FSFHG Consultant Vascular Surgeon Emeritus Professor Paul Norman AM, has had a big year for his career, having recently been awarded with his 30-year service badge and being named a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his significant service to medicine in the field of vascular surgery.

Five per cent of people who present to emergency departments (EDs) in Western Australia account for 20 per cent of all presentations. To help address this issue, the High Intensity Use Service (HIUS) trial recently kicked off at Fiona Stanley Hospital.

John Price is a fit and healthy 76-year-old but 12 months ago, he required surgery to save his life. Ten years ago, John was diagnosed with a form of interstitial lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis which causes progressive scarring of lung tissue, and in John’s case there was no known cause.

An emergency department musculoskeletal diversion project is proving extremely successful for providing care outside of an emergency room.