This website has been developed by the Central Adelaide Local Health Network Surgery Program to help people get fit for surgery so they recover well. It is part of the project "Community-based prehabilitation to improve surgery outcomes" which is proudly supported by
The Hospital Research Foundation Group.
We welcome any feedback and suggested improvements to this site.
Project Team

Prof Jane Andrews
Project Lead
Gastroenterologist and Medical Lead Surgery 3
Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Dr Jackie Yeoh
GP Liaison Officer
Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Dr Ecushla Linedale
Deputy CEO and Program Manager
Health Translation SA

Ellie Bills
Clinical Manager
Surgery PreHab Program
Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Anastasia Dimopoulos
Administration
Surgery PreHab Program
Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Mandy Nolan
Operations Manager Surgery Program
Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Vicki Hume
Interim Program Director Surgery Program
Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Kirri Riley
Website Designer
Data Validation Officer
Elective Surgery Strategy Team
Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Sharyn Coles
Consumer Representative
Additional Content Experts
Lesley Thomas
Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
CALHN
Rhiannon Crane
Acting Director – Nutrition & Dietetics
Allied Health Lead - Acute & Urgent Care CALHN
Jane Bollen
Primary Healthcare Nurse Consultant
BMP Consulting
Joanna Matters
Clinical Nurse/Diabetes
CALHN Diabetes Education Service
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
CALHN
Kate Southam
Joint Replacement Nurse Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Services
Royal Adelaide Hospital
CALHN
Assoc. Prof Anne Burke
Co-Director, Psychology
Allied Health Lead – Cancer
CALHN
Shivangi Jog
Acting Head of Unit
Acute General, Trauma and Sarcoma Surgery
Royal Adelaide Hospital
CALHN
Krysten Basford
Occupational Therapist
Orthopaedics/Orthogeriatrics
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
CALHN
Brianna Bates
Acting Director Exercise Physiology & Physiotherapy
Allied Health Lead Specialty Medicine 1
CALHN
Kathryn Collins
Co-Director, Psychology
Allied Health Lead – Cancer
CALHN
Kerry Wakefield
Bariatric & Prehabilitation
Intermediate Care Services
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
CALHN
Melanie Ramsey
Acting Joint Replacement Nurse Consultant
Orthopaedic & Trauma Services
Royal Adelaide Hospital
CALHN