Metro North Family Fiesta
It was a fabulous day at the inaugural Metro North Family Fiesta, with more than 800 staff, family and friends attending.
Indigenous courtesy phones to streamline support services
Two Indigenous courtesy phones have been installed at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) designed to streamline access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients to maternity, mental health and hospital liaison services.
QLD Trauma Symposium
Date:21st and 22nd February 2019
Venue: Education Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
The 10th QLD Trauma Symposium is a multidisciplinary conference suited to healthcare professionals from a variety of specialities including Pre-Hospital/Retrieval Medicine, Emergency, Intensive Care, Surgical, Military/Disasters, Nursing, Allied Health and Research.
Putting a smile back on homeless faces
Disadvantages and homeless adults now have access to free dental care thanks to an innovative oral health partnership. The Priority Access Program, delivered by the University of Queensland (UQ) School of Dentistry and Metro North’s Community and Oral Health Service, is seeing dental screening being provided at community organisations such as the Salvation Army and The Wesley Mission in Brisbane’s inner city.
Planning for wellbeing
Brisbane North PHN Executive Manager Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Paul Martin joined Metro North Mental Health Executive Director Professor Brett Emmerson AM and Queensland Mental Health Commissioner Ivan Frkovic to launch Planning for Wellbeing.
#NextCare Health Conference
Date: 30 and 31 May 2019
Venue: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Transform your career alongside Australasia’s current and future health leaders
Specialist public health facility at Herston Quarter to be named STARS
The new $340 million specialist public health facility under construction at the Herston Health Precinct will be named the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS).
Ten years of supporting breast health across Redcliffe and the Bay
Nearly 50,000 women have received free breast screens in the past 10 years through BreastScreen Queensland’s Kippa-Ring Service.
Cystic Fibrosis researchers win prestigious Australian Museum Eureka Prize
Metro North researchers were in the national spotlight overnight, taking out a prestigious Australian Museum Eureka Prize.
Healthy Ageing Expo takes centre stage at Brighton during Senior’s Week
North Brisbane’s biggest and best Healthy Ageing Expo is supporting people to live and age well as part of Seniors Week.