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Burns units need to cater for Indigenous kids
Date of Posting: 12-11-2019
Aboriginal liaison workers in burn units, and greater cultural competence by clinicians in health services, are urgently needed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander burns patients who have the highest burn injury rates of all Australians. Res Read More...
Evidence-based guidelines for physios treating cancer patients and survivors
Last Updated: 12-11-2019
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has released a new set of guidelines which highlight the importance of exercise in combatting the effects of cancer treatment and improving survival rates. The new guidelines follow the convention by Read More...
Tasmania aged care centre put budget outcomes ahead of people
Date of Posting: 12-11-2019
The royal commission into aged care has heard two Southern Cross Care facilities placed budget outcomes ahead of residents' care. At an aged care facility on Tasmania's northwest coast, Brian Harvey would often sit in pain for 90 minutes o Read More...
Postgraduate training key for mental health nurses
Last Updated: 08-11-2019
As funding of mental health programs increases, demand for skilled nurses will rise and as a result, there is an accelerating need for a skilled mental health workforce in Australia. However, developing an informed, flexible and skilled nursing workf Read More...
Workforce challenges that impact the continuity of healthcare in NT communities
Date of Posting: 08-11-2019
East Arnhem South is a region that covers several communities including Alyangula, Umbakumba and Angurugu (Groote Eylandt), Milyakburra (Bickerton Island) and Numbulwar (Mainland community). There is a Primary Healthcare (PHC) centre within each c Read More...
The key to rural aged care: pay and more training
Last Updated: 08-11-2019
A three-day hearing of the aged care royal commission in Mudgee, in the NSW central west, is examining aged care in rural and remote communities. Aged care providers in rural and remote communities would be better equipped to provide safe and qual Read More...
Having a baby at a birth centre is as safe as hospital but results in less intervention
Last Updated: 08-11-2019
Having a baby at a birth centre is as safe as giving birth in hospital, according to our research, published today in the journal BMJ Open. Women who give birth in a birth centre are also less likely to undergo unnecessary interventio Read More...
Scientists have discovered a new subtype of HIV
Date of Posting: 08-11-2019
Scientists have discovered a new HIV strain in central Africa but an Australian expert says there's no cause for alarm around existing drugs and tests. Scientists have discovered a new subtype of HIV with an Australian expert saying there was Read More...
How to stay fit into your 60s and beyond
Last Updated: 07-11-2019
Ageing is inevitable and is influenced by many things – but keeping active can slow ageing and increase life expectancy. Evidence shows that ageing alone is not a cause of major problems until you are in your mid-90s. And strength, powe Read More...
Australia's rural doctors speak up to boost regional health services
Date of Posting: 07-11-2019
A national study has found that longer rural doctor postings and more rural training positions are needed to provide regional areas with the right doctor, at the right time and in the right place. Rural doctors, supervisors and trainees took part Read More...
Date of Posting: 07-11-2019
The AASW welcomes the interim report on mental health by the Productivity Commission, and its emphasis on schools as places where young people’s mental health concerns can be addressed early and effectively. AASW National President Christine Read More...
The app by young entrepreneurs connecting rural men with GPs was launched
Date of Posting: 07-11-2019
Men living in rural Australia are turning to a phone app to talk to GPs about sensitive health issues like hair loss, mental health and sexual problems. The problem had played on Ty's mind for three years.[subscribe] Online ads promising so Read More...
Australian researchers have created a nanotechnology for pain relief
Date of Posting: 06-11-2019
Australian researchers have created a nanoparticle that could help painkillers pinpoint and target the source of pain which could reduce the need for opioids. Australian researchers have harnessed nanotechnology to improve painkillers' ability Read More...
More than 50 people have been struck down with gastroenteritis at Qld resort
Date of Posting: 06-11-2019
Tests are being carried out at Queensland's Tangalooma Resort after bacteria in the water caused staff and guests to be struck down with gastro. More than 50 people have been struck down with gastroenteritis at one of southeast Queensland' Read More...
New Zealand's newest physiotherapy school is working for students
Date of Posting: 04-11-2019
When Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) developed New Zealand’s first new physiotherapy programme in 45 years, it presented an exciting opportunity to deliver a future-focussed qualification to improve healthcare within our communities. Read More...
According to survey, majority of NSW medics and nurses rate highly
Last Updated: 04-11-2019
About three-quarters of patients admitted to one of NSW's 77 public hospitals in 2018 said they would rate the care of their doctors and nurses as "very good". A survey of more than 17,800 people admitted to one of NSW's 77 publi Read More...
A bill to reform South Australia's abortion laws will be presented to state parliament
Date of Posting: 04-11-2019
As SA remains the last state in the nation to decriminalise abortion, hundreds have rallied to give local MPs a push to support bills before parliament. A bill to reform South Australia's abortion laws will be presented to state parliament ear Read More...
Nursing takes Holmesglen students to Canada
Date of Posting: 01-11-2019
Apart from being asked if she had a pet kangaroo, Holmesglen nursing student Madison Banfield found her recent exchange to a Canadian college exciting and educational. Madison, 27, of Patterson Lakes, and Melissa Bell, 21, of Somerville, spent thr Read More...
Peak psychiatry body welcomes inquiry's focus on workforce shortages
Date of Posting: 01-11-2019
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) welcomes the comprehensive draft report of the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into mental health which identifies key areas for reform in Australia’s mental health Read More...
Pig-product seizures from Australian airports tested positive to African Swine Fever fragments
Date of Posting: 31-10-2019
Almost half of tested pig-product seizures from Australian airports over a two-week period tested positive to African Swine Fever fragments, authorities say. Fragments of the potentially devastating African Swine Fever virus have been discovered i Read More...
Victoria wants the federal government to legislate minimum staffing in aged care centres
Date of Posting: 31-10-2019
Victoria has made a submission to the royal commission into aged care calling on the federal government to legislate minimum staffing for better patient care. Victoria wants the federal government to legislate minimum staffing in aged care centres Read More...
5 Reasons why workplaces should offer meditation
Last Updated: 31-10-2019
Many employers are often looking for ways to create a happy and peaceful workplace and boost motivation and productivity without maxing out their budget. However, many benefits cost businesses large sums of money to be able to offer and run the se Read More...
Only 2 in 3 physios provide 'recommended care', but that's still higher than medicine
Last Updated: 31-10-2019
When people visit a GP clinic or hospital in Australia or the United States, they receive the recommended care around 55-57% of the time. Recommended care means they get the tests or treatments that evidence-based guidelines say a pat Read More...
Training GPs to help people tackle alcohol and other drug use
Date of Posting: 30-10-2019
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is boosting the skills of GPs so that they can better address alcohol and other drug use in their communities. Under the $7.9 million initiative funded by the Federal Government, the RA Read More...
New Abortion Online Service launched in Australia
Date of Posting: 30-10-2019
A new nationwide Tele-Abortion service has just been launched at www.abortiononline.com.au, in answer to the major gap in professional abortion service accessibility right across Australia. Abortion Online is an initiative of Dr Emma Boulton, the Read More...
Parents are being urged to discuss organ donation with their children
Date of Posting: 30-10-2019
Most parents would consider donating their own and their child's organs but have not put themselves on the official register. Parents are being urged to discuss organ donation with their children, as a poll shows just one in four have re Read More...
A national salmonella outbreak widens
Date of Posting: 30-10-2019
Health authorities have issued an urgent recall of frozen microwave meals by CORE Powerfoods as a national Salmonella outbreak widens. A national Salmonella outbreak has widened with at least 15 Queenslanders now infected after consuming frozen mi Read More...
Sydneysiders are taking more cocaine than anyone else in the country
Date of Posting: 28-10-2019
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission has been testing sewage facilities for drugs, finding cocaine use is highest in Sydney. Drug testing of 52 sewage plants across Australia has found cocaine consumption is higher in New South Wales th Read More...
Physio Pitchfest picks Pronosupinator as winner
Last Updated: 28-10-2019
The Physiotherapy Research Foundation’s Physio Pitchfest announced Brodwen McBain from the Upper Limb Co as the winner of the Judges’ Award for The Pronosupinator. Funded by the Physiotherapy Research Foundation, Physio Pit Read More...
Parents left in the cold when it comes to kids with autism
Date of Posting: 24-10-2019
First-line health professionals must vastly improve their communication and engagement with parents if they are to help address the growing prevalence of autism among children, say researchers from the University of South Australia. Undertaking a Read More...
New hope for people with diabetes
Date of Posting: 24-10-2019
A new discovery has the potential to slow the progression of kidney disease in people with diabetes. Researchers from Monash University’s Central Clinical School in Australia have found that a drug that has already been tested on other infla Read More...
Men say it's not masculine to talk about body image concerns
Date of Posting: 24-10-2019
Many males think talking about body dissatisfaction is socially undesirable and associate it with a sense of shame, a University of Queensland study has found. UQ School of Psychology PhD candidate Beth O’Gorman said the findings highlight t Read More...
Fast food leads to slow testosterone
Date of Posting: 21-10-2019
Obese men hoping to sire children beware! Obesity is known to be associated with impaired testicular function, potentially resulting in androgen deficiency and sub-fertility. Now it is clear that fast food meals consumed by obese or overweight men Read More...
Study in rats suggests special occasion drinking during pregnancy may cause harm
Date of Posting: 21-10-2019
Research from The University of Queensland suggests even small amounts of alcohol consumed during pregnancy could cause insulin-resistance in male rat offspring. The study mimicked 'special occasion drinking', such as a family barbeque or Read More...
New evidence on the mistreatment of women during childbirth
Date of Posting: 21-10-2019
New evidence from a World Health Organization (WHO)-led study in four countries shows more than one-third of women experience mistreatment during childbirth in health facilities. The study, led by Dr Meghan Bohren from the University of Melb Read More...
Pharmacists can help protect vulnerable older Australians
Date of Posting: 21-10-2019
One hundred and sixteen aged care residents are hospitalised every day in Australia due to medication errors which could be prevented by expanding the role of pharmacists in the provision of health care for vulnerable older Australians, according to Read More...
Burden of knee osteoarthritis costs predicted to almost double to $370 million
Date of Posting: 21-10-2019
Public health measures to reduce obesity rates would help slow the rising burden of costs associated with knee osteoarthritis, projected to almost double to $370 million by 2038. That’s the view of University of Otago researchers Professor H Read More...
Australians with cystic fibrosis will get cheaper drugs
Date of Posting: 21-10-2019
The price of cystic fibrosis medications will be dramatically reduced for some patients and their families thanks to federal government subsidies. Over 1400 Australians with cystic fibrosis will be able to buy medications at a significantly reduce Read More...
Vulnerable Victorians living in care are increasingly being abused, neglected and assaulted
Date of Posting: 18-10-2019
The abuse, neglect and assault of vulnerable Victorians living in mental health centres, residential and disability services is on the rise, a report reveals. Vulnerable Victorians living in care are increasingly being abused, neglected and assaul Read More...
Osteopathy Australia launches eLearning
Date of Posting: 17-10-2019
Osteopathy Australia is launching a new e-learning portal on Monday the 21st of October, with specially-designed up to date courses written by some of the top people in allied health. Seven courses will be launched initially, with many more to be Read More...
