Industry News
Cultural safety training survey closes soon
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is calling on feedback to assist in the development of resources to strengthen cultural safety training and support services. [ + ]
Advanced digital diagnostics feature at new Westmead facility
Westmead Health Precinct's Central Acute Services Building features cutting-edge, digital imaging-enabled operating theatres and expanded imaging services. [ + ]
Device blocks the pain of shots
ShotBlocker is a non-invasive solution that has been shown to reduce or remove pain in 93.2% of users at half the cost of topical freezing sprays and anaesthetic creams. [ + ]
CSIRO releases Junk Food Analyser
To help Australians improve their diets, CSIRO has launched a free online tool to provide the community with a greater understanding of their discretionary food intake. [ + ]
RMIT researchers develop nanothin superbug killer
The coating could be used on wound dressings and implants to prevent and treat potentially deadly bacterial and fungal infections. [ + ]
AstraZeneca vaccine myths debunked
Australians are being reminded that a causal relationship between blood clotting and adenovirus vector-based vaccines has still not been established, and that — should it be — the risk remains far lower than that of common medications. [ + ]
FreshLeaf reveals medicinal cannabis report
The product, pricing and patient analysis found that, over the last six months, intense medicinal cannabis product competition has kept downward pressure on prices. [ + ]
New adrenaline autoinjectors give choice to Australians with allergies
The approval means that Australians weighing 60 kg and over living with anaphylaxis can now access a 500 mcg adrenaline autoinjector dose. [ + ]
Pfizer preferred for <50s due to AstraZeneca blood clot risk
The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be the preferred choice for Australians under the age of 50, due to rare but serious blood clotting side effects. [ + ]
Joint venture sets sights on hygiene innovation tech
Avalon Robotics — a joint venture between Avalon SteriTech and SoftBank Robotics Group — will focus on developing innovative products and technologies that benefit public health and wellbeing. [ + ]
Survey says most Australians will get COVID vaccine
The 65+ group was the most interested in vaccine protection, with more than three out of four individuals over the age of 65 planning to get vaccinated. [ + ]
Vaccinate the globe or pay, warns Oxfam
Oxfam has warned that wealthy countries must facilitate cheaper mass-produced COVID-19 vaccines to protect every person in the world to avert an economic catastrophe. [ + ]
HESTA Awards finalists revealed
The 2021 HESTA Australian Nursing and Midwifery Awards honour the work of nurses and midwives to protect their communities during the coronavirus pandemic. [ + ]
RMHC Sydney unveils upgraded hospital family room
The Ronald McDonald Family Room is intended to offer a home away from home within the hospital, away from the clinical environment of wards. [ + ]
New cell-based flu vaccine to be rolled out this month
This winter, for the first time, a new cell-based flu vaccine will be introduced in Australia, in a bid to boost the efficacy rates of national immunisation programs. [ + ]