Adelaide
ECCA Adelaide at Burnside Hospital
ECCA Adelaide is now decentralized and serviced through the various specialists rooms. ECCA is located at the centres listed in the contacts section of the website. Conveniently located just minutes from the city, the centres offer modern facilities. Our professional and friendly team offers consulting, treatment and counselling services tailored to meet the specific needs of women with endometriosis.
To make an appointment for one of our regular consulting sessions, please call one of the centre’s listed below or leave a detailed message for the Nurse Counselor on (08) 8407 8585 and your call will be answered as soon as possible, alternatively you can email to jane@ecca.com.au . You will need a letter of referral from your general practitioner to see one of our specialist gynaecologists. Private health insurance is not required to attend the centre for a consultation. Should surgery be required, Burnside Private Hospital offers leading-edge theatre facilities, complemented by tastefully appointed private room accommodation. Highly skilled and caring nursing staff provide the highest standard of care within modern facilities, complemented by five-star hospitality.
Burnside’s care and service standards have earned it continuous accreditation by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards since 1985. In conjunction with high calibre visiting medical staff and allied health professionals, Burnside offers a broad range of inpatient, outpatient and same day services with a strong focus on women’s health. Within one convenient location it offers access to specialised clinics including ECCA, the Breast and Cancer Centres, a day chemotherapy unit and one of South Australia’s largest Sleep Disorders Units.
Your Local Specialists
Burnside Hospital
Dr Susan Evans
Dr Neisha Wratten
Dr Jenny Cook
Nurse Counsellor - Jane Marsh
Supported by:
Dietitian
Clinical Psychologists
Practitioner of Chinese Herbal Medicine
Physiotherapist
Accupuncture
Massage Therapist
Dr. Susan Evans
Susan Evans graduated from the University of Tasmania in 1984, winning the Surgery Prize. She worked in Canberra and Ballarat before starting her Obstetrics and Gynaecology training in Adelaide.
In 1995 Susan was awarded the Australian Gynaecological Endoscopy Travelling Fellowship allowing her to study laparoscopic surgery in the United States.
Susan has won the Schering Prize for research twice. She has been in private practice in Adelaide since 1996, and is the author of ‘Endometriosis and other pelvic pain’ published by Lothian Books.
Susan is involved with ECCA Adelaide because it offers a new style in endometriosis treatment. By combining best quality surgery, nurse counsellor care, lifestyle, dietary and herbal therapies we hope to get the best outcome possible for the women we see.
Dr.Neisha Wratten
Neisha graduated in 1984 from the University of Queensland and has trained in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Brisbane, Hobart and Adelaide. During her training she has had the opportunity to work with some of Australia's most talented laparoscopic surgeons.
She has run a successful private practice in Adelaide since 1997 and is happily single having a menagerie of children and animals. Neisha has always been interested in endometriosis having been successfully treated herself in 1987. In private practice, she noticed that she was seeing a significant number of patients with a typical pelvic pain, many of whom had endometriosis, which was often quite severe, requiring the involvement of other surgeons. On hearing of ECCA, she realised the benefits of its multidisciplinary approach to her patients, and particularly the involvement of non-traditional therapies.
Neisha believes that the unique approach of ECCA will enable women with endometriosis to understand their disease and gain control over it, rather than letting the disease control their lives. In the future she hopes that ECCA may provide a framework for a support group so that patients with endometriosis can channel their energies into raising awareness of their distressing condition and support for much-needed research.
Dr.Jenny Cook
Jenny Cook graduated from the University of Sydney in 1992. She has trained in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Sydney and spent two years in England. She has completed a two year Fellowship in Gynaecological Laparoscopy at Flinders Endogynaecology during which time she developed an interest in Endometriosis
In 2003 she was awarded two grants by the Australian Gynaecological Endoscopy society to further her interest in Laparoscopic Surgery. She has published both in Australian and International Journals in the area of Gynaecological Endoscopy.
Jenny is currently employed as a Clinical Lecturer in Gynaecology at Flinders University and is a member of Flinders Endogynaecology. She was appointed as a Consultant Gynaecologist at Flinders Medical Centre in 2003. She also has a successful private practice.
Jenny is involved in ECCA as it offers women with this debilitating disease a holistic approach to treatment by a team of dedicated professionals.
Jane Marsh
Jane Marsh is the Nurse Counsellor with ECCA in Adelaide. After completing her nursing training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1980, she moved to London where she completed an Oncology course at the Royal Marsden Hospital.
Having lived in, and extensively travelled through England, Europe and the USA, Jane returned to Australia and worked in Sydney as an Oncology Nurse Specialist in the community.
Once back in Adelaide she joined the Burnside Hospital as a Registered Nurse in the surgical/medical wards and then as an Oncology Nurse giving chemotherapy. She became a Breast Care Nurse when a dedicated centre opened on the hospital campus. Jane has extensive experience in counselling women facing a health crisis and a strong interest in women’s health. Having suffered endometriosis, Jane understands some of the problems women with this disease face, and is keen to promote the fact that with the appropriate treatment there is good quality of life after endometriosis.
Jane’s role is to provide women suffering from endometriosis with information about available resources and the different treatment options available from a multidisciplinary team. She will also support women throughout the course of their treatment.
Jane is co-author of the book ‘Endometriosis and other pelvic pain'.
Eugenia Mallios
For over 10 years, Eugenia has supported people of all ages in improving their health and well being. Her special interest in women’s health, weight management and food sensitivities is recognised by medical and allied health practitioners. With a strong public health and clinical nutrition background, Eugenia has developed cookbooks and nutrition education resources, and has contributed to national and state public health strategies.
Having graduated from the Flinders University in 1991, she has welcomed opportunities to work in varied settings including private practice, hospitals, community health centres, schools, health agencies and with the food industry. Eugenia is an active member of a number of nutrition societies. Managing a nutrition practice affiliated with the Burnside Hospital and teaching are her current professional focus. A holistic approach to health and empowering people to be active participants in their health underpins Eugenia’s philosophy on both a professional and personal level and she embraces her association with ECCA with pleasure and enthusiasm.
Psychologists
CENTRAL PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES
133 SOUTH TERRACE, ADELAIDE.
Phone: (08) 84102342, Fax: (08)82217155
www.centralpsychserv.com.au
Robyn Freeman
Psychological problems which can arise from Endometriosis and which can be helped by a psychologist include pain, coping with health problems, depression and relationship difficulties. Robyn freeman is a registered psychologist with over ten years experience in private practice. She has worked extensively in the pain and injury fields as well as in women’s psychological health in such areas as eating disorders. Robyn uses a wide array of approaches to treatment for personal difficulties and is a qualified hypnotherapist.
Alexandra Frost
Alexandra Frost is a registered psychologist who brings a varied background to the psychology profession, with a Masters degree in clinical psychology and additional qualifications in family therapy. Alexandra has extensive experience in the public and private sector, having worked with children, adolescents, adults, couples, families and groups across a range of issues. Alexandra provides therapy for managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma, adjusting to illness and disability, managing pain, self-esteem and family issues. Alexandra is available for appointments during business hours and after hours by negotiation, please contact Alex on 0402440607.
Dr. Michele Murphy
Endometriosis is a condition that affects women both physically and psychologically. Some of the psychological effects of endometriosis may include: anxiety, depression, pain, grief, tension in social relationships, effects on sex life, work problems, leisure time issues, infertility, miscarriages, medication issues, addiction, body image issues, effect on one’s identity as a woman and a lack of sense of control.
Michele Murphy is a registered psychologist with ten years of training, which includes: A Doctorate of Psychology, hypnotherapy, family therapy, narrative therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy. Michele’s commitment to continuing education ensures she has a range of knowledge and techniques from which to draw in order to provide the service best suited to each particular client. Clients can also be assured that they are accessing an ethical service that is based on thirteen years of experience and professional training. Michele enjoys her work immensely and her strengths include her ability to be “down to earth” and to speak with people in ways that help them think differently. She works collaboratively with people and uses a gentle style of questioning that invites people to consider issues in ways that often result in a greater sense of well being.