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Australia’s first Trauma Informed Cancer Care Conference
Last Friday, Calvary Mater Newcastle hosted Australia’s first conference on Trauma Informed Cancer Care. The conference was organised by a team of our clinicians, including Conference Lead and Senior Clinical Psychologist, Sophia Wooldridge, and staff members from Calvary Mater Newcastle. It was a chance for health care workers to come together to learn, share knowledge…
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Honouring a selfless man
The late Reginald ‘Reg’ Clarke was a selfless man. He was a retired clock and watchmaker by trade, together with expert jewellery repairer. He was a much loved husband, father, brother and grandfather. A Singleton community man. A born musician, and had a great sense of humour to boot. However, for Reg he wanted to…
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Calvary Mater Newcastle Auxiliary raises over $275,000 for the hospital
Today was a special day at the hospital as we celebrated and acknowledged the amazing fundraising efforts of the Calvary Mater Newcastle Auxiliary at the Auxiliary Annual General Meeting. The Newcastle and Hunter community once again rallied around the Calvary Mater Newcastle Auxiliary to support the members’ fundraising efforts with a cheque for $277,370.69 handed…
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Calvary Mater’s new research hub opens in time for International Clinical Trials Day
Calvary Mater Newcastle’s cancer clinical trials and research teams have moved into a newly refurbished home, in time to celebrate International Clinical Trials Day on Monday, 20 May. In a Mater-first, all cancer clinical trials units now operate from one centralised location, McAuley Lodge, situated on the hospital grounds. Director of Health Research and Translation,…
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Calvary Mater Newcastle supports Biomedical Science student
In the final year of her Biomedical Science degree with the University of New England, Nicole is thrilled to be gaining some valuable experience at Calvary Mater Newcastle while she studies. Previously working as a Data Manager with the Medical Oncology Clinical Trials Unit, the team at Mater Newcastle are supporting Nicole as she takes…
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Calvary Mater Newcastle welcomes workforce boost in time for holidays
Calvary Mater Newcastle is experiencing a welcome boost to its nursing workforce, with 19 registered nurse recruits from the United Kingdom (UK) and 12 others recruited locally, bolstering the workforce just in time for the holiday season. An additional nine overseas registered nurses have been recruited and will commence early 2024. The Mater’s Director of…
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Tattoo-less radiation improving quality of life after treatment
Patients undergoing radiation therapy for the treatment of breast cancer at Calvary Mater Newcastle are now benefitting from a new ‘tattoo-less’ technology. Known as Optical Surface Monitoring (OSM), the technology removes the need for permanent tattoos or ‘reference markers’ on the skin. Instead, it uses a three-dimensional light and camera system to map the skin’s…
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