{"id":8832,"date":"2021-12-14T11:35:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T01:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?p=3810"},"modified":"2021-12-14T11:35:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T01:35:18","slug":"nib-1221","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/newsletters\/coh-express\/nib-1221","title":{"rendered":"News in brief"},"content":{"rendered":"

State School pop ups see\u00a0sports\u00a0stars\u00a0visit<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Metro North staff from far and wide came together to run\u00a0a number of\u00a0vaccination pop-up clinics at\u00a0state\u00a0schools in\u00a0November\u00a0\u00a0where\u00a0they\u00a0were joined by sporting stars from the Queensland Reds and Brisbane Broncos.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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You can\u2019t keep the\u00a0Christmas\u00a0spirit down<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s been a busy year, but\u00a0all of\u00a0our\u00a0favourate\u00a0Christmas decorators\u00a0came out\u00a0yet again to\u00a0deck the halls with\u00a0holly.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are\u00a0the Christmas Decoration Competition\u00a0Winners for 2021.\u00a0Congratulations!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Our favourite fashions on the field photo from the\u00a0Cup<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

It seems a long time ago,\u00a0but this Melbourne Cup photo was an absolute\u00a0cracker that we had to include from one of our favourite oral health clinics.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Vaccination\u00a0clinics\u00a0change\u00a0stride<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

As the borders open\u00a0in Queensland,\u00a0the\u00a0focus of our vaccination clinics\u00a0has shifted\u00a0to\u00a0booster shots and vaccinations\u00a0for children.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you to all the staff from our vaccination clinics who came together as part of the\u00a0push throughout the year\u00a0to get\u00a0the majority of\u00a0our adult population vaccinated.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Volunteer Christmas Party<\/h3>\n

It was a very special Volunteer Christmas Party this year when our volunteers were given their\u00a0new Community and Oral Health Volunteer Shirts\u00a0featuring\u00a0\u00a0the Better Together artwork.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We also\u00a0\u00a0acknowledged many of our longstanding volunteers including Marie Ellsworth who has been a volunteer with us for 30 years.\u00a0Wow!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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New exercise physiologist joins the team<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Last month we welcomed the newest member of the\u00a0diabetes team, Exercise Physiologist Adrian Draper.\u00a0Adrian has accepted a shared position with the\u00a0diabetes team, as well as the\u00a0complex\u00a0chronic\u00a0disease\u00a0team.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Adrian comes to us with recent experience working as an\u00a0exercise\u00a0physiologist\u00a0in private practice with clients who have multiple comorbidities including:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Type 1 Diabetes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Type 2 Diabetes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • COPD<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • HTN<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • CAD<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Autism<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Osteoarthritis.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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        Compliment of the month \u2013\u00a0<\/span>Caboolture Oral Health Clinic<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

        \"In these difficult times, the message I'm sending you is long\u00a0overdue\u00a0but it is to thank you all, on behalf of my family and myself, for the kindly and professional attention you have given us over many years.\u202f\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        Your administration staff have always been understanding if, for personal reasons, we have had to request a change in appointment time.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        The receptionists at Caboolture are always pleasant and welcoming, which is very much appreciated. The dental lads and lasses all show professional pride in what they achieve for their patients' comfort.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        So, thank you again, and stay healthy!\"<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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        FAST FACTS \u2013\u00a0Oral Health<\/h2>\n

        Each year we see around 55,000 eligible adults at our General Practice Oral Health clinics in Redcliffe, Caboolture, Sandgate, Pine Rivers, Stafford and by the rural and remote team.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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