Dr Elyse Passmore is a biomedical engineer working in the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute at the Royal Children’s Hospital. The Good Friday Appeal proudly supports her research into artificial intelligence (AI). To recognise her work in the lead up to the appeal, we spoke to Elyse about how AI is making waves in the world of healthcare.
It took nine months of riding a merry-go-round of recurrent sickness and visits to doctors before the sinister secret growing at the back of Ayla’s brain was finally revealed. Click here to read her story.
Almost a year after being diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, Aliyana hopes to start ticking things off her ever-growing “after cancer to-do list”. Click here to read her story.
Associate Professor Valerie Sung has worked at the RCH as a junior doctor since 2001, and as a general paediatrician since 2010. She has a passion for caring for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Her research on childhood hearing loss is proudly supported by the Good Friday Appeal.
Each year on the third Tuesday of March, the RCH celebrates World Social Work Day to highlight the achievements of social workers, raise the visibility of social work services, and to promote the contributions of the profession to individuals, families, and the wider community.
The Good Friday Appeal is proud to announce one of the faces of this year’s campaign, Alex Wyatt. Click here to read his story!
The Good Friday Appeal is proud to announce one of the faces of this year’s campaign, Isla Magann. Click here to read her story!
Epilepsy is one of the most common and well-known neurological disorders out there, affecting one in approximately 200 children. However, what many people may not know about the condition is that there are multiple types of Epilepsy, and some are incredibly rare—just ask four-year old Mikayla.
The following information has been provided as advice for parents and carers only. The Royal Children’s Hospital does not use the specified infant formulae. Click here for more information.
At 13-weeks pregnant, Kristin and Lianne discovered that their son was facing a complicated congenital heart disease called atrioventricular septal defect and that he would require open-heart surgery at just three-months old. Read Alfie’s inspiring journey here.
