Articles
Shaping better meals for older Australians
Launched in July, Shapes of Goodness is a range of texture-modified food — crafted to be delicious, nutritious, and safe and easy to swallow. [ + ]
A Day in the Life of Registered Nurse Eloise Forster
Registered Nurse, Eloise Forster shares her day at the Sandringham Hospital Emergency Room. [ + ]
Speech therapy: overcoming service delivery challenges in rural settings
Residents of rural and remote Australia often experience disadvantages and inequalities when it comes to healthcare access and delivery. [ + ]
What has COVID-19 taught us about infection prevention and control?
There is nothing like a one-in-100-year pandemic to expose cracks in an infection prevention and control (IPC) strategy. [ + ]
Infection prevention and control in virtual healthcare settings
Shortly after welcoming the arrival of her second child, Kelly Evans'* blissful 'post-birth bubble' burst, much earlier than she had imagined. [ + ]
Scientists targeted with "pandemic levels of abuse"
Around 1 in 5 Australian scientists have said they experienced death threats and/or threats of physical or sexual violence after speaking to the media about COVID-19. [ + ]
Fast-tracking medical device development
Neo-Bionica, a joint venture between The Bionics Institute and The University of Melbourne, is an end-to-end medical device prototype development facility, recently launched in Melbourne. [ + ]
Sparking innovation in cancer research
Professor Mark Dawson's research has identified novel therapeutic strategies for several cancers and has helped to establish clinical trials with epigenetic therapies. [ + ]
In Conversation with Dr Brett Shannon
John Monash scholar Dr Brett Shannon tells us about his work to improve occupational health outcomes for Indigenous and vulnerable populations. [ + ]
Sepsis in the spotlight
The National Sepsis Program aims to improve sepsis outcomes for Australians by increasing awareness and recognition of sepsis, supporting clinicians, consumers and health service organisations. [ + ]
Virtual care — beyond the pandemic
Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, how do we maintain the momentum in virtual care that is transforming our health system? [ + ]
Why self-compassion is vital for medical professionals
It was a sunny autumn day in April 2020 when the reality of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was starting to hit home in Australia. [ + ]
How technology is changing maternity care
What a time to be in health care. With the rise of personalised care, home monitoring and telehealth, specifically, during the pandemic, we are witnessing a transformation in the way doctors and nurses interact with and care for patients. [ + ]
Three critical ways to keep your data healthy
Working with large datasets, the health industry has embraced artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve challenges in everything from patient care, medical imaging, diagnosis to genetic analysis and drug research and development. [ + ]
Relief for the frontline
While two-thirds of Australians have been working from home since the beginning of the pandemic, a large number of healthcare workers have been putting themselves at risk on the frontline, working extended hours and taking on a greater workload, to ensure health and safety of all of us. [ + ]
