Articles
Simulation Training Could Address Shortfall in Surgery Educators
Stimulation training in basic surgical procedures could address the future shortfall in educators, according to an article in the latest issue of the ANZ Journal of Surgery. [ + ]
Care Opinion Launches New Website
Care Opinion, an independent site where stories about care experiences are shared anonymously, has recently launched with Multicap, Cerebral palsy Qld and Health Options Australia. [ + ]
Medical Leadership and Management
Effective medical leadership is recognised as essential for improving the performance of health services and enhancing the well being of patients and the quality of outcomes. A growing body of literature has also argued that medical leadership plays an integral part in the success and effectiveness of organisational change in the health sector (Ham, 2003). [ + ]
Designing A Hospital That's Out Of The Box
When the first sod of soil was turned at the site of Box Hill Hospital in Melbourne in November 2011, it marked the beginning of a $447.5 million redevelopment project to replace and expand the existing 1950’s facility to ensure it would meet the current and future needs of the local community. [ + ]
The Pain Management Challenge of Residential Aged Care
When someone is considering residential aged care, either for themselves or a family member, access to quality health care is usually high on the agenda. However, even with the best of care, chronic pain – which is usually complex and occurs in one in three people aged over 651 – is often not well managed in residential care, and in some cases may be overlooked completely. [ + ]
Immunotherapy: The Key to Revolutionising Cancer Treatment
Immunotherapy is the rich new frontier revolutionising cancer treatment - harnessing the natural powers of the immune system to fight disease, writes Professor Mark Smyth, head of the Immunology in Cancer and Infection Laboratory at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. [ + ]
Médecins Sans Frontières - Delivery Emergency Medical Aid Globally
This year marks the twenty year anniversary of Médecins Sans Frontières Australia. From our humble beginnings in 1994, to our enormous response to the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, or our current work in Ebola stricken West Africa, we have delivered emergency medical aid to those most in need. [ + ]
Architecture Students Design Neonatal Centre in PNG
University of Melbourne architecture students have designed and built a neonatal centre in Papua New Guinea (PNG) that addresses the unique challenges of the region. [ + ]
Global Life Expectancy Increased, But Not For Sub-Saharan Africa
An analysis from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2013 has found that global life expectancy increased by 5.8 years in men and 6.6 years in women between 1990 and 2013. [ + ]
Cancer Report Highlights need to Address Disparities in Treatment Outcomes
Cancer Council Australia CEO Professor Ian Olver says the new cancer report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Cancer in Australia 2014, highlights the urgent need to address disparities in treatment outcomes. [ + ]
Laparascopic Surgery Is Comparable To Open Surgery
A study published in BJU International has found that long-term survival rates following laparoscopic surgery for bladder cancer are comparable to those of open surgery. [ + ]
Pharmacists In WA Can Now Give Vaccinations
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed the Western Australian Government's decision to allow pharmacists to administer influenza vaccine without prescription in accordance with the pharmacist vaccination code. [ + ]
Dementia Forum Report Released
Victoria's Assistant Minister for Social Service The Hon Mitch Fifield has released the first report from the Ministerial Dementia Forum Dementia Care - Core Business for Aged Care. [ + ]
National Health Performance Authority Updates
The National Health Performance Authority (NHPA) has published several updates, including the interactive maps on MyHealthy Communities to include boundaries for Primary Health Networks (PHN). [ + ]