Dr Helene King (Wood) MBBS FANZCA. Born 1934 Died 13 Feb 2022 The President and executive of the Alumni were saddened to learn of the death last weekend of Dr Helene King (nee Wood) who was an anaesthetist at RCH from 1964, in the early years after the Hospital moved to Parkville. She worked with … Continued
Some further Turning Points in Paediatrics
AGM and President’s Report 2021 AGM 9 November 2021 The AGM of the Alumni Association was held via Zoom on 9th November at 6.30 pm. The meeting was chaired by Ms Ruth Wraith OAM, the President. There were 29 members present and apologies were received from 10 members. The President’s report for the year was presented … Continued
The Alumni Executive has, over the past year, been working with “Way Back When Consulting Historians”, an Oral History company, and the outcome is that a podcast has been created. By clicking on the link below this illustration: You will hear a discussion about the early history of the hospital, with archival material including the … Continued
Donald James Stuart Cameron MB BS FRACP PhD 05/04/47 – 16/10/21 The president and executive were greatly saddened to learn of the death of Professor Don Cameron. We had been aware that he been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer a few months ago but he continued to be actively involved with Alumni matters and attended functions … Continued
The 2021 Vernon Collins Oration was delivered by Zoom on Wednesday October 6th by Professor Lyn Gillam AM, Academic Director of the Children’s Bioethics Centre at The Royal Children’s Hospital The title that she spoke to was “The Ethical Life of the Hospital”. Prof Gillam was introduced by Prof Matt Sabin, Chief Medical Officer … Continued
The president and executive of the Alumni Association were much saddened to learn of the death of Dr Jim Keipert last week, at the age of 98. Dr James A Keipert. MB BS, DCH, FRCP(Ed) 31/12/1922 – 08/10/2021 His Alumni profile may be read at the link shown below: https://www.rch.org.au/alumni/alumni_profiles/Keipert,_James_Ashton/ Jim was … Continued
