Southern DHB celebrating innovation

Southern DHB celebrating innovation

Southern DHB is celebrating innovative projects which its staff have developed and implemented.

The DHB is holding an Allied Health, Scientific & Technical Innovations forum tomorrow and is inviting staff to come along and be inspired by some of the innovative projects that its professionals have been involved in.

Several topics will be presented including:

• New Technology – Telemedicine

• New Initiatives – COPMIA (children of parents with mental illness and/or addiction) project

• New Developments in Speech Language Therapy

• Research and Implementation of a New Product in Radiation Therapy

• Dental therapy expand their skills in restorative care

The DHB performance team will also be presenting on innovation, and there will be details of new scholarship opportunities for Allied Health Scientific & Technical at Southern DHB.

“This is a great opportunity for our staff who’ve developed and implemented innovative projects to come and share these, and for staff who may have an idea to come along and see how they can go about putting their idea into practice,” said Southern DHB Allied Health Director, Andrew Metcalfe

“We’ve had some really innovative projects this last year and we hope to inspire staff to come up with even more ideas, and at the same time celebrate the success of the project being presented,” he said.

The Allied Health, Scientific & Technical Innovations forum will be held at the Barnett Lecture Theatre, Dunedin Hospital (VC to Southland Boardroom and other sites) on Tuesday 23 June 2-4pm.

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