Articles
Royal Melbourne Hospital Manages Its Assets
Royal Melbourne Hospital has adopted the Hardcat software in its overhaul of an ageing asset management system, leading to reduced equipment downtime and improved administrative processes (such as integration of the never-ending trail of paperwork). [ + ]
Intracellular Microlasers to Track Cancer Migration
Intracellular microlasers - or microscopic lasers introduced into the interior of live cells - could perhaps be used to track cancer cells as they move throughout the body. At least, that’s the hope thanks to a study published in Nature Photonics, which described the study of lasers tracking white blood cells through animals’ bodies for a number of days. [ + ]
It's Digital Health Week
This week we are attending the Health Informatics Society of Australia's (HISA) annual conference in Brisbane, HIC2015. [ + ]
Remind Me Again, How Can Companies Patent Breast Cancer Genes?
Luigi Palombi, Murdoch University [ + ]
Nominate Your Colleagues for the ACHS Safety & Quality Awards
Do you know someone who is an advocate for the promotion of quality and safety in healthcare in Australia? Nominations for the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards 2015 ACHS Medal are now open. [ + ]
Asthma Gene Identified
Clinical trials will soon take place in Brisbane to test whether a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could be useful in treating asthma. This comes after scientists at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute found that a gene previously thought to have an anti-inflammatory effect, or no immune effect at all, is actually more likely to increase inflammation in people with asthma and allergies. [ + ]
MERS Leaves South Korea, Suspected in UK
After more than two months from its first reported case, South Korea is ready to declare itself safe from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). [ + ]
Improved Gastric Banding Device Developed
Current gastric banding devices use elastic in their function in nutritional modulation for bariatrics, ingestible electronics for diagnosis and monitoring, and gastric-retentive dosage forms for prolonged drug delivery. They have to be tough to survive the acid encountered in the stomach, yet flexible so they can be manipulated through the oesophagus and other narrow parts of the digestive system. [ + ]
What You Should Expect From Your GP
Max Kamien, University of Western Australia [ + ]
Improvement Needed in Hospital Antimicrobial Prescription
The National Antimicrobial Prescribing Practice: results of the 2014 National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey report was released by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care and the National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Victoria. It summarises the results of a voluntary annual audit of 248 hospitals (197 public and 51 private) from across Australia and resulted in a data set of almost 20,000 prescriptions. [ + ]
A New Test for Assessing Suicide Risk
The Suicidal Affect Behaviour Cognition Scale (SABCS) is a more accurate predictor of suicidality than other methods, and has the potential to save lives, according to its developer psychology researcher Dr Keith Harris. [ + ]
Micro-Laparoscopy Tool Developed for Trans-Cranial Neurosurgery
Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee have developed a revolutionary device for performing endoscopic surgery using a device based on needlescopic or micro-laparoscopy tools which allows transnasal brain surgery. [ + ]
