Articles
Harnessing light to benefit our hospitals
The artificial light in workplaces, in homes and on mobile, computer and television screens can have serious implications on sleep quality and general health. [ + ]
Why health care must prioritise data protection
The Australian Cyber Security Centre has raised concerns in regard to healthcare providers being increasingly targeted by COVID-19-themed ransomware attacks. [ + ]
When a basin becomes the difference between life and death
After significant research and development, Gentec has launched a range of healthcare basins specifically designed to prevent infections by offsetting the drain hole. [ + ]
Towards zero lives lost to blood cancer
The National Strategic Action Plan for Blood Cancer aims to unite Australia towards the goal of zero lives lost to blood cancer by 2035. [ + ]
Operating theatre ventilation system design
Airborne-related contamination control offers one area that could play a much larger role in reducing the rate of hosptial-acquired infections. [ + ]
Summing up health costs of the last bushfire season
Australian researchers have found that the 2019–2020 bushfire season racked up smoke-related health costs of around $1.95 billion. [ + ]
Robots: the new consumer truth serum
The role of honesty when it comes to our health cannot be underplayed and is of far greater importance than social truth. [ + ]
Mobile devices: modernising and improving quality of health care
More than 95% of physicians and bedside nurses are expected to use mobile devices in some capacity by 2022. [ + ]
Creating reliable and informative video content for patients
We know that most patients will Google everything, so why not give them trustworthy and reliable content that they can watch? [ + ]
Passing the digital health baton with confidence and certainty
Service Registration Assistant is a digital tool that allows healthcare providers to update the whole network in just one place when staff or contact details change. [ + ]
The state of safety and security in Australia's hospitals
Digital systems that support safety and security-promoting behaviours are needed to ensure safety and security for practitioners, visitors and patients. [ + ]
Report finds high use of antimicrobials in major cities
Sustained high use of antimicrobial medicines has been demonstrated in a five-year trend report released by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. [ + ]
Australian volunteers wanted for eating disorders study
Australian researchers are calling for more than 3500 volunteers to enrol in a study investigating genetic predisposition to three complex eating disorders. [ + ]
Report reveals burden of non-melanoma skin cancer
A new report has revealed the unseen burden of non-melanoma skin cancer in Australia. [ + ]
RHH opens medical hyperbaric chamber
The Royal Hobart Hospital recently opened its new Department of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, featuring a state-of-the-art dual-capability hyperbaric chamber. [ + ]
