‘Heal your Skin Burn Here’ device launches at Fiona Stanley Hospital
Tiffany Ryan, Prof Fiona Wood, Ron Gidgup, Karen Waigana and Luke Dix at the launch
Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) in partnership with the Fiona Wood Foundation are providing accessible, culturally appropriate care to regional and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through their ‘Heal Your Skin Burn Here’ portable video device.
Funded by the Fiona Wood Foundation, 500 easy to use, portable devices have been provided to Aboriginal Medical Services across the state to provide remote patients an audio-visual Welcome to Country and orientation to the FSH State Adults Burns Service, prior to their arrival.
Acknowledging the important partnership between the Fiona Wood Foundation and the FSH Burns service led by Professor Fiona Wood, Acting FSFHG Executive Director Luke Dix said the device is the result of collaboration and research between Aboriginal community members, FSH Aboriginal health officers, social workers, and the burns team.
“Every day, our multi-disciplinary teams come together to share knowledge and expertise for the common goal of helping those in our care to improve the patient experience and their health outcomes,” Luke said.
“We are proud of the partnerships we have at FSH that benefit our community and it is through collaborations like that with the Fiona Wood Foundation that initiatives like the ‘Heal Your Skin Burn Here’ device come about.”
Professor Fiona Wood said while we are privileged to have one of the best public health systems in the world, access to timely information remains critical—especially in our remote Aboriginal communities.
“Thanks to the incredible support of the community, the Fiona Wood Foundation has been able to drive initiatives like the portable videos, ensuring access to information that is culturally appropriate reaches those who need it most,” Prof Wood said.
“When we empower our Indigenous communities with the right information, communicated in the right way, we can strive to close the gap and improve outcomes for all.”
March 20 is National Close the Gap Day, and the South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) are proud of their Aboriginal Health Strategy which partners with community and consumers in the design and delivery of health services to Aboriginal people.
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