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Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon diagnose swallowing difficulties in critically unwell children using sound, reducing the need for costly, radiation-exposing x-rays and making diagnosis more accessible for clinicians worldwide.

Gold Coast University Hospital is the first hospital in Australia to introduce a rehabilitation robot, ROBERT, to fast-track recovery and deliver better patient outcomes. The robot provides high repetition robotic therapy to help rehabilitate patients effectively under the supervision of clinicians.

Meet Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) Clinical Lead for the new Coomera Hospital Michelle Havell. At just 26, Michelle became the youngest Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) within ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý at the time.???

Last week we celebrated World Environmental Health Day, a day to raise awareness about environmental issues and the direct impact they have on human health. 

Our environmental health workforce is on the frontline of protecting our community by monitoring and enforcing public health legislation, undertaking risk assessments, responding to disasters, investigating diseases, and so much more.

Associate Professor Shanthi Sarma and Advanced Peer Worker Titta Gigante have worked together for 14 years at ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý, applying their differing styles of skills and experience to deliver safe, world-class mental healthcare.

Meet Hayley. A 24-year-old long-term ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý consumer and one of our 2024 ArtBeat feature artists.

Hayley¡¯s passion for colour, pattern and creativity shines through her art, which serves as a therapeutic outlet to help her cope with personal challenges.

Hayley has struggled with anorexia nervosa since a young age and has turned to art to express the emotions she has struggled to articulate.

As it enters the final construction phase, the new Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (SMHRU) at the Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) is on track to become a pioneer of mental health care in the region.

Young neurodivergent Gold Coasters now have greater access to health support, thanks to the relocation and expansion of key Child Development Services clinics to the ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý and Knowledge Precinct (GCHKP).?

¡°We first started with a very small team here at Varsity Lakes Day Hospital in 2017, and since then we¡¯ve grown from a small family to a very big family that gets along and supports each other,¡± says Theatre Technician Debra.

ÐÇ¿ÕÌåÓý¡¯s annual?ArtBeat?music and arts?festival showcases the creative talents of mental health consumers and provides a platform for creativity, self-expression and awareness.

The opportunity to exhibit artwork or perform for the community can have a profoundly positive impact on participants, all of whom are past or present mental health consumers.