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HEALING & H OP E JUNE 2021 I N S I DE: EQUIPMENT UPDATES HEALTH HUB OPEN MORNING AWAKE DURING BRAIN SURGERY? PETER MESSE MEMORIAL LECTURE CABRINI EXERCISE AND WELLNESS CENTRE THANK YOU DR BETTY ELLIOT
2 J UNE 2021 | CONT ENTS
3 SUPPORTER UPDATES
4 HELP PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM
5 HEALTH HUB OPEN MORNING
6-7 AWAKE DURING BRAIN SURGERY?
8 PETER MESSE MEMORIAL LECTURE
9 CABRINI EXERCISE AND WELLNESS CENTRE
10 THANK YOU DR BETTY ELLIOT
WELCOME
It has been wonderful to catch up In July we will see the opening of
with so many of our donors over the Women’s Mental Health facility
the last few months. Just as I was in Elsternwick at our Hopetoun St
thinking that it was beginning to feel and our services to asylum seekers
far more normal for us all, we find and refugees is expanding into
ourselves currently in another round regional areas, specifically Shepparton
of restrictions. The most important and Mildura where there is a huge
thing is to get your vaccinations as unmet need.
soon as you can and stay safe.
The Cabrini Masterplan will provide
In the meantime, Cabrini is growing. a roadmap of our future needs at the
Our Chief Executive, Sue Williams, Malvern site and ensure that all areas
is finalising a Master Plan for Cabrini of Cabrini are well resourced for the
that will guide us all through the next future. This will include an expansion
ten years. of the Cabrini Cancer Institute;
changes to the ED entrance and
You, our supporters and donors, will
more operating theatres.
play a significant role in making this
vision come to fruition and we are We look forward to sharing the
looking forward to sharing it with you. Masterplan with you all once it
We know that you will be pleased to is approved.
see that Cabrini is not sitting still. We
are making sure that our healthcare
services meet your needs and are
delivered where you want them. SUE PARKES
Director, Cabrini Foundation
COV E R I M AG E : M
r Kristian Bulluss performing
awake brain surgery
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Equipment
UPDATE
Thanks to our supporters, you have
eased the stress and anxiety for children
undergoing medical tests at Cabrini.
Donations to Cabrini Foundation
have funded the purchase of five
Smileyscopes for paediatric patients.
Thanks to one of Cabrini’s wonderful
Many children have a fear of needle supporters, all rooms in 3 West at Cabrini
procedures, but the Smileyscope helps Malvern have been fitted with new
relax and distract patients. dementia friendly calendar clocks.
The Smileyscope is a virtual reality Patients with dementia or memory loss
headset worn by patients during a needle lose the ability to recongise what time
procedure. The patient is taken on an of the day or night it is. This can been
‘underwater adventure’. The virtual reality extremely disorientating and distressing
experience is choreographed to distract for this vulnerable group of patients who
the patient - during the antiseptic clean, need structure.
waves can be seen and heard in the headset.
During the needle insertion, fish gently The new clocks display large numbers plus
nibble on the patient's arm. the day of the week and date. Clocks that
indicate daytime and nighttime, can ease
Clara Officer, Nurse Unit Manager for the confusion during day light savings, when
Paediatric Ward, said “the new Smileyscope light changes earlier or later than usual.
helps put our littlest patients at ease during
needle procedures, reducing their stress, as Seeing the time clearly helps reduce anxiety
well as their parents and carers, which then they may be feeling about missing an
makes it easier and quicker for our nurses appointment, a meal time or a visit from
to perform their job.” their loved ones.
Cabrini is the first private hospital to offer “Thank you to the generous donor who
this to patients. funded the orientation clocks for our
patients in 3 West. The simple design of
the clock provides support to those with
varying degrees of cognitive impairment,
in promoting re-orientation while in
hospital.” Alice Wandke, Nurse Unit
Manager – 3 West
To find out more about supporting equipment
and technology to improve patient care,
contact Catherine McElhone on (03) 9508 1373.
4 J UNE 2021
HELP PEOPLE
SEEKING ASYLUM IN
Regional Victoria
Cabrini Outreach is already
providing health care to people
seeking asylum around the north
of Melbourne. Now, with your
help we can provide similar health
services in regional Victoria, where
there is an identified, urgent need.
A needs assessment conducted by
Cabrini Outreach in regional Victoria
showed that there is a drastic
shortage of primary health care
services for people seeking asylum,
which is why have established a new
service in Shepparton. Poorly-controlled diabetes can lead to
serious complications. Unmanaged high
The new Shepparton health service is blood pressure puts people at higher risk of
providing a GP, primary care nurse and heart attack or stroke. Or an asthma attack
essential medications for people who have can turn deadly.
no means to access vital health service.
Many people seeking asylum have already
Regional support worker Ali tells us about gone through trauma due to persecution or
the clients he sees “They don't have work conflict in their countries of origin. So they
rights... so they are afraid to go to the struggle with depression, PTSD and other
doctor... They're afraid it will cost money mental health conditions.
and they don't have money to pay for
this... So they try to tolerate the pain until The fact is, a drastic shortage of primary
their condition becomes more severe.” health care services for people seeking
asylum exists in regional Victoria. But thanks
Left untreated many of the health issues to caring people like you, it doesn’t have to
they are experiencing can lead to serious be this way.
health complications.
You can help people in regional Victoria
Complications experienced in pregnancy who have no other avenue for support by
such as gestational diabetes which can making a tax-deductible donation today.
be harmful to both the mother and the Go to www.cabrinioutreach.com.au or
unborn child. phone 9508 1412.
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Cabrini Asylum Seeker
HEALTH HUB OPEN MORNING
The Cabrini Asylum Seeker and Refugee Sixty percent of their clients are not eligible
Health Hub and Cabrini Foundation held for Medicare, majority have no income,
an information session in May for donors income support or work rights, and have
and supporters to hear first-hand the been waiting more than 5 years for the
challenges of being a person seeking outcome of their protection claim.
asylum in Australia, and how Cabrini
Outreach has positively impacted the This service has developed trusted
lives of many families. relationships with their clients, many who
are very isolated and disconnected from
Over the last five years, Cabrini Outreach their ethnic community groups.
has received more than 1000 referrals and
currently provides free primary and mental As well as providing primary health care
healthcare to around 400 clients. for people seeking asylum, we are the only
specialist mental health service who are
supporting this community.
Attendees at the open morning heard from
Tracey Cabrie, Cabrini Asylum Seeker and
Refugee Health Centre Manager, about
the work that is being done for clients in
the north western corridor of Melbourne;
and more recently, psychosocial support in
regional Victoria (Shepparton and Mildura)
through a partnership model with local
community-based services.
Through this project, Cabrini Outreach
have identified a need for primary care in
the Shepparton region, and are working to
address this unmet need.
One of the Health Hub clients spoke
candidly about his lived experience and
how the service has had a positive impact
on his physical and mental health.
If you would like more information about
Tracey Cabrie Cabrini Asylum Seeker the services that the Cabrini Asylum
Refugee Health Centre Manager Seeker and Refugee Health Hub please
visit www.cabrinioutreach.com.au
6 J UNE 2021
AWAKE: DURING
BRAIN SURGERY?
Not for much longer…
Parkinson’s disease is the second most
common brain disease in Australia
after dementia.
The surgical procedure that can reverse
the uncontrollable tremors often
associated with Parkinson’s is known as
deep brain stimulation. This intervention
uses revolutionary technology that
implants a device to deliver electrical This next-generation equipment
stimulation to the brain to ease symptoms will not only benefit patients
and improve quality of life. undergoing brain surgery, it will
Currently, Cabrini patients who receive provide better outcomes for spine
deep brain stimulation are awake during and trauma procedures.
the operation.
By donating today, you can help
Yes, awake; during brain surgery! ensure that Cabrini patients have
Not surprisingly, many people find access to the best medical
that prospect incredibly daunting equipment available.
and quite frightening.
To understand more about deep brain
stimulation (DBS), we spoke with Associate While neurosurgeon Kristian performs the
Professor Wesley Thevathasan, a consultant actual surgery, Wesley’s role as neurologist
neurologist here at Cabrini. Together, is to identify the ideal placement of the
Wesley and neurosurgeon Mr Kristian electrodes in the brain. He does this by
Bulluss have been conducting this incredibly consulting an MRI (magnetic resonance
advanced brain surgery at Cabrini for the imaging) that maps the brain. The margin
past eight years. They are considered one of error, he says, is around one to two
of Australia’s most experienced DBS teams. millimetres.
“Awake brain surgery, which is what we In other words, for the operation to
currently perform at Cabrini, requires be successful, the electrodes must be
patients to be alert so the surgical team positioned within one to two millimetres
can monitor patient responses to the of the precise area of the brain that is
placement of the electrode,” Wesley said. causing the tremors and other symptoms.
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Wesley says the thought of awake Wendell Prins, who was diagnosed
brain surgery is terribly confronting with Parkinson's 8 years ago, recently
for many, though he hastens to underwent deep brain stimulation at
add that patients are given a local Cabrini. He says the revolutionary
anaesthetic to numb the scalp before surgery has changed his life.
the procedure.
Interestingly, no local anaesthetic is
required in the brain as it has no pain
receptors.
“Kristian and I have performed deep
brain stimulation surgery elsewhere
using the AIRO mobile CT scanner,
and it is simply the most advanced
equipment out there with enormous
benefits for patients,” Wesley said
He explained that the new equipment
enabled a patient’s brain to be imaged
in real time during surgery.
“This allows for more precise
placement of the electrodes,” he
said. “It also removes the need for
patients to be taken to radiology for
a postoperative scan which involves "When I woke up following the
up to a two-day wait for results. surgery to place the battery in my
chest, well, I’ll never forget how
“From the patient perspective,
the new equipment not only means I felt right then. The tremors were
a shorter operation and better gone. I could move my hands
outcomes, it provides a far more and they were steady. It was a
comfortable experience as the wonderful feeling. Before surgery,
patient is fully anaesthetised.” my speech was slightly slurred;
Wesley said that for a vast number now, it’s hardly noticeable."
of patients, deepbrain stimulation W E N D E L L P RI N S
is ‘an absolutely life-changing,
function-restoring gift’.
To make a tax-deductible gift towards this new life-changing equipment
visit www.cabrinifoundation.com.au or call (03) 9508 1380.
8 J UNE 2021
20 Anniversary th
2021 PETER MEESE MEMORIAL LECTURE
On Tuesday 23 March we celebrated the Peter’s partner, Dr Darren
20th Anniversary of the annual Peter Meese Lockie, established a program
Memorial lecture, established in 2001 in honour of cancer research scholarships,
of Peter Meese, a highly regarded Melbourne grants and the lecture to
physician who was diagnosed with bowel thank Cabrini oncology and
cancer in 1999. palliative care nursing staff
for their compassionate care
Unlike previous years, this year event was held during Peter’s illness. Over the
in the Cabrini Chapel and also live streamed 20 years, countless Cabrini
to a global audience. staff, particularly nurses have
benefited from the annual
Professor Sue Evans, Director of the Victorian
lecture and scholarships
Cancer Registry (VCR), presented a contemporary
awarded to further oncology
assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on cancer
nursing education and research
diagnoses in Victoria, drawing on her expertise
ultimately benefits all oncology
and the VCR’s artificial intelligence, which
patients at Cabrini.
captures cancer notifications in real time as
they are signed off in the labs. Sue shared some
very interesting and thought-provoking data on
how COVID-19 has impacted cancer diagnoses
throughout the world, in Australia and specifically
in Victoria.
She noted, globally there were reduced cancer
notifications as a direct result of COVID-19.
Modelling suggests that this will likely impact
cancer diagnoses and longer-term outcomes
such as survival. As a result of this, the Cancer
Council have launched public awareness
campaigns to highlight the importance of
early diagnosis of cancer.
If you would like to view this year’s
Peter Meese lecture, it can be seen Dr Darren Lockie addressing the
online at https://bit.ly/2RGbcqj 2021 Peter Meese Memorial Lecture
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CABRINI CANCER EXERCISE
& WELLNESS CENTRE...
The Cabrini Cancer Institute, opened
Open
in April 2021, is a further step in the
development of cancer research at Cabrini.
Research at Cabrini is currently carried out
by the departments of medical oncology,
surgery, urology, radiation oncology,
psycho-oncology and palliative care and
there are currently more than 100 active
clinical trials for patients to participate in.
TPhase1 of the Cabrini Cancer Institute,
was officially opened by Federal Health the nursing staff, Melita suggested the new
Minister The Honourable Greg Hunt. Cabrini Cancer Exercise and Wellness Centre
for cancer patients. The new centre offers
Based at the Malvern hospital, the Cabrini a point of difference for patients treated
Cancer Institute will be dedicated to at Cabrini with a cancer diagnosis in the
advancing translational cancer research areas of exercise, nutrition, lymphoedema
by bringing all aspects of cancer research management, mental wellbeing, peer
together; and expanding clinical trials and support and education.
exercise programs for cancer patients.
“We are so grateful to Ann and Rodney for
Cabrini Cancer Institute Director Prof Gary their leadership and for their support of
Richardson said the new centre meant the two wellness coordinator roles in the
“patients will have greater access to the centre. Their donation is an expression of
latest in clinical research trials, exercise gratitude to Cabrini hospital and the care
research into cancer; and an exercise and they received.” said Associate Professor
wellness centre, dedicated to delivering Melita Kenealy.
programs to improve health outcomes
for patients”.
The opening was also celebrated with
founding donors of the Cabrini Cancer
Exercise and Wellness Centre, Ann and
Rodney Smorgon and their family.
When Ann Smorgon, a patient of Associate
Professor Melita Kenealy, expressed an
interest in giving back to Cabrini for the
care she had received from Melita and all Ann & Rodney Smorgon with Melita
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In 2002, Betty wrote a letter to Cabrini with
Thank you
her annual donation, explaining her rationale
for her continued support of nurses.
“I’m conscious of great advances made in
establishing nursing as a profession with
DR BETTY ELLIOT a firm academic base,” she wrote.
“Equally conscious of the challenges
Dr Betty Elliot was a remarkable woman which lie ahead … acceptance by the
of substance, who was passionate about medical and wider community of nursing
creating opportunities in a changing world as an academic discipline and rewarded
for the benefit of the community. accordingly.
A librarian and teacher, Betty transformed “Hence, my continuing support of the
the character of many school libraries across post-graduate programme.”
Australia, making a substantial contribution
Over 15 years, Betty’s annual donations
to raising the professional status of school
enable dozens of nurses the opportunity
librarians and the central role of resource
to embark on post graduate courses and
centres in schools.
attend conferences both across Australia
At the time she was appointed Morris and internationally.
librarian by Melbourne Grammar in 1948, Cabrini’s Director of Institute Infrastructure,
the school's culture was intimidatingly male Anne Spence, remembered Betty as “a
dominated, and females scarcely existed. It strong supporter of Cabrini who was a
housed a modest collection of worthy but regular attendee at fundraising functions
largely untouched books. Over the years, and celebrations at Cabrini. She remained
she transformed the library into one of the interested in education and research at
best in Australia. Cabrini to the end of her life”.
Betty forged a strong relationship with Sadly, Betty fell ill in 2013 and passed away
Cabrini during the 1990’s, whilst a patient in March 2014 at the age of 93.
at Cabrini. She grew incredibly fond of the
“splendid girls whose loving care I was yet
the recipient of again.”
A retired academic, Dr Elliott believed that
like her profession, nurses were “greatly
undervalued and ill compensated for its
contribution to the community.” And in
1999 she established an annual scholarship
for the education of Cabrini nurses in the
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However, her life-long quest
of making a difference is still FREE WILL PLANNING
continuing through he gift in her
Will that she left Cabrini, which
Information Session
she directed toward clinical
education and research. In today’s changing world, it has become more
important than ever to plan for your future and
Group Director of Cabrini make or review your Will.
Research, Prof Gary Richardson
had known Betty since his days Learn about estate planning and how to protect
at Melbourne Grammar. the ones you care for most.
Experts in Wills and Estate Planning Law,
Hunt & Hunt, will take you through:
“She was a wonderful,
intelligent woman who • The importance of making and updating your Will
very generously bequested • What to consider and include
money to Cabrini,” he • How to go about making your Will
recalled. “That money • Powers of attorney and medical treatment decisions
has been used for the
breast organoid program, Date: Wednesday 14 July 2021
which takes tumours from Time: 11 am – 12 pm
patients and grows them Duration: 25 mins plus questions
as 3-dimensional mini- Location: Online via Zoom link
tumours in gel. They can Cost: Free – registration essential
then be tested with multiple
drugs to determine the best Your Will Planner
Your Will Planner
treatment for the patient. YOUR GUIDE TO PLANNING
Your Will All attendees will also receive
This is extremely important This Will Planner has been
prepared for you by Cabrini
Foundation. This is not a legal
document. We encourage
you
a FREE Guide to Planning
research and another step
Will.
Your Will drafted by experts.
preparing or updating your
to seek legal advice when
of care with a gift in your
You can change the future
Associate Professor Jeremy
Grummet, Will to Cabrini Health.
Urological Surgeon about how you can join in our
For further information
how to leave a gift in
life-changing work, including
Will to Cabrini, please call:
your
towards true personalised
Natalie Sikora
Cabrini Foundation
Planned Giving Manager,
Tel: (03) 9508 1376
Email: nsikora@cabrini.com.au
181 – 183 Wattletree Road,
Malvern VIC 3144 9 Tips for making your Will you
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your Will to Cabrini
future of care with a gift in
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INAUGURAL CABRINI COMMUNITY
Golf day Congratulations to the winning
team from Kelly & Co Group –
team members Stephanie Bunque,
Adam Kelly, Gareth Thomas and
On 27 April, Cabrini Chief Andy Turner.
Executive Sue Williams and
Cabrini Foundation hosted our Thanks go to our sponsors
Inaugural Cabrini Community
Golf Day 2021. Gold Sponsors - Patterson Cheney,
Belle Property, Ryman Healthcare,
The day provided a wonderful Kelly & Co Group, Defries, Bidfood,
opportunity to play golf at the I-MED, Melbourne Pathology, Hunt
world-renowned Kingston Heath & Hunt Lawyers.
Golf Club whilst networking with
clients, colleagues and friends. Silver sponsors – HESTA, Care Park,
It brought together corporate Prestige In-home Care and Buxton
organisations, community partners Group.
and health professionals to raise
awareness and funds for the new SAVE THE DATE:
Cabrini Cancer Institute. 2022 Cabrini
Community Gold Day
Cabrini Cancer Institute Director
Prof Gary Richardson said the new
Tuesday 22 February
centre meant “patients will have Kingston Heath Golf Club
greater access to the latest in clinical For more information contact:
research trials, exercise research into Rebecca Staple on (03) 9508 1386
cancer; and an exercise and wellness
centre, dedicated to delivering
programs to improve health
outcomes for patients”.
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