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Getting the numbers right

If you’re a nerd for numbers you’ll love this week’s #ThinkyThursday! Biostatistician Anita works on around 20 projects at one time!. Click here to discover some incredible Metro North statistics.

20 February 2020|

App helps self pain management

Technology is rapidly changing healthcare and now it's helping people with chronic pain reduce their opioid use. #ThinkyThursday.

13 February 2020|

Improving nutrition in hip fracture patients

Did you know nutrition is crucial for patient recovery? Check out this #TPCH team who researching how to improve nutrition in hip fracture patients to decrease their length of stay, minimise treatment costs, and improve health outcomes.

30 January 2020|

Kilcoy Hospital’s world first trial to improve outcomes

Nurses at Kilcoy Hospital are trialling a new system to continuously monitor patient vital signs.

29 January 2020|

Study of new catheter design

#ThinkyThursday is back, this time with a talented #RBWH team who are working on a new catheter design. Millions of catheters are used in Australia each year, but the current device has a failure rate of 40 to 50 per cent.

23 January 2020|

New dose of doctors for Metro North

Queensland’s largest Hospital and Health Service is welcoming more than 160 junior doctors this week.

17 January 2020|

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“Spending Christmas in the hospital isn’t what I imagined, but I’m holding onto the thought that healing is the best gift I can give myself right now. The staff have been so kind and friendly and making me feel better about having to stay in hospital. But I'm really looking forward to the day I can get home to see my Lulu, she is an Indian ring neck bird that I rescued and is missing me a lot.”

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