Nicola Roxon appointed AIHW Chair
11 September, 2023The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's report has shown that while Australians benefit from record high employment and continued flexibility to work from home, the global cost of living shock is having an impact on households.
CSIRO launches free program for health and medtech sector
17 May, 2023Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, has launched a free program to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to develop new products and services.
Standards and interoperability education at MedInfo 2023
24 March, 2023Sydney will host MedInfo 2023 at the International Convention Centre from 8–12 July 2023, where the theme will be 'The future is accessible'.
Psychedelic-assisted therapy training for prescribers, assistants
21 February, 2023In response to Australia's approval of MDMA and psilocybin use in therapy, Canadian training provider ATMA will offer training to Australia's psychiatrists.
New tool connects planetary health concepts with patient care
09 November, 2022A new teaching resource will connect the dots between foundational medical learning and the clinical effects of climate change.
Aeromedical retrieval education aids clinical practice
24 October, 2022Senior doctors and nurses recently engaged in a residential workshop in aeromedical retrieval to enhance their clinical practice.
SHPA announces PharmCare Conference 2023
21 October, 2022SHPA announces a new conference for accredited, embedded and general practice pharmacists leading patient-centred care. 2–4 March 2023, in Hobart, Tasmania.
Plan to support digital capability in health workforce
18 October, 2022The Capability Action Plan (CAP) is designed to support Australia's health workforce to continue to develop the skills required to deliver the best care.
Conversational AI employed to teach clinicians empathy
13 October, 2022Conversational AI is being used to build virtual patients that will teach medical students how to be empathetic, as part of a University of Auckland research project.
Regional SA campus delivers new Bachelor of Midwifery
28 September, 2022Students in South Australia's Eyre Peninsula and northern regions will benefit from greater access to specialist midwifery training from 2023.
Achieving a skilled foodservice workforce
23 June, 2021 by Andrew Thomson, Think ST SolutionsA framework for learning in the workplace has been designed for foodservice organisations as an effective way to achieve a skilled and capable workforce.
RACGP program to boost critical health research
21 January, 2021The RACGP 2021 Academic Post program aims to promote general practice research, and sees participants completing a research project with support from a university.
Toolkit targets secondary osteoporotic fractures
30 September, 2020Primary care physicians can now access a comprehensive educational toolkit containing practical resources to help identify, assess and manage patients at risk of fractures.
Australian Healthcare Week postponed
23 March, 2020Despite record numbers of pre-registered attendees and the largest number of confirmed exhibitors in the event's history, the difficult decision has been made to reschedule Australian Healthcare Week 2020.
Game plan for the future of healthcare facilities
03 July, 2019This year's IHEA conference will look at trends in emerging technologies which are impacting on operational requirements of Healthcare Services.
