Our People: Central to healthcare

Work plays a pivotal role in our lives. Therefore, enhancing the health and wellbeing of any workforce is vital – this is especially so in the healthcare sector when some mistakes can be life-threatening. However, humans are complex. Workplaces are complex. Mental health is complex. That means there won’t be a ‘one size fits all approach’ when addressing wellbeing challenges of an organisation and its people. The good news is that more healthcare organisations are making the care of their people a top priority. In this episode of the Our People podcast, we speak to Dr Maura Kenny, who was appointed inaugural Director of Staff Wellbeing at the Central Adelaide Local Health Network in 2022. If you want to get in touch with us please contact the Central Adelaide Local Health Network.

In this episode of the Our People podcast, we speak to CALHN Nurse Educator Joy Booth about the impact of her role educating Central Adelaide perioperative nursing staff and upskilling health care workers in Timor Leste, also known as East Timor. Joy has worked at the Royal Adelaide Hospital for more than 30 years and during that time has undertaken 10 visits to Timor with the Overseas Specialist Surgical Association of Australia, or OSSAA, to share her knowledge and skills to support our closest overseas neighbour. Joy is a Nurse Educator working in the Technical Suites at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. She has specialised in orthopaedics and trauma surgery and spent 25 years as a senior instrument/circulating clinician before transitioning into leadership and education. Joy has served as Squadron Leader in the RAAF for 10 years, bringing her trauma surgery expertise to the military. If you want to get in touch with us please contact the Central Adelaide Local Health Network.

In this episode of the Our People podcast, we speak to Alia Cibich, who is the Clinical Data Manager at the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, a statewide service delivered by the Central Adelaide Local Health Network. If you want to get in touch with us please contact the Central Adelaide Local Health Network.

In this episode of the Our People podcast, we speak to Dr Chloe Furst about her role as a geriatrician and palliative care physician, supporting patients over the age of 65 to improve their health and wellbeing. Chloe has been helping people navigate life’s most unknown journey for more than a decade. Although it is associated with dying, palliative care is a specialist area of health focused on improving quality of life in response to a life-threatening illness. Chloe is a dual-trained geriatrician and palliative care physician working across both specialties at the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN). If you want to get in touch with us please contact the Central Adelaide Local Health Network.

In this episode of the Our People podcast, we speak to Troy Andrews about his role at the SA Spinal Cord Injury Unit, which supports patients as they begin their recovery and learn to maximise their independence and abilities. Troy is gold medal winning Paralympian, an Order of Australia medal recipient, and also an allied health assistant and wheelchair technician in the Spinal Rehab Unit. Based at the Repat Health Precinct, the Unit is one of the specialised clinical and community health services delivered by the Central Adelaide Local Health Network. If you want to get in touch with us please contact the Central Adelaide Local Health Network.

In this episode of the Our People podcast, we hear from Andrew Wiley who speaks about the opportunities and benefits of providing high quality healthcare to people in custody. Andrew discusses the positive impact he and his team of nurses make in the lives of the patients they care for, who are among the most vulnerable populations in our community. Andrew is the Director of the South Australian Prison Health Service, one of the specialised clinical and community health services delivered by the Central Adelaide Local Health Network. If you want to get in touch with us please contact the Central Adelaide Local Health Network.

In this episode of the Our People podcast, an Irish-born doctor shares his experiences of taking a leap of faith to carve out a new life with a move to South Australia to advance his medical career at the Central Adelaide Local Health Network. Toby is Head of Unit, General Medicine at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Medical Emergency Response Consultant at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Adelaide. If you want to get in touch with us please contact the Central Adelaide Local Health Network.

From the Central Adelaide Local Health Network, this is Our People. Listen to the personal stories of the people who deliver world-class healthcare services at CALHN and gain an insight into the diversity and range of the impactful work carried out across the network. To listen to upcoming episodes, find us and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to get in touch with us please contact the Central Adelaide Local Health Network.