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The Alfred @AlfredHealth

Official Twitter account of The Alfred (hospital). alfred.org.au

Joined February 2010
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Alfred skin cancer specialists took to the cricket this week to offer free skin checks at the Renegades v Hurricanes match. Hosted by MSCAN, the team conducted checks while sharing tips on what to look out for on your own skin. What to look out for: bit.ly/42zZrSv
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Alfred Emergency Academic Centre
@EmergEdu
12 Dec 2024
🏥 Yesterday at the Annual Alfred Health Emergency Audit, our paediatric video series ‘H is for Hospital’ received a special mention! 🎉 Here’s to another year of creating projects that enhance patient experiences💙 Watch the full video series here 👉 bit.ly/HisforHospital #AEAC #HisForHospital #EmergencyDepartment #AlfredHealth
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Eric Chow@EricPFChow
9 Dec 2024
Extremely honoured to receive the @hsraanz award recognising our work in improving access & effectiveness of sexual health services in Victoria. Thanks to all colleagues at @MSHCResearch @AlfredHealth @SHSOV @ASHMMedia @IUSTI_World @TheASMR1 @theamrhub @MonashSTM
Translational Medicine at Monash University@MonashSTM
9 Dec 2024
🏆Congratulations to @EricPFChow @MSHCResearch @AlfredHealth and @Monash_FMNHS, who's been honoured by the #HealthServicesResearch community for "significant and lasting contributions" to improve the treatment, prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections. Eric is an internationally recognised mid-career epidemiologist with expertise in #HIV, #STIs, #PublicHealth and health services efficiency. As the world's second-most active author on STIs, this year Eric was awarded the @science_academy Gottschalk medal, and named the top researcher in Sex & Sexuality by the @australian. He's made the Stanford University List of World Top 2% Scientists (2020–2024) Here's Eric with his award, at the @hsraanz annual conference. #Monash #TranslationalMedicine #SexualHealth
Professor Eric Chow heads the Health Data Management and Biostatistics Unit and coheads the HIV/STI Clinical Trial Unit at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health. He is also an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at the School of Translational Medicine, Monash University. Eric holds four master’s degrees in Applied Science (Bioinformatics), Public Health, Biostatistics, and Clinical Epidemiology, demonstrating his multidisciplinary expertise. Eric is an internationally recognised mid-career epidemiologist with expertise in HIV, sexually transmitted infections, public health and health services efficiency. He has >400 peer-reviewed publications in sexually transmitted infections and sexual health services. His work has been cited >11800 times with an h-index of 56 (Google Scholar, December 2024).

ALT Professor Eric Chow heads the Health Data Management and Biostatistics Unit and coheads the HIV/STI Clinical Trial Unit at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health. He is also an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at the School of Translational Medicine, Monash University. Eric holds four master’s degrees in Applied Science (Bioinformatics), Public Health, Biostatistics, and Clinical Epidemiology, demonstrating his multidisciplinary expertise. Eric is an internationally recognised mid-career epidemiologist with expertise in HIV, sexually transmitted infections, public health and health services efficiency. He has >400 peer-reviewed publications in sexually transmitted infections and sexual health services. His work has been cited >11800 times with an h-index of 56 (Google Scholar, December 2024).

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It’s not often you associate Alfred skin cancer specialists with Hollywood stars. But as part of the fight against melanoma, Prof Victoria Mar and Prof Mark Shackleton have joined patients, sporting heroes, media icons and actors in the new documentary #ConqueringSkinCancer
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Don't miss out - head to conqueringcancercampaign.com… for screenings near you.

Skin Cancer

Conquering Skin Cancer: For every body under the sun. See the film EDUCATIONAL TOOL KIT Watch the Conquering Skin Cancer Trailer Understanding the Challenge Skin cancer claims a life every 4 minutes...

conqueringcancercampaign.com
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Dr Shóbi Sivathamboo@shobi__s
2 Dec 2024
Thank you to the @epilepsy_fdn for inviting me to drive this important national #Epilepsy campaign to empower clinicians to have conversations on #SUDEP with their patients @brien_terence @VaidehiNaganur @Dr_Emma_Foster @STMneurosci @AlfredHealth
Epilepsy Foundation of Australia@epilepsy_fdn
2 Dec 2024
We’re very pleased to launch our new video entitled, “#SUDEP: #AConversationWorthHaving ”. We hope this video helps doctors understand the importance of informing their patients about SUDEP. Watch the video here: youtu.be/4LPOvOLaMZ0
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We're inviting our community to join us for the Alfred Health Annual Meeting. You will hear about our achievements and results from 2023-24, as well as our plans for the coming year. It will be held online and in person on 4 December from 1–2pm. More: bit.ly/4hZWgux
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South Gippsland patients have access to specialist clinical care closer to home, thanks to our partnership with @BassCoastHealth - recognised as a finalist in tonight's Victorian Public Healthcare Awards.
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Since 2017, we’ve been working with @BassCoastHealth to deliver care across eight specialities, including cancer, heart and brain.
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Patients living in areas including Wonthaggi, Cowes and Inverloch have access to leading doctors from The Alfred and have improved access to many lifesaving clinical trials, without having to commit to long distance travel.
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The Alfred community shared in a moving Remembrance Day ceremony this morning. Deputy Chief Executive Prof Simone Alexander said the hospital offered its sincere gratitude to those who have served our nation in times of war and armed conflict. More: tinyurl.com/yc8a8dfa
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Happy 30th birthday to the Victorian Melanoma Service at The Alfred! Founded by Prof John Kelly (pictured with Prof Tori Mar), the VMS was one of the first Australian multidisciplinary cancer clinics, co-locating melanoma services and transforming the way patients received care.
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We were delighted to have @IngridStitt join us at The Alfred today to announce 300 new scholarships to up-skill the mental health workforce. Thank you to our staff and past scholarship recipients who came along to celebrate and share their experiences working in mental health!
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Thanks to our special guests Federal Member for Macnamara @joshburnsmp and Federal Member for Goldstein @zdaniel for joining us in celebrating the 10 year anniversary of our early psychosis program @headspace_aus in Bentleigh!
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Some special guests visited headspace Syndal recently, with @Mark_Butler_MP, @CarinaGarlandMP and @headspace_aus CEO Jason Trethowan dropping in to the @AlfredHealth run centre to catch up with staff and volunteers, shining a light on our youth and mental health support services!
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We're having a great day down at Southern Cross Station raising money for our Critical Care Appeal, alongside @3AW693, Bulla and Jayco. Alfred clinicians will be on radio today tomorrow morning talking about the care they provide to the community. More: rb.gy/ptpvzu
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Have you spotted sunflowers popping up around the hospital? They mean we're a Hidden Disabilities Sunflower supporter. The sunflower is a tool for people with non-visible disabilities to signal they may need extra understanding, help or time. More: tinyurl.com/bdzyw9yw
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Nurses are commonly the first faces that patients see when arriving in an emergency department. They are also among those who leave the most lasting impression. For more about our extraordinary team of emergency nurses check out the full length video: bit.ly/4cyvdTk
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Gippsland prostate cancer patients now have access to a breakthrough treatment that cuts radiation session time down from 20 to 5, as part of partnership between The Alfred and Latrobe Regional Health. Traralgon man Wayne (left) was the first LRH patient to receive the therapy.
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Respiratory scientist Thomas was one of over 130 people to generously donate blood at The Alfred's Lifeblood pop up last week. The quarterly pop-up has now received almost 500 donations since last October, with a record number of 50 new donors attending last week.
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