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From:
Adrian Bernecich, Media Officer, Mercy Health
Date:
Tuesday 5 August
Mercy Hospital for Women radiologist wins national award to further important research
Yvonne Ho will travel to China next month to research ways of improving the communication of
patient scans and X-rays in Australia.
The Mercy Hospital for Women radiologist has been announced as a recipient of a 2014 Australia
Award, which will fund her trip to China in September to study teleradiology practices in major
hospitals for expatriates.
Teleradiology focuses on the electronic transmission of radiological images, such as X-rays, CT
scans, and MRIs, to various locations, to be studied by radiologists and physicians.
As a radiologist and nuclear medicine specialist, Dr Ho uses cutting-edge, non-invasive imaging
techniques. She has contributed positively to workforce and to medical imaging availability
internationally. She hopes to further develop her skills and experience as part of this trip.
Dr Ho said that China has “huge numbers of patients there so it will be interesting to see how they do
it (teleradiology).’’ By being able to transmit information by teleradiology, “problems relating to
distance will now mean nothing’’.
The Australia Awards are international scholarships and fellowships funded by the Federal
Government for global leaders to undertake study, research and professional development abroad.
Dr Yvonne Ho’s achievements:
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Inducted into the 2013 Victorian Honour Roll of Women.
First Australian woman of Asian heritage qualified as a radiologist and nuclear medicine
specialist.
The first Victorian woman qualified as a radiologist and nuclear medicine specialist.
Pioneered the Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists’
radiodiagnosis training beyond its traditional boundaries to Singapore
Pivotal in introducing Positron Emission Tomography – Computed Tomography (PET-CT)
imaging to Singapore
Established Charteris Music School which has innovated instrumental music education,
offering exciting programs to children and adults.
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