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Patients Benefit from Immunotherapy Treatment Delivered at Home

Patients Benefit from Immunotherapy Treatment Delivered at Home

View Health – chemo@home and Patricia Cook, ECU PhD Candidate, collaborated on a recent project and the initial findings were presented at the recent Cancer Nursing Society of Australia annual meeting, titled “More than Just Convenience- Patient Experiences of Home-based Immunotherapy Infusions- A New Constructivist Grounded Theory (CGT).” For the first time, the patient’s voice […]

BREAST CANCER; NEW SURGICAL APPROACHES AND PATIENT TREATMENT OPTIONS – Health Professionals Oncology Webinar Series 3

BREAST CANCER; NEW SURGICAL APPROACHES AND PATIENT TREATMENT OPTIONS – Health Professionals Oncology Webinar Series 3

Dr Ari Ariyapperuma (Medical Oncologist SJOG Subiaco and CliniConnect) Ari is a medical oncologist who has completed medical oncology training through NSW and WA hospitals. He completed his medical degree with Honours in clinical sciences and undertook a residency at Newham University Hospital in the United Kingdom. Ari has trained in medical oncology both in […]

UROLOGICAL CANCERS, RCC AND PROSTATE; GP AND SPECIALIST RELATIONSHIP  – Health Professionals Oncology Webinar Series 2

UROLOGICAL CANCERS, RCC AND PROSTATE; GP AND SPECIALIST RELATIONSHIP – Health Professionals Oncology Webinar Series 2

Dr Elayne Ooi Urological and Robotic Surgeon Dr Omar Faruque Dr Faruque completed his physician training at Fremantle Hospital, and undertook advanced medical oncology training at Fiona Stanley Hospital and Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2018. Dr Faruque believes in holistic and patient-centered care. […]

IMMUNOTHERAPY AND ITS ROLE IN CANCER TODAY – Health Professionals Oncology Webinar Series 1

IMMUNOTHERAPY AND ITS ROLE IN CANCER TODAY – Health Professionals Oncology Webinar Series 1

  Dr Ari Ariyapperuma (Medical Oncologist SJOG Subiaco and CliniConnect) Ari is a medical oncologist who has completed medical oncology training through NSW and WA hospitals. He completed his medical degree with Honours in clinical sciences and undertook a residency at Newham University Hospital in the United Kingdom. Ari has trained in medical oncology both […]

Cancer Nurses Society of Australia, Winter Congress 2019

Cancer Nurses Society of Australia, Winter Congress 2019

View Health – chemo@home Directors Julie Adams and Lorna Cook, along with Loretta Zanella recently presented three posters at the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia, Winter Congress 2019. View Heatlh – chemo@home is at the cutting edge of home chemotherapy and immunotherapy services.  The three posters presented were: It Feels Like Home – The Chemo Day-Unit […]

Flourishing Women in Workplaces

Flourishing Women in Workplaces

View Health – chemo@home Director, Julie Adams, was invited to be a part of a panel discussion at the Australian Women’s Leadership Symposium in Perth, WA. Women face a variety of unique challenges in business and Julie’s somewhat different way of looking at these challenges provided a interesting perspective and counterpoint to the panel discussion.

Financial Interest in Alternative Models of Healthcare

Financial Interest in Alternative Models of Healthcare

View Health – chemo@home Director, Julie Adams, gave invaluable insight into alternate models of healthcare at the Morgan Stanley Australia Private Health Forum in Melbourne, VIC. The panel discussion focused on “out of hospital” models of care, a topic which Julie is both passionate and knowledgeable about. The audience was prompted to think about the […]

Julie Adams talks on the Power of the Customer

Julie Adams talks on the Power of the Customer

Recently View Health – chemo@home Director, Julie Adams, was an invited to discuss “Customer power” at the CEO Summit in Perth, WA. The lively panel discussion revolved around the policies which unleash the customer as key in aged care and health sectors.

chemo@home Presents at Australasian College of Health Services Management in Darwin

chemo@home Presents at Australasian College of Health Services Management in Darwin

Lorna Cook, Co-Founder and Director of chemo@home, stimulated the audience of health executives when she addressed the Australasian College of Health Services Management in Darwin. The Federal Governments health reform agenda is encouraging patients to receive their chemotherapy in their community rather than in hospital. Chemo@home is at the forefront of this safe convenient treatment […]

chemo@home Embraces Digital Health

chemo@home Embraces Digital Health

To provide our patients with the most advanced and safest care possible, it is important to embrace technological advances. To see what we have been up to behind the scenes to deliver the best possible patient experience click here. #chemoathome, #chemotherapy, #digitalhealth, #cancer, #chronicillness, #Episoft, #Illuminance, #adaptbydesign, #patientexperience, #medicationmanagement, #patientchoice, #empoweringpatients  

Claudia’s Story

Claudia’s Story

Last night we hosted an event with our colleagues from Solaris Care, Breast Cancer Care WA, Melanoma WA and the Cancer Wellness Centre. Thank you so much to Dr Ru-Wen Teh who spoke about patient choice and to the beautiful Claudia Van Dijk who shared her story. Diagnosed with breast cancer within weeks of giving […]

Inspiring Women at Zonta Club Bunbury on IWD 2018

Inspiring Women at Zonta Club Bunbury on IWD 2018

The Zonta Club of Bunbury where very appreciative to Julie Adams, co-founder of Chemo@home who was guest speaker at their International Women’s Day breakfast. An inspiring speaker, the audience was very grateful to Julie for sharing her story on life, growth and leadership.

Supporting the Telethon Adventurers on IWD 2018

Supporting the Telethon Adventurers on IWD 2018

Today Julie Adams had the absolute pleasure of celebrating International Women’s Day with the AFA Association of Financial Advisers Inspire community.  Julie who was the Western Australian 2016 Telstra Business Woman of the Year, shared the incredible story that led to starting her own health service. During the event AFA Association of Financial Advisers Inspire community raised money for a […]

chemo@home Offers Greater Convenience and Satisfaction to IBD Patients Receiving Infliximab and Vedolizumab

chemo@home Offers Greater Convenience and Satisfaction to IBD Patients Receiving Infliximab and Vedolizumab

Many Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients need ongoing treatment with immunotherapy medications given by infusion at regualr intervals.  Traditionally these infusions have only been given in hospital. However, ground-breaking research presented at the Gastroenterological Society of Australia’s Annual meeting on the Gold Coast in August has highlighted the beneifts and safety of chemo@home for patients […]

World First Presentation on the Home Administration of Natalizumab in Multiple Sclerosis

World First Presentation on the Home Administration of Natalizumab in Multiple Sclerosis

A world first presentation at the 2017 Australian and New Zealand Association of Neurologists Annual Conference “Establishment of the First Home Administered Natalizumab Infusion Service for the Treatment of Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS)”. S Vijayan1, J Adams2, L Cook2, Z Haskins2, A Kermode1 1Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, The Perron Institute, Nedlands, Perth, WA 2chemo@home, […]

Book Launch – Extra. Ordinary. Businesswomen

Book Launch – Extra. Ordinary. Businesswomen

The story of Julie Adams and Lorna Cook has been published along with 33 other inspiring business women.  The book, Extra. Ordinary. Businesswomen was launched at the East Perth Yacht Club on the 30th March 2017, where the women celebrated their achievements.  

International Women’s Day 2017

International Women’s Day 2017

Here are  a few photos from Business Women Australia’s lunch to celebrate International Women’s Day on the 8th March 2017… Julie Adams was lucky enough to be invited to be the keynote speaker!!

Julie Adams Presented at NAPSA Congress

Julie Adams Presented at NAPSA Congress

Presenting at the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) Congress in Perth with the Hon Ken Wyatt. Chemo@home challenging young “soon-to-be” pharmacists to CHange the way they think about where health care services are delivered, Engage with their patients and MOtivate yourself to explore career opportunities in this space. Really great to meet so many […]

Julie Adams Presented at SHPA Annual Conference

Julie Adams Presented at SHPA Annual Conference

Delighted to be presenting at the amazing hospital pharmacy conference, Medication Management Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Perth 2016.  #mm2016shpa on #chemoathome…. #itsallaboutthepatient!

COSA Poster 2016 – High Cost Medications in Recurrent Glioblastoma Patients

COSA Poster 2016 – High Cost Medications in Recurrent Glioblastoma Patients

Delighted to be able to present our work in the area of brain cancer treatments at the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Annual Conference, Gold Coast 2017.  View our poster here

Julie Adams Presented to the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (WA) Annual Seminar

Julie Adams Presented to the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (WA) Annual Seminar

Julie Adams gave the opening presentation at the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (WA) annual seminar on what motivated her in her career as a pharmacist.  Many inspirational pharmacists providing fantastic professional health services in the community in attendance.  More information on the PSA Annual Seminar can be found here.

Julie Adams Presented at National Myeloma Day 2016 Patient Seminar

Julie Adams Presented at National Myeloma Day 2016 Patient Seminar

Leukaemia Foundation – National Myeloma Day 2016.  Julie Adams was very excited to talk about new medications in the treatment of myeloma that work on the immune system at the annual patient seminar in WA. More information on National Myeloma Day can be found here. If you would like to see Julie’s informative presentation on immune […]

CNSA Best Poster Award – 25th July 2014

CNSA Best Poster Award – 25th July 2014

Rogers L, Wilkes J, Haskins Z and McGreal S.  The establishment of chemo@home: An integrated model of patient-centred service delivery for chemotherapy patients.  Cancer Nurses Society of Australia – Winter Congress, Melbourne, 2014. Poster.  

Presentation at National Haematology Conference – 20th October 2013

Presentation at National Haematology Conference – 20th October 2013

Haematology Association of Australasia

Leukaemia Foundation Patient Study Day – 26th June 2013

Leukaemia Foundation Patient Study Day – 26th June 2013

Julie Wilkes and Sharni Wilkes presented at a recent Leukaemia Foundation Patient Study day. Chemotherapy delivery in the home Vital signs monitoring app trial

Leukaemia Foundation 2013

Leukaemia Foundation 2013

National Research Program, Swan Valley Community New Investigators grant for Western Australians.
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Antibitoic Prophylaxis During Chemotherapy – 2008

Antibitoic Prophylaxis During Chemotherapy – 2008

Published publications

Pilot Study to Establish Home Cancer Treatment – 2002

Pilot Study to Establish Home Cancer Treatment – 2002

Wilkes J, Herrmann R, Chandler S and Haskins Z. A one-year pilot study to establish and assess the safety, cost and impact on quality of life (QOL) of a home cancer care service (HCCS), Clinical Oncological Society of Australia, Sydney, 2002.  Poster.

Safety and Cost of Home Cancer Treatments – 2002

Safety and Cost of Home Cancer Treatments – 2002

Wilkes J, Herrmann R, Chandler S and Haskins Z.  Updated data on a pilot study to establish and assess the safety, cost and impact on quality of life (QOL) of a Home Cancer Care Service (HCCS), American Society of Haematology, Philadelphia, USA, 2002.  Abstract 3435.