Case Studies
Back pain hybrid model aims to ease hospital bed pressure
The Back@Home trial will test a hybrid virtual and in-person care model for adults 65 years and older who have been admitted to hospital with back pain. [ + ]
Preserving paediatric data beyond the point of care
A clinician-led, research-driven program for the care of babies and children seeks to securely preserve high-fidelity physiological data beyond the bedside. [ + ]
Nurse-led infection control training program
A healthcare protective solutions supplier has targeted infection prevention gaps in hospitals and aged care through free face-to-face training. [ + ]
Fear of cancer recurrence clinical pathway
The evidence-based clinical pathway for identifying and managing fear of cancer recurrence includes practical guidance, videos and culturally diverse case studies. [ + ]
Eureka Prize-winning discovery affects one in four women worldwide
This year's Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research went to the Women's Microbiome Innovation Group. [ + ]
Mandatory VR violence training for nursing students
UTS, in partnership with a Sydney-based immersive learning company, plans to make aggression and violence prevention training mandatory for its nursing students. [ + ]
Pulse technology promises an atrial fibrillation treatment upgrade
A private hospital has been using pulse technology that has promise to treat Australia's most common type of heart rhythm disorder and reduce patient medications. [ + ]
Surgical robot expands its scope of procedures
After assisting 100 Sunshine Coast Health patients, the Da Vinci surgical robot is now being used in more types of procedures. [ + ]
National Pain Alliance launched to advocate for chronic pain
To advocate for chronic pain to be formally recognised within national health data and policy frameworks, a new National Pain Alliance has been launched. [ + ]
AdPha partners with Therapeutic Guidelines to deliver obesity clinical guidance
A strategic partnership between Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) and Therapeutic Guidelines will see a new clinical resource, ObesiD, made available from today. [ + ]
WA healthcare professionals gain workplace-specific courses
St John WA has expanded its training offering for healthcare professionals, including new courses in advanced life support and IV/O and blood collection. [ + ]
REDFEB highlights the impacts of chronic stress on the heart
February is Heart Research Australia's heart disease awareness month, REDFEB, and the effects of chronic stress is one area it's raising awareness about this year. [ + ]
Patients co-design invasive heart surgery monitoring clinical trial
Patients and their families have co-designed a clinical trial to determine if invasive devices used to monitor cardiac function during and after surgery help or harm. [ + ]
Remote laundries target preventable disease in NT communities
A new community laundry has launched in Borroloola, part of a program seeking to curb preventable disease in remote Northern Territory communities. [ + ]
Eye care partnership looks to support First Nations optometrists
A new scholarship initiative will support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander optometrists or optometry students to attend leading national conferences. [ + ]
