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'Love Your Heart Day' raising funds
January 30, 2012
This Valentine’s Day Tuesday 14th February, don’t just think about your sweetheart, think about one of the most important organs in your body, your heart. We have named Valentine’s...
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'Love Your Heart Day' raising awareness
January 30, 2012
In March 2011, Sue was devastated with the sudden death of her soul mate Karl at just 43 years of age. This Valentine's Day, Sue and her daughters are joining with MonashHeart to increase awareness...
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Professor Ian Meredith honoured with AM on Australia Day
January 26, 2012
MonashHeart, Southern Health were delighted to hear the news of Director, Professor Ian Meredith receiving a AM on Australia Day in recognition of his many years of outstanding commitment and...
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March cardiac CT course places available
December 22, 2011
The March 2012 MonashHeart/CVCTA US cardiac CT course dates are confirmed as 26 to 31 March. Places are filling fast so book your place now. Enquires to Anne.
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500th rapid assessment chest pain clinic patient seen
December 14, 2011
Today marked the 500th patient seen by a heart doctor in our rapid assessment chest pain clinic based at MonashHeart Clayton. This clinic ensures early access for patients in the community with...
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Health Minister visits MonashHeart
December 14, 2011
The hon. David Davis visited MonashHeart today to officially open the Rapid Assessment Chest Pain Clinic; an innovative new model of care for chest pain patients. Since commencing in July, nearly 500...
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November 22, 2011
Cardiologists and interventional trainees from across Melbourne attended the MonashHeart FFR Symposium on Friday 28 October 2011. With live case transmission from the cardiac catheterisation...
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November 11, 2011
Dr Yuvaraj Malaiapan and cardiac catheterisation laboratory nurse Anna Petrakos worked through 11 minutes past 11 on 11 November 2011, performing a coronary angiogram on a emergency heart attack...
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Rapid Assessment Chest Pain Clinic speeds up diagnosis
October 21, 2011
The innovative Rapid Assessment Chest Pain Clinic (RACPC) service has now been significantly improved even further with the new availability of same day patient testing including access to three key...
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International leader in CTO Management
October 14, 2011
On 14 October 2011 we were privileged to host Dr Etsuo Tsutchikane, world CTO expert from Japan, who led our live CTO cases from the cardiac cath lab through to an audience of 30 cardiologists...
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October 5, 2011
This month the MonashHeart website celebrates its 1st birthday. What a successful 12 months it has been with the website growing from 300 pages to over 500 pages and even winning an international...
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September 29, 2011
World heart day was a wonderful day of heart health promotion across our three sites, with posters featuring cold ‘heart facts’, free blood pressure measurements, a channel 10 news item...
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The honourable David Davis visits MonashHeart
September 29, 2011
MonashHeart was fortunate to host a visit of the Victorian Health Minister the honourable David Davis on Thursday 29 September, in support of World Heart Day. The minister announced $22.2 million for...
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New expanded pacemaker clinic at MonashHeart Dandenong
September 6, 2011
With the commencement of a new pacemaker clinic at MonashHeart Dandenong today, MonashHeart can now offer pacemaker and ICD device follow-up at all three of its service sites, ensuring patients need...
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August 12, 2011
MonashHeart was honoured to be the beneficiary of the Monash Rotaract trivia night held on Friday 12 August at the Clayton Town Hall. With over 200 keen trivia buffs attending, the night was an...
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Raising funds for cardiac monitors
July 17, 2011
We congratulate members of the MonashHeart team who challenged themselves in the Run Melbourne event on Sunday 17 July. Staff participated in the full range of fitness events; with some running in the...
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New Rapid Assessment Chest Pain Clinic
July 14, 2011
A Rapid Assessment Chest Pain Clinic has commenced at MonashHeart Clayton, designed as a fast route entry system for patients with chest pain suspected to be of cardiac origin. The clinic will serve...
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Kiwanis donation buys new baby weigh scales
June 28, 2011
In a wonderful gesture of support of MonashHeart’s paediatric echocardiogram services, Kiwanis Club Brighton, donated $1500 for the purchase of three much needed highly accurate medical grade...
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Thumper purchased with M2M funds
May 15, 2011
Subsequent to the highly successful fundraising Murray to Moyne bike ride in April, the first ever “lucas thumper” device has been purchased for use in Australia, specifically for critically ill...
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Murray to Moyne raises $35,000
April 4, 2011
In an amazing cycling effort, 24 cyclists from MonashHeart, Southern Health and Port Philip police completed the 520 kilometre, 24 hour Murray to Moyne cycle challenge, raising $35,000 for...
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Chain Reaction ride for sick newborn babies
March 18, 2011
After a gruelling 1200 kilometre ride from Sydney to Melbourne, which raised an astonishing $1 million, MonashHeart cardiac technologist Nick Youngs along with 43 other members of the Chain Reaction...
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March 17, 2011
MonashHeart, in association with web design agency Brightlabs, have won the prestigious 2010 Interactive Media Award (IMA) - Outstanding Achievement Award with an overall score of 478. This IMA award...
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Proactive pedal practice pushes performance
February 26, 2011
With the 24 hour 520 kilometer Murray to Moyne ride only four weeks away, the MonashHeart and St Kilda Police riders are now training in earnest every Wednesday and Saturday morning. Riders are...
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February 23, 2011
Nick Youngs lead a Watt bike challenge in the foyer of Monash Medical Centre, Clayton where teams from MonashHeart, Chain Reaction and Southern Health competed against each other in a 10 hour...
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February 11, 2011
Dr Arthur Nasis is the successful recipient of the inaugural Southern Health Senior Medical Staff Research Scholarship. This $60,000 award, funded over three years, is designed to provide support to...
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Comprehensive suite of paediatric booklets developed
February 10, 2011
In February 2011, a comprehensive range of child relevant information leaflets for parents regarding cardiac tests and heart conditions was released, downloadable from the 'For patients' area of the...
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Welcome to our PhD students of 2011
February 7, 2011
In February 2011 we welcome four PhD students, Dr’s Brian Ko, Siobhan Lockwood, Arthur Nasis and Adam Hutchison, who are seeking to advance cardiological knowledge and develop creative...
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February 7, 2011
This year MonashHeart boosted its number of doctor training positions for registrars from four to five, which is expected to significantly improve medical services provided to cardiac patients across...
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MonashHeart performs Australian first
January 20, 2011
On Monday 17th January 2011, Professor Ian Meredith performed the first BIOLUX procedure in Australia. The first Australian patient enrolled in this study of a new drug-eluting balloon for severe...
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Funtastic Toy donation improves services
January 20, 2011
In January 2011, MonashHeart paediatric cardiology services received a wonderful donation of toys from Funstatic Toys. These will be greatly appreciated by our young patients, their parents and...
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State-of-the-art echo machines
January 19, 2011
With the delivery of three new GE E9 echocardiogram machines, the entire MonashHeart fleet of echo machines are now all fully digital.
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Two new cardiac specialists join consulting rooms
December 21, 2010
MonashHeart welcomes cardiologist Dr Arthur Nasis and cardiothoracic surgeon Mr Randall Moshinsky to the MonashHeart Private Consulting Rooms. Dr Arthur Nasis completed both his cardiology and...
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Target 10 strategy to reduce angioplasty waits
December 20, 2010
Early December 2010, MonashHeart commenced its Target 10 Strategy in an effort to reduce the wait time and waiting list for elective angioplasty. “The demand on public cardiac beds by emergency...
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Rotary donation for children's services MonashHeart Dandenong
November 11, 2010
On Thursday 11 November 2010, Dr Sarah Hope, Head of Paediatric Cardiology Services, MonashHeart, gratefully received a cheque from Mr Ron Fraser, President of the Rotary Club of Dandenong, to enable...
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November 10, 2010
Superb weather on Monday 8th November 2010 added to the wonderful event for over 50 golfers at the second annual MonashHeart Golf Challenge at Huntingdale Golf Club, raising funds for service...
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MonAMI Project - Winner of ACHS award
October 21, 2010
The MonashHeart, Southern Health and Ambulance Victoria MonAMI project was announced as the winner of one of the ACHS quality awards for 2010 - a tremendous achievement out of 54 submissions from...
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MonashHeart presents at Southern Health AGM
October 18, 2010
Chair of the Southern Health Board Ms Barbara Yeoh, chaired the Southern Health AGM on Monday 18th October 2010, inviting the MonashHeart team of Professor Ian Meredith, Operations Manager Anne Mennen...
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Opening by the Health Minister
October 15, 2010
The Victorian Health Minister the honourable Daniel Andrews formerly opened the new cardiac catheterisation laboratory eight on Tuesday 12th October 2010. Summing up his opening address, he recognised...
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Completion of cardiac catheterisation laboratory replacement
October 11, 2010
Monday 11th October 2010 marked the completion of cardiac catheterisation laboratory eight replacement works at MonashHeart Clayton, with the first angioplasty procedure performed by Director of...
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First cardiac screening of Chain Reaction cyclists
October 9, 2010
On Saturday 9th October 2010, five members of the MonashHeart team undertook the first cardiac screening of Chain Reaction cyclists who will be riding a mammoth 1200 km in early 2011, raising money...
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October 6, 2010
The new, dynamic, innovative and visually interesting MonashHeart website, www.monashheart.org.au was launched officially by Chief Executive of Southern Health, Shelly Park on Wednesday 6th October...
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Future predictions with calcium scoring
October 6, 2010
MonashHeart is delighted to announce the commencement of an innovative test “calcium scoring” through its 320-slice cardiac CT scanner. Calcium scoring enhances the ability to predict future...
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'Warning Signs' campaign goes national
September 9, 2010
Professor Ian Meredith, Director of MonashHeart, is the 'face’ of the Heart Foundation's 'Warning Signs' initiative. After a very successful campaign in Victoria in September 2010, it has been...
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New blood pressure monitoring services
September 9, 2010
It was only through the support of many of our former patients who generously donated money through our Christmas 2009 mail-out campaign, that the establishment of a new blood pressure service at...
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August 13, 2010
Monday 16 August 2010 marked the start of a $1.2 million upgrade of the cardiac catheterisation laboratory at MonashHeart, Clayton. “This new, state-of-the-art cardiac catheterisation laboratory...
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Expanded Holter monitoring services
July 1, 2010
In July 2010, the purchase of five new Holter monitors (a portable device for continuously monitoring electrical activity of the heart for up to 24 hours) enabled the commencement of a new service at...
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New Private Consulting Room consultants
July 1, 2010
MonashHeart Dandenong welcomes new consultant cardiologists Dr Tony White and Dr Ben Dundon to the private consulting rooms. Dr Tony White is a cardiologist who undertook his basic training in...
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Expansion of paediatric cardiology services
July 1, 2010
July 2010 saw MonashHeart Dandenong expand its outpatient paediatric echocardiogram services with the commencement of a paediatric echocardiogram clinic every Tuesday. “This will significantly...
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After a highly successful inaugural 2009 MonashHeart Golf Challenge in November 2009 which raised over $40,000 in funds, an iStat machine for cardiac CT services at MonashHeart Clayton has been...