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Diabetes clinic has a new triage system
You may have noticed some changes to the triage system for Perth Children’s Hospital’s diabetes clinic recently.
After a review, a true triage system based on priority has been implemented. Consistency and continuity of care are also key to the new system.
Demystifying diabetes clinics
Ever wondered why your child is grouped into a specific diabetes clinic?Clinical Nurse Consultant Liz Broad said clinics were firstly grouped as metropolitan or regional and then grouped by age.
Meet the tech team
Meet the team responsible for the Centre's technology research and find out what exciting projects they are working on in this new Q & A series focusing on the different research areas within the Centre.
Coeliac and diabetes study
Our researchers want to know if starting a gluten-free diet reduces daily glycaemic variability in children and young people with both type 1 diabetes and newly-diagnosed coeliac disease.
New exercise study
Our researchers want to assess whether a home-based program of either low-intensity or intermittent high-intensity exercise can improve a person's ability to feel hypo symptoms.
Water immersion study
Recruits needed for new study which aims to determine whether head out of water immersion or water-based exercise affects blood glucose levels in people with type 1 diabetes.
Ashlyn's gold medal run
Big shout out to one of our regular research participants, Ashlyn, who goes to show that type 1 diabetes is no obstacle to achieving success in top-level sport.
New app to manage appointments
Outpatients with appointments at Perth Children's Hospital can now use WA health's first patient-facing app - Manage My Care - to access their appointment and referral information.
Telethon Kids Institute launches CONNECT
Telethon Kids Institute is excited to announce the launch of our new community engagement program, CONNECT.
CONNECT aims to bring together like-minded community members who share our vision of happy healthy kids, and is our way of acknowledging, rewarding, and thanking you for the support you give us to make our research great.
