Santanu leads palliative care movement
Until 2002 ‘palliative care’ was unheard of in North Eastern India but as a result of personal tragedy, Santanu Chakraborty (GradCertHlth ’08) has been leading a […]
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Kaurna Elder is creating cultural understanding
David ‘Tarnda’ Copley (DipAppSc(DevDis) ’88, BNg(GradEntry) ’08, GradDip(MentHlthNg) ’09), is an Aboriginal man of Kaurna and Peramangk descent, and a recognised Elder of the Kaurna Nation of South […]
A diverse and rewarding career for Renmark nurse
Katherine Seiboth’s desire to become a Nurse and Midwife was constant throughout her childhood, however she wasn’t prepared for how incredibly diverse and rewarding her career […]
SA’s first private palliative care nurse
Pioneer of the Calvary Palliative Home Care Service, Kevin Hardy (BNg (PreReg) ’99, MNg (NPrac) ’15) is the first palliative care nurse practitioner in Adelaide to […]
Taking the leap to the big city
Life in a rural town had been carefully contained for Jessica Charlton. Growing up with a vision impairment called Ocular cutaneous albinism, resulting in reduced vision and […]
OT student is changing lives for the better
Pursuing her dream to study Occupational Therapy presented Aboriginal student Alana Manhire with the daunting prospect of having to move away from her hometown of Darwin– […]
Flinders alumni now invaluable in palliative care
Thirty five year old Maite Uribe is the new Vice President of one of the United States’ leading end-of-life care providers. At Flinders University Maite (BNg(PreReg) […]
A fulfilling career in nutrition
Patient-centred Clinical Dietitian Javier Wei Lun Won (BNutDiet ’18) helps his clients meet their nutrition and health goals. Following studies in food science and nutrition in his […]
Doing the country rounds during COVID-19
Flinders University academic and emergency nurse Sandra Crockett has been doing the rounds of country hospitals for more than three decades but never in her career […]