Our Purpose
At Flinders Foundation our purpose is you.
We want you, our community, to live a longer and happier life.
We want you to overcome disease and illness so you can spend more time with the people you love. And while you’re fighting, we want to ease your pain, suffering and concern, and your family’s too.
That’s why every day, our team works to support the leading clinicians and researchers across Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University to deliver better research, treatment and care and ensure they are equipped with the latest technology, in the best environment.
From cancer and mental health, to neonatal care, and everything in between - we’re working together to prevent, cure and care.
Thanks to enormous support from across the community, answers are being uncovered and significant medical breakthroughs at Flinders are having a global impact.
But there’s still such a long way to go. Help bring us closer to life-saving research and patient care.
Because our purpose is you.
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NEWS
Lauren’s pet therapy legacy
The pet therapy program involves Delta Therapy pet – West Highland Terrier, Bonnie, making weekly visits to Statewide Eating Disorder Service at Flinders Medical Centre and Brighton
Lauren’s pet therapy legacy
Lauren Corena was a “pure pet lover”, according to her father Mario.
Lions' Gift of Sight
The Lions Club of Glenside recently donated $24,000 from its regular 'Bookmart' to Flinders Foundation, to help purchase a new surgical device for the South Australian Eye Bank based at Flinders.
Lions' Gift of Sight
The humble second-hand book sale is playing an important part in giving South Australians back the gift of sight.
Flinders Foundation Health Seed Grant Round 2018/19 Now Open
Thanks to your generous donations, wonderful corporate partners, and attendance at events like the Pink Yellow Blue Ball, Lightsview Ride Like Crazy and Cycle Cambodia to Cure Cancer, Flinders Foundation is proud to offer a research grant round to give researchers a kick start on their way to the next medical breakthrough.
Flinders Foundation Health Seed Grant Round 2018/19 Now Open
Flinders Foundation Health Seed Grants – supporting researchers across the Flinders Medical Precinct
Cycling for a Cure
The 10-member team, many of whom have lost a loved one or have their own personal cancer story, joined Flinders Foundation CEO Amanda Shiell and cycled 340km over 7 days in March 2017 - often over rough terrain, through hot and humid conditions, and through mud and rain.
Cycling for a Cure
An unforgettable cycling adventure through Cambodia has raised almost $57,000 for cancer research at the Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer.
Emergency Department Eye Care Boost
Thousands of patients presenting at Flinders Medical Centre’s Emergency Department (ED) each year with eye problems will now receive improved and faster eye examinations thanks to new equipment purchased with your support.
Emergency Department Eye Care Boost
improved and faster eye examinations thanks to new equipment purchased with your support
Tour De Cure Update 2018
As a surgical registrar in Germany, Dr Anne-Sophie Mehdorn sees the impacts of cancer on patients and their families every day.
Tracking cancer with liquid biopsies
A Flinders Foundation grant is enabling Flinders researchers to trial a new liquid biopsy sample in the hope it will give them a head start in tracking and monitoring tumours.
Tracking cancer with liquid biopsies
Flinders researchers are trying to get a head start in tracking and monitoring tumours.
Cancer literacy for new migrants
In what is believed to be an Australian first, an innovative Flinders research project will see migrants enrolled in English as a Second Language (ESL) classes receive cancer awareness and prevention messaging in tandem with English language instruction, thanks to a Flinders Foundation seeding grant.
Cancer literacy for new migrants
Innovative program to Improve cancer literacy, prevention and early detection.
Family indebted to life-saving unit
Tasia Douvos was the first ever liver transplant recipient in South Australia. Her family have never forgotten the staff and specialists at Flinders who saved her life.
Family indebted to life-saving unit
25 years ago Tasia Douvos received the first ever liver transplant in South Australia.
New prostate cancer probes
Flinders Foundation raised $70,000 during its June 2017 Prostate Cancer Appeal to purchase two endocavity bi-plane transducer probes for the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network Urology Service.
New prostate cancer probes
More accurate diagnosis for men with suspected prostate cancer.