Meet Aymee, one of our Registered Nurses here at Bayside Health Peninsula! Aymee has been a Registered Nurse with our health service since her graduate year in 2021. However, her Peninsula Heath journey started a year earlier as a third-year nursing student at Rosebud Emergency Department. “I have spent the majority of my nursing career …
Congratulations to Carrum Downs Secondary College for their amazing efforts which have resulted in a Sexual Health and Wellbeing priority recognition by the Heathy Schools Achievement Program. The school achieved this priority area through a whole school approach, which included developing both their sexual health and wellbeing and school uniform policies, student led action of …
This International Clinical Trials Day, Saturday 20 May, we’re shining a spotlight on one of the latest studies taking place at Bayside Health Peninsula, the ‘Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal in the critically ill using PrismaLung.’ The study began in March 2022 at Peninsula University Hospital. Trialing a …
Flying more than 14,000 km to study medicine at the University of Melbourne, Dr Jonathan Tran has since completed his studies and joins Bayside Health Peninsula as a Medical Intern, gaining the final skills necessary to become a fully qualified doctor. Inspired from a young age to work in medicine, Dr Tran is looking forward …
This blog was written by Madeline Tatham, Health Promotion Practitioner at Bayside Health Peninsula In September 2022, Capel Sounds Educational Child Care Centre and Kindergarten (Capel Sounds ECC&K) were acknowledged by the Healthy Early Childhood Services Achievement Program for their ongoing commitment to Climate and Health. As part of their work in this space, the …
Chloe Vigliaroni is one of the 90 nursing graduates completing their graduate year at Bayside Health Peninsula. Commencing her first rotation beachside at Rosebud Hospital on Walker ward, Chloe has begun caring for patients across a wide range of health problems including respiratory illnesses and diseases, cardiac issues, diabetes management and wounds/skin conditions. “I gain …
Emma works as a Nurse Practitioner Candidate in Peninsula University Hospital’s Emergency Department. She incorporates informed decision making, evaluation of practice, the implementation of therapeutic practices and direct collaboration with specialty units. We spoke with Emma to learn more about her role and her experience working at Bayside Health Peninsula. Q. What is your current …
There is no doubt that the use of e-cigarettes amongst young people at schools is worrying for parents, school staff and young people themselves. Vaping is inherently harmful because it involves inhaling chemicals typically used for industrial cleaning that are not safe to inhale into the lungs. Local schools have reflected that although many …
Dr Idinakachukwu ‘Idy’ Chukwu re-joins Bayside Health Peninsula as a Medical Intern this year to complete the final step of her studies before becoming a fully qualified doctor. She begins her internship in our Emergency Department where she will shadow our doctors as they provide care to patients entering the health service through emergency. Learn …
As the manager of our Mental Health Consultation service, and the Emergency Department’s Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Hub, Kate Bendall is committed to providing outstanding Mental Health and AOD services to Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula community. Q: What do you do in your day to day role? A: My role varies …
