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Vale Kathryn Hourigan

It is with great sad­ness we share with you that our dear col­league Kathryn Houri­g­an, co-lead for the Pal­lia­tive Care Statewide Clin­i­cal Net­work, died on Fri­day the 21st of Feb­ru­ary, after a very short peri­od of illness.

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OPTIMAL care: Enhancing transitions for older persons in hospitals

The inter­ven­tion phase of this project is cur­rent­ly under­way in three wards in CAL­HN in Novem­ber 2024. The project is being imple­ment­ed over 14 months, with wards in SAL­HN join­ing from March 2025 and in NAL­HN by May 2025.

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Genomics Digital Pathway and Consent project wins SA Health award for innovation

An Aus­tralian-first dig­i­tal path­way re-imag­in­ing genet­ics con­sul­ta­tions in SA. It stream­lines pre-clin­ic data col­lec­tion, online con­sent, and more, improv­ing patient expe­ri­ence, reduc­ing con­sul­ta­tion times, and enhanc­ing acces­si­bil­i­ty and efficiency.

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National call for effective pain management in primary care

Recent par­lia­men­tary meet­ings have empha­sised the need for bet­ter pain man­age­ment in Aus­tralia. Our opti­mal care sys­tem for low back pain offers an adap­tive mod­el to inform these dis­cus­sions and dri­ve improve­ments in pri­ma­ry care pain management.

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Apply to become a Consumer Representative on the Cardiac Care Statewide Clinical Network

We are look­ing for peo­ple with lived expe­ri­ence of car­dio­vas­cu­lar dis­ease as a con­sumer (patient), carer/​support per­son or com­mu­ni­ty mem­ber to join our Car­diac Care Statewide Clin­i­cal Net­work Steer­ing Committee.

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The South Australian Cancer Clinical Research Symposium 2024 discussing the future of cancer treatment and prevention, focussing on equitable access, and local research advancements

Over 200 atten­dees, rep­re­sent­ing our South Aus­tralian local health net­works and uni­ver­si­ties, gath­ered to dis­cuss the future of can­cer treat­ment and pre­ven­tion, focus­ing on equi­table access, and local research advancements.

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