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The Alfred is the first hospital in Australasia to incorporate a revolutionary clinical trial using portable cardiopulmonary bypass machines outside of the hospital. The program, in partnership with Ambulance Victoria and called CHEER3, is a feasibility study which provides lifesaving extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machines not only throughout the hospital, but in the community – in our parks, on our streets, in our homes.

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The Alfred ICU, in collaboration with DonateLife, recently hosted a delegation of intensive care and transplant staff from hospitals in Hong Kong, who were here in Australia to learn about Donation after Circulatory determination of Death (DCD).

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The Alfred Intensive Care Academic Centre now offers bespoke educational courses tailored to specific healthcare systems.  This involves partnering with an organisation and deploying course faculty and resources to the chosen location. The advantage of this approach is that it allows for the training of a large number of healthcare workers in their own environment, leveraging existing teams and infrastructure.

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Get ready for CCR Down Under 2025! Returning to Melbourne's iconic Federation Square, on December 9th & 10th, join top experts and researchers for an unmissable event in critical care.

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The Regional Emergency Care and Systems Strengthening Initiative (RECSI) program team is delighted to announce the launch of the program's new website!

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This is the third video in the temporary pacing series aimed a staff managing post cardiac surgical temporary pacing.

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The Alfred Health Nursing Research Awards were held on the 30th of October, and we are excited to share that Paul Ross won the Research Encouragement Award for an Early Career Researcher.

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We’re proud to share that members of the Alfred Intensive Care Academic staff have been involved in the BLENDER trial, titled "Conservative or Liberal Oxygen Targets in Patients on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation."

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Dr Ken Hoffman, Leigh McNicol, and Dr Josh McLarty received an Intensive Care Foundation Grant last year for their project titled, "Intensive Education” Animated Videos – a series of short animated educational videos covering topics related to the practice of intensive care.

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The Critical Care Review Meeting will, for the first time, be hosted offshore in Melbourne, Australia! The Alfred Intensive Care Academic Centre will host an additional 2024 Critical Care Review Meeting in partnership with the Belfast Team.

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