Industry News
Collaboration will Result in World Class Allied Health Research
A merger with the Menzies Foundation is set to position Griffith University as a leader in world-class allied health research. [ + ]
Online Toolkit for Chronic Pain Sufferers Being Launched
An online toolkit for people with chronic pain and spinal cord injury will be launched on 13 October at Connections 2014’ hosted by the Spinal Cord Injury Network. [ + ]
AMA Praises New Resource For Treating Dementia
AMA (NSW) says Alzheimer’s Australia is bringing attention to an important issue in aged care with its new resource for treating dementia. [ + ]
National President of Alzheimer's Australia Outlines Priorities
Improving the quality of residential care remains a central priority for Alzheimer’s Australia National President Graeme Samuel AC. [ + ]
NHPA Report on Cancer Surgery Waiting Times in Public Hospitals
Most patients requiring cancer surgery are waiting no longer than 30 days however there is still room for improvement, according to the National Health Performance Authority's (NHPA) report Hospital Performance: Cancer surgery waiting times in public hospitals in 2012–13 [ + ]
World Pharmacists Day 2014
Today is World Pharmacists Day, giving Australian pharmacists, who are among the top three trusted professions in the nation, plenty of reasons to smile. [ + ]
Australian-first Research into People Living with Dementia in Retirement Villages
Living with dementia in retirement villages will be looked into for the first time with Alzheimer’s Australia NSW conducting a research project on whether people with dementia are well-supported in a village environment. [ + ]
Stents In Trial For Superficial Femoral Artery Disease
The Journal of Endovascular Therapy has established that the use of stents has improved management and outcomes of coronary artery disease, and clinical trials are now attempting to prove the same will be true for superficial femoral artery disease. [ + ]
Mandatory Reporting for Doctors Could Be a Public Risk
Mandatory illness-reporting legislation that currently affects 14 health practitioner groups, including general practitioners, are under pressure for change by medico-legal experts. [ + ]
Proposed Amendments to Pharmaceutical Benefits Act
Amendments are proposed to the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) (Conditions of approval for approved pharmacists) Determination 2007. [ + ]
One in Four Inpatients Affected by Diabetes
An Australian-first study has found the prevalence of diabetes in Melbourne hospitals is higher than previously thought, with one in four inpatients affected by the condition. [ + ]
Ambiguity - One of Our Greatest Infection Risks
In the past decade, the length, number and type of infection prevention directives have expanded on an unprecedented scale and at an ever-increasing pace. Contemporary clinicians and infection preventionists working in Australia can easily and readily access guidance generated from governments, non-regulatory agencies, academic educational institutions and from their respective professional associations. These guiding instruments are generally either broad, overarching documents deemed suitable for a variety of clinical settings or detailed and limited to procedures and practices specific to a clinical speciality.
[ + ]Treatment Practices for Sepsis Infections Continue to Vary
Treatment practices for patients hospitalised with the potentially fatal infection known as sepsis will continue to vary because of individual differences between hospitals and countries, according to University of Adelaide researchers. [ + ]
