Episode 34 Synopsis

A Positive Place 
Ten years ago, HIV was a death sentence. Today, it is a manageable, chronic illness. The HIV nurses from Fairfield House talk about the enormous changes in their field.
 Duration: Approx 7 mins
 Location: Fairfield House, The Alfred, VIC 

Dialysis Central 
The Renal Unit at Alice Springs deals with one of the sickest populations in Australia. The Unit’s nurses talk about life and kidney failure in the desert.
 Duration: Approx 7 mins
 Location: Alice Springs Hospital, NT 

Blood and Bone 
We meet a team of nurses who discuss the realties of working in a bone marrow transplant ward. 
Duration: Approx 7 mins
 Location: Royal Perth Hospital, WA

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