Industry News
Older Australians Taking NSAIDs for Too Long
Research by the University of Sydney has found that older Australians are taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for too long and without sufficient precautions to minimise harmful side-effects. [ + ]
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards Announces New Chief Executive
[caption id="attachment_8602" align="alignright" width="200"] Dr Christine Dennis[/caption] [ + ]
Dental Decay Recognised as a Chronic Disease
Dental decay is a chronic disease. Dentists have always known it. Now the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has confirmed it in their report: Australia’s Health 2014. [ + ]
Bodies Servicing those with Dementia Now in Jeopardy
Aged & Community Services Australia is growing increasingly concerned the Coalition Government will pull funding for aged care programs after it suddenly ceased funding the Dementia and Severe Behaviours Supplement. [ + ]
NACCHO Expresses Concerns on COAG Reform Council Closure
The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) has expressed concern that the COAG Reform Council responsible for monitoring progress towards close the gap targets will close on 30 June. [ + ]
COAG Report Card Shows More Effort Required to Close the Gap
The COAG Reform Council’s final report card shows that governments need to strengthen efforts to improve health outcomes for Indigenous Australians. [ + ]
Sustainable perioperative practices - Reducing, reusing or recycling
Dr Pat Nicholson PhD, RN, RM, has been involved in perioperative nursing for more than 30 years. Dr Nicholson discusses the evidence behind reducing, reusing or recycling in the perioperative setting. [ + ]
A Gum Disease Treatment is Improving Vascular health in Aboriginal Australians
A first of its kind study among Aboriginal Australians has found a simple non-surgical gum disease treatment markedly reduces the thickness of the wall of the arteries, a risk factor for heart disease. [ + ]
Exploring Healthcare Variation in Australia Released Today
The management of common health conditions varies considerably depending upon where people live, according to the paper Exploring Healthcare Variation in Australia released by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [ + ]
Sanofi Paster Vaxigrants Winners Announced
Sanofi Pasteur has awarded $100,000 in Vaxigrants sponsorships to five healthcare organisations to help increase local community immunisation rates and awareness about the benefits of vaccination. [ + ]
Leading Dementia Experts Commit to Dementia Research
[caption id="attachment_8246" align="alignright" width="133"] Professor Warwick Anderson[/caption] [ + ]
Aged care IT council launches vision for aged care
After nearly two years in the making the Aged Care Industry IT Council’s (ACIITC) Information and communications technology vision for the industry was recently launched by Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews. The event was very well attended with close to 90 representatives from industry, bureaucracy and federal parliamentarians. [ + ]
Australian Dental Association Concerned about 2014 Skilled Occupation List
The Australian Dental Association (ADA) says the impending release of the 2014 Skilled Occupation List (List) will bring despair to many newly graduating dentists. The ADA says despite its repeated calls to take corrective action, reports indicate that dentists remaon in the list for 2014, which means dentists with overseas qualifications can enter Australia and limit jobs from graduates from Australian universities. [ + ]
LASA Calls on Government to Reduce Burden on Homecare Providers
[caption id="attachment_8379" align="alignright" width="133"] LASA CEO Patrick Reid[/caption] [ + ]
Primary Health Practitioners to Be Trained in e-Mental Health Therapies
[caption id="attachment_6263" align="alignright" width="157"] Minister for Health Peter Dutton[/caption] [ + ]