therapists provide boost for Palliative Care\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/ot-palliative-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Occupational therapists provide boost for Palliative Care\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/ot-palliative-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/ot-palliative-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Occupational therapists Genevieve (TPCH), Liz (Caboolture) and Emma (RBWH) are three new additions to Metro North\u2019s Palliative Care workforce, as part of an effort to bolster end-of-life care.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/rbwh-fire-safety\">\u2018The family test\u2019: Why fire safety should be front-of-mind for all workers<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/rbwh-fire-safety\" title=\"\u2018The family test\u2019: Why fire safety should be front-of-mind for all workers\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/fire-safety-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\u2018The family test\u2019: Why fire safety should be front-of-mind for all workers\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/fire-safety-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/fire-safety-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">In understanding why fire safety is important in the workplace, Kalem Brown says to apply the \u2018family test\u2019.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/give-the-gift-of-time\">Cricket star and patient Josie Dooley urges Queensland to give the gift of time<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/give-the-gift-of-time\" title=\"Cricket star and patient Josie Dooley urges Queensland to give the gift of time\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/rbwh-josie-dooley-l-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Cricket star and patient Josie Dooley urges Queensland to give the gift of time\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/rbwh-josie-dooley-l-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/rbwh-josie-dooley-l-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Professional cricketer and RBWH-STARS stroke patient joined forces with the RBWH Foundation to call on Queenslanders to give the gift of medical research and patient care innovation to patients this ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/support-mob-roslyn-new-role-rbwh\">New Director Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health \u2018celebrating\u2019 her job at RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/support-mob-roslyn-new-role-rbwh\" title=\"New Director Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health \u2018celebrating\u2019 her job at RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/roslyn-rbwh-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"New Director Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health \u2018celebrating\u2019 her job at RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/roslyn-rbwh-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/12\/roslyn-rbwh-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Roslyn Boland uses the word \u201ccelebrate\u201d to describe her start to life at the Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/wow-art-exhibition\">\u2018My art is very important to me\u2019: Patient and staff talent on show at WoW Art Exhibition<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/wow-art-exhibition\" title=\"\u2018My art is very important to me\u2019: Patient and staff talent on show at WoW Art Exhibition\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/rbwh-mark-pearson-l-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\u2018My art is very important to me\u2019: Patient and staff talent on show at WoW Art Exhibition\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/rbwh-mark-pearson-l-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/rbwh-mark-pearson-l-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Executive Support Officer Mark Pearson enjoys working with data, but also loves art. While the two areas may not seem connected, it makes more sense when Mark explains it.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/foundation-40-years-strong\">RBWH Foundation ready to celebrate 40 Years Strong<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/foundation-40-years-strong\" title=\"RBWH Foundation ready to celebrate 40 Years Strong\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/rbwh-royal-run-l-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation ready to celebrate 40 Years Strong\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/rbwh-royal-run-l-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/rbwh-royal-run-l-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Foundation is gearing up for its 40th anniversary and wants Metro North to join the party! Next year marks four decades of giving to Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2410\">October 2024<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2409\">September 2024<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/news\/realistic-training-simulation-2\">Multiple agencies team up with RBWH for realistic training simulation<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/news\/realistic-training-simulation-2\" title=\"Multiple agencies team up with RBWH for realistic training simulation\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/newsroom-sert-sim-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Multiple agencies team up with RBWH for realistic training simulation\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/newsroom-sert-sim-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/newsroom-sert-sim-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH recently hosted a Multi-agency Trauma Training Simulation exercise, in collaboration with QAS and the QPS, that was a first of its kind for Queensland.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/news\/hhp-symposium-grows-ever-larger\">Herston Health Precinct Symposium grows ever larger<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/news\/hhp-symposium-grows-ever-larger\" title=\"Herston Health Precinct Symposium grows ever larger\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/newsroom-symposium-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Herston Health Precinct Symposium grows ever larger\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/newsroom-symposium-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/newsroom-symposium-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">That success was reflected in a high turnout across the three days \u2013 and a buzzing Education Centre.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/chelsea-cultural\">Patient Chelsea hoping to inspire her mob with cultural healing<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/chelsea-cultural\" title=\"Patient Chelsea hoping to inspire her mob with cultural healing\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/chelsea-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Patient Chelsea hoping to inspire her mob with cultural healing\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/chelsea-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/chelsea-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Current screening for Gestational Diabetes Melitus (GDM) requires a two-to-three-hour oral glucose tolerance test, but because of a research team at Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital, could there be an ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/weca-glenn-icu\">RBWH Foundation Spring Appeal: Addressing the wide-ranging effects of delirium through innovative work at the Royal<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/weca-glenn-icu\" title=\"RBWH Foundation Spring Appeal: Addressing the wide-ranging effects of delirium through innovative work at the Royal\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/richard-de-haast-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation Spring Appeal: Addressing the wide-ranging effects of delirium through innovative work at the Royal\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/richard-de-haast-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/richard-de-haast-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Current screening for Gestational Diabetes Melitus (GDM) requires a two-to-three-hour oral glucose tolerance test, but because of a research team at Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital, could there be an ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/wecu\">How Glenn and the WeCU team help ease trauma for families in ICU<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/wecu\" title=\"How Glenn and the WeCU team help ease trauma for families in ICU\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/glenn-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"How Glenn and the WeCU team help ease trauma for families in ICU\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/glenn-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/glenn-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Current screening for Gestational Diabetes Melitus (GDM) requires a two-to-three-hour oral glucose tolerance test, but because of a research team at Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital, could there be an ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/news\/step-by-step-guide-ask-r-u-ok\">How to actually ask someone if they\u2019re OK, and how to respond if they\u2019re not<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/news\/step-by-step-guide-ask-r-u-ok\" title=\"How to actually ask someone if they\u2019re OK, and how to respond if they\u2019re not\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/anna-jonsson-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"How to actually ask someone if they\u2019re OK, and how to respond if they\u2019re not\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/anna-jonsson-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/anna-jonsson-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">A step-by-step guide on how to go about checking on someone, and how to help them if they need it.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/think-differently-about-plastic-surgery\">Dr Cameron Mackay wants you to think differently about plastic surgery<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/think-differently-about-plastic-surgery\" title=\"Dr Cameron Mackay wants you to think differently about plastic surgery\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/dr-mackay-ls-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Dr Cameron Mackay wants you to think differently about plastic surgery\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/dr-mackay-ls-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/dr-mackay-ls-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">He and his team are endeavouring to rejuvenate Plastic Surgery Services at the Royal to ensure the department evolves and adapts to demand.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/antibiotic-delivery\">Does antibiotic delivery method improve health outcomes?\u202f<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/antibiotic-delivery\" title=\"Does antibiotic delivery method improve health outcomes?\u202f\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/joel-dulhunty-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Does antibiotic delivery method improve health outcomes?\u202f\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/joel-dulhunty-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/joel-dulhunty-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Could the simple step of changing the way antibiotics are delivered \u2013 by administering a continuous dose daily rather than more frequent standard doses \u2013 result in significantly improved patient ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/news\/reading-to-babies-in-intensive-care\">The \u2018immense\u2019 power of reading to babies in intensive care<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/news\/reading-to-babies-in-intensive-care\" title=\"The \u2018immense\u2019 power of reading to babies in intensive care\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/royal-readers-ls-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"The \u2018immense\u2019 power of reading to babies in intensive care\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/royal-readers-ls-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/royal-readers-ls-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Little Royal Readers at RBWH NICU exemplifies the hospital\u2019s commitment to holistic care, where the simple act of reading becomes so much more than just words.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/news\/whooping-cough\">What is whooping cough and why is it dangerous for babies?<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/news\/whooping-cough\" title=\"What is whooping cough and why is it dangerous for babies?\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/newsroom-baby-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"What is whooping cough and why is it dangerous for babies?\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/newsroom-baby-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/09\/newsroom-baby-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Queensland is currently experiencing a surge in cases of pertussis, at a rate of 9.5 times the year-to-date average.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2408\">August 2024<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2407\">July 2024<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/occupational-therapists-celebrate\">Three OTs celebrate two decades on the job together<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/occupational-therapists-celebrate\" title=\"Three OTs celebrate two decades on the job together\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/newsroom-rbwh-ot-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Three OTs celebrate two decades on the job together\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/newsroom-rbwh-ot-3-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/newsroom-rbwh-ot-3-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH occupational therapists Michelle, Tennille Rowland and Cherie Aceto were all recently honoured with 20-year Length of Service Awards, and all spoke of feeling \u201cprivileged\u201d to work in a challenging ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/gestational-diabetes-screening\">Gestational diabetes screening could be easier thanks to COVID<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/gestational-diabetes-screening\" title=\"Gestational diabetes screening could be easier thanks to COVID\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/susan-de-jersey-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Gestational diabetes screening could be easier thanks to COVID\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/susan-de-jersey-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/susan-de-jersey-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Current screening for Gestational Diabetes Melitus (GDM) requires a two-to-three-hour oral glucose tolerance test, but because of a research team at Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital, could there be an ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/chinese-delegation-impressed\">Chinese delegation impressed by tech at RBWH and STARS<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/chinese-delegation-impressed\" title=\"Chinese delegation impressed by tech at RBWH and STARS\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/newsroom-chinese-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Chinese delegation impressed by tech at RBWH and STARS\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/newsroom-chinese-2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/newsroom-chinese-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Representatives from five major Chinese hospitals visited the Herston Health Campus in July. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-foundation-grants\">RBWH Foundation grants support extraordinary projects to improve patient outcomes at RBWH and STARS<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-foundation-grants\" title=\"RBWH Foundation grants support extraordinary projects to improve patient outcomes at RBWH and STARS\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/rbwh-grants-round-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation grants support extraordinary projects to improve patient outcomes at RBWH and STARS\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/rbwh-grants-round-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/rbwh-grants-round-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On 4 July 2024, the RBWH Foundation announced their second round of grants. The successful projects reflect the depth of innovative and patient-centred work occurring across the Herston Health campus.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/researchers-continue-groundbreaking-work\">Prestigious fellowships will allow RBWH researches to continue groundbreaking work<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/researchers-continue-groundbreaking-work\" title=\"Prestigious fellowships will allow RBWH researches to continue groundbreaking work\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/rbwh-lata-ls-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Prestigious fellowships will allow RBWH researches to continue groundbreaking work\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/rbwh-lata-ls-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/rbwh-lata-ls-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Three RBWH researchers have recently been successful in their applications for prestigious fellowships, greatly enhancing their ability to carry out their important work. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/comas-explained\">Comas explained by Dr Townsend<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/comas-explained\" title=\"Comas explained by Dr Townsend\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/shane-townsend-ls-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Comas explained by Dr Townsend\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/shane-townsend-ls-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/shane-townsend-ls-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The term \u2018coma\u2019 covers many conditions and in severe cases can be a result of a brain injury, drugs, infection or cardiac arrest. They can be medically induced or naturally ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/brien-supports-patients\">After undergoing a laryngectomy, Brien spent the next 18 years helping others going through the same thing<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/brien-supports-patients\" title=\"After undergoing a laryngectomy, Brien spent the next 18 years helping others going through the same thing\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/brien-hands-horizontal-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"After undergoing a laryngectomy, Brien spent the next 18 years helping others going through the same thing\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/brien-hands-horizontal-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/brien-hands-horizontal-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Brien underwent a laryngectomy, the removal of the voice box, 20 years ago. This procedure leads to significant changes to the way that patients communicate, breathe and swallow.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/apology-that-started-a-movement\">The apology that started a movement<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/apology-that-started-a-movement\" title=\"The apology that started a movement\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/trish-large-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"The apology that started a movement\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/trish-large-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/trish-large-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It has been 15 years since Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH) became the first hospital in Australia to apologise for the practice of forced adoption, triggering a movement that ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/giving-day-smashes-target\">Celebrities, smiles and celebrations as biggest ever Giving Day smashes target<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/giving-day-smashes-target\" title=\"Celebrities, smiles and celebrations as biggest ever Giving Day smashes target\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/gd-hiresgroup-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Celebrities, smiles and celebrations as biggest ever Giving Day smashes target\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/gd-hiresgroup-2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/gd-hiresgroup-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On 12 June the RBWH Foundation held their annual Giving Day which was celebrated across the Herston Health Precinct.  The 2024 Giving Day was the most successful, raising over ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/how-can-we-prevent-falls\">Why do hospital falls happen and how can we prevent them?<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/how-can-we-prevent-falls\" title=\"Why do hospital falls happen and how can we prevent them?\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/walking-shutter-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Why do hospital falls happen and how can we prevent them?\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/walking-shutter-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/07\/walking-shutter-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">When a patient falls in hospital, it can lead to a \u2018stacking\u2019 effect, where physical injuries and\/or a loss of confidence usually mean an extension of their stay. That impacts ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2406\">June 2024<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2405\">May 2024<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-burns-unit\">Research shows patients with burn injuries recover better if they are active. Here\u2019s how RBWH\u2019s burns unit is getting them moving.<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-burns-unit\" title=\"Research shows patients with burn injuries recover better if they are active. Here\u2019s how RBWH\u2019s burns unit is getting them moving.\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/frank-van-bael-l-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Research shows patients with burn injuries recover better if they are active. Here\u2019s how RBWH\u2019s burns unit is getting them moving.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/frank-van-bael-l-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/frank-van-bael-l-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Frank Van Bael was at work pouring petrol into the carburettor of an old car when the motor backfired and blew burning petrol all over him.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/finding-your-people-in-medicine\">Dr Matthew Roberts on \u2018finding your people\u2019 in medicine<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/finding-your-people-in-medicine\" title=\"Dr Matthew Roberts on \u2018finding your people\u2019 in medicine\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/matthew-roberts-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Dr Matthew Roberts on \u2018finding your people\u2019 in medicine\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/matthew-roberts-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/matthew-roberts-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Matthew Roberts was one of 19 RBWH researchers recently named in the top 2 per cent of the most-cited scientists in the world in a Stanford University study.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-foundation-giving-day\">600,000 reasons to give for RBWH Foundation Giving Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-foundation-giving-day\" title=\"600,000 reasons to give for RBWH Foundation Giving Day\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-giving-day-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"600,000 reasons to give for RBWH Foundation Giving Day\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-giving-day-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-giving-day-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The countdown is on to RBWH Foundation Giving Day, Wednesday 12 June, with plenty of fun and activity planned right across RBWH and STARS, both on the day and in ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/navy-skills\">RBWH\u2019s \u2018diving\u2019 supervisor who learnt his skills in the Navy<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/navy-skills\" title=\"RBWH\u2019s \u2018diving\u2019 supervisor who learnt his skills in the Navy\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-bob-campbell-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH\u2019s \u2018diving\u2019 supervisor who learnt his skills in the Navy\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-bob-campbell-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-bob-campbell-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">After leaving the military in 1986 where Bob was a Navy clearance diver, Bob began a career working offshore where he began his saturation diving course in 1990 in Scotland. ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/get-your-free-flu-shot\">Reasons to get your free flu shot<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/get-your-free-flu-shot\" title=\"Reasons to get your free flu shot\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-vaccine-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Reasons to get your free flu shot\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-vaccine-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-vaccine-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">As we enter flu season, our experts highlight the risks of influenza, as well as the rewards of getting vaccinated in an informative vidcast.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/clothing-for-those-in-need\">Brisbane City FC donates clothing for those in need<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/clothing-for-those-in-need\" title=\"Brisbane City FC donates clothing for those in need\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-brisbane-city-clothing-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Brisbane City FC donates clothing for those in need\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-brisbane-city-clothing-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-brisbane-city-clothing-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-brisbane-city-clothing-fb-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It may look like a stack of football merchandise, but these clothes will go to help some of the Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital\u2019s most vulnerable patients. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/knitting-nurse\">Knitting for the needy<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/knitting-nurse\" title=\"Knitting for the needy\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-knitting-sam-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Knitting for the needy\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-knitting-sam-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-knitting-sam-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/05\/rbwh-knitting-sam-fb-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On the days when Samantha isn&#8217;t busy being a renal nurse educator at RBWH, she is a member of the Arana Hills &#8216;Knitting for the Needy&#8217; group making special knitted ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2404\">April 2024<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2403\">March 2024<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/placemat-initiative\">Surgery and Perioperative placemat initiative<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/placemat-initiative\" title=\"Surgery and Perioperative placemat initiative\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/placemat-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Surgery and Perioperative placemat initiative\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/placemat-2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/placemat-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Sometimes a really simple idea produces instant benefits.\nThe inpatient meal tray placemat was the brainchild of two nurses in Ward 8AN, Goleta Sambo Abdi and Jamie Gehrke and it is ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/anne-maree-bouwman\">Anne-Maree Bouwman on her new role as RBWH Director Performance and Clinical Services Plan<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/anne-maree-bouwman\" title=\"Anne-Maree Bouwman on her new role as RBWH Director Performance and Clinical Services Plan\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/anne-maree-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Anne-Maree Bouwman on her new role as RBWH Director Performance and Clinical Services Plan\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/anne-maree-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/anne-maree-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Bringing with her plenty of experience, Anne-Maree Bouwman has stepped into a new role at the Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH) &#8211; Director Performance and Clinical Services Plan. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/dolphins-pay-a-visit\">Phins up and smiles all round as the Dolphins pay a visit<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/dolphins-pay-a-visit\" title=\"Phins up and smiles all round as the Dolphins pay a visit\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/dolphins-vist-rbwh-ls-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Phins up and smiles all round as the Dolphins pay a visit\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/dolphins-vist-rbwh-ls-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/dolphins-vist-rbwh-ls-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">There was a stir around the Royal on Wednesday 28 February thanks to a visit from the Dolphins NRL team. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/the-royal-50k\">On your mark for the Royal 50K!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/the-royal-50k\" title=\"On your mark for the Royal 50K!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/juliette-mcaleer-p-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"On your mark for the Royal 50K!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/juliette-mcaleer-p-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/juliette-mcaleer-p-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/juliette-mcaleer-p-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Join RBWH surgical patient turned avid runner, Juliette McAleer, and the rest of the RBWH Foundation community this April in the exercise challenge of the year \u2013 the Royal 50K. ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-angio-suite\">New angio suite \u2018a leap forward\u2019 for patient care<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-angio-suite\" title=\"New angio suite \u2018a leap forward\u2019 for patient care\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/rbwh-angio-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"New angio suite \u2018a leap forward\u2019 for patient care\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/rbwh-angio-2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/rbwh-angio-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The Department of Medical Imaging at RBWH has been significantly enhanced with the completion of a new Angiography Suite 2. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-joyce-tweddell-display\">RBWH honours Joyce Tweddell with new display<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-joyce-tweddell-display\" title=\"RBWH honours Joyce Tweddell with new display\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/joyce-tweddell-display-opening-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH honours Joyce Tweddell with new display\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/joyce-tweddell-display-opening-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/joyce-tweddell-display-opening-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH) is honouring the namesake of one of its main buildings, the Joyce Tweddell Building, with a new display dedicated to the nurse and her ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/1000-cranes-for-patients\">1,000 cranes for sick patients thanks to school students<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/1000-cranes-for-patients\" title=\"1,000 cranes for sick patients thanks to school students\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/kelvin-grove-cranes-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"1,000 cranes for sick patients thanks to school students\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/kelvin-grove-cranes-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/kelvin-grove-cranes-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Art students at Kelvin Grove State College have generously donated an inspiring work of art comprised of 1,000 folded paper cranes. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/grant-round-open\">Grant round open<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/grant-round-open\" title=\"Grant round open\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/rbwh-grant-round-fi.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Grant round open\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/rbwh-grant-round-fi-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/03\/rbwh-grant-round-fi.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Submissions are open for the second of two RBWH Foundation grant rounds for 2024, signaling a doubling of project funding across Herston Health Precinct. \n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2402\">February 2024<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/joyce-tweddell-display\">RBWH honours namesake of major building with new display<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/joyce-tweddell-display\" title=\"RBWH honours namesake of major building with new display\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-joyce-tweddell-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH honours namesake of major building with new display\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-joyce-tweddell-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-joyce-tweddell-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Queensland\u2019s largest hospital, the Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH) is honouring the namesake of one of its main buildings, the Joyce Tweddell Building, with a new display dedicated to ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2024-medical-intern-cohort\">Welcome to the 2024 medical intern cohort<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2024-medical-intern-cohort\" title=\"Welcome to the 2024 medical intern cohort\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-interns-lintaro-shintaro-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Welcome to the 2024 medical intern cohort\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-interns-lintaro-shintaro-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-interns-lintaro-shintaro-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Monday 15 January, the Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH) welcomed 91 new medical interns to the hospital, kicking off with a week of orientation. The orientation included a ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/happy-retirement-patrick-doyle\">Happy retirement to Patrick Doyle<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/happy-retirement-patrick-doyle\" title=\"Happy retirement to Patrick Doyle\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-patrick-doyle-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Happy retirement to Patrick Doyle\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-patrick-doyle-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-patrick-doyle-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH Anaesthetic Healthcare Practitioner (AHP) Patrick Doyle is set to retire from his role after 49 years of service to RBWH. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/trauma-centre-party\">Come on ETC, let\u2019s go party!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/trauma-centre-party\" title=\"Come on ETC, let\u2019s go party!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-etc-barbie-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Come on ETC, let\u2019s go party!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-etc-barbie-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-etc-barbie-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH Anaesthetic Healthcare Practitioner (AHP) Patrick Doyle is set to retire from his role after 49 years of service to RBWH. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/specialist-promoted\">RBWH Intensive Care Specialist promoted to new role in the Australian Navy<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/specialist-promoted\" title=\"RBWH Intensive Care Specialist promoted to new role in the Australian Navy\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-anthony-holley-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Intensive Care Specialist promoted to new role in the Australian Navy\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-anthony-holley-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-anthony-holley-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH Intensive Care Services Senior Staff Specialist, Principal Consultant Trauma to the Surgeon General, Australian Defence Force, A\/Professor Anthony Holley has recently been promoted to Commodore by the Chief of ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-achs-assessment\">RBWH takes on ACHS Short Notice Assessment<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-achs-assessment\" title=\"RBWH takes on ACHS Short Notice Assessment\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH takes on ACHS Short Notice Assessment\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It was a week that had been months in the making when the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) accreditors attended RBWH to conduct Short Notice Assessment from 15-19 January.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/electronic-rostering\">RBWH Nursing and midwifery teams \u2013 IWFM is coming!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/electronic-rostering\" title=\"RBWH Nursing and midwifery teams \u2013 IWFM is coming!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/iwfm-graphic-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Nursing and midwifery teams \u2013 IWFM is coming!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/iwfm-graphic-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/iwfm-graphic-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/iwfm-graphic-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/iwfm-graphic-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/iwfm-graphic.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Early engagement has now started for the Integrated Workforce Management (IWFM) electronic rostering project to recommence at Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH).\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-prosthetic-technology\">New prosthetic technology getting patients back on their feet faster<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-prosthetic-technology\" title=\"New prosthetic technology getting patients back on their feet faster\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-hydro-leg-day-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"New prosthetic technology getting patients back on their feet faster\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-hydro-leg-day-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/rbwh-hydro-leg-day-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH has become the first public hospital in Australia to trial new hydrostatic water pressure technology to cast prosthetic legs that fit more comfortably and require less adjustments, thanks to ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Previous years<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:20px;--awb-content-font-size:16px;--awb-icon-alignment:right;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#ebebeb;--awb-background-color:#f7f7f7;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#00adb6;--awb-title-color:#047ae2;--awb-content-color:#333333;--awb-icon-box-color:#f7f7f7;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#f7f7f7;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:regular;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:18px;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:regular;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-right fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-10090-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default article-list panel-5229f2ce6cd820359 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_5229f2ce6cd820359\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"5229f2ce6cd820359\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#5229f2ce6cd820359\" href=\"#5229f2ce6cd820359\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">2023<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"5229f2ce6cd820359\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_5229f2ce6cd820359\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<h3 id=\"royal-2312\">December 2023<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwhs-real-life-christmas-angel\">RBWH\u2019s real-life Christmas angel<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwhs-real-life-christmas-angel\" title=\"RBWH\u2019s real-life Christmas angel\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/newsroom-rbwh-bernie-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH\u2019s real-life Christmas angel\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/newsroom-rbwh-bernie-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/newsroom-rbwh-bernie-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH is lucky to have its very own Christmas angel in the form of beloved midwife Bernie McMain, who each year goes above and beyond to bring Christmas joy.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-safe-work-month\">RBWH celebrates safe work month<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-safe-work-month\" title=\"RBWH celebrates safe work month\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-safe-work-month-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH celebrates safe work month\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-safe-work-month-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-safe-work-month-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">In October, RBWH celebrated National Safe Work Month, a time to reflect and reinvigorate our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our dedicated workforce.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/grant-for-research-and-patient-care\">RBWH Foundation doubles grant distribution for research and patient care<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/grant-for-research-and-patient-care\" title=\"RBWH Foundation doubles grant distribution for research and patient care\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation doubles grant distribution for research and patient care\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Foundation has announced almost $500,000 in patient innovation and medical research projects, doubling its annual grant funding across RBWH, STARS and Herston Health Precinct institutes and centres.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/mips-football-tournament\">RBWH at the Brisbane Medical Football Tournament<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/mips-football-tournament\" title=\"RBWH at the Brisbane Medical Football Tournament\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-football-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH at the Brisbane Medical Football Tournament\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-football-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-football-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Clinicians, students, allied health professionals, administration and operational services staff from RBWH came together as a team, or rather two, to represent RBWH at the MIPS Brisbane Medical Football Tournament.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/malnutrition-awareness-week\">Creating awareness for Malnutrition Awareness Week<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/malnutrition-awareness-week\" title=\"Creating awareness for Malnutrition Awareness Week\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-malnutrition-awareness-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Creating awareness for Malnutrition Awareness Week\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-malnutrition-awareness-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-malnutrition-awareness-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Staff across RBWH took part in awareness raising activities as part of Malnutrition Awareness Week in October.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/pregnancy-and-infant-loss-remembrance-day\">Recognising International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day at RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/pregnancy-and-infant-loss-remembrance-day\" title=\"Recognising International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day at RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/infant-loss-day-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Recognising International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day at RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/infant-loss-day-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/infant-loss-day-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Since 2018, International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day has been an important day of commemoration at RBWH.  \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/podcast-turns-one\">Five Things Nursing podcast turns one<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/podcast-turns-one\" title=\"Five Things Nursing podcast turns one\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/5-things-nursing-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Five Things Nursing podcast turns one\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/5-things-nursing-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/5-things-nursing-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">As it hit its first anniversary this month, the Five Things Nursing podcast also hit 40,000 downloads, with people tuning in from 69 countries. The podcast, hosted by RBWH Staff ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/dulili-cafe-builds-relationships\">Dulili Caf\u00e9 builds better relationships<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/dulili-cafe-builds-relationships\" title=\"Dulili Caf\u00e9 builds better relationships\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-dulili-cafe-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Dulili Caf\u00e9 builds better relationships\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-dulili-cafe-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-dulili-cafe-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital Emergency and Trauma Centre have brought the community together at their inaugural Dulili Caf\u00e9.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-safety-and-quality\">RBWH shines a light on safety and quality<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-safety-and-quality\" title=\"RBWH shines a light on safety and quality\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-quarries-winners-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH shines a light on safety and quality\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-quarries-winners-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-quarries-winners-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Each year, the Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH) recognises individual staff and teams who are delivering consistently high patient care, outcomes and improvements at the annual QuARRIES Awards.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2312\">November 2023<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/lawrie-thanks-rbwh\">Lawrie thanks RBWH for caring for his wife<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/lawrie-thanks-rbwh\" title=\"Lawrie thanks RBWH for caring for his wife\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-Lawrie-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Lawrie thanks RBWH for caring for his wife\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-Lawrie-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-Lawrie-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Since his wife\u2019s admission into hospital in late October, Lawrie has arrived early at the hospital each day, patiently waiting for visiting hours to open at 9am, so he can ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-infectious-disease\">RBWH puts spotlight on infectious disease<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-infectious-disease\" title=\"RBWH puts spotlight on infectious disease\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-stewart_adam-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH puts spotlight on infectious disease\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-stewart_adam-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/rbwh-stewart_adam-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital is leading the way in infectious diseases, hosting Queensland\u2019s first Infectious Disease in the Immunocompromised Host Forum.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/better-first-nations-heart-health\">Co-design the key to better First Nations heart health<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/better-first-nations-heart-health\" title=\"Co-design the key to better First Nations heart health\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/louise-cullen-feature-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Co-design the key to better First Nations heart health\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/louise-cullen-feature-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/louise-cullen-feature-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are nine times more likely to have a cardiac event before they\u2019re 45. Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital emergency physician Professor Louise Cullen is ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2310\">September 2023<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/pharmacy-services-in-sri-lanka\">Sharing the benefits of pharmacy services in Sri Lanka<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/pharmacy-services-in-sri-lanka\" title=\"Sharing the benefits of pharmacy services in Sri Lanka\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/sri-lanka-pharmacy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Sharing the benefits of pharmacy services in Sri Lanka\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/sri-lanka-pharmacy-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/sri-lanka-pharmacy-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">In 2009, Professor Ian Coombes, RBWH Director of Pharmacy and Dr Judith Coombes, Senior Pharmacist at Princess Alexandra Hospital, along with their three children aged between eight and 12 years-old, ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/delivering-patient-centred-care\">\u2018What Matters to You?\u2019 an important question for delivering patient-centred care<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/delivering-patient-centred-care\" title=\"\u2018What Matters to You?\u2019 an important question for delivering patient-centred care\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/rbwh-what-matters-to-you-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\u2018What Matters to You?\u2019 an important question for delivering patient-centred care\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/rbwh-what-matters-to-you-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/rbwh-what-matters-to-you-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Monday 18 September, RBWH launched the initiative What Matters to You. Originally starting in Scotland, this initiative has spread all over the globe and encourages health workers to take ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/indigenous-health-liaison-office\">Getting to know the Indigenous Health Liaison Office<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/indigenous-health-liaison-office\" title=\"Getting to know the Indigenous Health Liaison Office\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/fi-aunty-janet.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Getting to know the Indigenous Health Liaison Office\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/fi-aunty-janet-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/fi-aunty-janet.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Indigenous Hospital Liaison Service supports and advocates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients, their families and carers, which can include ensuring an understanding for the reason of ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/perioperative-services-open-day\">Perioperative Services open day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/perioperative-services-open-day\" title=\"Perioperative Services open day\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/periop-open-day-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Perioperative Services open day\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/periop-open-day-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/periop-open-day-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">One-hundred and four nursing students in their final year of university came to RBWH on two separate days in July to take part in Perioperative Services\u2019 first open day. Some ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/r-u-ok-day-at-rbwh\">R U OK? Day at RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/r-u-ok-day-at-rbwh\" title=\"R U OK? Day at RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/rbwh-r-u-ok-day-cmore-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"R U OK? Day at RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/rbwh-r-u-ok-day-cmore-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/rbwh-r-u-ok-day-cmore-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">R U OK? Day is a yearly reminder that every day is a good day to take the time to check-in on each other. This year\u2019s theme was \u2018Here to ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/celebrations-around-rbwh\">Activities and celebrations around RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/celebrations-around-rbwh\" title=\"Activities and celebrations around RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/nicu-bake-off-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Activities and celebrations around RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/nicu-bake-off-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/nicu-bake-off-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH Mental Health Centre celebrated this year\u2019s EKKA with some EKKA-themed activities on the adult mental health units. Each floor participated in the fun, including sideshow style games, homemade show ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/military-artworks-donated\">Long-lost military artworks donated to the RBWH Foundation<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/military-artworks-donated\" title=\"Long-lost military artworks donated to the RBWH Foundation\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/fi-rbwh-foundation-military-artworks.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Long-lost military artworks donated to the RBWH Foundation\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/fi-rbwh-foundation-military-artworks-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/fi-rbwh-foundation-military-artworks.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">A series of military-themed artworks, created by a renowned contemporary Gold Coast artist 30 years ago, and thought lost in a storage fire, will be auctioned by the RBWH Foundation ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/office-expansion-at-rbwh\">The RBWH Foundation celebrates office expansion at RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/office-expansion-at-rbwh\" title=\"The RBWH Foundation celebrates office expansion at RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/rbwh-foundation-office-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"The RBWH Foundation celebrates office expansion at RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/rbwh-foundation-office-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/rbwh-foundation-office-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Foundation is excited to announce the opening of its new office, centrally located on the ground floor of RBWH. The RBWH Foundation CEO Simone Garske said the relocation ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2308\">August 2023<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/high-performing-teams\">RBWH Executive Leadership team hones high performance<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/high-performing-teams\" title=\"RBWH Executive Leadership team hones high performance\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-executive-workshop-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Executive Leadership team hones high performance\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-executive-workshop-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-executive-workshop-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Wednesday 12 July, the RBWH Executive Leadership team attended an offsite workshop focused on professional development and fostering high performance.  \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/art-creates-cultural-safety\">Art creates cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and visitors<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/art-creates-cultural-safety\" title=\"Art creates cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and visitors\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-entrance-aboriginal-art-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Art creates cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and visitors\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-entrance-aboriginal-art-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-entrance-aboriginal-art-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Earlier this month, Aboriginal artist Troy Little came to see his art in full display at the main entrance of RBWH. Mr Little is from Bundjalung country (Northern Eastern NSW) ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/admissions-team\">A special thank you for the Admissions team<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/admissions-team\" title=\"A special thank you for the Admissions team\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-admin-gem-tree-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"A special thank you for the Admissions team\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-admin-gem-tree-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-admin-gem-tree-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Admissions and Enquiries team are often the very first faces our patients see when they arrive at RBWH. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/winter-warmer\">RBWH gets toasty at the Winter Warmer<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/winter-warmer\" title=\"RBWH gets toasty at the Winter Warmer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-winter-warmer-6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH gets toasty at the Winter Warmer\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-winter-warmer-6-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-winter-warmer-6-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The annual RBWH Winter Warmer on Thursday 13 July was a huge success, with 2,900 soups served alongside bread rolls and sweet treats, thanks to RBWH Executive. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/better-night-sleep\">A better night&#8217;s sleep for regional Queenslanders<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/better-night-sleep\" title=\"A better night&#039;s sleep for regional Queenslanders\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-telesleep-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"A better night&#039;s sleep for regional Queenslanders\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-telesleep-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-telesleep-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH TeleSleep pilot program has been a huge success, allowing regional Queenslanders to access vital sleep study services.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/staff-council-celebrates\">RBWH Staff Council celebrates a decade<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/staff-council-celebrates\" title=\"RBWH Staff Council celebrates a decade\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-council-celebration-cake.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Staff Council celebrates a decade\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-council-celebration-cake-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-council-celebration-cake.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH\u2019s Staff Council has just hit a 10-year milestone of advocating on behalf of staff. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/foundation-grant-round-opens\">RBWH Foundation grant round opens<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/foundation-grant-round-opens\" title=\"RBWH Foundation grant round opens\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-foundation-grants-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation grant round opens\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-foundation-grants-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-foundation-grants-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Foundation is proud to announce its next grant round will open for submissions from 1 September until 30 September 2023, thanks to the extraordinary power of giving.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-brightens-rbwh\">ADCO Constructions helps brighten RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-brightens-rbwh\" title=\"ADCO Constructions helps brighten RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-2023-adco-community-day-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"ADCO Constructions helps brighten RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-2023-adco-community-day-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/rbwh-2023-adco-community-day-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital is significantly brighter thanks to ADCO Constructions, who donated time and materials to complete two construction projects.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2307\">July 2023<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/registrar-wins-prestigious-prize\">RBWH ETC Registrar wins prestigious Buchanan Prize<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/registrar-wins-prestigious-prize\" title=\"RBWH ETC Registrar wins prestigious Buchanan Prize\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-jack-taylor-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH ETC Registrar wins prestigious Buchanan Prize\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-jack-taylor-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-jack-taylor-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH ETC Registrar Dr Jack Taylor has received the coveted Buchanan Prize for one of the highest scores in the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Fellowship Exam. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nicu-research\">Vital role of AINs play in NICU research<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nicu-research\" title=\"Vital role of AINs play in NICU research\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-nicu-ains-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Vital role of AINs play in NICU research\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-nicu-ains-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-nicu-ains-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-nicu-ains-fb-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">When people think of medical researchers, they might picture a doctor, nurse or allied health professional. Many clinical trials rely on these healthcare professionals to make research happen, however, there ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/genetic-health-qld-commitment\">Genetic Health Queensland displays commitment to health equity<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/genetic-health-qld-commitment\" title=\"Genetic Health Queensland displays commitment to health equity\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-ghq-health-equity-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Genetic Health Queensland displays commitment to health equity\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-ghq-health-equity-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-ghq-health-equity-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Genetic Health Queensland has officially launched its health equity artwork, proudly displaying it in the office reception area.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/qas-education-on-reconciliation\">QAS provides education on reconciliation<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/qas-education-on-reconciliation\" title=\"QAS provides education on reconciliation\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-qas-reconciliation-fb-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"QAS provides education on reconciliation\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-qas-reconciliation-fb-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-qas-reconciliation-fb-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-qas-reconciliation-fb-1-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On National Sorry Day, 26 May, Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) stationed dedicated staff members at Metro North Emergency Department ramps to provide education and awareness to their staff, as well ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/lauren-sewell\">Lauren Sewell is shooting her shot!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/lauren-sewell\" title=\"Lauren Sewell is shooting her shot!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-lauren-sewell-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Lauren Sewell is shooting her shot!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-lauren-sewell-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-lauren-sewell-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-lauren-sewell-fb-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">When RBWH Administration Officer Lauren Sewell isn\u2019t busy keeping the Nuclear Medicine Service running smoothly, she is on the court training to represent Australia in the World Indoor Netball Association ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/showcasing-research\">Showcasing research at Parliament House<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/showcasing-research\" title=\"Showcasing research at Parliament House\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-keisuke-tanaka-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Showcasing research at Parliament House\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-keisuke-tanaka-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-keisuke-tanaka-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Recently RBWH Staff Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Dr Keisuke Tanaka had an opportunity to present at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience Showcase breakfast at Queensland Parliament House.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/royal-resus-race-winners\">Anaesthetics crowned Royal Resus Race winners!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/royal-resus-race-winners\" title=\"Anaesthetics crowned Royal Resus Race winners!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-royal-resus-race-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Anaesthetics crowned Royal Resus Race winners!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-royal-resus-race-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-royal-resus-race-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-royal-resus-race-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Anaesthetics team have claimed the official Royal Resus Race title for the highest participation rate, with 73 members of their team now \u2018resus ready\u2019, while the General Surgery ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/giving-connection\">Giving connection on Giving Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/giving-connection\" title=\"Giving connection on Giving Day\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-health-equity-artwork-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Giving connection on Giving Day\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-health-equity-artwork-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/07\/rbwh-health-equity-artwork-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">As part of the RBWH Foundation Giving Day, the RBWH Health Equity Subcommittee arranged a collaborative artwork piece called \u201cGiving Connection\u201d, to raise funds for the Foundation.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/foundation-giving-day\">Together, we raised $562,701!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/foundation-giving-day\" title=\"Together, we raised $562,701!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-giving-day-jeff-horn-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Together, we raised $562,701!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-giving-day-jeff-horn-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-giving-day-jeff-horn-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-giving-day-jeff-horn-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The 24-hour fundraising event raised an extraordinary $562,701 to advance patient care and clinician-led research at RBWH, STARS and other Herston Health Precinct institutes and centres.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2306\">June 2023<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/odyssey-reform-program\">Odyssey is here!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/odyssey-reform-program\" title=\"Odyssey is here!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-odyssey-reform-video-graphic-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Odyssey is here!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-odyssey-reform-video-graphic-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-odyssey-reform-video-graphic-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Odyssey Reform Program is here, and all RBWH staff members have a role to play.  \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/neohome-program\">RBWH\u2019s NeoHOME Program celebrates milestone baby<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/neohome-program\" title=\"RBWH\u2019s NeoHOME Program celebrates milestone baby\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-neohome-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH\u2019s NeoHOME Program celebrates milestone baby\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-neohome-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-neohome-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-neohome-fb-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">A surprise baby is the one hundredth infant to participate in RBWH\u2019s NeoHOME program. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/thank-you\">Thank you to RBWH Nurses and Midwives<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/thank-you\" title=\"Thank you to RBWH Nurses and Midwives\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-int-midwives-nurses-day-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Thank you to RBWH Nurses and Midwives\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-int-midwives-nurses-day-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-int-midwives-nurses-day-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">May was a big month of celebrations at RBWH, with International Day of the Midwife on 5 May and International Nurses Day on 12 May.  \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/reconciliation-week\">RBWH recognises Reconciliation Week<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/reconciliation-week\" title=\"RBWH recognises Reconciliation Week\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/sea-of-hands-rbwh-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH recognises Reconciliation Week\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/sea-of-hands-rbwh-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/sea-of-hands-rbwh-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH Executive and staff created a Sea of Hands as part of National Reconciliation Week, which ran from 27 May and 3 June. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rapid-access-service\">Hepatology launches new rapid access service<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rapid-access-service\" title=\"Hepatology launches new rapid access service\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Hepatology launches new rapid access service\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Hepatology team recently launched a new rapid access service, the Coordinated Access to Timely Cirrhosis Healthcare (CATCH) program.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/administrative-professionals-day\">Ticking all the boxes for Administrative Professionals Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/administrative-professionals-day\" title=\"Ticking all the boxes for Administrative Professionals Day\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-admin-day-1-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Ticking all the boxes for Administrative Professionals Day\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-admin-day-1-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-admin-day-1-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-admin-day-1-fb-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Friday 5 May, RBWH celebrated National Administrative Professionals Day and thanked the administration team for their vital contribution to the hospital. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/radiation-systems\">RBWH welcomes two Australia-first radiation systems<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/radiation-systems\" title=\"RBWH welcomes two Australia-first radiation systems\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-accuray-radixact-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH welcomes two Australia-first radiation systems\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-accuray-radixact-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-accuray-radixact-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-accuray-radixact-fb-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Cancer Care team is excited to welcome two Australia-first radiation treatment systems to their unit, the Accuray Radixact Units. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/giving-day-fun\">Join the fun of RBWH Foundation Giving Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/giving-day-fun\" title=\"Join the fun of RBWH Foundation Giving Day\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-foundation-sam-mac-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Join the fun of RBWH Foundation Giving Day\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-foundation-sam-mac-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/06\/rbwh-foundation-sam-mac-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Foundation Giving Day on Wednesday 14 June is shaping up to be a knock-out with former world champion boxer Jeff Horn heading the card of special guests for ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2305\">May 2023<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/pharmacy-interns\">Welcome to RBWH\u2019s Pharmacy interns!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/pharmacy-interns\" title=\"Welcome to RBWH\u2019s Pharmacy interns!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/rbwh-pharmacy-interns-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Welcome to RBWH\u2019s Pharmacy interns!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/rbwh-pharmacy-interns-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/rbwh-pharmacy-interns-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Pharmacy department would like to extend a warm welcome to their pharmacy interns Josh, Kate, Christina, Jasmine, Ellie, and Amy.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/future-digital-healthcare\">International researchers explore the future of digital healthcare at RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/future-digital-healthcare\" title=\"International researchers explore the future of digital healthcare at RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/rbwh-international-delegates-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"International researchers explore the future of digital healthcare at RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/rbwh-international-delegates-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/rbwh-international-delegates-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Leading international researchers in artificial intelligence, machine learning and data sharing toured RBWH on Thursday 30 March to inspect the cutting-edge services and facilities available to the community, clinicians, and ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/preterm-birth-rates\">RBWH on track to reduce preterm birth rates<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/preterm-birth-rates\" title=\"RBWH on track to reduce preterm birth rates\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH on track to reduce preterm birth rates\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Women\u2019s and Newborn Services team have joined ranks with hospitals across Australia and New Zealand to reduce the rate of preterm birth by 20 per cent by March ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/louise-oriti\">In conversation with RBWH Executive Director Louise Oriti<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/louise-oriti\" title=\"In conversation with RBWH Executive Director Louise Oriti\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/louise-oriti-l-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"In conversation with RBWH Executive Director Louise Oriti\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/louise-oriti-l-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/louise-oriti-l-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">We get to know RBWH\u2019s new Executive Director Louise!\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/world-delirium-awareness-day\">World Delirium Awareness Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/world-delirium-awareness-day\" title=\"World Delirium Awareness Day\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/rbwh-delirium-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"World Delirium Awareness Day\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/rbwh-delirium-2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/rbwh-delirium-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On 15 March, RBWH recognised World Delirium Awareness Day to drive awareness and education around the most common hospital acquired complication. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/team-royal-workmates\">Meet your Team Royal workmates helping Raise it for the Royal!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/team-royal-workmates\" title=\"Meet your Team Royal workmates helping Raise it for the Royal!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/rbwh-icu-team-pie-drive-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Meet your Team Royal workmates helping Raise it for the Royal!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/rbwh-icu-team-pie-drive-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/rbwh-icu-team-pie-drive-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/rbwh-icu-team-pie-drive-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">A huge shout out to Team Royal for putting the \u2018fun\u2019 into \u2018fundraising\u2019 by supporting two major RBWH Foundation\u2019s campaigns \u2013 Flex for Lex and the 2023 RBWH Foundation Giving ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/art-auction\">Art auction with \u2018heart\u2019 in honour of RBWH Patient Care and Research<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/art-auction\" title=\"Art auction with \u2018heart\u2019 in honour of RBWH Patient Care and Research\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/toowong-village-heart-event-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Art auction with \u2018heart\u2019 in honour of RBWH Patient Care and Research\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/toowong-village-heart-event-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/toowong-village-heart-event-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/toowong-village-heart-event-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Foundation has been selected as charity of choice for the auction of an incredible two-metre-high sculpture, \u201cThe Heartful Grimmer\u201d, hand-painted by Brisbane artist Ann Nguyen. \n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2303\">March 2023<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-rbwh-202303\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-rbwh-202303\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/louise-oriti-rbwh-ed-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/louise-oriti-rbwh-ed-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/louise-oriti-rbwh-ed-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Welcome to the March edition of News at the Royal. It\u2019s been a busy month at RBWH with International Women\u2019s Day celebrations, Harmony Week and the announcement of the RBWH ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/mongolian-delegates-visit-rbwh\">Mongolian delegates visit RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/mongolian-delegates-visit-rbwh\" title=\"Mongolian delegates visit RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-mongolian-delegates-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Mongolian delegates visit RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-mongolian-delegates-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-mongolian-delegates-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Monday 20 February, eight emergency medicine delegates from Mongolia visited RBWH learn about our healthcare system. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/sparkle-in-world-pride\">Biala puts the sparkle in World Pride<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/sparkle-in-world-pride\" title=\"Biala puts the sparkle in World Pride\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-biala-world-pride-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Biala puts the sparkle in World Pride\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-biala-world-pride-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-biala-world-pride-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">In late February, Metro North Sexual Health and HIV Service (Biala) donned their most colourful outfits and sparkles for World Pride 2023.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-has-got-the-moves\">RBWH has got the moves!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-has-got-the-moves\" title=\"RBWH has got the moves!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-has-moves-disco-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH has got the moves!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-has-moves-disco-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-has-moves-disco-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Thursday 23 February as part of the RBWH 14-day Staff Self-Care Challenge, RBWH staff dusted off their dancing shoes for the inaugural Boogie Wonderland Disco!\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/farewell-rbwh-admin-icons\">Farewell and good luck to RBWH administration icons<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/farewell-rbwh-admin-icons\" title=\"Farewell and good luck to RBWH administration icons\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-farewells-admin-icons-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Farewell and good luck to RBWH administration icons\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-farewells-admin-icons-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-farewells-admin-icons-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It was a bittersweet farewell earlier this month as we said goodbye to some of Administration Services most loved and experienced staff members. Maureen Lessmann and Freda Papoutsakis both headed ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/move-for-march\">Move for March keeps patients active<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/move-for-march\" title=\"Move for March keeps patients active\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-move-for-march-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Move for March keeps patients active\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-move-for-march-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-move-for-march-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-move-for-march-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Throughout the month of March, Ward 9BS are running their \u2018Move for March\u2019 campaign, designed to promote and encourage the benefits of patients getting up and moving during their hospital ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/liz-crowe-receives-award\">Liz Crowe receives Australian Critical Care Research Excellence Award<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/liz-crowe-receives-award\" title=\"Liz Crowe receives Australian Critical Care Research Excellence Award\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-liz-crowe-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Liz Crowe receives Australian Critical Care Research Excellence Award\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-liz-crowe-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-liz-crowe-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH Staff Wellbeing Specialist Dr Liz Crowe has been awarded the 2022 Australian Critical Care Research Excellence Award for her article, Critical care staff wellbeing: A new paradigm for understanding ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/lady-lamington-restoration-showcase\">Brisbane Open House showcases Lady Lamington Nurses Home restoration<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/lady-lamington-restoration-showcase\" title=\"Brisbane Open House showcases Lady Lamington Nurses Home restoration\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/lady-lamington-nurses-home-1906-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Brisbane Open House showcases Lady Lamington Nurses Home restoration\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/lady-lamington-nurses-home-1906-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/lady-lamington-nurses-home-1906-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Lady Lamington Nurses Home was one of the historic buildings featured in the 2022 Brisbane Open House program. The event attracted over 200 people to the Herston Quarter Heritage Precinct, ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/farewell-kathy-stevens\">Farewell and thank you Kathy Stevens<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/farewell-kathy-stevens\" title=\"Farewell and thank you Kathy Stevens\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-kathy-stevens-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Farewell and thank you Kathy Stevens\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-kathy-stevens-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-kathy-stevens-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH Registered Nurse Kathy Stevens hung up her nurse\u2019s scrubs and said hello to retirement after nearly 40 years as a nurse with Queensland Health. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-foundation-grants-announced\">RBWH Foundation Extraordinary Opportunities grants announced<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-foundation-grants-announced\" title=\"RBWH Foundation Extraordinary Opportunities grants announced\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-foundation-grants-2023-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation Extraordinary Opportunities grants announced\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-foundation-grants-2023-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/rbwh-foundation-grants-2023-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More than $520,000 in patient experience, patient care and research grants have been announced by the RBWH Foundation thanks to the extraordinary power of giving to RBWH Foundation Giving Day ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/tone-your-arms-this-april\">Tone your arms this April and raise funds for the RBWH ICU<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/tone-your-arms-this-april\" title=\"Tone your arms this April and raise funds for the RBWH ICU\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/flex-for-lex-banner-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Tone your arms this April and raise funds for the RBWH ICU\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/flex-for-lex-banner-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/03\/flex-for-lex-banner-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH Foundation has launched a new fundraising campaign to support WeCU, the new family care program at the RBWH Intensive Care Unit.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2302\">February 2023<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-rbwh-202302\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-rbwh-202302\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/louise-oriti-rbwh-ed-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/louise-oriti-rbwh-ed-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/louise-oriti-rbwh-ed-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">I am delighted to join RBWH as the Executive Director. While I am only a few days in, I have already had an opportunity to meet many of you and ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/al-spilman-award\">RBWH Emergency Department receives Al Spilman Award for Culturally Safe Emergency Departments<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/al-spilman-award\" title=\"RBWH Emergency Department receives Al Spilman Award for Culturally Safe Emergency Departments\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/rbwh-etc-team-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Emergency Department receives Al Spilman Award for Culturally Safe Emergency Departments\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/rbwh-etc-team-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/rbwh-etc-team-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Emergency and Trauma Centre (ETC) was recently awarded the Al Spilman Award for Culturally Safe Emergency Departments from the Australian College of Emergency Medicine.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/five-minutes-with-kelly\">Five minutes with Kelly from Team Royal<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/five-minutes-with-kelly\" title=\"Five minutes with Kelly from Team Royal\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/team-royal-kelly-welsh-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Five minutes with Kelly from Team Royal\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/team-royal-kelly-welsh-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/team-royal-kelly-welsh-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/team-royal-kelly-welsh-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Team Royal has underpinned the culture of RBWH for the past five years. If you\u2019re a new staff member, you might be wondering what Team Royal is and how you ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/long-awaited-answers\">Genetic Health Queensland provides long awaited answers<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/long-awaited-answers\" title=\"Genetic Health Queensland provides long awaited answers\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/ghq-helen-connor-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Genetic Health Queensland provides long awaited answers\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/ghq-helen-connor-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/ghq-helen-connor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/ghq-helen-connor-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On 28 February each year, Rare Diseases Day aims to raise awareness and generate change for the 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/if-in-doubt-refer-to-qasis\">If in doubt, refer to QASIS!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/if-in-doubt-refer-to-qasis\" title=\"If in doubt, refer to QASIS!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/mn-qasis-team-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"If in doubt, refer to QASIS!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/mn-qasis-team-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/mn-qasis-team-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Following a highly successful launch during COVID-19, Metro North\u2019s Queensland Adult Specialist Immunisation Service (QASIS) has expanded their scope of practice to provide vaccination advice on all vaccine-preventable diseases, with ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/leveling-up-gender-equality\">Leveling up gender equality within Metro North<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/leveling-up-gender-equality\" title=\"Leveling up gender equality within Metro North\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/levelup-banner-cropped.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Leveling up gender equality within Metro North\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/levelup-banner-cropped-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/levelup-banner-cropped.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Metro North Health have commenced an exciting new project aimed at promoting gender equality in the medical profession.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/meals-for-queenslanders\">Team Royal provides 5242 meals for Queenslanders in need<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/meals-for-queenslanders\" title=\"Team Royal provides 5242 meals for Queenslanders in need\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/rbwh-foodbank-hunger-drive-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Team Royal provides 5242 meals for Queenslanders in need\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/rbwh-foodbank-hunger-drive-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/rbwh-foodbank-hunger-drive-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The results are finally in for the Team Royal contribution to the 2022 Foodbank Hunger Drive, organised each year by the RBWH Nutrition and Dietetics team. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/disability-and-challenging-behaviour\">Metro North launches Australia-first service for people with a disability and challenging behaviour<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/disability-and-challenging-behaviour\" title=\"Metro North launches Australia-first service for people with a disability and challenging behaviour\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/bert-spotlight-150x150-1.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Metro North launches Australia-first service for people with a disability and challenging behaviour\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/bert-spotlight-150x150-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/bert-spotlight-150x150-1.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Metro North Health has implemented an Australia-first initiative, the Behavioural Emergency Response Team (BERT). \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/gift-of-care-and-support\">The gift of care and support for our youngest patients living with cancer<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/gift-of-care-and-support\" title=\"The gift of care and support for our youngest patients living with cancer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/harcourts-welcome-bags-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"The gift of care and support for our youngest patients living with cancer\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/harcourts-welcome-bags-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/harcourts-welcome-bags-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/02\/harcourts-welcome-bags-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">A new initiative to ease anxiety and stress for the youngest cancer patients at Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH) has been funded through a Gift of Care and Support ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2301\">January 2023<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/aed-20220120\">Message from the Acting Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/aed-20220120\" title=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Welcome to 2023. I hope you all had an opportunity to enjoy some relaxing time with family and friends over the festive period and have returned to work feeling refreshed. ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nar-bems0123\">BEMS refurbish 6AS<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nar-bems0123\" title=\"BEMS refurbish 6AS\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/bems-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"BEMS refurbish 6AS\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/bems-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/bems-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Building Engineering and Maintenance Service (BEMS) team recently completed a successful refurbishment of the 6A oncology space.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nar-callaway-0123\">Leonie Callaway awarded WHA Medal of Distinction<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nar-callaway-0123\" title=\"Leonie Callaway awarded WHA Medal of Distinction\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/leonie-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Leonie Callaway awarded WHA Medal of Distinction\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/leonie-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/leonie-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH Director of Research, Women\u2019s and Newborn Services and Metro North Executive Director, Women, Children and Families Stream Professor Leonie Callaway has been awarded the Women\u2019s Healthcare Australasia (WHA) Medal ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nar-bell-0123\">End of an era: Administration Officer Randall Bell retires<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nar-bell-0123\" title=\"End of an era: Administration Officer Randall Bell retires\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/randall-team-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"End of an era: Administration Officer Randall Bell retires\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/randall-team-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/randall-team-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH Administration Officer Randall Bell retired on 15 December 2022, ending an 86-year history of the Bell family working at the hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nar-xmas-0123\">Christmas wishes for patients<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nar-xmas-0123\" title=\"Christmas wishes for patients\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/paul-phoebe-christmas-cards-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Christmas wishes for patients\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/paul-phoebe-christmas-cards-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/paul-phoebe-christmas-cards-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Christmas has come and gone, but the heartfelt messages provided in cards to patients will be remembered for much longer.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nar-comfort-0123\">The power of giving brings the comfort of home to RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nar-comfort-0123\" title=\"The power of giving brings the comfort of home to RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/foundation-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"The power of giving brings the comfort of home to RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/foundation-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/foundation-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">New colourful couches in the RBWH foyer are not only providing a peaceful place to sit, but are also helping visitors like Robynne and Maurice find their way around the ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nar-intern-0123\">RBWH welcomes 2023 medical interns<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nar-intern-0123\" title=\"RBWH welcomes 2023 medical interns\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/medical-interns-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH welcomes 2023 medical interns\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/medical-interns-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/medical-interns-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Monday 16 January, RBWH warmly welcomed the hospital\u2019s 2023 medical interns for their orientation. The week-long event included a range of presentations, activities and networking opportunities to help the ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nar-mathome-0123\">MatHOME officially launches<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nar-mathome-0123\" title=\"MatHOME officially launches\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/mathome-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"MatHOME officially launches\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/mathome-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/mathome-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">MatHOME, the maternity arm of the Women\u2019s and Newborn Services Hospital In The Home SEED funded project will officially commence on Monday 30 January.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nar-peer-0123\">RBWH\u2019s Peer Responders are ready for 2023<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nar-peer-0123\" title=\"RBWH\u2019s Peer Responders are ready for 2023\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH\u2019s Peer Responders are ready for 2023\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Peer Responder Program is gearing up for a big year ahead, after kicking some big goals in 2022.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default article-list panel-cca677809d59dfc06 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_cca677809d59dfc06\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"cca677809d59dfc06\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#cca677809d59dfc06\" href=\"#cca677809d59dfc06\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">2022<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"cca677809d59dfc06\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_cca677809d59dfc06\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<h3 id=\"royal-2212\">December 2022<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-rbwh-20221213\">Message from the Acting Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-rbwh-20221213\" title=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Just like that, we\u2019ve almost reached the end of 2022. I\u2019d like to start with a heartfelt thank you to you, Team Royal, for your hard work, support and trust ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/jti-20221214\">JTI implements new methods to measure alcohol consumption in ED presentations<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/jti-20221214\" title=\"JTI implements new methods to measure alcohol consumption in ED presentations\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/jti-alcohol-story-photo-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"JTI implements new methods to measure alcohol consumption in ED presentations\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/jti-alcohol-story-photo-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/jti-alcohol-story-photo-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">In response to the issue of alcohol use in patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) in Queensland, Jamieson Trauma Institute (JTI) have identified a need for valid and reliable surveillance ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/quarries-20221214\">Congratulations to this year\u2019s QuARRIES recipients<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/quarries-20221214\" title=\"Congratulations to this year\u2019s QuARRIES recipients\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/co-designing-person-centred-prems-framework-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Congratulations to this year\u2019s QuARRIES recipients\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/co-designing-person-centred-prems-framework-2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/co-designing-person-centred-prems-framework-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On the 1 December, RBWH celebrated the outstanding quality achievements undertaken by RBWH staff at the annual QuARRIES Awards ceremony. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/doctor-awards-20221214\">RBWH Doctor of the year awards<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/doctor-awards-20221214\" title=\"RBWH Doctor of the year awards\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/dr-rui-soares-pho-year-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Doctor of the year awards\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/dr-rui-soares-pho-year-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/dr-rui-soares-pho-year-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The annual RBWH Doctors of the Year Awards were held at the hospital on 25 November 2022. The Doctor of the Year Awards recognises and celebrates doctors of all levels ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/news-in-brief-1222\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/news-in-brief-1222\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"News in brief\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More news from the Royal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/smallest-patients-20221214\">A big day for our smallest patients!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/smallest-patients-20221214\" title=\"A big day for our smallest patients!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/world-prematurity-day-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"A big day for our smallest patients!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/world-prematurity-day-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/world-prematurity-day-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Thursday 17 November, RBWH celebrated a very big day for their very little patients.\u00a0  \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/foundation-20221214\">RBWH Foundation e-gifts provide the \u2018Gift of Time\u2019 this Christmas<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/foundation-20221214\" title=\"RBWH Foundation e-gifts provide the \u2018Gift of Time\u2019 this Christmas\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/christmasappeal2022-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation e-gifts provide the \u2018Gift of Time\u2019 this Christmas\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/christmasappeal2022-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/christmasappeal2022-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Foundation has launched its 2022 Christmas Appeal, offering a variety of e-gift solutions for those wishing to give presents with meaning this festive season.  \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/qtc-20221214\">Queensland Trophoblast Centre hosts international congress<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/qtc-20221214\" title=\"Queensland Trophoblast Centre hosts international congress\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/andrea-garrett-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Queensland Trophoblast Centre hosts international congress\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/andrea-garrett-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/andrea-garrett-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On 19-22 October, RBWH\u2019s Queensland Trophoblast Centre had the honour of hosting the World Congress of the International Society for the Study of Trophoblastic Diseases (ISSTD)\u202fin Sydney.  \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/virtual-interpretation-20221214\">All eyes on virtual interpretation<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/virtual-interpretation-20221214\" title=\"All eyes on virtual interpretation\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/virtual-interpreter-service-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"All eyes on virtual interpretation\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/virtual-interpreter-service-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/virtual-interpreter-service-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Ophthalmology Eye Clinic has recently implemented a virtual interpreter service \u2013 an initiative which has significantly improved the quality of care to patients who don\u2019t speak English or ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-kits-20221214\">RBWH kits up for Christmas!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-kits-20221214\" title=\"RBWH kits up for Christmas!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/christmas-7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH kits up for Christmas!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/christmas-7-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/12\/christmas-7-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The annual RBWH Christmas Decorating Competition was once again a ho-ho-huge success, with wards from throughout the hospital decking the halls to bring festive joy to patients and each other. ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2211\">November 2022<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-rbwh-202211\">Message from the Acting Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-rbwh-202211\" title=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It is great to be back at RBWH again after my recent annual leave and I wish to thank Dr Glen Kennedy for steering the ship during this time. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/we-like-to-party\">We like to P.A.R.T.Y!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/we-like-to-party\" title=\"We like to P.A.R.T.Y!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/jordy-party-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"We like to P.A.R.T.Y!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/jordy-party-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/jordy-party-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/jordy-party-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">When it comes to keeping our adolescents and young adults safe from risk-related injury, education and prevention is key.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/return-home-sooner-with-neohome\">Supporting families of premature and sick babies to return home sooner with NeoHOME<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/return-home-sooner-with-neohome\" title=\"Supporting families of premature and sick babies to return home sooner with NeoHOME\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/neohome-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Supporting families of premature and sick babies to return home sooner with NeoHOME\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/neohome-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/neohome-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/neohome-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH has recently launched NeoHOME, a new service designed to support families of eligible babies in the Grantley Stable Neonatology Unit to take their new family member home two to ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/sterile-store-project\">Improving safety with the RBWH Sterile Store Project<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/sterile-store-project\" title=\"Improving safety with the RBWH Sterile Store Project\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/sterile-store-project-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Improving safety with the RBWH Sterile Store Project\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/sterile-store-project-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/sterile-store-project-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Perioperative Services team was proud to officially open eight upgraded sterile stores in September, as part of the Sterile Stores Project.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/evidence-based-healthcare\">Supporting World Evidence Based Healthcare Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/evidence-based-healthcare\" title=\"Supporting World Evidence Based Healthcare Day\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/world-evidence-based-healthcare-day-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Supporting World Evidence Based Healthcare Day\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/world-evidence-based-healthcare-day-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/world-evidence-based-healthcare-day-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/world-evidence-based-healthcare-day-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On the 20 October, RBWH celebrated World Evidence Based Healthcare Day with coffee and cake for all staff who attended the event held on the level two walkway. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/healthy-blooms\">Healthy blooms brighten the community<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/healthy-blooms\" title=\"Healthy blooms brighten the community\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/bcc-flowers-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Healthy blooms brighten the community\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/bcc-flowers-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/bcc-flowers-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">You may have noticed the colourful blooms planted along O\u2019Connell Terrace and Herston Road near Victoria Park, but did you know the flowers are specifically chosen to align with health ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/amanda-bernhagen\">A Minute With&#8230; Pharmacy Technician Amanda Bernhagen<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/amanda-bernhagen\" title=\"A Minute With... Pharmacy Technician Amanda Bernhagen\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/pharmacy-tech-day-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"A Minute With... Pharmacy Technician Amanda Bernhagen\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/pharmacy-tech-day-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/pharmacy-tech-day-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/pharmacy-tech-day-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On 18 October, RBWH celebrated the contribution of our amazing pharmacy technicians for National Pharmacy Technician Day. Pharmacy Technician Amanda Bernhagen shared her favourite parts of her role, and how ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/brisbane-to-mexico\">From Brisbane to Mexico \u2013 sharing OT learnings with the world<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/brisbane-to-mexico\" title=\"From Brisbane to Mexico \u2013 sharing OT learnings with the world\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/rbwh-ot-story-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"From Brisbane to Mexico \u2013 sharing OT learnings with the world\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/rbwh-ot-story-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/rbwh-ot-story-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/rbwh-ot-story-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">As a world-class tertiary hospital, RBWH\u2019s expertise and research frequently helps shape health systems across the globe. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-public-art-installations\">Herston Quarter brought to life with new public art installations<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-public-art-installations\" title=\"Herston Quarter brought to life with new public art installations\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/herston-quarter-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Herston Quarter brought to life with new public art installations\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/herston-quarter-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/herston-quarter-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Many RBWH staff have been delighted to stumble across newly installed art within the Herston Quarter Heritage Precinct. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwhs-littlest-readers\">RBWH\u2019s littlest readers win again!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwhs-littlest-readers\" title=\"RBWH\u2019s littlest readers win again!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/rbwh-read-a-thon-nicu-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH\u2019s littlest readers win again!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/rbwh-read-a-thon-nicu-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/rbwh-read-a-thon-nicu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/rbwh-read-a-thon-nicu-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">For another year running, the RBWH Grantley Stable Neonatology Unit has placed in the international Little Readers Read-a-thon, being named in the top three NICUs world-wide for the Total Minutes ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/staff-wellbeing\">All eyes on staff wellbeing<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/staff-wellbeing\" title=\"All eyes on staff wellbeing\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/rbwh-wellbeing-wednesday-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"All eyes on staff wellbeing\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/rbwh-wellbeing-wednesday-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/rbwh-wellbeing-wednesday-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/rbwh-wellbeing-wednesday-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">A little rain didn\u2019t dampen spirits at the annual RBWH Wellbeing Wednesday held on 12 October in support of National Mental Health Week.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/giving-day-champions\">Giving Day Champions recognised by RBWH Foundation<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/giving-day-champions\" title=\"Giving Day Champions recognised by RBWH Foundation\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/rbwh-foundation-champions-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Giving Day Champions recognised by RBWH Foundation\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/rbwh-foundation-champions-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/rbwh-foundation-champions-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It\u2019s official! The Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH) Allied Health Department has wrested the RBWH Foundation Giving Day Cup from reigning team champions Cancer Care Services.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2210\">October 2022<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/202210\">Message from the Acting Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/202210\" title=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/glen-kennedy-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/glen-kennedy-2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/glen-kennedy-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Thank you for warmly welcoming me into the Acting Executive Director role over the past few weeks while Gillian Nasato enjoys a well-deserved break. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/first-quadruplets-in-nine-years\">RBWH welcomes first quadruplets in nine years<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/first-quadruplets-in-nine-years\" title=\"RBWH welcomes first quadruplets in nine years\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-quads-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH welcomes first quadruplets in nine years\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-quads-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-quads-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-quads-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">For the first time in more than nine years, Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital  has welcomed a set of quadruplets into the world. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/kindness-in-our-care\">Putting the kindness in our care<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/kindness-in-our-care\" title=\"Putting the kindness in our care\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Putting the kindness in our care\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH staff are always going above and beyond to provide the best and kindest care to our patients. This was the case recently when a 37-year-old Bundaberg man with cancer ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/celebrating-ot-service\">Celebrating 45 years of service to the RBWH Occupational Therapy team!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/celebrating-ot-service\" title=\"Celebrating 45 years of service to the RBWH Occupational Therapy team!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-ot-team-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Celebrating 45 years of service to the RBWH Occupational Therapy team!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-ot-team-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-ot-team-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Recently, the RBWH Occupational Therapy team celebrated a very special milestone, with three of their senior staff members reaching 15 years of service to RBWH. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/gift-of-art\">The gift of art<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/gift-of-art\" title=\"The gift of art\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-patient-artwork-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"The gift of art\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-patient-artwork-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-patient-artwork-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-patient-artwork-1-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH patient Ross Connelly didn\u2019t think he was going to live to meet his granddaughter, but thanks to the team at RBWH, STARS, the Princess Alexandra Hospital, and an incredible ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/r-u-ok-day\">R U OK? Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/r-u-ok-day\" title=\"R U OK? Day\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-ruok-day-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"R U OK? Day\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-ruok-day-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-ruok-day-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-ruok-day-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On the 8 September, RBWH turned yellow for R U OK? Day. R U OK? Day is the R U OK? Foundation\u2019s national day of action where they remind Australian\u2019s ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-technology-for-nicu\">New technology for the NICU<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-technology-for-nicu\" title=\"New technology for the NICU\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-nicu-new-tech-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"New technology for the NICU\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-nicu-new-tech-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-nicu-new-tech-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-nicu-new-tech-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Grantley Stable Neonatology Unit is the proud owner of two new video laryngoscopes thanks to a successful funding grant from the Humpty Dumpty Foundation.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/jersey-day\">Game on for Jersey Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/jersey-day\" title=\"Game on for Jersey Day\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-donate-life-jersey-day-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Game on for Jersey Day\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-donate-life-jersey-day-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-donate-life-jersey-day-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Staff from across RBWH donned their favourite sports jerseys on Friday 2 September for Donate Life\u2019s Jersey Day. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/farewell-emma-babao\">Farewell and good luck, Emma Babao<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/farewell-emma-babao\" title=\"Farewell and good luck, Emma Babao\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-emma-babeo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Farewell and good luck, Emma Babao\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-emma-babeo-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/rbwh-emma-babeo-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">After spending 20 years working at RBWH, and nearly 30 years of service to Queensland Health, RBWH Clinical Nurse Consultant Emma Babao has said goodbye to her Team Royal family. ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2208\">August 2022<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-rbwh-202208\">Message from the Acting Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-rbwh-202208\" title=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The past month has been an incredibly busy time for RBWH. Thank you to everyone for your ongoing commitment to our patients and each other. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/orthotics-and-prosthetics\">Spotlight on: Orthotics and Prosthetic Department<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/orthotics-and-prosthetics\" title=\"Spotlight on: Orthotics and Prosthetic Department\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/jess-prosthectics-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Spotlight on: Orthotics and Prosthetic Department\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/jess-prosthectics-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/jess-prosthectics-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/jess-prosthectics-fb-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Orthotic and Prosthetic Department may be hidden away, but they are certainly a busy team! Between the eight clinicians, four technicians and one clinical assistant, the team were ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/care-for-geriatric-patients\">North Lakes Cancer Care team improves care for geriatric patients<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/care-for-geriatric-patients\" title=\"North Lakes Cancer Care team improves care for geriatric patients\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/darshit-and-team-b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"North Lakes Cancer Care team improves care for geriatric patients\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/darshit-and-team-b-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/darshit-and-team-b-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">With so much happening at RBWH\u2019s main facility in Herston, it\u2019s important to showcase the work of our amazing teams at our satellite facilities too, such as the North Lakes ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/culture-through-language\">Showcasing Aboriginal culture through language<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/culture-through-language\" title=\"Showcasing Aboriginal culture through language\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/state-library-b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Showcasing Aboriginal culture through language\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/state-library-b-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/state-library-b-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Last month, the RBWH Closing the Gap Committee attended a workshop at the State Library of Queensland to learn about Aboriginal language. The activity was organised in response to one ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/donations-for-sri-lanka\">Women\u2019s and Newborn Services digs deep for Sri Lanka<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/donations-for-sri-lanka\" title=\"Women\u2019s and Newborn Services digs deep for Sri Lanka\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/sri-lanka-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Women\u2019s and Newborn Services digs deep for Sri Lanka\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/sri-lanka-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/sri-lanka-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/sri-lanka-fb-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH staff member Ashan Fernando and the team in Women\u2019s and Newborn Services have banded together to collect donations to send to Sri Lanka during the current economic crisis.  ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/second-chance-at-life\">Neurology team gives RBWH patient a second chance at life<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/second-chance-at-life\" title=\"Neurology team gives RBWH patient a second chance at life\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Neurology team gives RBWH patient a second chance at life\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Every day, teams across RBWH give patients a second chance at life thanks to their expertise and quick thinking. The Neurology and Stoke team at RBWH did just that recently, ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/naidoc-week-at-rbwh\">Celebrating NAIDOC Week at RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/naidoc-week-at-rbwh\" title=\"Celebrating NAIDOC Week at RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/getano-bann-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Celebrating NAIDOC Week at RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/getano-bann-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/getano-bann-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Despite Tier 3 COVID restrictions postponing many of RBWH\u2019s planned NAIDOC Week celebrations, the hospital was still able to celebrate the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community during this culturally ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership\">RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions partnership refurbishes RBWH Patient Terrace<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/adco-constructions-partnership\" title=\"RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions partnership refurbishes RBWH Patient Terrace\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/adco-community-day-114-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions partnership refurbishes RBWH Patient Terrace\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/adco-community-day-114-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/adco-community-day-114-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The outdoor garden area on Level 5 of the RBWH Dr James Mayne Building has been gifted its own \u2018Backyard Blitz\u2019 thanks to the RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions. \n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2207\">July 2022<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-rbwh-202207\">Message from the Acting Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-rbwh-202207\" title=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The hospital came to life on Wednesday 15 June, with staff from all areas getting involved in fitness challenges, bake sales, and even some dancing on live television. Thank you ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/reconciliation-action-plan\">RBWH launches Reconciliation Action Plan<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/reconciliation-action-plan\" title=\"RBWH launches Reconciliation Action Plan\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/geoff-binge-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH launches Reconciliation Action Plan\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/geoff-binge-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/geoff-binge-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Wednesday 1 June, RBWH made history with the launch of our very first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) during Reconciliation Week. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/fighting-climate-change\">Anaesthetic team leads the way in fighting climate change<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/fighting-climate-change\" title=\"Anaesthetic team leads the way in fighting climate change\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/kerstin-wyssusek-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Anaesthetic team leads the way in fighting climate change\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/kerstin-wyssusek-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/kerstin-wyssusek-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">As part of their commitment to sustainability, the RBWH Anaesthetic Department has made an exciting decision to remove anaesthetic volatile agent Desflurane from use in the hospital. This is set ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rugby-league-player-returns\">Rugby league legend returns to say thank you to 8AN team<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rugby-league-player-returns\" title=\"Rugby league legend returns to say thank you to 8AN team\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/andrew-fafita-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Rugby league legend returns to say thank you to 8AN team\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/andrew-fafita-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/andrew-fafita-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">An unusually quiet Sunday in mid-May left 8AN staff teeming with pride after ex-patient and professional rugby league player Andrew Fifita dropped in with a surprise gift. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/healthy-and-tasty\">Keeping RBWH healthy and tasty<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/healthy-and-tasty\" title=\"Keeping RBWH healthy and tasty\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/dawn-hargrave-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Keeping RBWH healthy and tasty\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/dawn-hargrave-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/dawn-hargrave-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Ever wondered who conceptualises and creates the fabulous array of food at Caf\u00e9 Royale? Meet Dawn Hargrave, RBWH Retail Chef! \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/metro-north-staff-shout-out\">Metro North Staff Shout Out<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/metro-north-staff-shout-out\" title=\"Metro North Staff Shout Out\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/staff-shout-out-square-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Metro North Staff Shout Out\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/staff-shout-out-square-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/staff-shout-out-square-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Every day we hear stories of individuals and teams who are putting the Metro North Values into action \u2013 VIA VIPs! Their actions are building a culture of resilience, support ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/crazy-socks-4-docs\">Brightening RBWH with Crazy socks 4 Docs<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/crazy-socks-4-docs\" title=\"Brightening RBWH with Crazy socks 4 Docs\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/rbwh-socks-for-docs-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Brightening RBWH with Crazy socks 4 Docs\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/rbwh-socks-for-docs-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/rbwh-socks-for-docs-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">You may have seen some colourful socks around RBWH on Friday 3 June, with staff across the hospital donning their craziest socks for doctor\u2019s mental health.  \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/research-excellence-awards\">Celebrating research excellence at RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/research-excellence-awards\" title=\"Celebrating research excellence at RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/rea-winner-image-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Celebrating research excellence at RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/rea-winner-image-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/rea-winner-image-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The awards attracted 71 phenomenal submissions and showcases the diverse and far-reaching research projects conducted by individual researchers and teams from across Metro North. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/professor-stuart-pegg\">Professor Stuart Pegg named as Queensland Great<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/professor-stuart-pegg\" title=\"Professor Stuart Pegg named as Queensland Great\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/queensland-greats-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Professor Stuart Pegg named as Queensland Great\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/queensland-greats-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/queensland-greats-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Former RBWH Director of the Adult Burns Unit Emeritus Professor Dr Stuart Pegg AM has recently joined the illustrious ranks of Queensland Great. The Queensland Greats Awards honour individuals for ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/team-royal-helps-foundation\">Team Royal helps the RBWH Foundation raise $500,000<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/team-royal-helps-foundation\" title=\"Team Royal helps the RBWH Foundation raise $500,000\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/rbwh-giving-day-image3-b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Team Royal helps the RBWH Foundation raise $500,000\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/rbwh-giving-day-image3-b-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/rbwh-giving-day-image3-b-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Team Royal\u2019s passion and commitment for patient care and life-saving research has once again inspired an outpouring of support for RBWH Foundation Giving Day 2022, helping push the final tally ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/foundation-of-the-year\">RBWH Foundation awarded Philanthropic Foundation of the Year<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/foundation-of-the-year\" title=\"RBWH Foundation awarded Philanthropic Foundation of the Year\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/qcf-philanthropy-awards-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation awarded Philanthropic Foundation of the Year\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/qcf-philanthropy-awards-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/qcf-philanthropy-awards-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Foundation has been announced as inaugural Philanthropic Foundation of the Year by the Queensland Community Foundation in recognition of its commitment to advancing patient care and life-saving research ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nib-202207\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nib-202207\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"News in brief\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More news from the Royal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2205\">May 2022<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-rbwh-20220531\">Message from the Acting Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-rbwh-20220531\" title=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">May has been a month of celebrations at RBWH as we recognise our staff for the amazing work they do every day. On 6 May, we said thank you to ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/catch-the-chief\">Did you Catch the Chief?<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/catch-the-chief\" title=\"Did you Catch the Chief?\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/alanna-geary-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Did you Catch the Chief?\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/alanna-geary-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/alanna-geary-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Metro North Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alanna Geary got her steps in for a great cause during the recent Catch the Chief initiative as part of International Day of ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/staff-keep-rbwh-ticking\">Admin staff keep RBWH ticking!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/staff-keep-rbwh-ticking\" title=\"Admin staff keep RBWH ticking!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/tina-balfour-admin-day-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Admin staff keep RBWH ticking!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/tina-balfour-admin-day-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/tina-balfour-admin-day-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On 6 May, RBWH celebrated the incredible administration staff who play a vital role in the day-to-day running of the hospital for Administrative Professionals Day.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nurses-and-midwives\">Cheers to our nurses and midwives<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nurses-and-midwives\" title=\"Cheers to our nurses and midwives\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-nurses-day-coffee-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Cheers to our nurses and midwives\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-nurses-day-coffee-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-nurses-day-coffee-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Nurses and midwives are the backbone of RBWH and earlier this month we celebrated their amazing contribution for International Day of the Midwife (5 May) and International Nurses Day (12 ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/robotic-bronchoscopy\">Australia-first robotic bronchoscopy set to provide earlier detection of lung cancer<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/robotic-bronchoscopy\" title=\"Australia-first robotic bronchoscopy set to provide earlier detection of lung cancer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-bronc-robot-bf-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Australia-first robotic bronchoscopy set to provide earlier detection of lung cancer\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-bronc-robot-bf-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-bronc-robot-bf-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-bronc-robot-bf-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">New robotic technology at RBWH is allowing clinicians to diagnose lung cancer earlier than ever before, meaning patients can commence life-saving treatment sooner. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/epilepsy-treatment\">Mini-brains revolutionise epilepsy treatment<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/epilepsy-treatment\" title=\"Mini-brains revolutionise epilepsy treatment\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-lata-vadlamudi-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Mini-brains revolutionise epilepsy treatment\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-lata-vadlamudi-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-lata-vadlamudi-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Researchers at RBWH and the University of Queensland (UQ) are trialling a new technology set to help epilepsy patients find the best treatment for their condition sooner. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/youth-cancer-patients\">Youth cancer patients make some noise<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/youth-cancer-patients\" title=\"Youth cancer patients make some noise\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-you-can-event-bf-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Youth cancer patients make some noise\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-you-can-event-bf-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-you-can-event-bf-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-you-can-event-bf-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Adolescents and young adults undergoing cancer treatment made some noise with a very special event at the RBWH Sony You Can Youth Cancer Centre.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/countdown-to-rbwh-giving-day\">Countdown begins for RBWH Giving Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/countdown-to-rbwh-giving-day\" title=\"Countdown begins for RBWH Giving Day\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-royal-giving-day-bf-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Countdown begins for RBWH Giving Day\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-royal-giving-day-bf-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-royal-giving-day-bf-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Mark Wednesday 15 June in your calendar because the third RBWH Giving Day 2022 is an event you will not want to miss!\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/innovative-research\">$1 million in innovative research announced by the RBWH Foundation<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/innovative-research\" title=\"$1 million in innovative research announced by the RBWH Foundation\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-project-grant-recipients-2022-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"$1 million in innovative research announced by the RBWH Foundation\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-project-grant-recipients-2022-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/rbwh-project-grant-recipients-2022-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Use of a snake-venom based product to control bleeding and modify healing in burns patients, and development of robotic technology for minimally invasive surgery, are just two of the fascinating ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2204\">April 2022<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-rbwh-20220426\">Message from the Acting Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-rbwh-20220426\" title=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">2022 is flying by with the end of April already upon us. I hope you all were able to find some time over the Easter and ANZAC Day long weekend ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-nurse-saves-life\">RBWH nurse saves life in the community<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-nurse-saves-life\" title=\"RBWH nurse saves life in the community\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/aimee-and-uncle-barry-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH nurse saves life in the community\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/aimee-and-uncle-barry-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/aimee-and-uncle-barry-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH\u2019s clinicians are always ready to save lives, even when they\u2019re off the clock! RBWH nurse facilitator Aimee Holdsworth was attending a friend\u2019s graduation ceremony in October 2021 when her ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/improving-patients-surgical-journey\">Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients\u2019 surgical journey<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/improving-patients-surgical-journey\" title=\"Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients\u2019 surgical journey\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/atsi-surgery-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients\u2019 surgical journey\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/atsi-surgery-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/atsi-surgery-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">A new pre-surgery health and wellness check initiative is underway at the Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH) producing significant improvements in surgery attendance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-book-club\">RBWH Book Club \u2013 a novel idea!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-book-club\" title=\"RBWH Book Club \u2013 a novel idea!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/rbwh-book-club-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Book Club \u2013 a novel idea!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/rbwh-book-club-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/rbwh-book-club-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Book Club is in full swing after launching in January this year. The group reads and discussed a new book every eight weeks, providing ample time for the ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/shining-a-light-on-delirium\">Shining a light on delirium<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/shining-a-light-on-delirium\" title=\"Shining a light on delirium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/delirium-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Shining a light on delirium\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/delirium-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/delirium-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/delirium-fb-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">World Delirium Awareness Day was celebrated globally and across Metro North on the 16 March 2022.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/shaving-for-a-cure\">Shaving for a cure<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/shaving-for-a-cure\" title=\"Shaving for a cure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/worlds-greatest-shave-at-rbwh-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Shaving for a cure\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/worlds-greatest-shave-at-rbwh-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/worlds-greatest-shave-at-rbwh-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Cancer has touched the lives of most, whether through our work at RBWH or in our personal lives. Each year, we are proud to see individuals and teams from RBWH ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/scrub-em-up-with-love\">Scrub \u2018em up with love<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/scrub-em-up-with-love\" title=\"Scrub \u2018em up with love\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/colourful-scrubs-at-rbwh-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Scrub \u2018em up with love\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/colourful-scrubs-at-rbwh-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/colourful-scrubs-at-rbwh-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It would be hard to miss the colourful scrubs some staff members have been wearing around the hospital lately!\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/pyjama-party\">Pyjama party for regional cancer patients<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/pyjama-party\" title=\"Pyjama party for regional cancer patients\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/pyjama-party-at-rbwh-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Pyjama party for regional cancer patients\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/pyjama-party-at-rbwh-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/pyjama-party-at-rbwh-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/pyjama-party-at-rbwh-fb-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Sony You Can Youth Cancer Centre recently hosted a very special event to help launch the Sony Foundation\u2019s You Can Stay program\u2019s latest fundraiser, Sleep Exchange. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/artists-create-custom-works\">RBWH engaged student artists to create custom works for social work<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/artists-create-custom-works\" title=\"RBWH engaged student artists to create custom works for social work\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/social-work-space-rbwh-b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH engaged student artists to create custom works for social work\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/social-work-space-rbwh-b-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/social-work-space-rbwh-b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/social-work-space-rbwh-b-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH social work clinical spaces have received a colourful overhaul, with the addition of five new paintings created by students at The Murri School.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/national-pharmacy-award\">Jason Roberts takes out national pharmacy award<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/national-pharmacy-award\" title=\"Jason Roberts takes out national pharmacy award\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/hason-roberts-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Jason Roberts takes out national pharmacy award\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/hason-roberts-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/hason-roberts-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Professor Jason Roberts, HeIDI Interim Director and RBWH Consultant Clinical Pharmacist, has been announced as the 2021 recipient of the Fred J Boyd Award from the Society of Hospital Pharmacists ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/compete-for-royal-cup\">Register now to compete for the Royal Cup!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/compete-for-royal-cup\" title=\"Register now to compete for the Royal Cup!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/royal-giving-day-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Register now to compete for the Royal Cup!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/royal-giving-day-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/royal-giving-day-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The countdown is on to RBWH Giving Day on Wednesday 15 June, and the big question is who will win the Royal Cup?\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/hats-off-to-midwife-bernie\">Hats off to midwife Bernie for 50 years at RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/hats-off-to-midwife-bernie\" title=\"Hats off to midwife Bernie for 50 years at RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/midwife-bernie-mnmain-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Hats off to midwife Bernie for 50 years at RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/midwife-bernie-mnmain-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/midwife-bernie-mnmain-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/midwife-bernie-mnmain-fb-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Beloved midwife Bernie McMain has been with RBWH for 50 years this year and is showing no signs of slowing down! \n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2203\">March 2022<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-ed-0323\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-ed-0323\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/gillian-nasato-f-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">What a start to 2022 it has been. While we knew COVID was likely to make its way into our community late last year, I don\u2019t think any of us ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-medical-interns\">RBWH welcomes 2022 medical interns<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-medical-interns\" title=\"RBWH welcomes 2022 medical interns\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/stellina-rbwh-intern-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH welcomes 2022 medical interns\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/stellina-rbwh-intern-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/stellina-rbwh-intern-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH has welcomed the next generation of medical specialists, with 92 medical interns commencing in January.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/giving-back-to-rbwh-community\">Kelvin Grove State College gives back to RBWH community<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/giving-back-to-rbwh-community\" title=\"Kelvin Grove State College gives back to RBWH community\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/kelvin-grove-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Kelvin Grove State College gives back to RBWH community\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/kelvin-grove-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/kelvin-grove-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Kelvin Grove State College (KGSC) year nine students have been hard at work creating dementia therapy aids and sensory activities for RBWH patients as part of their Giving Back Community ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/salvation-army-says-thank-you\">The Salvation Army says thank you<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/salvation-army-says-thank-you\" title=\"The Salvation Army says thank you\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/salvos-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"The Salvation Army says thank you\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/salvos-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/salvos-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Over December 2021, the RBWH Safety and Implementation Service and Executive Services teams ran a food and gift drive as part of the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/three-cheers-for-50-years\">Three cheers for 50 years<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/three-cheers-for-50-years\" title=\"Three cheers for 50 years\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/liz-main-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Three cheers for 50 years\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/liz-main-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/liz-main-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH midwife Liz Main recently reached the phenomenal milestone of 50 years working within Queensland Health. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-cancer-care-named\">RBWH Cancer Care named in top 100 cancer centres worldwide<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-cancer-care-named\" title=\"RBWH Cancer Care named in top 100 cancer centres worldwide\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/rbwh-cancer-care-service-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Cancer Care named in top 100 cancer centres worldwide\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/rbwh-cancer-care-service-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/rbwh-cancer-care-service-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Cancer Care Service was recently named one of the top 100 cancer care centres in the world as part of online publication Newsweek\u2019s Best Specialised Hospital\u2019s list.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/community-thanks-healthcare-workers\">Local community thanks our healthcare workers<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/community-thanks-healthcare-workers\" title=\"Local community thanks our healthcare workers\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/patient-thanks-rbwh-fever-clinic-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Local community thanks our healthcare workers\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/patient-thanks-rbwh-fever-clinic-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/patient-thanks-rbwh-fever-clinic-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/patient-thanks-rbwh-fever-clinic-fb-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Over the past two years, the RBWH fever clinic team has done an amazing job of servicing our community, remaining flexible, agile and keeping us all safe.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/covid-19-vaccination-for-vulnerable-people\">Providing COVID-19 vaccination for vulnerable people<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/covid-19-vaccination-for-vulnerable-people\" title=\"Providing COVID-19 vaccination for vulnerable people\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/vaccination-under-sedation-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Providing COVID-19 vaccination for vulnerable people\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/vaccination-under-sedation-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/vaccination-under-sedation-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH is proud to be offering a new model of care to support adults with disabilities who meet specific criteria to receive their COVID-19 vaccination under sedation. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/my-meals-at-rbwh\">Meals on demand with MyMeals@RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/my-meals-at-rbwh\" title=\"Meals on demand with MyMeals@RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/dietetics-team-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Meals on demand with MyMeals@RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/dietetics-team-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/dietetics-team-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/dietetics-team-fb-400x400.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH\u2019s new digital self-ordering meal website, MyMeals@RBWH, has officially launched. Led by the Nutrition and Dietetics Department, the website allows patients to use their own device to order from a ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/having-fun-with-wellbeing\">Having Fun With Wellbeing is a Serious Matter<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/having-fun-with-wellbeing\" title=\"Having Fun With Wellbeing is a Serious Matter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/liz-crowe-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Having Fun With Wellbeing is a Serious Matter\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/liz-crowe-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/liz-crowe-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">If you have found yourself dancing in the supermarket, compiling a playlist that makes you smile, or researching whether fish really do sleep, chances are you are one of almost ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-hybrid-theatres\">RBWH welcomes new hybrid theatres<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-hybrid-theatres\" title=\"RBWH welcomes new hybrid theatres\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/rbwh-hybrid-operating-theatre-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH welcomes new hybrid theatres\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/rbwh-hybrid-operating-theatre-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/rbwh-hybrid-operating-theatre-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Surgical and Perioperative team are thrilled to welcome two new Hybrid Operating Theatres to the department. A hybrid theatre is an operating room equipped with advanced medical imaging ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/outstanding-achievement\">Metro North Health celebrates outstanding achievement<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/outstanding-achievement\" title=\"Metro North Health celebrates outstanding achievement\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/aus-day-awards-1-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Metro North Health celebrates outstanding achievement\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/aus-day-awards-1-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/aus-day-awards-1-fb-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Seventeen individuals and teams have been recognised for their achievements and values in Metro North\u2019s Australia Day awards, with seven of recipients from RBWH.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/vale-rosalie-monaghan\">Vale Rosalie Monaghan<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/vale-rosalie-monaghan\" title=\"Vale Rosalie Monaghan\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/rosie-monaghan-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Vale Rosalie Monaghan\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/rosie-monaghan-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/03\/rosie-monaghan-f.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It is with great sadness that we inform you of the recent passing of RBWH Clinical Multimedia Photographer and Team Leader Rosalie (Rosie) Monaghan. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/news-in-brief-4\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/news-in-brief-4\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"News in brief\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More news from the Royal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default article-list panel-400f79c455b1361be fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_400f79c455b1361be\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"400f79c455b1361be\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#400f79c455b1361be\" href=\"#400f79c455b1361be\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">2021<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"400f79c455b1361be\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_400f79c455b1361be\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<h3 id=\"royal-2111\">December 2021<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-ed-1221\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-ed-1221\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">I wanted to start with a huge thank you to each and every one of you for your unwavering commitment to RBWH throughout 2021. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021-wrap-up\">2021 wrap-up<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021-wrap-up\" title=\"2021 wrap-up\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">While 2021 has been far from the COVID-free year we all hoped for, there is still so much to celebrate and be proud of. Here\u2019s a wrap up of some ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/sea\">Dancing the night away at the Staff Excellence Awards<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/sea\" title=\"Dancing the night away at the Staff Excellence Awards\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Friday 3 December was a night to remember at the Metro North Staff Excellence Awards, held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/decking-the-halls-of-rbwh\">Decking the halls of RBWH!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/decking-the-halls-of-rbwh\" title=\"Decking the halls of RBWH!\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Bells are jingling with the festive season in full swing across RBWH. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/buy-a-bauble\">Buy a bauble for women and children in need<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/buy-a-bauble\" title=\"Buy a bauble for women and children in need\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The annual Buy a bauble campaign is underway thanks to the hard work of the RBWH Social Work team. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/walking-group\">RBWH takes steps to a happier team!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/walking-group\" title=\"RBWH takes steps to a happier team!\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Team Royal has been getting their steps in and making new friends along the way as part of the new RBWH Walking Group.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/stairwell-project-2\">Stairwell Project makes some noise for youth cancer patients<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/stairwell-project-2\" title=\"Stairwell Project makes some noise for youth cancer patients\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Friday 26 November, three RBWH youth cancer patients participated in a very special music workshop curated for them by the Stairwell Project Team in the Sony You Can Centre.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/virtual-stroke\">RBWH Stroke Unit selected to host Queensland\u2019s first virtual stroke service<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/virtual-stroke\" title=\"RBWH Stroke Unit selected to host Queensland\u2019s first virtual stroke service\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital Stroke Unit have been selected by Clinical Excellence QLD to host the proposed Queensland Virtual Stroke Service (QVSS). \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/activity-trolley\">New RBWH Foundation activity trolley helping to keep patients entertained<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/activity-trolley\" title=\"New RBWH Foundation activity trolley helping to keep patients entertained\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH Foundation volunteers have implemented a new activity trolley to help entertain inpatients while they receive care in hospital.   \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-found\">RBWH Foundation distributes over $4 Million in 2021<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-found\" title=\"RBWH Foundation distributes over $4 Million in 2021\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH) has four-million reasons to celebrate this Christmas thanks to the incredible generosity of RBWH Foundation donors and corporate supporters.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/dr-carol-douglas\">Happy retirement to Dr Carol Douglas<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/dr-carol-douglas\" title=\"Happy retirement to Dr Carol Douglas\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Friday 26 November, three RBWH youth cancer patients participated in a very special music workshop curated for them by the Stairwell Project Team in the Sony You Can Centre.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2111\">November 2021<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-ed-1121\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-ed-1121\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH is feeling more festive by the day, with Christmas decorations going up in work areas throughout the hospital and the end of the year in sight. I\u2019m looking forward ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/junior-doctor\">RBWH excels at Junior Doctor of the Year Awards<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Our junior medical cohort has shone brightly at the Confederation of Postgraduate Medical Education Councils (CPMED) Australia and New Zealand Junior Doctor of the Year Awards, with five RBWH doctors ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/world-prematurity-day\">Celebrating our tiniest patients on World Prematurity Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/world-prematurity-day\" title=\"Celebrating our tiniest patients on World Prematurity Day\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On 17 December, we celebrated World Prematurity Day and the amazing work of our Neonatology Intensive Care and Special Care Units. The theme of World Prematurity Day for 2021 was ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/governor-visits-rbwh\">Queensland Governor visits RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Monday 8 November, the 27th Governor of Queensland Dr Jeanette Young and her husband Professor Graeme Nimmo RFD paid a special visit to RBWH. As part of the Governor\u2019s ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/lois-mccreddan\">Lois McCreddan supports COVID vaccination in rural communities<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/lois-mccreddan\" title=\"Lois McCreddan supports COVID vaccination in rural communities\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH Emergency Response Coordinator Lois McCreddan recently assisted with COVID-19 vaccinations in far west NSW as part of her work with Australian Medical Assistance Teams (AUSMAT). \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/hasitha-de-silva\">A dose of inspiration from patient Hasitha De Silva<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/hasitha-de-silva\" title=\"A dose of inspiration from patient Hasitha De Silva\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">As healthcare professionals, we sometimes witness the most remarkable demonstrations of resilience. RBWH patient Hasitha De Silva had the odds stacked against him, but thanks to the care from the ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/young-cancer-patients\">More VR technology in store for young cancer patients<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/young-cancer-patients\" title=\"More VR technology in store for young cancer patients\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">When former RBWH patient Damien Thompson was receiving treatment for leukaemia a number of years ago, he never imagined that one day he would be leading charity which aims to ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/vale-dr-valerie-muir\">Vale Dr Valerie Muir<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/vale-dr-valerie-muir\" title=\"Vale Dr Valerie Muir\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH staff were sad to hear of the recent passing of former Director of Intensive Care Dr Valerie Muir.  \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nicu\">Former NICU family gives back<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nicu\" title=\"Former NICU family gives back\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH is lucky to receive support from grateful patients and former patients who want to give back to the hospital for the care they received. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/sq\">RBWH recognised for our commitment to safety and quality<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/sq\" title=\"RBWH recognised for our commitment to safety and quality\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Friday 22 October, Metro North recognised innovations in safety and quality across the health service with the annual Safety and Quality Awards.  \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/moveforlex\">Gift of life paid forward with major donation from #MoveforLex<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/moveforlex\" title=\"Gift of life paid forward with major donation from #MoveforLex\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Inspirational fundraising campaign #MoveForLex, launched by the family of former RBWH Neurosurgery patient Alexa \u2018Lex\u2019 Leary, has made its first major donation to the hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nib-rbwh-1121\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nib-rbwh-1121\" title=\"News in brief\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More news from the Royal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2110\">October 2021<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-ed-message-oct-2021\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-ed-message-oct-2021\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Queensland is edging closer to reopening our borders and we are all working hard to ensure we have the best possible plans in place to manage. Whilst the opportunity to ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nicu-goes-green\">NICU goes green!<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Neonatology and Special Care Units have implemented a range of new recycling measures to help create a more sustainable future for the sick and premature infants they care ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/protective-services\">Thanks for keeping us safe, Protective Services!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/protective-services\" title=\"Thanks for keeping us safe, Protective Services!\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Security staff often have a difficult and challenging job, but time and time again they display compassion, respect and integrity in their dealings with patients, staff and visitors. International Healthcare ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/telehealth\">RBWH takes telehealth to new heights<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/telehealth\" title=\"RBWH takes telehealth to new heights\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH Respiratory Services have been providing telehealth services to their patients for many years. In the 2020\/21 financial year, the team were the best performing telehealth service in Metro North ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/awareness-of-malnutrition\">Driving awareness of malnutrition at RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/awareness-of-malnutrition\" title=\"Driving awareness of malnutrition at RBWH\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Malnutrition Awareness Week was held from the 4-8 October and highlighted the importance of early detection and treatment of malnutrition in hospitalised patients.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-artwork\">New artwork makes CCU a more welcoming place for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-artwork\" title=\"New artwork makes CCU a more welcoming place for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Coronary Care Unit (CCU) in partnership with the consumer portfolio has led a quality improvement project to raise awareness and promote a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/occupational-therapy-program\">Occupational Therapy Program provides kick-start for graduates<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/occupational-therapy-program\" title=\"Occupational Therapy Program provides kick-start for graduates\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Occupational Therapy Graduate Trainee Program is providing OT graduates with the building blocks to a successful future career in the profession. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/healthcare-leadership-academy\">RBWH Resident selected to join the Healthcare Leadership Academy as Scholar<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/healthcare-leadership-academy\" title=\"RBWH Resident selected to join the Healthcare Leadership Academy as Scholar\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH medical resident Dr Raj Pradhan has been selected to join the Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) Scholars Programme &#8211; a prestigious scholarship set up to develop and nurture healthcare leaders ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/level-1-pharmacy-team\">Spotlight on: Level 1 Pharmacy team!<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On World Pharmacy Day in September we celebrated the vital roles our pharmacy team provides to the entire hospital. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/governor-general\">Governor-General pays special call to RBWH staff member<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/governor-general\" title=\"Governor-General pays special call to RBWH staff member\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH physiotherapist and project officer Edwina Powe recently took a call from the Governor General of Australia and his wife in support of her involvement in the Women\u2019s Business Shared ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/a-fitting-goodbye\">A fitting goodbye for Stairwell Project Harpist<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Many of you would have heard the sweet sounds of Stairwell Project Harpist Donald Hall in the halls and stairwell of RBWH. Donald was a renowned academic at the Queensland ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-oct-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-oct-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More news from the Royal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2109\">September 2021<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-royal-0921\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-royal-0921\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">With the ever-changing COVID-19 hospital restrictions, the recent introduction of mandatory staff vaccination and children 12 years and older now eligible to receive the vaccine, life as part of the ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/afghan-evacuees\">ETC provides a warm RBWH welcome to Afghan Evacuees<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/afghan-evacuees\" title=\"ETC provides a warm RBWH welcome to Afghan Evacuees\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH ETC team has been on the front line of providing care to Afghan evacuees as they arrive in Brisbane on repatriation flights.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/mcgrath-breast-cancer\">RBWH welcomes three new dedicated McGrath Breast Care Nurses<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/mcgrath-breast-cancer\" title=\"RBWH welcomes three new dedicated McGrath Breast Care Nurses\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital is thrilled to welcome three new dedicated McGrath Foundation Breast Care nurses thanks to the incredible support provided by the not-for-profit organisation.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/symposium-wrap-up-2\">Symposium wrap-up<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/symposium-wrap-up-2\" title=\"Symposium wrap-up\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The emergence of genomics, ehealth and machine learning\/artificial intelligence were the major scientific themes of the 2021 Herston Health Precinct Symposium. These were reflected in the keynote lectures, along with ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/qasis\">Safer COVID vaccinations thanks to the Queensland Adult Specialist Immunisation Service<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/qasis\" title=\"Safer COVID vaccinations thanks to the Queensland Adult Specialist Immunisation Service\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">A new RBWH service is supporting at-risk members of the community to safely receive the COVID-19 vaccination, and is providing specialist care to people who have experienced an adverse event ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/language-badges\">New language badges create an inclusive environment for RBWH Ophthalmology patients<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/language-badges\" title=\"New language badges create an inclusive environment for RBWH Ophthalmology patients\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH&#8217;s Ophthalmology department is leading the way in caring for our multicultural patient cohort, with 14 staff members now wearing badges that identify their second and in some cases ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ruok\">Team Royal asks \u201cR U OK?\u201d<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ruok\" title=\"Team Royal asks \u201cR U OK?\u201d\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On Thursday 9 September, RBWH turned their thoughts to the importance of mental health for RUOK? Day.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/social-word-pet-crisis\">Social Work team lends a hand to furry friends<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/social-word-pet-crisis\" title=\"Social Work team lends a hand to furry friends\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Social Work team has banded together to provided much needed support to an important cause of the furry variety! \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/wns\">Women\u2019s and Newborns band together to help women and newborns<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/wns\" title=\"Women\u2019s and Newborns band together to help women and newborns\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH midwife Robyn Sinclair, along with a number of her dedicated colleagues from the Women\u2019s and Newborn Services team, has organised hundreds of donations of vital goods for pregnant women ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/move-for-lex\">Move For Lex: an act of family love<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/move-for-lex\" title=\"Move For Lex: an act of family love\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">In an act of incredible selflessness and generosity, the family of a critically injured Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital patient, Alexa Leary, have partnered with the RBWH Foundation to launch ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-sep-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-sep-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More news from the Royal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2108\">August 2021<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-ed-message-aug-2021\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-ed-message-aug-2021\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Hi Team Royal, I am so proud to see the way you have responded to the most recent COVID-19 lockdown and the ongoing resilience you continue to demonstrate. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-dedicated-trauma-ward\">RBWH opens doors to dedicated trauma ward<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-dedicated-trauma-ward\" title=\"RBWH opens doors to dedicated trauma ward\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital is set to become a Level 1 Trauma Centre with the opening of a dedicated ten-bed trauma ward.   \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nicu-little-royal-readers\">RBWH NICU launches Little Royal Readers<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nicu-little-royal-readers\" title=\"RBWH NICU launches Little Royal Readers\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The team in the RBWH Neonatology Unit has launched a new program aimed at fostering bonding and easing anxiety for both babies and parents.  \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/kelvin-grove-state-college-partnership\">RBWH cements new partnership with Kelvin Grove State College<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/kelvin-grove-state-college-partnership\" title=\"RBWH cements new partnership with Kelvin Grove State College\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH and Kelvin Grove State College (KGSC) have developed a collaborative partnership that aims to benefit not only future healthcare workers studying at the college, but the staff and patients ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/royal-research-excelled-at-awards\">Royal\u2019s research excelled at 2021 awards night<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/royal-research-excelled-at-awards\" title=\"Royal\u2019s research excelled at 2021 awards night\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">A brilliant night at the 2021 Metro North Research Excellence Awards saw another successful year for our researchers, with wins in three out of the possible nine categories. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/national-pharmacy-student-of-the-year\">RBWH Student named National Pharmacy Student of the Year<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/national-pharmacy-student-of-the-year\" title=\"RBWH Student named National Pharmacy Student of the Year\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH\u2019s very own pharmacy assistant Zoe Robinson has been awarded the title of Pharmacy Student of the Year at the 2021 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Awards Night.   \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/goodbye-to-marissa-bartlett\">Happy, excited, and sad: saying goodbye to Marissa Bartlett<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/goodbye-to-marissa-bartlett\" title=\"Happy, excited, and sad: saying goodbye to Marissa Bartlett\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">We wished Nuclear Medicine Laboratory Manager Marissa Bartlett goodbye in July when she retired after almost 25 years.  \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/lymph-exchange-to-regional-queenslanders\">RBWH brings Lymph Exchange to regional Queenslanders<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/lymph-exchange-to-regional-queenslanders\" title=\"RBWH brings Lymph Exchange to regional Queenslanders\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Two dedicated RBWH staff members have travelled more than 500kms west of Brisbane to provide vital education to regional health experts. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/sleeping-in-during-winter\">Sleeping in a little longer than usual during winter? Here\u2019s why!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/sleeping-in-during-winter\" title=\"Sleeping in a little longer than usual during winter? Here\u2019s why!\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It&#8217;s always nice sleeping in on a Sunday morning, especially in winter! But what is it about colder months that makes us feel more tired than usual? \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-aug-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-aug-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More news from the Royal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2107\">July 2021<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message-jul-21\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message-jul-21\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Once again, we\u2019ve found ourselves having to be agile and flexible in response to the latest COVID-19 lockdown and restrictions. Our Fever Clinic, Vaccine Clinic and Concierge teams, along with ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/helping-raise-it-for-the-royal\">Thank you for helping Raise it for the Royal<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/helping-raise-it-for-the-royal\" title=\"Thank you for helping Raise it for the Royal\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Team Royal has 636,000 reasons to celebrate after the national success of Royal Giving Day, held Wednesday June 23.\nWith your help, the RBWH Foundation fundraising appeal raised more than $636,000 ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/queensland-milk-bank-saving-lives\">Thanks for saving thousands of lives, Queensland Milk Bank!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/queensland-milk-bank-saving-lives\" title=\"Thanks for saving thousands of lives, Queensland Milk Bank!\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">After more than eight and a half years of saving tiny lives, RBWH\u2019s very own Queensland Milk Bank has made an exciting decision to merge with the Red Cross Lifeblood ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-gardeners-go-electric\">RBWH gardeners go electric<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-gardeners-go-electric\" title=\"RBWH gardeners go electric\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH gardening team are saying goodbye to their petrol-powered equipment with the implementation of new rechargeable, battery-powered tools. \nAs part of the new Green Metro North &#8211; Sustainability Strategy ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/stairwell-project\">The Stairwell Project is music to our ears<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/stairwell-project\" title=\"The Stairwell Project is music to our ears\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">For many years, the Stairwell Project has been filling the hallways of RBWH with beautiful, calming music from their talented musicians. From string quartets to drummers, solo harpists to trumpet ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/myth-busting-with-rbwh-audiology-team\">Myth busting with the RBWH audiology team<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/myth-busting-with-rbwh-audiology-team\" title=\"Myth busting with the RBWH audiology team\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More than 14.5 per cent of the general Australian population have some kind of hearing loss, with this percentage increasing when applied to RBWH patients. The RBWH audiology team provides ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/medical-pathway-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-women\">New medical pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/medical-pathway-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-women\" title=\"New medical pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">A new gynaecological healthcare model for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women is seeing a 40 per cent decrease in missed medical appointments. The new model is set to result ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/humans-of-herston-jul21\">Humans of Herston<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/humans-of-herston-jul21\" title=\"Humans of Herston\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">This month, the RBWH Shadow Council chatted with Digital Metro North Software Developer Bahar Najafi to find out what makes her tick! Bahar is just one of the amazing Digital ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-jul-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-jul-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More news from the Royal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2106\">June 2021<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message-june\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message-june\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Hi Team Royal, I need to start with a huge thank you to everyone who took the opportunity to have their voice heard by completing the Have Your Say Survey.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/former-icu-patient-returns-to-say-thank-you\">Former ICU patient returns to say thank you<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/former-icu-patient-returns-to-say-thank-you\" title=\"Former ICU patient returns to say thank you\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The team in the RBWH ICU are often left wondering what happens to the patients they care for when they leave the ward. Were they able to fully recover and ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-shines-at-the-mn-nursing-and-midwifery-awards\">RBWH shines at the MN Nursing and Midwifery Awards<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-shines-at-the-mn-nursing-and-midwifery-awards\" title=\"RBWH shines at the MN Nursing and Midwifery Awards\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH stole the show at the inaugural Metro North Nursing and Midwifery Awards. Each year, the Awards showcase and recognise the amazing work of our nurses and midwives across the ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-honours-reconciliation-week\">RBWH honours Reconciliation Week<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-honours-reconciliation-week\" title=\"RBWH honours Reconciliation Week\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">From 27 May to 3 June, Team Royal continued our commitment to closing the healthcare gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a range of activities for National ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/remembering-wwii-veteran-corporal-bill-wynne-smokys-handler-comrade-and-lifelong-best-friend\">Remembering WWII Veteran Corporal Bill Wynne, Smoky\u2019s handler, comrade, and lifelong best friend<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/remembering-wwii-veteran-corporal-bill-wynne-smokys-handler-comrade-and-lifelong-best-friend\" title=\"Remembering WWII Veteran Corporal Bill Wynne, Smoky\u2019s handler, comrade, and lifelong best friend\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Smoky, a tiny Yorkshire terrier and the world\u2019s first ever therapy dog, has been immortalised with her statue opposite the Education Centre at RBWH, unveiled in 2012. Her handler and ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/a-warm-welcome-for-families-to-the-rbwh-nicu\">A warm welcome for families to the RBWH NICU<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/a-warm-welcome-for-families-to-the-rbwh-nicu\" title=\"A warm welcome for families to the RBWH NICU\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">After more than a year of being locked down to visitors to keep patients safe from COVID-19, the RBWH Neonatology and Special Care Units have finally reopened to extended families. ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/will-you-help-us-raise-it-for-the-royal\">Will you help us Raise it for the Royal?<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/will-you-help-us-raise-it-for-the-royal\" title=\"Will you help us Raise it for the Royal?\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The countdown is on for Royal Giving Day, Wednesday June 23, the RBWH Foundation\u2019s 24-hour fundraising appeal.  The goal this year is to raise $500,000 specifically for RBWH medical ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/happy-retirement-to-professor-michael-pender\">Happy retirement to Professor Michael Pender<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/happy-retirement-to-professor-michael-pender\" title=\"Happy retirement to Professor Michael Pender\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">After 34 years working as part of Team Royal, Professor Michael Pender is farewelling his team to embark on retirement.  In his work as a neurologist, Professor Pender helped ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/happy-birthday-to-the-rbwh-hyperbaric-unit\">Happy birthday to the RBWH Hyperbaric Unit!<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The Hyperbaric Medicine Service, Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital turned 11 last month. The unit officially opened on 17 May 2010 and treated the first patient just seven days later. ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/humans-of-herston-june\">Humans of Herston<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/humans-of-herston-june\" title=\"Humans of Herston\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">This month, we chatted with RBWH Internal Medicine Senior Administration Officer Catherine Pepper to find out what makes her tick! If you see Catherine around, make sure you say hi. ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-jun-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-jun-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More news from the Royal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2105\">May 2021<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message-may\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message-may\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Hi Team Royal,\nIt is already May. Time really does fly when we\u2019re having fun and May promises to be as fun filled as ever.\nWe continue to roll out COVID-19 vaccination ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nurse-navigator-helps-rbwh-patient-follow-her-dreams\">Nurse Navigator helps RBWH patient follow her dreams<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nurse-navigator-helps-rbwh-patient-follow-her-dreams\" title=\"Nurse Navigator helps RBWH patient follow her dreams\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Nurse Navigators are vital members of the RBWH team, helping patients with complex health conditions coordinate their healthcare and providing extra support where they need it.\nRBWH patient Anja Christoffersen is ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/double-protection-in-the-sia-household-thanks-to-phase-1b-vaccine-roll-out\">Double protection in the Sia household thanks to Phase 1b vaccine roll-out<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/double-protection-in-the-sia-household-thanks-to-phase-1b-vaccine-roll-out\" title=\"Double protection in the Sia household thanks to Phase 1b vaccine roll-out\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH Senior House Officer Joshua Sia and his brother Aaron share more than just a last name. Living under the same roof, they\u2019ve spent many anxious evenings together after Josh ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/compete-for-the-cup-and-raise-it-for-the-royal-this-giving-day\">Compete for the Cup and Raise it for the Royal this Giving Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/compete-for-the-cup-and-raise-it-for-the-royal-this-giving-day\" title=\"Compete for the Cup and Raise it for the Royal this Giving Day\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Funds Raised will be Doubled to Double the Difference. The countdown is on to the RBWH Foundation\u2019s Royal Giving Day 2021 on Wednesday June 23. Funds from the 24-hour event ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/anaesthetics-takes-action-for-earth-day\">Anaesthetics takes action for Earth Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/anaesthetics-takes-action-for-earth-day\" title=\"Anaesthetics takes action for Earth Day\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On the 22nd April 2021, people all over the world rallied for climate change action for Earth Day. The Anaesthetics team at RBWH got on board to encourage all staff ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/vale-noel-muller\">Vale Noel Muller<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/vale-noel-muller\" title=\"Vale Noel Muller\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It is with much sadness we advise Noel Muller, RBWH consumer representative, passed away on Tuesday evening after a long battle with cancer.  Noel was one of the original ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/become-an-ocean-crusader\">Become an Ocean Crusader<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/become-an-ocean-crusader\" title=\"Become an Ocean Crusader\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Ocean Crusaders is a charity organisation that specialises in waterway cleaning on a large scale. RBWH has formed a partnership with Ocean Crusaders to be part of its innovation journey ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/humans-of-herston\">Humans of Herston<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/humans-of-herston\" title=\"Humans of Herston\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Shadow Staff Council is excited to present Humans of Herston. Each month we will be profiling a different RBWH staff member and find out who they are as ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/anaesthetics-welcomes-new-graduates\">Anaesthetics welcomes new graduates<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/anaesthetics-welcomes-new-graduates\" title=\"Anaesthetics welcomes new graduates\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">One of RBWH\u2019s newest recruits, Connor Jones, is one of seven new Anaesthetic Healthcare Practitioners who have recently started work at the hospital. Connor is also the proud recipient of ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-may-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-may-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More news from the Royal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2104\">April 2021<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message-apr\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message-apr\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Welcome to the April edition of News at the Royal. The focus of the past month at RBWH has been COVID-19 vaccine roll-out and despite the challenges faced, we have ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/pharmacy-team-leads-covid-vaccine-hub\">RBWH Pharmacy team leads the way for the COVID vaccine hub<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/pharmacy-team-leads-covid-vaccine-hub\" title=\"RBWH Pharmacy team leads the way for the COVID vaccine hub\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Pharmacy team has been working hard both behind the scenes and on the frontline with the hospital\u2019s COVID vaccination response.\nThe team has been involved in all stages of ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/cancer-care-pays-it-forward\">Cancer Care pays it forward<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/cancer-care-pays-it-forward\" title=\"Cancer Care pays it forward\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Every day, the RBWH Oncology Day Therapy unit sees hundreds of patients and their families who may be experiencing some of the worst days in their lives. It is here ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/cancer-care-welcomes-raystation\">RBWH Radiation Therapy Cancer Care welcomes RayStation<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/cancer-care-welcomes-raystation\" title=\"RBWH Radiation Therapy Cancer Care welcomes RayStation\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Radiation Therapy Cancer Care Services at RBWH has recently treated their first patient with the newly commissioned treatment planning system, RayStation. The new system will replace an older planning system ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/dr-david-cooper\">Vale Dr David Cooper<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/dr-david-cooper\" title=\"Vale Dr David Cooper\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Former Royal Women\u2019s Hospital (RWH) Medical Superintendent Dr David Cooper passed away recently. Dr Cooper was a loved and respected member of the RBWH family and will be missed by ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/lets-bin-the-bins\">Let\u2019s bin the bins!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/lets-bin-the-bins\" title=\"Let\u2019s bin the bins!\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH is moving with the times and our Green Team are reviewing their work areas to either reduce or remove the amount of general waste garbage bins under people\u2019s desks.\nEveryone ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/royal-giving-day-2021\">Save the date for Royal Giving Day 2021<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/royal-giving-day-2021\" title=\"Save the date for Royal Giving Day 2021\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It\u2019s official! The countdown is on to Royal Giving Day 2021. RBWH Foundation is excited to announce the 24-hour fundraising appeal will be held on Wednesday, June 23.\nThe inaugural Raise ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-apr-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-apr-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More news from the Royal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2103\">March 2021<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message-feb\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message-feb\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">After almost a year of hoping and waiting in anticipation, the COVID-19 vaccine has finally arrived at Metro North. As you know, I recently had the opportunity to receive the ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/liver-transplant-recipient\">Liver transplant recipient says thanks for saving his life<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/liver-transplant-recipient\" title=\"Liver transplant recipient says thanks for saving his life\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH staff help save lives every single day, and earlier this month a very special patient came back to say thank you.\nJohn Hammond is an incredible 51-year-old liver recipient from ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/preoperative-diabetes-optimisation-clinic\">RBWH opens Australia-first Preoperative Diabetes Optimisation Clinic<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/preoperative-diabetes-optimisation-clinic\" title=\"RBWH opens Australia-first Preoperative Diabetes Optimisation Clinic\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">A multidisciplinary team of staff have started Australia\u2019s first dedicated clinic in optimising preoperative patients with diabetes.\nThe idea came as a result of increasing numbers of patients with diabetes presenting ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nurse-ambassador-program-success\">Nurse ambassador program success<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/nurse-ambassador-program-success\" title=\"Nurse ambassador program success\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">A new Nurse Ambassador Program is being trialed in 9A South, with the first general ward ambassadors proving to be highly successful.\nThe program has previously been trialed at three surgical ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/dr-anthony-holley\">Five minutes with Dr Anthony Holley<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/dr-anthony-holley\" title=\"Five minutes with Dr Anthony Holley\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Ahead of ANZAC Day 2021, we sat down with one of our military heroes, Dr Anthony Holley. Dr Holley was recently promoted to Captain in the Deputy Chief of Navy\u2019s ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/red-cross-missionary\">Former RBWH nurse working as Red Cross missionary<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/red-cross-missionary\" title=\"Former RBWH nurse working as Red Cross missionary\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Former RBWH ED nurse Emily Ragus has since gone on to use the skills and expertise she learnt here in humanitarian work across the globe.\nEmily is currently working for the ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/vale-lesley-fleming\">Vale Lesley Fleming<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/vale-lesley-fleming\" title=\"Vale Lesley Fleming\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Dr Lesley Fleming OAM passed away on the 22 February 2021. Lesley was the Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery Services Royal Brisbane &amp; Women\u2019s Hospital and Metro North Hospital and ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/michael-perera-remembered\">Michael Perera remembered<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/michael-perera-remembered\" title=\"Michael Perera remembered\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">In loving memory of Dr Michael Perera, our colleagues at The University of Queensland have established a special award in his name.\nDr Perera passed away suddenly on the 2 February ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/foundation-brings-furry-friends\">Foundation brings furry friends to RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/foundation-brings-furry-friends\" title=\"Foundation brings furry friends to RBWH\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The pitter patter of little paws around RBWH means just one thing \u2013 the wonderful therapy dogs are visiting once more!\nFunded by RBWH Foundation through its 2019-2020 Royal Giving Day ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/symposium-wrap-up\">Symposium wrap-up<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/symposium-wrap-up\" title=\"Symposium wrap-up\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The Herston Health Precinct Symposium was held in December at the RBWH Conference and Education Centre, hosting a number of local, national and international presenters covering a vast range of ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-mar-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-mar-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More news from the Royal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2102\">February 2021<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message-jan-2\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message-jan-2\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Welcome to the first News at the Royal for 2021. I hope you\u2019ve all managed to have a break at some stage over the past few months and spend some ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/team-moves-mountains\">Nuclear Medicine team moves mountains to help sick baby<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/team-moves-mountains\" title=\"Nuclear Medicine team moves mountains to help sick baby\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital (RBWH) Nuclear Medicine team recently went above and beyond to provide their highly specialised services for a very sick newborn baby in Sydney. The ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/spotlight-on-rbwh-interns\">Spotlight on: RBWH 2021 Interns<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/spotlight-on-rbwh-interns\" title=\"Spotlight on: RBWH 2021 Interns\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">In January, RBWH welcomed their newest cohort of medical and nursing interns. We sat down with one of RBWH\u2019s medical recruits, Matthew Basa, to find out why he\u2019s excited to ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/6as-space-for-patients\">6AS creates special space for patients<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/6as-space-for-patients\" title=\"6AS creates special space for patients\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The Cancer Care team in 6A South are always looking for ways to make RBWH a better experience for patients. The staff have been hard at work converting a relatively ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/mn-australia-day-awards\">Metro North Australia Day Awards<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/mn-australia-day-awards\" title=\"Metro North Australia Day Awards\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">In January Metro North held the annual Australia Day Awards to recognise staff across the health service who have gone above and beyond while also displaying Metro North\u2019s values. RBWH ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/palliative-care-at-rbwh\">15 years of palliative care at RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/palliative-care-at-rbwh\" title=\"15 years of palliative care at RBWH\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Palliative and Support Care Services celebrated 15 years since the formal commencement of the service. The multidisciplinary team works with patients and families at one of the most ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/hunt-for-new-volunteers\">RBWH Foundation is on the hunt for new volunteers!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/hunt-for-new-volunteers\" title=\"RBWH Foundation is on the hunt for new volunteers!\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Do you have family or friends with a New Year&#8217;s resolution to give back to the community?\nRoyal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital Foundation is expanding its volunteer Compassion Crew to assist ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/vale-di-goodwin\">Vale Di Goodwin<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/vale-di-goodwin\" title=\"Vale Di Goodwin\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Mrs. Dianne Goodwin, Di to all who knew her, passed away peacefully on 13 December 2020.  As the Nurse Unit Manager of Thoracic Medicine and the Charge Nurse of ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-foundation-grants-awarded\">RBWH Foundation Research Project Grants awarded<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-foundation-grants-awarded\" title=\"RBWH Foundation Research Project Grants awarded\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH and RBWH Foundation Research Project Grants and Scholarships for 2021 were awarded at a ceremony held as part of the Herston Health Symposium.\nFrom urology to neurology, speech pathology ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-feb-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-feb-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More news from the Royal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default article-list panel-6075dc2a3d16a0808 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_6075dc2a3d16a0808\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"6075dc2a3d16a0808\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#6075dc2a3d16a0808\" href=\"#6075dc2a3d16a0808\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">2020<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"6075dc2a3d16a0808\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_6075dc2a3d16a0808\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<h3 id=\"royal-2012\">December 2020<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message-dec\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message-dec\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Welcome to the final News at the Royal for 2020. While this year has dealt challenges that none of us had seen before, we\u2019ve still found so many reasons to ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-welcomes-fetalink\">RBWH welcomes FetaLink<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-welcomes-fetalink\" title=\"RBWH welcomes FetaLink\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH\u2019s Maternity Services team has welcomed their new integrated digital foetal monitoring system for pregnant women, FetaLink. \nThe system allows the team to monitor cardiotocograph (CTGS) both centrally and remotely ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/a-wagging-good-time-at-rosemount\">A wagging good time at Rosemount<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/a-wagging-good-time-at-rosemount\" title=\"A wagging good time at Rosemount\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH staff based at Rosemount were in for a treat when Guide Dogs Queensland paid them a visit in early October. \nTwo super cute guide dogs named Michael and Ayla ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/christmas-foodbank-appeal\">RBWH staff encouraged to dig deep for annual Christmas Foodbank appeal<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/christmas-foodbank-appeal\" title=\"RBWH staff encouraged to dig deep for annual Christmas Foodbank appeal\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Nutrition and Dietetics Team is encouraging all staff to bring a packed lunch to work in December and donate their lunch money to Foodbank Queensland for their Miss ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/perinatal-mental-health\">David joins the Leaping Lads for perinatal mental health<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Our very own David Rosengren faced his fears in the name of a great cause, abseiling down the iconic Kangaroo Point Cliffs to raise awareness and support for depression. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/imps-celebrates-international-infection-prevention-week\">IMPS celebrates International Infection Prevention Week<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/imps-celebrates-international-infection-prevention-week\" title=\"IMPS celebrates International Infection Prevention Week\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Infection Management and Prevention Service (IMPS) got in the spirit of International Infection Prevention Week (18-24 October) with some spooky activities and prizes!\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-lends-a-hand-to-our-png-neighbours\">RBWH lends a hand to our PNG neighbours<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-lends-a-hand-to-our-png-neighbours\" title=\"RBWH lends a hand to our PNG neighbours\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH Emergency Response Coordinator Lois McCredden recently spent four weeks in Papua New Guinea, assisting them with their COVID-19 response. Her expertise and knowledge of emergency management and nursing was ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/quarries-award-winners\">Congratulations to the QuARRIES Award winners<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/quarries-award-winners\" title=\"Congratulations to the QuARRIES Award winners\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The annual QuARRIES Awards were held on the 19 November, recognising staff who deliver consistently high patient care, outcomes and improvements. Check out the winners here!\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-foundation-funds-research\">RBWH Foundation funds research for COVID-19 survivors<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-foundation-funds-research\" title=\"RBWH Foundation funds research for COVID-19 survivors\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH Foundation has helped fund research into issues facing survivors of COVID-19. RBWH Principal Research Fellow and Specialist Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapist, Dr Jennifer Paratz has led the research initiative. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-look-ophthalmology-department\">New Look Ophthalmology Department<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-look-ophthalmology-department\" title=\"New Look Ophthalmology Department\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The RBWH Ophthalmology Department has redesigned and refurbished their outpatient working area to assist with patient flow and room capacity as the service demand increases. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/metro-north-awards\">RBWH shines at Metro North awards<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/metro-north-awards\" title=\"RBWH shines at Metro North awards\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH staff have claimed the crowns at the Metro North Research Excellence Awards in October and Staff Excellence Awards in November. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-dec-2020\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-dec-2020\" title=\"News in brief\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More news from the Royal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2010\">September 2020<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message-sep\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message-sep\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It has been a typically frantic month at RBWH, especially in the COVID-19 space. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-helps-educate-nurses\">RBWH helps educate nurses on a global scale<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-helps-educate-nurses\" title=\"RBWH helps educate nurses on a global scale\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Brazilian nursing students are learning about the profession during COVID-19 with the help of resources developed by RBWH. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/year-of-the-nurse-and-midwife\">Year of the Nurse and Midwife \u2013 Meet Leanne Moreton<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/year-of-the-nurse-and-midwife\" title=\"Year of the Nurse and Midwife \u2013 Meet Leanne Moreton\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Picture it: it\u2019s November 1988 and a bright-eyed 18-year-old Leanne Morton is starting her first day of nursing training at Royal Brisbane Hospital. Young Leanne couldn\u2019t have imagined that 32 ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-has-got-talent\">RBWH Has Got Talent!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-has-got-talent\" title=\"RBWH Has Got Talent!\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Last month, the RBWH Shadow Council asked Team Royal to show us their talents and, boy, did you deliver! Staff from across the hospital sent in videos of themselves singing, ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/simon-the-sign-guy\">Spotlight On: Simon Mahoney \u2013 Simon the Sign Guy<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/simon-the-sign-guy\" title=\"Spotlight On: Simon Mahoney \u2013 Simon the Sign Guy\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Unless you\u2019ve been walking around RBWH with your face mask covering your eyes, you will have noticed all the directional signs and information about restrictions around the hospital. If you\u2019ve ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/cafe-royale\">The Heart of Caf\u00e9 Royale<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/cafe-royale\" title=\"The Heart of Caf\u00e9 Royale\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The Retail Services team recently rebranded the food court to Caf\u00e9 Royale and at the same time launched a new menu across all their outlets at RBWH. The launch and ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/dr-matthew-burge\">Dr Matthew Burge does it again!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/dr-matthew-burge\" title=\"Dr Matthew Burge does it again!\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">RBWH medical oncologist Dr Matthew Burge is known for his charitable nature having raised huge amounts of funds for gastro-intestinal cancer research in the past.  This year he\u2019s done ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-home-to-three-sepsis-experts\">RBWH home to three sepsis experts<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-home-to-three-sepsis-experts\" title=\"RBWH home to three sepsis experts\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">To mark World Sepsis Day on 13 September 2020, Professors Jeffrey Lipman, Jason Roberts and Kevin Laupland were named international sepsis experts by the independent website Expertscape.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-foundation-update\">RBWH Foundation update<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-foundation-update\" title=\"RBWH Foundation update\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Donate for Prostate campaign supports RBWH-led research. Following on from the RBWH Foundation Coronavirus Action Fund campaign, September\u2019s International Prostate Cancer Awareness Month saw the Foundation launch a fundraising campaign ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-sep-2020\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-sep-2020\" title=\"News in brief\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More news from the Royal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"royal-2008\">August 2020<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/ed-message\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Welcome to the new-look News at the Royal and the first edition back in a number of months.\n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/saving-the-world-one-banana-peel-at-a-time\">Saving the world, one banana peel at a time<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/saving-the-world-one-banana-peel-at-a-time\" title=\"Saving the world, one banana peel at a time\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital\u2019s sustainability warriors have been out in force with their latest initiative, the Food Waste Recycling Program. In its first month, the program has saved more ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/spotlight-on-touchpoint-cleaners\">Spotlight on: Touchpoint cleaners<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/spotlight-on-touchpoint-cleaners\" title=\"Spotlight on: Touchpoint cleaners\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Our touchpoint cleaning team have been doing an incredible job keeping RBWH sparkling clean and COVID-safe! We sat down with PSO and touchpoint cleaner Deb Conner to find out what ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/healthcare-heroes\">Healthcare heroes<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/healthcare-heroes\" title=\"Healthcare heroes\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It\u2019s no secret that 2020 has been a huge year for everyone at RBWH. Earlier this year, we put a call out for nominations for staff members who went above ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/inclusive-care-thanks-to-interpreter-services\">Inclusive care thanks to Interpreter Services<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/inclusive-care-thanks-to-interpreter-services\" title=\"Inclusive care thanks to Interpreter Services\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Margaret and Merv are Deaf and rely on the Interpreter Services to schedule appointments and comprehend important health advice. After years of facing communication barriers in healthcare system, they are ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-look-physio-outpatient-area\">New-look Physio Outpatient area<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/new-look-physio-outpatient-area\" title=\"New-look Physio Outpatient area\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Staff and patients are now enjoying a vibrant and inviting Physio Outpatient waiting space after almost 18 months of fundraising. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/congratulations-to-avant-foundation-award-winners\">Congratulations to Avant Foundation Award winners<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/congratulations-to-avant-foundation-award-winners\" title=\"Congratulations to Avant Foundation Award winners\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Earlier this year, RBWH clinicians Dr Adam Stewart, an Infectious Diseases registrar, and Dr Matthew Roberts, received the prestigious Avant Foundation awards for research. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/vale-carolyn-lister\">Vale: Carolyn Lister<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/vale-carolyn-lister\" title=\"Vale: Carolyn Lister\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">On the 30 June 2020, our Surgical and Perioperative Services colleague Carolyn Lister tragically died on her way to work. \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/vale-cecelia-brazil\">Vale: Cecelia Brazil<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/vale-cecelia-brazil\" title=\"Vale: Cecelia Brazil\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Earlier this year we announced the passing of former RBWH Registered Nurse Miss Cecilia Brazil.  \n<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwhs-professor-lipman-internationally-recognised\">RBWH\u2019s Professor Lipman internationally recognised<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwhs-professor-lipman-internationally-recognised\" title=\"RBWH\u2019s Professor Lipman internationally recognised\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">2020 has been a huge year for RBWH Research Ambassador Professor Jeffrey Lipman. The internationally recognised researcher has been honoured twice this year, receiving a Member of the Order of ...<\/div><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-aug-2020\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/rbwh-news-in-brief-aug-2020\" title=\"News in brief\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">More news from the Royal Brisbane and Women&#8217;s Hospital.\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h3>August 2020<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0043\/2559967\/news-royal-2008.pdf\">Executive Director&#8217;s message; Saving the world, one banana peel at a time; Spotlight on: Touchpoint Cleaners; Healthcare Heroes; Inclusive care thanks to Interpreter Services; New-look Physio Outpatient area; Congratulations to Avant Foundation Award winners; RBWH\u2019s Professor Lipman internationally recognised; NAIDOC Week celebrations.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>March 2020<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0037\/2477755\/news-royal-2003.pdf\">RBWH leads the way in Patient Blood Management Education; Executive Director&#8217;s message; Advancing Endoscopic Ultrasound across Australia and beyond; Meet volunteer Lesley; Generous Mum helps give other babies a healthier start to life; 2020 RBWH Anzac Day Ceremony; Representing Nursing in vaccine safety; 45 years for Patrick; RBWH Whip Around; Hand hygiene heroes.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>February 2020<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0026\/2705840\/news-royal-2002.pdf\">Metro North Australia Day Awards; Executive Director&#8217;s message; Nurse deployed to New Zealand to help critically injured patients; Dream team, the Green Team, doing their bit for fire-affected wildlife; Social worker by day, kettlebell lifting champion by night; RBWH surgeon walks to fund cancer research; RBWH welcomes 92 junior doctors to its ranks; Meet doctor and AFLW star Tiarna Ernst; RBWH launched the Year of the Nurse and Midwife; RBWH Whip Around; The RBWH Foundation China Trek 2020; Hand Hygiene Heroes.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default article-list panel-304cbee50f0ce8274 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_304cbee50f0ce8274\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"304cbee50f0ce8274\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#304cbee50f0ce8274\" href=\"#304cbee50f0ce8274\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">2019<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"304cbee50f0ce8274\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_304cbee50f0ce8274\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<h3>December 2019<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0031\/2706187\/news-royal-1912.pdf\">Sony You Can Centre officially opens doors to young cancer patients; Executive Director\u2019s message; Dedicated and culturally safe space opens at RBWH; RBWH clinicians get competitive for Antimicrobial Awareness Week; Nurture your bump program celebrates first birthday; Tracheostomy team leading the way; Rehab engineering; Q-ADDS (Queensland Adult Deterioration Detection System) officially launches; Christmas at RBWH; RBWH staff giving back at Christmas time; Aboriginal &amp; Torres Strait Islander Health Unit grants; RBWH Whip around; SOFA supporting our foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>November 2019<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0030\/2706186\/news-royal-1911.pdf\">Dig deep for RBWH Foundation Giving day; Executive Director\u2019s message; Look up art for patients; RBWH staff stand out at Staff Excellence Awards; Jason Roberts named Australia\u2019s Leading Researcher; Championing research to take OT care to the next level; Celebrating our Operational Staff in Clinical Support Services; Thank you and farewell; RBWH Whip around; SOFA supporting our foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>October 2019<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0029\/2706185\/news-royal-1910.pdf\">ETC team improving experience for people with dementia; Executive Director\u2019s message; Comfort Blankets; Early detection saves lives; Get screened for Breast Cancer Awareness Month; HIRF welcomes new breast cancer imaging equipment; International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day; ED Nurse recognised for brave mission; Clear as a bell for patients; RBWH Whip around.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>September 2019<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0028\/2706184\/news-royal-1909.pdf\">ETC connect care program helps 300; Executive Director\u2019s message; 2019 Survey Results for Metro North; Cherish Women\u2019s Cancer Foundation goes sky high; 2019 Herston State-of-the-Art Healthcare Symposium; RBWH celebrates World Breastfeeding Week; RBWH Whip around; SOFA supporting our foundation\u2019s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>August 2019<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0027\/2706183\/news-royal-1908.pdf\">RBWH radioactive \u2018Hot Lab\u2019 expansion unveiled; Executive Director\u2019s message; Donna Napier named Sonographer of the year; RBWH Speech Pathologists take centre stage; Flying high with the Royal Australian Air Force; RBWH safety and quality champions awarded; RBWH Ophthalmologist named Queensland Great; RBWH Whip around; SOFA supporting our foundation\u2019s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>July 2019<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0026\/2706182\/news-royal-1907.pdf\">World-first trial having a big impact on big bugs; Executive Director\u2019s message; Continuing our care for sick and premature babies; Celebrating four decades of service; RBWH Pharmacy team join the flu fighters; RBWH Whip-around; Congratulations Brigadier Reade and Lieutenant Colonel Williams; SOFA supporting our foundation\u2019s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>May 2019<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0025\/2706181\/news-royal-1905.pdf\">RBWH named in the TOP 100 WORLD&#8217;S BEST Hospitals; Executive Director\u2019s message; New flavour for Metro Caf\u00e9; Join the Flu Fighters; New Radiotherapy Centre named after Dr Roger Allison; ANZAC Day; A day in the life of a PSO; SOFA supporting our foundation\u2019s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>April 2019<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0024\/2706180\/news-royal-1904.pdf\">Excellence for team approach to patient care; Deputy Executive Director\u2019s message; Awards for Queensland\u2019s best P.A.R.T.Y; A moving dedication of the RCH memorial artwork; Collaborating to share knowledge in Sri Lanka; Herston Biofabrication Institute Conference; Best Bang for our Buck; SOFA supporting our foundation\u2019s activities; Right Royal Affair takes a break.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>March 2019<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0032\/2706179\/news-royal-1903.pdf\">Sony \u2018You Can\u2019 Centre on the way to help young people fighting cancer; Executive Director\u2019s message; Zach on the road to recovery at the RBWH Amputee Clinic; Twin surprise for first-time mum; Vale \u2013 Samantha McGirl; FSR change champion; Ovarian Cancer Awareness month; Get involved in Reconciliation; Healthcare a family affair; The Stairwell Project serenades RBWH Cancer Care patients.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>February 2019<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0031\/2706178\/news-royal-1902.pdf\">Australia Day Winners; Executive Director\u2019s message; Working for Queensland results; A successful year for QIPPS; Thank you to our Switch Team; A legend steps aside; UQ Summer School visits; Baby Friendly Health Initiative; Meet the RBWH Clinical Council; World Cancer Day; Research Grants Awarded; SOFA supporting our foundation\u2019s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default article-list panel-2151f98d32bf6289f fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_2151f98d32bf6289f\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"2151f98d32bf6289f\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#2151f98d32bf6289f\" href=\"#2151f98d32bf6289f\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">2018<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"2151f98d32bf6289f\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_2151f98d32bf6289f\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<h3>December 2018<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0030\/2706267\/news-royal-1812.pdf\">Thankyou to our wonderful staff; Executive Director\u2019s message; Carol takes home the win; Antibiotic Awareness Day; Congratulations, Ian Coombes; Cancer Survivorship; Indigenous phones streamline support services; News in brief @ the Royal; SOFA supporting our foundation\u2019s activities; Message from RBWH Clinical Council.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>November 2018<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0029\/2706266\/news-royal-1811.pdf\">Winners are grinners &#8211; Staff Excellence Awards; Staff Excellence Awards; Executive Director\u2019s message; Michael Schuetz to head up JTI; Joan Webster farewells RBWH after 50 years; It\u2019s time to support people with a disability; International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day; Indigenous staff network provides cultural connectivity in workplace; Perioperative Nurses Week; News in brief; Shout out to Retail Services; Support the Foodbank Christmas Drive; Spotlight on RBWH Clinical Council; SOFA supporting our foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>October 2018<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0028\/2706265\/news-royal-1810.pdf\">27th Healthcare Symposium; Executive Director\u2019s message; World Pharmacist Day celebrations; RISPACS is kicking goals for RBWH; Spotlight on RBWH Clinical Council; R U OK? Day; Royal Forum; News in brief; Dementia Awareness Week; SOFA supporting our foundation&#8217;s activities; Million Metres for Melanoma.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>September 2018<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0027\/2706264\/news-royal-1809.pdf\">National Stroke Week; Executive Director\u2019s message; Preadmissions leading the way in Telehealth; Awarding our Nursing and Midwifery Excellence; Support for Farmers; RBWH speechies on display; Royal Forum \u2013 Tony Brown; News in brief; Doctors Wellbeing Symposium; Nurse or Saint email; A message from the RBWH Clinical Council Chair; SOFA supporting our foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>August 2018<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0026\/2706263\/news-royal-1808.pdf\">QuARRIES celebrate initiative and excellence; Executive Director\u2019s message; Gold star award for Improving Outpatient Access; World Head and Neck Cancer Day; Donate Life Week at RBWH; A message from the Clinical Council Chair; World Breastfeeding Week; Cancer Preceptorship for General Practitioners Day; Winter Warmer; SOFA supporting our foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>July 2018<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0023\/2706260\/news-royal-1807.pdf\">Tony award; Up the (Royal) Blues this Origin season; Acting Executive Director\u2019s message; Pass the mic, Kat; Walk and Talk with Team Royal; VIA: Message from our Champions; You Can fight cancer at new hub at RBWH; In memoriam: Dr Terry Casey; Stomal Therapy Awareness Week June 11-17; Stay up to date with the Queensland Milk Bank; Gillian Nasato shares her secrets to success; News in brief.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>June 2018<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0023\/2706251\/news-royal-1806.pdf\">Winners are grinners at the annual Research Excellence Awards; Executive Director\u2019s message; A message from your Guest Editor; 25 years overseeing innovation; Motor neurone disease trial at RBWH; PSMA trial takes centre stage at RBWH; Farewelling a Royal legend; Get to know a PhD; International Clinical Trials Day; News in brief; SOFA supporting our foundation&#8217;s activities; An Affair to remember; A message from the Clinical Council Chair.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>May 2018<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0022\/2706250\/news-royal-1805.pdf\">Our star achievers; Acting Executive Director\u2019s message; Hopping in to Kangaroo Care; Get vaccinated; Special guest hits the Royal; Feeling the love at Patient Experience Week; Survival: Leadership Forum; World Parkinson\u2019s Day; NIISQ On Tour; News in brief; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Fun Day; A message from Dr Mark Appleyard; Financial System Renewal Project; SOFA supporting our foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>April 2018<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0030\/2706249\/news-royal-1804.pdf\">Living Well during Pregnancy; Executive Director\u2019s message; Staff Forums; Celebrating 80 years of women&#8217;s health; Guiding the way for training; RBWH is Delirium Aware; The journey to safe and effective communication; Did you know, or do your staff know; Launch Team Royal; SOFA supporting our foundation&#8217;s activities; Staff celebrate 80 years at Royal Alumni Dinner; Amanda\u2019s home grown talent; Meet the Faces of the Champions.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>March 2018<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0029\/2706248\/news-royal-1803.pdf\">Women\u2019s Day Therapy Unit provides new model of care; Executive Director\u2019s message; 2nd RBWH Perioperative Patient Blood Management Symposium; UP LATE; 2018 Research Excellence Awards nominations open; Radiology information systems replacement; Message from RBWH Clinical Council Chair; Director, Queensland Eating Disorders Service awarded Fellow of global association; Reminder to make time for breast health; News in brief; SOFA supporting our foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>February 2018<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0027\/2706246\/news-royal-1802.pdf\">New faces around the Royal; Big first day for junior doctors; Say hello to our new nurses and midwives; Welcome to pharmacy; Executive Director\u2019s message; RiskMan goes live 19 February, are you ready; Medication Dispensing and Distribution Robotics (MDDR); New Research Coordinator at RBWH; Patient safety; Obstetrics expertise shared with Indian doctors; Health volunteers keep Scouts in the action; Farewell FAMMIS; Supporting all faiths; News in brief; SOFA supporting our foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default article-list panel-5cc36f528d6b3504e fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_5cc36f528d6b3504e\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"5cc36f528d6b3504e\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#5cc36f528d6b3504e\" href=\"#5cc36f528d6b3504e\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">2017<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"5cc36f528d6b3504e\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_5cc36f528d6b3504e\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<h3>December 2017<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0027\/2706318\/news-royal-1712.pdf\">Christmas cheer with a side of healthy competition; Executive Director\u2019s message; Win-win for infectious diseases expert; Humanitarian efforts recognised; RBWH pharmacists receive national honours; UP LATE; Grand Rounds gets the rock star treatment; News in brief; Climbing mountains for research; Harcourts Foundation 2017 Butterfly Ball; SOFA supporting our Foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>November 2017<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0033\/2706297\/news-royal-1711.pdf\">RBWH 150th Birthday Bash; Executive Director\u2019s message; A note from the Chair of the Clinical Council; Choosing Wisely, a 12-month status report; Kidney support program wins QI award; Little essentials make a big difference; Purple power helps premmies; Anaesthetics on show; OT research is in Strong hands; Pain centre celebrates 50 years; News in brief; Shaun\u2019s big shave; Looking to the future, where are we in five years\u2019 time; SOFA supporting our Foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>October 2017<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0032\/2706296\/news-royal-1710.pdf\">Dr Ian Sturgess talks \u2018frail elderly\u2019 with RBWH; Executive Director\u2019s message; Health checks for stroke awareness; Research on show at 26th annual RBWH Healthcare Symposium awards; Fire safety, is your work area prepared; News in brief; RBWH Race to the roof; GARU making a difference; There\u2019s no reason not to join 150 Reasons; SOFA supporting our Foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>September 2017<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0031\/2706295\/news-royal-1709.pdf\">Important conversations with patients about end of life; Executive Director\u2019s message; RBWH Consumer Advisory Group; Communicating for safety through discharge summaries; Physicist and Royal legend waves goodbye to RBWH; Poster for child for change; Going full circle; RBWH 150th Birthday Bash; News in brief; RBWH Race to the roof; SOFA supporting our Foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>August 2017<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0027\/2706291\/news-royal-1708.pdf\">CREDIT to success; Choosing Wisely a consumer focus; Executive Director\u2019s message; Dietitians as first contact practitioners for managing functional gastrointestinal disorders; So, what is RiskMan; Vic\u2019s power on our wards; Eye on the prize; Emergency and Trauma Centre is born; Dynamic DAFNE; Cancer research supported by Diamond Care Grants; News in brief; SOFA supporting our Foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>July 2017<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0026\/2706290\/news-royal-1707.pdf\">AMA Woman in Medicine 2017; Royal Walkie Talkies take out top prize; Executive Director\u2019s message; Bidding goodbye to a Royal hero; RBWH staff wellbeing service; Right Royal Birthday; Jog on; Engaged staff = happy staff; News in brief; SOFA supporting our Foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>June 2017<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0032\/2706287\/news-royal-1706.pdf\">Why this leading bronchoscopy expert chose RBWH to change the world; Sarah honoured with PEN award; Executive Director\u2019s message; Human Research Ethics Committee farewells Chair after more than a decade; Fighting antibiotic resistance; Faces around the Royals; Jason draws on hospital exhibition&#8217;s success; News in brief; Royal run for research; SOFA supporting our Foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>May 2017<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0030\/2706285\/news-royal-1705.pdf\">Tipping our hats to Professor Reade; Executive Director\u2019s message; Water a welcome relief in the birth suite; The sound of music; ANZAC Day at RBWH; New imaging capability launched at HIRF; Health information at the core of the healthcare system; Faces around the Royal; News in brief; Discovering RBWH history; SOFA supporting our Foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>April 2017<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0029\/2706284\/news-royal-1704.pdf\">Corneal crosslinking first; Executive Director\u2019s message; Simulation for improved patient outcomes; Pelvic exenteration surgery: a twilight session with the surgical team; Too much of a good thing: reviewing use of PPIs at RBWH; It\u2019s a WOW for patient care and experience; Working Together to Connect Care; Tracy says \u2018goodbye hair\u2019; News in brief; Join us for the 2017 OneDay; SOFA supporting our Foundation&#8217;s activities; Walk on the Wild Side (WOWS) Symposium; 2017 RBWH Anzac Day ceremony.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>March 2017<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0027\/2706282\/news-royal-1703.pdf\">Celebrating a royal milestone; Executive Director\u2019s message; 150th Fast Facts; Instrument Tracking Project; Our newly accredited pharmacy residency program kicks off; Faces around the Royal; Fasting clocks for patients awaiting surgery; New nurses and midwives start career; Pilot program improving after hours care; News in brief; 2017 Queensland Reconciliation Awards; Research grants awarded; SOFA supporting our Foundation&#8217;s activities; OneDay to Conquer Cancer; Staff celebration dinner.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>February 2017<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0026\/2706281\/news-royal-1702.pdf\">Queensland\u2019s largest hospital celebrates 150 years of care; Executive Director\u2019s message; New year, new bundle of joy; Our hospital \u2013 In the beginning; Our first babies; Introducing our early pioneers; News in brief; Faces around the Royal; Meet the volunteers; Join us for the 2017 OneDay; SOFA supporting our Foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default article-list panel-ed77d07057d5e0662 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_ed77d07057d5e0662\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ed77d07057d5e0662\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#ed77d07057d5e0662\" href=\"#ed77d07057d5e0662\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">2016<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"ed77d07057d5e0662\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_ed77d07057d5e0662\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<h3>December 2016<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0024\/2706360\/news-royal-1612.pdf\">Boosting our green credentials in surgery; Are you Choosing Wisely; Executive Director\u2019s message; Happy HIRF-day; Biofabrication Institute to transform lives; News in brief; RBWH all-staff Thank you BBQ; Royal alumni dinner; Faces around the Royal; SOFA supporting the Foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>November 2016<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0030\/2706357\/news-royal-1611.pdf\">2016 RBWH Race to the Roof; Executive Director\u2019s message; 3D printing: the way of the future for surgery; New Midwifery Group Practice gold standard; Meet the Volunteers; News in brief; Cancer Care leads the way in patient centred care surgery; Pink, Pink Everywhere; Faces around the Royal; SOFA supporting the Foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>October 2016<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0029\/2706356\/news-royal-1610.pdf\">Silver anniversary Symposium success; Executive Director\u2019s message; Award winners; Symposium shines a light on 21st century reproduction; International honour for our approach to heart attacks; Have you heard about the Herston Quarter redevelopment; News in brief; Rare tumour management saves Brisbane mum and her baby; Meet the volunteers; ArtSpace is sure to WOW; Faces around the Royal; SOFA supporting the Foundation&#8217;s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>September 2016<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0028\/2706355\/news-royal-1609.pdf\">Don\u2019t miss out on exciting sessions at the 25th annual Healthcare Symposium; Junior doctors + senior mentor = great outcomes for patients; Executive Director\u2019s message; Meica to shine in Green and Gold; News in brief; Our dietitians deliver better health abroad; Faces around the royal; Artist\u2019s family ties to the hospital; Bright young minds picked for Tall Poppy Awards; Genomics: why they are important to nurses and midwives; OneDay to Conquer Cancer an outstanding event; SOFA supporting our Foundation\u2019s activities; Butterfly Ball flutters on.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>August 2016<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0027\/2706354\/news-royal-1608.pdf\">20th QuARRIES Awards and Day of Excellence; A\/Executive Director\u2019s message; Huge team effort gives Jake another chance at life; Royal Run success; Patient meal ordering goes digital; Milk Bank milestones; Faces around the Royal; News in brief; A long way from the coal mines; Meet the volunteers; SOFA supporting our Foundation\u2019s activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>July 2016<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0026\/2706353\/news-royal-1607.pdf\">Our own ED shares her bowel cancer story; 24\/7 staff support line launched; Executive Director\u2019s message; Aloha! Another Right Royal Success; Shorter wait for emergency and elective surgery; Faces around the Royal; Living bone donations are restoring lives; News in brief; Kidney Health Services expand telehealth to Kilcoy; Dr Sonia Chanchlani wins AMAQ Research Presentation; Meet the volunteers; 2016 Staff Excellence Awards nominations are open; Supporting our Foundation\u2019s Activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>June 2016<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0025\/2706352\/news-royal-1606.pdf\">Our staff Excel at Research Excellence Awards; ACHS Wrap Up; Executive Director\u2019s message; NAIDOC Celebration 2016; A little extra thanks for our hard working staff; Staff said no to smoking on World No Tobacco Day; Our Human Resource Services Team \u2013 your business partner in success; Faces around the Royal; 25th annual RBWH Healthcare Symposium; Supporting our Foundation\u2019s Activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>May 2016<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0023\/2706350\/news-royal-1605.pdf\">Maternity patients glowing with new online resource; Executive Director\u2019s message; 50 years and going strong; Faces around the Royal; Sustain study; Mother\u2019s Day Tribute; Hospital in the Nursing Home; Queensland Haemophilia Centre; Rehabilitation Engineering use 3D printing technology to customise beach wheelchair; Meet the volunteers; The Royal\u2019s fascinating history brought to life; Supporting our Foundation\u2019s Activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>April 2016<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0029\/2706347\/news-royal-1604.pdf\">ESM launched with huge success; Executive Director\u2019s message; HIRF and breast cancer patients support leading cancer research; Rewarding volunteer experience; Information at the touch of a button; The end of an era in Haematology and BMT; Long Stay Patient Project to improve care for patients; Royal Alumni Dinner; Supporting our Foundation\u2019s Activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>March 2016<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0025\/2706343\/news-royal-1603.pdf\">Two peas in a pod: Identical twins \u2013 with an amazing story to tell, Executive Director\u2019s message; Funding given for world-class research; Professor Lawrie Powell retires; Shining a light on Occupational Violence; A breath of fresh air for paediatric resuscitation; Closing the Gap in Indigenous maternity care; Putting people first Initiatives; Young at Heart; 2016 Research Excellence Awards nominations are open; ArtSpace; Sad passing of Ron Lahey; Vivien\u2019s shave raises money for hospice; Supporting our Foundation\u2019s Activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>February 2016<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0024\/2706342\/news-royal-1602.pdf\">RBWH welcomes doctor and nurse graduates; Vale Professor Tess Cramond; Alf Churchill fondly remembered; Executive Director\u2019s message; Australia Day Achievement Awards recognise RBWH teams; Performance Boards update; Meet the volunteers; Supporting our Foundation\u2019s Activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default article-list panel-4defc0915b94ccc57 fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_4defc0915b94ccc57\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"4defc0915b94ccc57\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#4defc0915b94ccc57\" href=\"#4defc0915b94ccc57\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">2015<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"4defc0915b94ccc57\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_4defc0915b94ccc57\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<h3>December 2015<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0034\/2706388\/news-royal-1512.pdf\">Flame Award highlights extraordinary services for epilepsy; Executive Director\u2019s message; Prostate cancer scanning breakthrough; End of an era for RBWH Auxiliary; Ngarrama wins Innovation Award at Health Round Table; P.A.R.T.Y. Program wins Queensland Health Award for Excellence; Supporting older patients; Birth Suite wins Health and Safety Movers and Shakers Competition; BreastScreen Highly Commended in Premier\u2019s Awards for Excellence; A fond farewell for Rosemary; Preserving the miracle of antibiotics; Stairwell Project brings music and art to the Royal; Meet the volunteers; Supporting our Foundation\u2019s Activities; Be a star this Christmas.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>November 2015<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0032\/2706386\/news-royal-1511.pdf\">Health Minister officially launches NeoRESQ at RBWH; Executive Director\u2019s message; Race to the Roof honours ANZAC Centenary; Advanced Pharmacy Practitioners recognised in national development program; Royal continues as a baby-friendly hospital; Year 12 students make a moving historical journey to RBWH; Haemophilia Foundation of Australia awards RBWH social worker; Dr Julie Lee receives ANZCA grant for obstetric study; Meet the volunteers; Supporting our Foundation\u2019s Activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>October 2015<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0033\/2706387\/news-royal-1510.pdf\">RBWH receives international acclaim; Melbourne Cup gets Royal treatment; Executive Director\u2019s message; 2015 RBWh Race to the Roof; HIRF now open; Achievements recognised at Staff Excellence Awards; Julian Burton supports burns patients; Dietitian receives prestigious scholarship; RU OK? 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