Industry News
The Next Generation: Assisting Emerging Doctors with Career Choices
General Practice Registrars Australia is the peak body for the next generation of general practitioners. The organisation is committed to improving the health care for all Australians through excellence in education and training, and promoting general practice as the medical specialty of choice. Over recent years, GPRA has put together a strong engagement initiative to start a conversation with these new and emerging doctors through a program called GP First. [ + ]
Giving patients the information they need - Medical imaging consent
[caption id="attachment_6185" align="alignright" width="200"] ‘Information about the risks of medical imaging services can and should be provided at appropriate times from the beginning to the end of this journey.’[/caption] [ + ]
Message from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
Lee Thomas, Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), presents this issue’s foreword. [ + ]
Spending on Cancer Risen Faster than Total Health Spending
Spending on cancer has risen at a slightly faster rate than total health spending in recent years, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [ + ]
ANMF Outraged Aged Care Nurses' Wage Improvements Were Axed
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has expressed its outrage that the Federal Government has axed wage improvements for low-paid aged care nurses. [ + ]
Professor Len Harrison wins JDRF Lifetime Achievement Award
[caption id="attachment_6146" align="alignleft" width="200"] Professor Len Harrison has been awarded the 2013 JDRF Lifetime Research Achievement Award for his research into type 1 diabetes.[/caption] [ + ]
Muscle Regeneration a Realistic Clinical Possibility
Muscle Regeneration is a more realistic clinical possibility now that scientists have found a way to isolate muscle cells from embryonic tissue. [ + ]
Communique from the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework Steering Committee
The Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework Steering Committee (APPFSC) met on recently (18 November 2013) and is pleased to report on the following outcomes. [ + ]
Nurses Urge Government to Reconsider Funding Cuts to ADCA
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) and the Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia (DANA) believe the decision to cease funding of the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA) will remove an authority that is imperative to the health and wellbeing of all Australian communities. [ + ]
New Evidence that Stomach 'Clock' Tells us How Much to Eat
University of Adelaide researchers have discovered the first evidence that the nerves in the stomach act as a circadian clock, limiting food intake to specific times of the day. [ + ]
Inaugural Meeting of the National Complex Needs Alliance Today
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AMA Releases Position Statement on Ethical Issues in Reproductive Medicine 2013
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International Day of People with Disability - ABS Data Reflects on 21 Years
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Cancer Carers More Distressed than Patients They Care For
Carers of ovarian cancer patients experience high levels of distress and low mental and physical wellbeing, according to research to be presented today (13 November) at the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia’s (COSA’s) Annual Scientific Meeting. [ + ]