{"id":2513,"date":"2021-09-10T14:47:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T04:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/?page_id=2513"},"modified":"2022-10-26T09:12:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T23:12:50","slug":"news-the-royal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/news-the-royal","title":{"rendered":"News @ the Royal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:10px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:10px;--awb-bg-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/staff-news-banner.jpg&#039;);--awb-bg-blend:screen;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-column-has-bg-image\" data-bg-url=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/staff-news-banner.jpg\"><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left newsletter-title-block\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-hover-accent-color:#65bc7b;--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:#65bc7b;--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-hover-animation-fade\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p class=\"fake\">News<\/p>\n<p class=\"fake\">@<\/p>\n<p class=\"fake\">the<\/p>\n<p class=\"fake\"><strong>Royal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 article-list \"><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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/202210\">Message from the Acting Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/202210\" title=\"Message from the Acting Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/09\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/09\/glen-kennedy-2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/09\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/first-quadruplets-in-nine-years\">RBWH welcomes first quadruplets in nine years<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/10\/rbwh-quads-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/10\/rbwh-quads-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/kindness-in-our-care\">Putting the kindness in our care<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/10\/rbwh-ot-team-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/gift-of-art\">The gift of art<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/gift-of-art\" title=\"The gift of art\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/10\/rbwh-patient-artwork-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"The gift of art\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/10\/rbwh-patient-artwork-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/10\/rbwh-patient-artwork-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/10\/rbwh-patient-artwork-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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/r-u-ok-day\">R U OK? Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/r-u-ok-day\" title=\"R U OK? Day\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/10\/rbwh-ruok-day-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/10\/rbwh-ruok-day-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/new-technology-for-nicu\">New technology for the NICU<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/10\/rbwh-nicu-new-tech-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/10\/rbwh-nicu-new-tech-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/jersey-day\">Game on for Jersey Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/jersey-day\" title=\"Game on for Jersey Day\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/10\/rbwh-donate-life-jersey-day-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/farewell-emma-babao\">Farewell and good luck, Emma Babao<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/10\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/10\/rbwh-emma-babeo-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/08\/ed-rbwh-202208\">Message from the Acting Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/gillian-nasato-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/08\/orthotics-and-prosthetics\">Spotlight on: Orthotics and Prosthetic Department<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/08\/jess-prosthectics-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/08\/jess-prosthectics-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/08\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/08\/darshit-and-team-f.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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/08\/darshit-and-team-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/08\/darshit-and-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/08\/culture-through-language\">Showcasing Aboriginal culture through language<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/08\/culture-through-language\" title=\"Showcasing Aboriginal culture through language\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/08\/state-library-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Showcasing Aboriginal culture through language\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/08\/state-library-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/08\/state-library-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/08\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/08\/sri-lanka-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/08\/sri-lanka-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/08\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/08\/naidoc-week-at-rbwh\">Celebrating NAIDOC Week at RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/08\/getano-bann-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/08\/adco-constructions-partnership\">RBWH Foundation and ADCO Constructions partnership refurbishes RBWH Patient Terrace<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/08\/adco-community-day-114-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/ed-rbwh-202207\">Message from the Acting Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/gillian-nasato-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/reconciliation-action-plan\">RBWH launches Reconciliation Action Plan<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/reconciliation-action-plan\" title=\"RBWH launches Reconciliation Action Plan\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/07\/geoff-binge-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/fighting-climate-change\">Anaesthetic team leads the way in fighting climate change<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/07\/kerstin-wyssusek-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/07\/andrew-fafita-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/healthy-and-tasty\">Keeping RBWH healthy and tasty<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/healthy-and-tasty\" title=\"Keeping RBWH healthy and tasty\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/07\/dawn-hargrave-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/metro-north-staff-shout-out\">Metro North Staff Shout Out<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/07\/staff-shout-out-square-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/crazy-socks-4-docs\">Brightening RBWH with Crazy socks 4 Docs<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/07\/rbwh-socks-for-docs-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/research-excellence-awards\">Celebrating research excellence at RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/research-excellence-awards\" title=\"Celebrating research excellence at RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/07\/rea-winner-image-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/professor-stuart-pegg\">Professor Stuart Pegg named as Queensland Great<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/07\/queensland-greats-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/team-royal-helps-foundation\">Team Royal helps the RBWH Foundation raise $500,000<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/07\/rbwh-giving-day-image1-f-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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/07\/rbwh-giving-day-image1-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/07\/rbwh-giving-day-image1-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/foundation-of-the-year\">RBWH Foundation awarded Philanthropic Foundation of the Year<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/07\/qcf-philanthropy-awards-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/nib-202207\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/07\/nib-202207\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/ed-rbwh-20220531\">Message from the Acting Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/gillian-nasato-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/catch-the-chief\">Did you Catch the Chief?<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/catch-the-chief\" title=\"Did you Catch the Chief?\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/05\/alanna-geary-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/staff-keep-rbwh-ticking\">Admin staff keep RBWH ticking!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/05\/tina-balfour-admin-day-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/nurses-and-midwives\">Cheers to our nurses and midwives<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/05\/rbwh-nurses-day-coffee-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/05\/rbwh-bronc-robot-bf-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/05\/rbwh-bronc-robot-bf-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/epilepsy-treatment\">Mini-brains revolutionise epilepsy treatment<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/epilepsy-treatment\" title=\"Mini-brains revolutionise epilepsy treatment\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/05\/rbwh-lata-vadlamudi-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/youth-cancer-patients\">Youth cancer patients make some noise<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/05\/rbwh-you-can-event-bf-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/05\/rbwh-you-can-event-bf-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/countdown-to-rbwh-giving-day\">Countdown begins for RBWH Giving Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/05\/rbwh-royal-giving-day-bf-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/innovative-research\">$1 million in innovative research announced by the RBWH Foundation<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/05\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/05\/rbwh-project-grant-recipients-2022-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/ed-rbwh-20220426\">Message from the Acting Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/gillian-nasato-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/rbwh-nurse-saves-life\">RBWH nurse saves life in the community<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/aimee-and-uncle-barry-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/atsi-surgery-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/rbwh-book-club\">RBWH Book Club \u2013 a novel idea!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/rbwh-book-club-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/shining-a-light-on-delirium\">Shining a light on delirium<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/delirium-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/delirium-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/shaving-for-a-cure\">Shaving for a cure<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/shaving-for-a-cure\" title=\"Shaving for a cure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/worlds-greatest-shave-at-rbwh-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/scrub-em-up-with-love\">Scrub \u2018em up with love<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/colourful-scrubs-at-rbwh-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/pyjama-party\">Pyjama party for regional cancer patients<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/pyjama-party\" title=\"Pyjama party for regional cancer patients\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/pyjama-party-at-rbwh-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/pyjama-party-at-rbwh-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/social-work-space-rbwh-f.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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/social-work-space-rbwh-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/social-work-space-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/national-pharmacy-award\">Jason Roberts takes out national pharmacy award<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/hason-roberts-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/compete-for-royal-cup\">Register now to compete for the Royal Cup!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/royal-giving-day-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/04\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/midwife-bernie-mnmain-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/04\/midwife-bernie-mnmain-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/rbwh-ed-0323\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/rbwh-ed-0323\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/gillian-nasato-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/rbwh-medical-interns\">RBWH welcomes 2022 medical interns<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/rbwh-medical-interns\" title=\"RBWH welcomes 2022 medical interns\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/stellina-rbwh-intern-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/kelvin-grove-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/salvation-army-says-thank-you\">The Salvation Army says thank you<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/salvos-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/three-cheers-for-50-years\">Three cheers for 50 years<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/liz-main-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/rbwh-cancer-care-service-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/community-thanks-healthcare-workers\">Local community thanks our healthcare workers<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/patient-thanks-rbwh-fever-clinic-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/patient-thanks-rbwh-fever-clinic-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/covid-19-vaccination-for-vulnerable-people\">Providing COVID-19 vaccination for vulnerable people<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/vaccination-under-sedation-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/my-meals-at-rbwh\">Meals on demand with MyMeals@RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/dietetics-team-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/dietetics-team-fb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/having-fun-with-wellbeing\">Having Fun With Wellbeing is a Serious Matter<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/liz-crowe-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/new-hybrid-theatres\">RBWH welcomes new hybrid theatres<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/new-hybrid-theatres\" title=\"RBWH welcomes new hybrid theatres\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/rbwh-hybrid-operating-theatre-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/outstanding-achievement\">Metro North Health celebrates outstanding achievement<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/outstanding-achievement\" title=\"Metro North Health celebrates outstanding achievement\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/aus-day-awards-1-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/vale-rosalie-monaghan\">Vale Rosalie Monaghan<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/vale-rosalie-monaghan\" title=\"Vale Rosalie Monaghan\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/rosie-monaghan-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/news-in-brief-4\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2022\/03\/news-in-brief-4\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 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:16px;--awb-content-font-size:14px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9fb;--awb-border-color:#e2e2e2;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e2e2e2;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e2e2e2;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#047ae2;--awb-content-color:#4a4e57;--awb-icon-box-color:#212934;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#65bc7b;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:400;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-line-height:1.36;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;Lato&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-2513-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default article-list panel-41ad21adabdab3d46 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_41ad21adabdab3d46\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"41ad21adabdab3d46\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2513-1\" data-target=\"#41ad21adabdab3d46\" href=\"#41ad21adabdab3d46\"><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=\"41ad21adabdab3d46\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_41ad21adabdab3d46\"><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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/rbwh-ed-1221\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/rbwh-ed-1221\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/2021-wrap-up\">2021 wrap-up<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/2021-wrap-up\" title=\"2021 wrap-up\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/team-royal-wrap-up-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"2021 wrap-up\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/team-royal-wrap-up-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/team-royal-wrap-up-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/sea\">Dancing the night away at the Staff Excellence Awards<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/sea\" title=\"Dancing the night away at the Staff Excellence Awards\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Dancing the night away at the Staff Excellence Awards\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/decking-the-halls-of-rbwh\">Decking the halls of RBWH!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/decking-the-halls-of-rbwh\" title=\"Decking the halls of RBWH!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/christmas-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Decking the halls of RBWH!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/christmas-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/christmas-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/buy-a-bauble\">Buy a bauble for women and children in need<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/buy-a-bauble\" title=\"Buy a bauble for women and children in need\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/buy-a-bauble-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Buy a bauble for women and children in need\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/buy-a-bauble-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/buy-a-bauble-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/walking-group\">RBWH takes steps to a happier team!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/walking-group\" title=\"RBWH takes steps to a happier team!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/walking-group-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH takes steps to a happier team!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/walking-group-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/walking-group-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/stairwell-project-2\">Stairwell Project makes some noise for youth cancer patients<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/stairwell-project-2\" title=\"Stairwell Project makes some noise for youth cancer patients\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/you-can-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Stairwell Project makes some noise for youth cancer patients\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/you-can-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/you-can-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/virtual-stroke\" title=\"RBWH Stroke Unit selected to host Queensland\u2019s first virtual stroke service\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/rbwh-stroke-unit-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Stroke Unit selected to host Queensland\u2019s first virtual stroke service\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/rbwh-stroke-unit-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/rbwh-stroke-unit-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/activity-trolley\">New RBWH Foundation activity trolley helping to keep patients entertained<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/activity-trolley\" title=\"New RBWH Foundation activity trolley helping to keep patients entertained\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/rbwh-foundation-trolley-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"New RBWH Foundation activity trolley helping to keep patients entertained\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/rbwh-foundation-trolley-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/rbwh-foundation-trolley-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/rbwh-found\">RBWH Foundation distributes over $4 Million in 2021<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/rbwh-found\" title=\"RBWH Foundation distributes over $4 Million in 2021\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/rbwh-foundation-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation distributes over $4 Million in 2021\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/rbwh-foundation-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/rbwh-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/dr-carol-douglas\">Happy retirement to Dr Carol Douglas<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/12\/dr-carol-douglas\" title=\"Happy retirement to Dr Carol Douglas\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/carol-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Happy retirement to Dr Carol Douglas\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/carol-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/12\/carol-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/rbwh-ed-1121\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/rbwh-ed-1121\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/junior-doctor\">RBWH excels at Junior Doctor of the Year Awards<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/junior-doctor\" title=\"RBWH excels at Junior Doctor of the Year Awards\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/doctors-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH excels at Junior Doctor of the Year Awards\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/doctors-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/doctors-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/world-prematurity-day\">Celebrating our tiniest patients on World Prematurity Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/world-prematurity-day\" title=\"Celebrating our tiniest patients on World Prematurity Day\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/baby-peter-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Celebrating our tiniest patients on World Prematurity Day\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/baby-peter-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/baby-peter-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/governor-visits-rbwh\">Queensland Governor visits RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/governor-visits-rbwh\" title=\"Queensland Governor visits RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/governor-visit-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Queensland Governor visits RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/governor-visit-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/governor-visit-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/lois-mccreddan\">Lois McCreddan supports COVID vaccination in rural communities<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/lois-mccreddan\" title=\"Lois McCreddan supports COVID vaccination in rural communities\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/lois-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Lois McCreddan supports COVID vaccination in rural communities\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/lois-2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/lois-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/hasitha-de-silva\">A dose of inspiration from patient Hasitha De Silva<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/hasitha-de-silva\" title=\"A dose of inspiration from patient Hasitha De Silva\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/hasitha-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"A dose of inspiration from patient Hasitha De Silva\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/hasitha-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/hasitha-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/young-cancer-patients\">More VR technology in store for young cancer patients<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/young-cancer-patients\" title=\"More VR technology in store for young cancer patients\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/chimeralegacy-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"More VR technology in store for young cancer patients\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/chimeralegacy-2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/chimeralegacy-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/vale-dr-valerie-muir\">Vale Dr Valerie Muir<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/vale-dr-valerie-muir\" title=\"Vale Dr Valerie Muir\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Vale Dr Valerie Muir\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/nicu\">Former NICU family gives back<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/nicu\" title=\"Former NICU family gives back\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/kandida-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Former NICU family gives back\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/kandida-2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/kandida-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/sq\">RBWH recognised for our commitment to safety and quality<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/sq\" title=\"RBWH recognised for our commitment to safety and quality\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/safety-quality-59-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH recognised for our commitment to safety and quality\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/safety-quality-59-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/safety-quality-59-150x150.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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/moveforlex\">Gift of life paid forward with major donation from #MoveforLex<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/moveforlex\" title=\"Gift of life paid forward with major donation from #MoveforLex\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/lex-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Gift of life paid forward with major donation from #MoveforLex\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/lex-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/lex-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/nib-rbwh-1121\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/11\/nib-rbwh-1121\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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-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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/rbwh-ed-message-oct-2021\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/rbwh-ed-message-oct-2021\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/gillian-nasato-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/nicu-goes-green\">NICU goes green!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/nicu-goes-green\" title=\"NICU goes green!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/nicu-waste-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"NICU goes green!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/nicu-waste-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/nicu-waste-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/protective-services\">Thanks for keeping us safe, Protective Services!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/protective-services\" title=\"Thanks for keeping us safe, Protective Services!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/security-day-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Thanks for keeping us safe, Protective Services!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/security-day-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/security-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/telehealth\">RBWH takes telehealth to new heights<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/telehealth\" title=\"RBWH takes telehealth to new heights\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/telehealth-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH takes telehealth to new heights\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/telehealth-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/telehealth-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/awareness-of-malnutrition\">Driving awareness of malnutrition at RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/awareness-of-malnutrition\" title=\"Driving awareness of malnutrition at RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/dwayne-garcia-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Driving awareness of malnutrition at RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/dwayne-garcia-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/dwayne-garcia-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/new-artwork\" title=\"New artwork makes CCU a more welcoming place for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/ccu-artwork-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"New artwork makes CCU a more welcoming place for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/ccu-artwork-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/ccu-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/occupational-therapy-program\">Occupational Therapy Program provides kick-start for graduates<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/occupational-therapy-program\" title=\"Occupational Therapy Program provides kick-start for graduates\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/ot-grads-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Occupational Therapy Program provides kick-start for graduates\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/ot-grads-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/ot-grads-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/healthcare-leadership-academy\" title=\"RBWH Resident selected to join the Healthcare Leadership Academy as Scholar\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/raj-pradhan-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Resident selected to join the Healthcare Leadership Academy as Scholar\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/raj-pradhan-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/raj-pradhan-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/level-1-pharmacy-team\">Spotlight on: Level 1 Pharmacy team!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/level-1-pharmacy-team\" title=\"Spotlight on: Level 1 Pharmacy team!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/pharmacy-day-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Spotlight on: Level 1 Pharmacy team!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/pharmacy-day-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/pharmacy-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/governor-general\">Governor-General pays special call to RBWH staff member<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/governor-general\" title=\"Governor-General pays special call to RBWH staff member\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/edwina-powe-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Governor-General pays special call to RBWH staff member\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/edwina-powe-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/edwina-powe-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/a-fitting-goodbye\">A fitting goodbye for Stairwell Project Harpist<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/a-fitting-goodbye\" title=\"A fitting goodbye for Stairwell Project Harpist\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/donald-hall-f.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"A fitting goodbye for Stairwell Project Harpist\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/donald-hall-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/donald-hall-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/rbwh-news-in-brief-oct-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/10\/rbwh-news-in-brief-oct-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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-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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/ed-royal-0921\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/ed-royal-0921\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/gillian-nasato-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/afghan-evacuees\">ETC provides a warm RBWH welcome to Afghan Evacuees<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/afghan-evacuees\" title=\"ETC provides a warm RBWH welcome to Afghan Evacuees\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/etc-afghan-team-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"ETC provides a warm RBWH welcome to Afghan Evacuees\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/etc-afghan-team-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/etc-afghan-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/mcgrath-breast-cancer\">RBWH welcomes three new dedicated McGrath Breast Care Nurses<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/mcgrath-breast-cancer\" title=\"RBWH welcomes three new dedicated McGrath Breast Care Nurses\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/mcgrath-nurses-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH welcomes three new dedicated McGrath Breast Care Nurses\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/mcgrath-nurses-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/mcgrath-nurses-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/symposium-wrap-up-2\">Symposium wrap-up<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/symposium-wrap-up-2\" title=\"Symposium wrap-up\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/symposium-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Symposium wrap-up\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/symposium-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/qasis\">Safer COVID vaccinations thanks to the Queensland Adult Specialist Immunisation Service<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/qasis\" title=\"Safer COVID vaccinations thanks to the Queensland Adult Specialist Immunisation Service\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/renee-pharmacy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Safer COVID vaccinations thanks to the Queensland Adult Specialist Immunisation Service\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/renee-pharmacy-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/renee-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/language-badges\">New language badges create an inclusive environment for RBWH Ophthalmology patients<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/language-badges\" title=\"New language badges create an inclusive environment for RBWH Ophthalmology patients\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/language-story-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"New language badges create an inclusive environment for RBWH Ophthalmology patients\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/language-story-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/language-story-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&#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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/ruok\">Team Royal asks \u201cR U OK?\u201d<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/ruok\" title=\"Team Royal asks \u201cR U OK?\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/ruok-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Team Royal asks \u201cR U OK?\u201d\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/ruok-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/ruok-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/social-word-pet-crisis\">Social Work team lends a hand to furry friends<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/social-word-pet-crisis\" title=\"Social Work team lends a hand to furry friends\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/pets-in-crisis-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Social Work team lends a hand to furry friends\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/pets-in-crisis-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/pets-in-crisis-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/wns\">Women\u2019s and Newborns band together to help women and newborns<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/wns\" title=\"Women\u2019s and Newborns band together to help women and newborns\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/donations-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Women\u2019s and Newborns band together to help women and newborns\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/donations-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/donations-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/move-for-lex\">Move For Lex: an act of family love<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/move-for-lex\" title=\"Move For Lex: an act of family love\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/lex-leary-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Move For Lex: an act of family love\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/lex-leary-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/09\/lex-leary-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/rbwh-news-in-brief-sep-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/09\/rbwh-news-in-brief-sep-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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-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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/rbwh-ed-message-aug-2021\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/rbwh-ed-message-aug-2021\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/gillian-nasato-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/rbwh-dedicated-trauma-ward\">RBWH opens doors to dedicated trauma ward<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/rbwh-dedicated-trauma-ward\" title=\"RBWH opens doors to dedicated trauma ward\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/trauma-ward-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH opens doors to dedicated trauma ward\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/trauma-ward-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/trauma-ward-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/nicu-little-royal-readers\">RBWH NICU launches Little Royal Readers<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/nicu-little-royal-readers\" title=\"RBWH NICU launches Little Royal Readers\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/little-royal-readers-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH NICU launches Little Royal Readers\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/little-royal-readers-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/little-royal-readers-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/kelvin-grove-state-college-partnership\" title=\"RBWH cements new partnership with Kelvin Grove State College\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/kelvin-grove-state-college-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH cements new partnership with Kelvin Grove State College\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/kelvin-grove-state-college-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/kelvin-grove-state-college-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/royal-research-excelled-at-awards\">Royal\u2019s research excelled at 2021 awards night<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/royal-research-excelled-at-awards\" title=\"Royal\u2019s research excelled at 2021 awards night\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/siok-tey-fb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Royal\u2019s research excelled at 2021 awards night\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/siok-tey-fb-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/siok-tey-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/national-pharmacy-student-of-the-year\" title=\"RBWH Student named National Pharmacy Student of the Year\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/zoe-robinson-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Student named National Pharmacy Student of the Year\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/zoe-robinson-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/zoe-robinson-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/goodbye-to-marissa-bartlett\">Happy, excited, and sad: saying goodbye to Marissa Bartlett<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/goodbye-to-marissa-bartlett\" title=\"Happy, excited, and sad: saying goodbye to Marissa Bartlett\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/marissa-bartlett-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Happy, excited, and sad: saying goodbye to Marissa Bartlett\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/marissa-bartlett-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/marissa-bartlett-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/lymph-exchange-to-regional-queenslanders\">RBWH brings Lymph Exchange to regional Queenslanders<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/lymph-exchange-to-regional-queenslanders\" title=\"RBWH brings Lymph Exchange to regional Queenslanders\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/lymph-exchange-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH brings Lymph Exchange to regional Queenslanders\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/lymph-exchange-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/lymph-exchange-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/sleeping-in-during-winter\" title=\"Sleeping in a little longer than usual during winter? Here\u2019s why!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Sleeping in a little longer than usual during winter? Here\u2019s why!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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&#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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/rbwh-news-in-brief-aug-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/08\/rbwh-news-in-brief-aug-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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-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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/ed-message-jul-21\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/ed-message-jul-21\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/helping-raise-it-for-the-royal\" title=\"Thank you for helping Raise it for the Royal\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/royal-giving-day-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Thank you for helping Raise it for the Royal\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/royal-giving-day-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/royal-giving-day-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/queensland-milk-bank-saving-lives\" title=\"Thanks for saving thousands of lives, Queensland Milk Bank!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/milk-bank-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Thanks for saving thousands of lives, Queensland Milk Bank!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/milk-bank-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/milk-bank-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/rbwh-gardeners-go-electric\">RBWH gardeners go electric<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/rbwh-gardeners-go-electric\" title=\"RBWH gardeners go electric\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/green-team-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH gardeners go electric\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/green-team-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/green-team-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/stairwell-project\">The Stairwell Project is music to our ears<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/stairwell-project\" title=\"The Stairwell Project is music to our ears\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/stairwell-project-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"The Stairwell Project is music to our ears\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/stairwell-project-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/stairwell-project-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/myth-busting-with-rbwh-audiology-team\">Myth busting with the RBWH audiology team<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/myth-busting-with-rbwh-audiology-team\" title=\"Myth busting with the RBWH audiology team\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/audiology-team-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Myth busting with the RBWH audiology team\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/audiology-team-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/audiology-team-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/medical-pathway-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-women\" title=\"New medical pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"New medical pathway for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/humans-of-herston-jul21\">Humans of Herston<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/humans-of-herston-jul21\" title=\"Humans of Herston\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/bahar-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Humans of Herston\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/bahar-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/07\/bahar-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/rbwh-news-in-brief-jul-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/07\/rbwh-news-in-brief-jul-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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-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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/ed-message-june\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/ed-message-june\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/former-icu-patient-returns-to-say-thank-you\" title=\"Former ICU patient returns to say thank you\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/jacinta-icu-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Former ICU patient returns to say thank you\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/jacinta-icu-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/jacinta-icu-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/rbwh-shines-at-the-mn-nursing-and-midwifery-awards\" title=\"RBWH shines at the MN Nursing and Midwifery Awards\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/mn-nursing-midwifery-awards-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH shines at the MN Nursing and Midwifery Awards\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/mn-nursing-midwifery-awards-3-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/mn-nursing-midwifery-awards-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/rbwh-honours-reconciliation-week\">RBWH honours Reconciliation Week<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/rbwh-honours-reconciliation-week\" title=\"RBWH honours Reconciliation Week\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/sea-of-hands-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH honours Reconciliation Week\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/sea-of-hands-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/sea-of-hands-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/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\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/bill-smoky-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Remembering WWII Veteran Corporal Bill Wynne, Smoky\u2019s handler, comrade, and lifelong best friend\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/bill-smoky-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/bill-smoky-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/a-warm-welcome-for-families-to-the-rbwh-nicu\" title=\"A warm welcome for families to the RBWH NICU\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/nicu-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"A warm welcome for families to the RBWH NICU\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/nicu-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/nicu-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/will-you-help-us-raise-it-for-the-royal\" title=\"Will you help us Raise it for the Royal?\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/giving-day-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Will you help us Raise it for the Royal?\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/giving-day-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/giving-day-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/happy-retirement-to-professor-michael-pender\">Happy retirement to Professor Michael Pender<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/happy-retirement-to-professor-michael-pender\" title=\"Happy retirement to Professor Michael Pender\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/prof-pender-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Happy retirement to Professor Michael Pender\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/prof-pender-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/prof-pender-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/happy-birthday-to-the-rbwh-hyperbaric-unit\">Happy birthday to the RBWH Hyperbaric Unit!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/happy-birthday-to-the-rbwh-hyperbaric-unit\" title=\"Happy birthday to the RBWH Hyperbaric Unit!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/hyperbaric-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Happy birthday to the RBWH Hyperbaric Unit!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/hyperbaric-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/hyperbaric-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/humans-of-herston-june\">Humans of Herston<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/humans-of-herston-june\" title=\"Humans of Herston\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/catherine-pepper-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Humans of Herston\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/catherine-pepper-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/catherine-pepper-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/rbwh-news-in-brief-jun-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/06\/rbwh-news-in-brief-jun-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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-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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/ed-message-may\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/ed-message-may\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/nurse-navigator-helps-rbwh-patient-follow-her-dreams\" title=\"Nurse Navigator helps RBWH patient follow her dreams\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/anja-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Nurse Navigator helps RBWH patient follow her dreams\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/anja-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/anja-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/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\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/josh-sia-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Double protection in the Sia household thanks to Phase 1b vaccine roll-out\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/josh-sia-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/josh-sia-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/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\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/givingf-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Compete for the Cup and Raise it for the Royal this Giving Day\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/givingf-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/givingf-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/anaesthetics-takes-action-for-earth-day\">Anaesthetics takes action for Earth Day<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/anaesthetics-takes-action-for-earth-day\" title=\"Anaesthetics takes action for Earth Day\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/blueys-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Anaesthetics takes action for Earth Day\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/blueys-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/blueys-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/vale-noel-muller\">Vale Noel Muller<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/vale-noel-muller\" title=\"Vale Noel Muller\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/noel-muller-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Vale Noel Muller\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/noel-muller-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/noel-muller-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/become-an-ocean-crusader\">Become an Ocean Crusader<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/become-an-ocean-crusader\" title=\"Become an Ocean Crusader\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/ocean-crusaders-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Become an Ocean Crusader\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/ocean-crusaders-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/ocean-crusaders-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/humans-of-herston\">Humans of Herston<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/humans-of-herston\" title=\"Humans of Herston\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/humans-herston-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Humans of Herston\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/humans-herston-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/humans-herston-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/anaesthetics-welcomes-new-graduates\">Anaesthetics welcomes new graduates<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/anaesthetics-welcomes-new-graduates\" title=\"Anaesthetics welcomes new graduates\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/connor-jones-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Anaesthetics welcomes new graduates\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/connor-jones-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/connor-jones-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/rbwh-news-in-brief-may-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/05\/rbwh-news-in-brief-may-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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-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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/04\/ed-message-apr\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/04\/ed-message-apr\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/04\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/04\/pharmacy-team-leads-covid-vaccine-hub\" title=\"RBWH Pharmacy team leads the way for the COVID vaccine hub\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/rbwh-pharmacy-team-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Pharmacy team leads the way for the COVID vaccine hub\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/rbwh-pharmacy-team-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/rbwh-pharmacy-team-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/04\/cancer-care-pays-it-forward\">Cancer Care pays it forward<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/04\/cancer-care-pays-it-forward\" title=\"Cancer Care pays it forward\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/pay-it-forward-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Cancer Care pays it forward\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/pay-it-forward-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/pay-it-forward-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/04\/cancer-care-welcomes-raystation\">RBWH Radiation Therapy Cancer Care welcomes RayStation<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/04\/cancer-care-welcomes-raystation\" title=\"RBWH Radiation Therapy Cancer Care welcomes RayStation\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/raystation-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Radiation Therapy Cancer Care welcomes RayStation\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/raystation-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/raystation-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/04\/dr-david-cooper\">Vale Dr David Cooper<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/04\/dr-david-cooper\" title=\"Vale Dr David Cooper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/david-cooper-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Vale Dr David Cooper\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/david-cooper-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/david-cooper-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/04\/lets-bin-the-bins\">Let\u2019s bin the bins!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/04\/lets-bin-the-bins\" title=\"Let\u2019s bin the bins!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/rbwh-green-team-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Let\u2019s bin the bins!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/rbwh-green-team-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/rbwh-green-team-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/04\/royal-giving-day-2021\">Save the date for Royal Giving Day 2021<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/04\/royal-giving-day-2021\" title=\"Save the date for Royal Giving Day 2021\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/rbwh-giving-day-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Save the date for Royal Giving Day 2021\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/rbwh-giving-day-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/04\/rbwh-giving-day-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\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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/04\/rbwh-news-in-brief-apr-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/04\/rbwh-news-in-brief-apr-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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-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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/ed-message-feb\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/ed-message-feb\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/liver-transplant-recipient\">Liver transplant recipient says thanks for saving his life<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/liver-transplant-recipient\" title=\"Liver transplant recipient says thanks for saving his life\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/john-hammond-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Liver transplant recipient says thanks for saving his life\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/john-hammond-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/john-hammond-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/preoperative-diabetes-optimisation-clinic\">RBWH opens Australia-first Preoperative Diabetes Optimisation Clinic<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/preoperative-diabetes-optimisation-clinic\" title=\"RBWH opens Australia-first Preoperative Diabetes Optimisation Clinic\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/diabetes-clinic-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH opens Australia-first Preoperative Diabetes Optimisation Clinic\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/diabetes-clinic-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/diabetes-clinic-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/nurse-ambassador-program-success\">Nurse ambassador program success<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/nurse-ambassador-program-success\" title=\"Nurse ambassador program success\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/nurse-ambassador-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Nurse ambassador program success\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/nurse-ambassador-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/nurse-ambassador-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/dr-anthony-holley\">Five minutes with Dr Anthony Holley<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/dr-anthony-holley\" title=\"Five minutes with Dr Anthony Holley\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/anthony-holley-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Five minutes with Dr Anthony Holley\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/anthony-holley-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/anthony-holley-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/red-cross-missionary\">Former RBWH nurse working as Red Cross missionary<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/red-cross-missionary\" title=\"Former RBWH nurse working as Red Cross missionary\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/emily-ragas-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Former RBWH nurse working as Red Cross missionary\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/emily-ragas-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/emily-ragas-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/vale-lesley-fleming\">Vale Lesley Fleming<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/vale-lesley-fleming\" title=\"Vale Lesley Fleming\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/lesley-fleming-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Vale Lesley Fleming\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/lesley-fleming-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/lesley-fleming-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/michael-perera-remembered\">Michael Perera remembered<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/michael-perera-remembered\" title=\"Michael Perera remembered\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/michael-perala-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Michael Perera remembered\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/michael-perala-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/michael-perala-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/foundation-brings-furry-friends\">Foundation brings furry friends to RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/foundation-brings-furry-friends\" title=\"Foundation brings furry friends to RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/rbwh-foundation-dogs-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Foundation brings furry friends to RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/rbwh-foundation-dogs-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/rbwh-foundation-dogs-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/symposium-wrap-up\">Symposium wrap-up<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/symposium-wrap-up\" title=\"Symposium wrap-up\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/mn-hhps-graphic-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Symposium wrap-up\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/mn-hhps-graphic-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/03\/mn-hhps-graphic-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/rbwh-news-in-brief-mar-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/03\/rbwh-news-in-brief-mar-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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-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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/ed-message-jan-2\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/ed-message-jan-2\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/team-moves-mountains\">Nuclear Medicine team moves mountains to help sick baby<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/team-moves-mountains\" title=\"Nuclear Medicine team moves mountains to help sick baby\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/nuclear-medicine-team-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Nuclear Medicine team moves mountains to help sick baby\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/nuclear-medicine-team-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/nuclear-medicine-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/spotlight-on-rbwh-interns\">Spotlight on: RBWH 2021 Interns<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/spotlight-on-rbwh-interns\" title=\"Spotlight on: RBWH 2021 Interns\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/matthew-basa-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Spotlight on: RBWH 2021 Interns\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/matthew-basa-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/matthew-basa-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/6as-space-for-patients\">6AS creates special space for patients<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/6as-space-for-patients\" title=\"6AS creates special space for patients\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/cancer-care-room-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"6AS creates special space for patients\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/cancer-care-room-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/cancer-care-room-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/mn-australia-day-awards\">Metro North Australia Day Awards<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/mn-australia-day-awards\" title=\"Metro North Australia Day Awards\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/australia-day-awards-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Metro North Australia Day Awards\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/australia-day-awards-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/australia-day-awards-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/palliative-care-at-rbwh\">15 years of palliative care at RBWH<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/palliative-care-at-rbwh\" title=\"15 years of palliative care at RBWH\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/rbwh-palliative-care-team-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"15 years of palliative care at RBWH\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/rbwh-palliative-care-team-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/rbwh-palliative-care-team-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/hunt-for-new-volunteers\">RBWH Foundation is on the hunt for new volunteers!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/hunt-for-new-volunteers\" title=\"RBWH Foundation is on the hunt for new volunteers!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/rbwh-foundation-volunteer-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation is on the hunt for new volunteers!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/rbwh-foundation-volunteer-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/rbwh-foundation-volunteer-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/vale-di-goodwin\">Vale Di Goodwin<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/vale-di-goodwin\" title=\"Vale Di Goodwin\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/vale-di-goodwin-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Vale Di Goodwin\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/vale-di-goodwin-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/02\/vale-di-goodwin-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/rbwh-foundation-grants-awarded\">RBWH Foundation Research Project Grants awarded<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/rbwh-foundation-grants-awarded\" title=\"RBWH Foundation Research Project Grants awarded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation Research Project Grants awarded\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/rbwh-news-in-brief-feb-2021\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2021\/02\/rbwh-news-in-brief-feb-2021\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default article-list panel-d168f385f1ee5d6d1 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_d168f385f1ee5d6d1\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"d168f385f1ee5d6d1\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2513-1\" data-target=\"#d168f385f1ee5d6d1\" href=\"#d168f385f1ee5d6d1\"><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=\"d168f385f1ee5d6d1\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_d168f385f1ee5d6d1\"><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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/ed-message-dec\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/ed-message-dec\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/rbwh-welcomes-fetalink\">RBWH welcomes FetaLink<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/rbwh-welcomes-fetalink\" title=\"RBWH welcomes FetaLink\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/fetalink-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH welcomes FetaLink\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/fetalink-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/fetalink-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/a-wagging-good-time-at-rosemount\">A wagging good time at Rosemount<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/a-wagging-good-time-at-rosemount\" title=\"A wagging good time at Rosemount\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/guide-dogs-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"A wagging good time at Rosemount\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/guide-dogs-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/guide-dogs-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/christmas-foodbank-appeal\" title=\"RBWH staff encouraged to dig deep for annual Christmas Foodbank appeal\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/foodbank-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH staff encouraged to dig deep for annual Christmas Foodbank appeal\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/foodbank-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/foodbank-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/perinatal-mental-health\">David joins the Leaping Lads for perinatal mental health<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/perinatal-mental-health\" title=\"David joins the Leaping Lads for perinatal mental health\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/david-joins-leaping-lads-150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"David joins the Leaping Lads for perinatal mental health\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/david-joins-leaping-lads-150-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/10\/david-joins-leaping-lads-150.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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/imps-celebrates-international-infection-prevention-week\">IMPS celebrates International Infection Prevention Week<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/imps-celebrates-international-infection-prevention-week\" title=\"IMPS celebrates International Infection Prevention Week\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/imps-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"IMPS celebrates International Infection Prevention Week\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/imps-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/imps-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/rbwh-lends-a-hand-to-our-png-neighbours\" title=\"RBWH lends a hand to our PNG neighbours\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/lois-mccreddan-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH lends a hand to our PNG neighbours\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/lois-mccreddan-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/lois-mccreddan-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/quarries-award-winners\">Congratulations to the QuARRIES Award winners<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/quarries-award-winners\" title=\"Congratulations to the QuARRIES Award winners\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/quarries-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Congratulations to the QuARRIES Award winners\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/quarries-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/quarries-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/rbwh-foundation-funds-research\">RBWH Foundation funds research for COVID-19 survivors<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/rbwh-foundation-funds-research\" title=\"RBWH Foundation funds research for COVID-19 survivors\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-foundation-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation funds research for COVID-19 survivors\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-foundation-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-foundation-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/new-look-ophthalmology-department\">New Look Ophthalmology Department<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/new-look-ophthalmology-department\" title=\"New Look Ophthalmology Department\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/opthamology-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"New Look Ophthalmology Department\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/opthamology-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/opthamology-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/metro-north-awards\">RBWH shines at Metro North awards<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/metro-north-awards\" title=\"RBWH shines at Metro North awards\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/spotlight-research-excellence-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH shines at Metro North awards\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/spotlight-research-excellence-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/12\/spotlight-research-excellence-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/rbwh-news-in-brief-dec-2020\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/12\/rbwh-news-in-brief-dec-2020\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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-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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/ed-message-sep\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/ed-message-sep\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/rbwh-helps-educate-nurses\">RBWH helps educate nurses on a global scale<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/rbwh-helps-educate-nurses\" title=\"RBWH helps educate nurses on a global scale\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-global-brazil-uni-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH helps educate nurses on a global scale\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-global-brazil-uni-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-global-brazil-uni-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/year-of-the-nurse-and-midwife\" title=\"Year of the Nurse and Midwife \u2013 Meet Leanne Moreton\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-midwife-leanne-morton-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Year of the Nurse and Midwife \u2013 Meet Leanne Moreton\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-midwife-leanne-morton-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-midwife-leanne-morton-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/rbwh-has-got-talent\">RBWH Has Got Talent!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/rbwh-has-got-talent\" title=\"RBWH Has Got Talent!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-got-talent-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Has Got Talent!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-got-talent-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-got-talent-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/simon-the-sign-guy\">Spotlight On: Simon Mahoney \u2013 Simon the Sign Guy<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/simon-the-sign-guy\" title=\"Spotlight On: Simon Mahoney \u2013 Simon the Sign Guy\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-simon-mahoney-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Spotlight On: Simon Mahoney \u2013 Simon the Sign Guy\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-simon-mahoney-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-simon-mahoney-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/cafe-royale\">The Heart of Caf\u00e9 Royale<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/cafe-royale\" title=\"The Heart of Caf\u00e9 Royale\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-cafe-lily-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"The Heart of Caf\u00e9 Royale\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-cafe-lily-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-cafe-lily-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/dr-matthew-burge\">Dr Matthew Burge does it again!<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/dr-matthew-burge\" title=\"Dr Matthew Burge does it again!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-dr-matthew-burge-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Dr Matthew Burge does it again!\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-dr-matthew-burge-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-dr-matthew-burge-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/rbwh-home-to-three-sepsis-experts\">RBWH home to three sepsis experts<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/rbwh-home-to-three-sepsis-experts\" title=\"RBWH home to three sepsis experts\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-sepsis-experts-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH home to three sepsis experts\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-sepsis-experts-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-sepsis-experts-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/rbwh-foundation-update\">RBWH Foundation update<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/rbwh-foundation-update\" title=\"RBWH Foundation update\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-foundation-f-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH Foundation update\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-foundation-f-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/10\/rbwh-foundation-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/rbwh-news-in-brief-sep-2020\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/09\/rbwh-news-in-brief-sep-2020\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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-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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/ed-message\">Message from the Executive Director<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/ed-message\" title=\"Message from the Executive Director\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-150x150.png\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Message from the Executive Director\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/david-rosengren-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/saving-the-world-one-banana-peel-at-a-time\" title=\"Saving the world, one banana peel at a time\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/saving-the-world-l-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Saving the world, one banana peel at a time\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/saving-the-world-l-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/saving-the-world-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/spotlight-on-touchpoint-cleaners\">Spotlight on: Touchpoint cleaners<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/spotlight-on-touchpoint-cleaners\" title=\"Spotlight on: Touchpoint cleaners\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/touch-cleaning-l-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Spotlight on: Touchpoint cleaners\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/touch-cleaning-l-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/touch-cleaning-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/healthcare-heroes\">Healthcare heroes<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/healthcare-heroes\" title=\"Healthcare heroes\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/heros-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Healthcare heroes\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/heros-1-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/heros-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/inclusive-care-thanks-to-interpreter-services\">Inclusive care thanks to Interpreter Services<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/inclusive-care-thanks-to-interpreter-services\" title=\"Inclusive care thanks to Interpreter Services\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/interpreter-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Inclusive care thanks to Interpreter Services\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/interpreter-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/interpreter-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/new-look-physio-outpatient-area\">New-look Physio Outpatient area<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/new-look-physio-outpatient-area\" title=\"New-look Physio Outpatient area\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/physio-p-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"New-look Physio Outpatient area\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/physio-p-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/physio-p-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 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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/congratulations-to-avant-foundation-award-winners\">Congratulations to Avant Foundation Award winners<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/congratulations-to-avant-foundation-award-winners\" title=\"Congratulations to Avant Foundation Award winners\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/avant-foundation-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Congratulations to Avant Foundation Award winners\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/avant-foundation-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/avant-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/vale-carolyn-lister\">Vale: Carolyn Lister<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/vale-carolyn-lister\" title=\"Vale: Carolyn Lister\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/carolyn-lister-l-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Vale: Carolyn Lister\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/carolyn-lister-l-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/carolyn-lister-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/vale-cecelia-brazil\">Vale: Cecelia Brazil<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/vale-cecelia-brazil\" title=\"Vale: Cecelia Brazil\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/cecelia-brazil-l-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Vale: Cecelia Brazil\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/cecelia-brazil-l-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/cecelia-brazil-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/rbwhs-professor-lipman-internationally-recognised\">RBWH\u2019s Professor Lipman internationally recognised<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/rbwhs-professor-lipman-internationally-recognised\" title=\"RBWH\u2019s Professor Lipman internationally recognised\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/lipman-l-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"RBWH\u2019s Professor Lipman internationally recognised\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/lipman-l-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/08\/lipman-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\">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\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/rbwh-news-in-brief-aug-2020\">News in brief<\/a><\/h4><div><a href=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/newsletters\/news-at-the-royal\/2020\/08\/rbwh-news-in-brief-aug-2020\" title=\"News in brief\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/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>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-8476741bed0263332 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_8476741bed0263332\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"8476741bed0263332\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2513-1\" data-target=\"#8476741bed0263332\" href=\"#8476741bed0263332\"><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=\"8476741bed0263332\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_8476741bed0263332\"><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-d48e7ae1b8531fccf fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_d48e7ae1b8531fccf\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"d48e7ae1b8531fccf\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2513-1\" data-target=\"#d48e7ae1b8531fccf\" href=\"#d48e7ae1b8531fccf\"><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=\"d48e7ae1b8531fccf\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_d48e7ae1b8531fccf\"><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><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default article-list panel-920ecc97d7366886d fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_920ecc97d7366886d\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"920ecc97d7366886d\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2513-1\" data-target=\"#920ecc97d7366886d\" href=\"#920ecc97d7366886d\"><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=\"920ecc97d7366886d\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_920ecc97d7366886d\"><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><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default article-list panel-b1f2e528f53f70986 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_b1f2e528f53f70986\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"b1f2e528f53f70986\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2513-1\" data-target=\"#b1f2e528f53f70986\" href=\"#b1f2e528f53f70986\"><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=\"b1f2e528f53f70986\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_b1f2e528f53f70986\"><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><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default article-list panel-d6d294e9ae69b475c fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_d6d294e9ae69b475c\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"d6d294e9ae69b475c\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2513-1\" data-target=\"#d6d294e9ae69b475c\" href=\"#d6d294e9ae69b475c\"><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=\"d6d294e9ae69b475c\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_d6d294e9ae69b475c\"><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? Day; Sexual Violence Awareness Month highlights important issues; SOFA: Supporting our Foundation\u2019s Activities.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>August 2015<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Featuring these stories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0031\/2706385\/news-royal-1508.pdf\">Music is medicine at RBWH; Board Chair\u2019s message; Message from the Chief Executive; Message from the Executive Director; Australian-first breast tumour analysis at Royal Brisbane and Women\u2019s Hospital; Staff achievements and milestones; Professor Philip Walker honoured at naming ceremony; QuARRIES Award 2015; RBWH baby feeding cues posters gain international attention; Cuddle Cot donated to RBWH; Friends of the Birth Centre celebrate 20th anniversary; New midwifery care model a first in Brisbane; Tracheostomy Management Team makes difference to patient outcomes; Cancer care research excellence on show; RBWH Farewells Professor Graham Cooksley; Right Royal Success; Medication Safety Month; RBWH Celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture during NAIDOC Week; Meet the volunteers; SOFA: Supporting our Foundation\u2019s Activities.<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column rh-side-nav\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"News at The Royal graphic\" title=\"news-at-the-royal-graphic\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1801 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/08\/news-at-the-royal-graphic.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; 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