Proud of Belinda Matigian & the way she presented the work we do around memory making with AYAs today at #AYACancerCongress. A challenging topic to research but would love to obtain some data (any researchers keen to collaborate?!) and teach others what we do Global AYA Cancer Congress

Ben Bravery sharing his experiences a a patient and as a medical student. Challenging the ‘ward round’ - missed opportunities to engage with our patients. Practice with empathy Empathy for Healthcare Education and Practice #empathy #compassion #heathcare #TalkIsNotCheap

Formalities kick off PA Hospital Brisbane for #orangethepah #OrangeTheWorld #HearMeToo @MetSthHealth

Brisbane Chinese Alliance Church singing carols in the PA Hospital Brisbane foyer. Just witnessed a patient step up and join them in singing #kindness #planetree @MetSthHealth

Hello tweeps 👋 Im back from a month of no Twitter. Look forward to connecting in 2019

New scholarship for PhD researchers 👩🏾‍🎓👨🏾‍🎓 Help advance cancer care for adolescents and young adults. Established by her parents in memory of Dr Danielle Tindle who died of cancer in 2017. 💐❤️ More here: bit.ly/2RZMcIT Applications close Monday 11 February 2019.

Why is empathy essential for healthcare professionals? #empathy Empathy for Healthcare Education and Practice

When you stand beside a patient, it doesn’t matter your job title. You are an equal. You hold their hand. You keep them safe. You do not leave them. You are the face and the hand of hope and healing at that moment. No matter your specialty. #smacc

Wahoo! Go team!

Such an honour to be awarded the @MetSthHealth Planetree Token of Kindness. It is such a privilege to do what I do PA Hospital Brisbane and work alongside such amazing clinicians #kindness #compassion #aya #planetree

Let’s reflect on what gives meaning to our lives, and set our priorities on the basis of that. We need to be positive. We weren't born to cause trouble or to do harm to others. For life to be of value, we must develop basic good human qualities—warmth, kindness, compassion.

It is such a privilege to do the work I do with these amazing young people... It warms my heart to see the impact is still felt all these years later #ycs #leisuretherapy PA Hospital Brisbane @MetSthHealth

Proud to work alongside both these women #kindness #empathy

Another great example of the benefits of pet therapy. Leisure Therapy has helped bring pet therapy into PA Hospital Brisbane via @DeltaSocietyAus Leisure Therapist Kate Martin from Spinal Injury Unit brings her therapy dog Trev into work each week for patient pet therapy sessions

Dani Gessler beautifully highlighting key communication considerations for #AYA #cancer patients 👏🏻 “Being thrust into cancer is like going to a foreign country.” #AYACSM #PsyOnc #WordsMatter CC: fellow #ProudSupervisors Prof Ilona Juraskova @pandora_p_ Danielle Muscat Dr Heather Shepherd 💪🏻

Are you aged 13-30 years & have gone through #cancer sometime in the past 10 years? Or do you know someone who has? 🤔 We are looking for a superstar bunch of #AYA cancer sydsurvivors ✨to join our Feb workshop & help decide what research to do next 🤓 Travel costs paid! #AYACSM

There really are no words for the unsettling, overwhelming & unfamiliar world we are currently in.... I am thinking of you all & know that each of us are finding things difficult for a… instagram.com/p/B-LfZdaANIEF…

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🎶 "Don't be ashamed to cry, Let me see you through, 'cause I've seen the dark side too." 🎶 Today is #RUOKDay and our Scrub Choir 2.0 launch with 400+ RMH staff singing "I'll stand by you" by The Pretenders, led by Music Therapy's Dr Emma O'Brien OAM. youtube.com/watch?v=w1YtT0…

Just love this from The Royal Melbourne Hospital Let’s look out for our colleagues on #RUOKDay and everyday PA Hospital Brisbane #musictherapy #leisuretherapy