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Join us for a sensational night out to support local children and young people who have a parent with a mental illness.
Hosted by the Yarra Valley Grammar Giving Circle.
100% of the ticket price will support children who have a parent with a mental illness.
Date: Friday 31 August 2018
Time: 7:30pm
Location : Bramleigh Estate, 420 Ringwood-Warrandyte Road, Warrandyte South, VIC 3113
Dress code: Cocktail with a mask
Guests will enjoy:
- Four Pillars gin bar on arrival
- Gourmet canapes
- Kitchen & Butcher charcuterie and cheese grazing table
- Premium De Bortoli wine, Colonial Brewing Co beer and cider
- Live music performed by the sensational Soul Chic
- Incredible silent auction items
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Do you know what to look for or how often a woman should be checking her breasts for signs of breast cancer?
Download our free 'Be breast cancer aware' help sheet.
If you find a breast change that is unusual for you, we recommend that you see a doctor without delay.
Help save lives from breast cancer and keep families together
Our new Breast and Cancer Centre opened in April 2018. You and your loved ones now have access to state-of-the-art facilities for breast cancer screening and treatment.
In order to complete the project, we urgently need your help to fit out the Centre with the latest 3D mammography technology.
Your gift will help more women access the latest cancer detection technology
Your gift will help to upgrade two existing mammogram machines with the latest 3D technology and purchase a brand new machine to ensure we meet increasing demand.
The upgraded machines will give more women the opportunity to receive 3D screening. It will also enable further research that could pave the way for all women in the country being screened in 3D.
The brand new machine will be available to women showing breast cancer symptoms. It will have a lower radiation dose than the current equipment, be more comfortable for patients and have the ability to take tissue samples.
All three of these machines will be located at our brand new Breast and Cancer Centre at Maroondah Hospital.
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Are smart watches that track heart rates accurate for people who have heart problems?
'Smart technology' is part of daily life. We have smart phones, smart cars and smart refrigerators.
Some of us even use smart watches to track our daily health and fitness activity.
But are smart watches accurate?
Dr Andrew Teh, Jinthin Sajeev and Louise Roberts decided to find out.
As Dr Teh says, “I’m a cardiologist with an interest in electrophysiology. Our research is looking into smart technologies and their potential role in cardiovascular health”.
Advances in research and technology have meant patients have a greater chance of survival. As Louise explains, “in the 1960s, the survival rate was 60%. People never fully recovered as we didn’t know what drugs to give them. Today, the survival rate is 96% because of research and advancements in healthcare”.
The team understand that smart technology is progressing faster than the healthcare system. They often consult with cardiac patients who are tracking their own heart rates at home using smart watches.
"Patients wonder whether the data they are colleting from their smart watch is reliable," explains Dr Teh. "As the watches and other devices have been designed for fitness, this left doctors unable to determine if the data was reliable".
The team is focussing on whether smart devices are accurate, by comparing the results from Apple and Fitbit watches to a medical-grade telemetry unit that records an accurate heart rate.
"Smart devices may help medical teams in the future to understand what happens to a patient once they leave hospital and resume their lives," says Dr Teh.
Find out more about Research Grants that benefit patients at Eastern Health.
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The Knox Club is supporting the purchase of a new 3D mammography machine for the recently opened Eastern Health Breast and Cancer Centre at Maroondah Hospital.
"A number of Knox Club members have been diagnosed with cancer and are patients at Maroondah Hospital," explains Andrew Jensen, Treasurer, Knox Club.
"We are proud that the fundraising from our annual Charity Golf Day is directly benefitting their treatment as well as helping other women.
"We value supporting the wider community," says Andrew.
"In fact, a number of our members have utilized the scalp cooling service at Maroondah Hopsital that we supported in 2017," he says.
"Our golf day is a very emotional day for everyone. At the end of the day, we ask anyone who’s had cancer to join us on stage,’ Andrew explains.
"It’s great to see everyone sharing that emotion, knowing our fundraising is staying local," says Andrew.
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Congratulations to Bronwyn Buckland who recently crossed the finish line on her epic fundraising walk!
Bronwyn walked every day for two weeks, leaving Adelaide on 14 April 2018 and arriving at Box Hill Hospital on 27 April 2018.
Bronwyn has been raising money for cancer patients at Box Hill Hospital to say thank you for all the care her loved one received when they were diagnosed with Leukaemia.
All proceeds from Bronwyn’s campaign will be used facilitate wellbeing programs for cancer patients and their families at Box Hill Hospital.
Learn more about Bronwyn's challenge on Facebook.
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Purchase your 2018 Entertainment Book and support Box Hill Hospital.
The Entertainment™ Book, and the Entertainment™ Digital Membership are your guide to enjoying thousands of up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers from the best restaurants, hotels, activities, travel and more.
You can purchase your book or digital membership online or at Box Hill Hospital Kiosk (Building B).
The Membership entitles buyers to exclusive offers that are virtually restriction-free, and is valid through to 1 June 2019!
Preview the Melbourne 2018/2019 Entertainment book.
For further information, contact Sandy on 03 9895 3248.
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Bronwyn Buckland is walking over 780kms from Adelaide to Melbourne in April 2018 to raise funds for cancer services at Box Hill Hospital to say ‘thank you’.
When a close family member was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2015, Bronwyn was understandably shocked.
"My family member was in and out of Ward 4.1 (oncology) at Box Hill Hospital for over six months," she explains. "They were valiant and fought hard to beat it, but being a young person, it was also an emotionally hard time to navigate."
During that time, Bronwyn and her family were grateful for both the medical care received and the wellbeing programs Eastern Health makes available to patients and their loved ones.
"Any cancer battle is a fierce fight, but knowing you also have the added support of programs that assist the patient and their family to better manage their day to day struggles is so reassuring," says Bronwyn.
With her loved one now in remission, Bronwyn would like to fulfil one of her ‘bucket list’ goals of completing an interstate walk as a ‘thank you’ for the care her family received during that difficult time.
"I will walk from Adelaide to Melbourne to raise funds for Box Hill Hospital. I am so grateful that we as a family were given the opportunity of another chance. That’s a gift - one to be shared with other families that are given a cancer diagnosis," she explains.
Bronwyn will walk solo for two weeks, leaving Adelaide on 14 April 2018 and arriving at Box Hill Hospital on 27 April 2018.
All proceeds from Bronwyn’s campaign will be used facilitate wellbeing programs for cancer patients and their families at Box Hill Hospital.
To support Bronwyn, please visit her Walk for Ward Four fundraising page or find her on Facebook.
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Eastern Health Foundation were thrilled to welcome our Patron, Peter Hitchener to tour the cardiac theatres at Box Hill Hospital recently.
Peter met with Dr Jennifer Cooke, Director of Cardiology, as well as other doctors, cath lab staff and researchers (pictured right) to learn more about how we help people who have a heart condition, including patients who have had a heart attack.
"I hope you'll support Eastern Health Foundation in helping to fund cardiac research and equipment," says Peter.
Thank you for your wonderful support, Peter!
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Eastern Health Foundation is pleased to welcome Mr Jason Smith as our new Director.
Jason joins us after six and a half years with the Burnet Institute, a world-class research organisation working in Australia and internationally.
A graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science, Jason has over a decade of senior marketing, fundraising and philanthropy experience. He has worked on four continents and speaks fluent French.
“I’m looking forward to meeting Eastern Health’s community of supporters to learn more about their interest in our work and aspirations for the future,” says Jason.
Farewell to Anne Gribbin
Eastern Health recently bid farewell to Anne Gribbin as Director of the Foundation. Over five years, Anne led the Foundation team to support a number of large projects and new initiatives at Eastern Health including:
- Raising $360,000 to establish the Vivian Bullwinkel Chair in Palliative Care Nursing and End of Life Care, which will allow innovative research into the way we care for people in their final stages of life
- Raising over $550,000 to support the development and enhancement of cancer services provided at Eastern Health
- Developing the unique recognition storyboards across Peter James Centre, Angliss Hospital and Box Hill Hospital. These storyboards celebrate philanthropy through the telling of local stories
We wish Anne all the very best.
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It was a most magical night on 31 October 2017 with over 320 people filling the Plaza Ballroom for Searchlight Dinner.
This year, our research dinner focussed on Eastern Health’s Zero Suicide program.
Eastern Health Foundation extends our gratitude to sponsors ISS Facility Services and De Bortoli wines.
We were thrilled to welcome Foundation Patron Peter Hitchener, MC Tracey Spicer who kept the audience informed and entertained, guest speaker Wayne Schwass who passionately shared his own story, John Patterson from Freemasons Victoria who recited a stirring rendition of the poem “Rain from Nowhere”, and the GP Band who really got the guests up on their feet!
Thank you to all of our guests who helped raise funds and awareness for mental health and suicide prevention.
If you would like to learn more about the Zero Suicide program at Eastern Health, please contact Eastern Health Foundation on 03 9895 4608.
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