Cardiologist Kim Greaves has a plan to get hearts racing. If life wasn’t busy enough as one of the Sunshine Coast’s top heart doctors and a dad-of-two, Professor Kim Greaves has assembled a fearless team to scale five Sunshine Coast peaks in aid of hospital foundation, Wishlist. On October 15, Prof Greaves with fellow Sunshine…
Between five and 10 per cent of pregnant women will develop gestational diabetes. It’s a statistic Sunshine Coast Clinical Dietitian Nina Meloncelli hopes to better understand and have a role in managing. The PhD candidate is at the forefront of research into the condition which occurs during pregnancy and can lead to an increased risk…
Every emergency department is filled with chaos and noise majority of the time and sometimes patients’ needs aren’t understood the first time around. With one third of patients coming through Nambour ED over the age of 65, research and local data indicates that geriatric patients who present to emergency have a higher representation rate after…
If a loved one was facing ear, nose or throat surgery at Nambour Hospital wouldn’t you like to know that the surgeon had access to the most accurate, state of the art equipment available, designed specifically to ensure their safety? A $64,000 NIM Nerve Monitor has been requested by the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)…
Pending the upcoming Run Sunshine Coast (RSC) event Sunday 17 May, majority of my words spoken in the Wishlist office are about promotion of the run and how I can encourage people to register. My spiel includes reminding individuals that 100% of registration fees go DIRECTLY to Wishlist to grow the Child Development Service (CDS).…
Once a common sight within many lounge rooms and known about town for his odd and wacky television commercials, Ian McDowell can be called nothing short of crazy, weird, silly. However, the ex-Sunshine Toyota owner who regularly brought smiles to many household faces has just added some more names to his ongoing list….compassionate, generous, caring.…
As part of Wishlist’s $1million commitment to the needs of the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service annual research grants are available to local Health staff. From lasts years applications a record $330,623 was awarded to successful Sunshine Coast medical researchers as a result of Wishlist’s 2014 Research Funding Round. Associate Professor Johan van den…
It’s true that you can never really understand someone or their situation until you’ve been through the same or essentially ‘walked in their shoes.’ For the able-bodied, it’s hard to imagine what it would be like to have blurred vision, the inability to balance, minimised hearing and stiff joints amongst other issues. Thanks to a…
One of the Coast’s leading construction companies, Ausmar, is set to make a difference to the health of our community through their new three year partnership with Wishlist. Business Unit Manager for Ausmar Josh Green is extremely proud of the new partnership and looking forward to providing a number of benefits to both Wishlist, staff…
When most children are learning to crawl, Abbey couldn’t gain the strength to lift herself up. As time moved on and Abbey wasn’t walking, mum Sharon knew something wasn’t right. After numerous private paediatrician appointments, Abbey was diagnosed with low muscle tone. Her muscles aren’t strong enough to hold joints in place therefore her motor…
