Industry News
SA Scientist of the Year appointed as SAHMRI Executive Director
SAHMRI has appointed Professor Maria Makrides as its next Executive Director. [ + ]
Rural placement key to increasing regional health workforce
New research reveals that rural experience could be the key factor in increasing the number of health workers in Australia's rural and remote communities. [ + ]
NSW trials strategies to improve health staff wellbeing
A consortium surveyed 1300 workers over an 18-month period to better understand whether SMART work design strategies could improve employee wellbeing. [ + ]
Darwin to gain $25.8m health teaching and research facility
Construction will soon commence on Charles Darwin University's Centre for Better Health Futures. [ + ]
SA to trial digital intervention for those at risk of bowel cancer
South Australia is set to trial a digitalised colonoscopy database as a part of the 'Surveillance for Colorectal Cancer Prevention' (SCOPE) project. [ + ]
Dr Nicole Yap to join Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute
The specialist breast surgeon will join FECRI's breast cancer research group as a Collaborating Clinician in metropolitan Melbourne. [ + ]
Assessing quality of life in recurrent rectal cancer patients
Researchers have developed a disease-specific measure designed to capture and assess the wide-ranging issues that affect patients with locally recurrent rectal cancer. [ + ]
More highlights revealed in countdown to MedInfo 2023
The Australasian Institute of Digital Health is in the process of putting together the final touches for MedInfo 2023, with less than a week to go until the major digital health learning event begins on 8 July. [ + ]
Shopping trolleys used to detect atrial fibrillation
Supermarket shoppers in the UK were recently given the opportunity to be tested for a common heart rhythm disorder by holding the handlebar of a modified trolley for at least 60 seconds. [ + ]
'Robo-glove' can help stroke patients relearn lost skills, music
A prototype of a 'soft smart hand exoskeleton' or 'robo-glove' gives feedback to wearers who need to relearn tasks that require manual dexterity and coordination. [ + ]
Caution, safety and research at the centre of psychedelics memo
The RANZCP has emphasised the importance of a "safety first" approach to protect some of the most vulnerable people in the community. [ + ]
New digital health project to tackle chronic diseases
A $13.7 million project to unlock digital health data on debilitating diseases could reduce hospitalisations, tackle complications and cut health costs. [ + ]
Cancer patient navigation linked to improved outcomes
Patient navigation is strongly linked to increased and successful rates of screening, earlier medical diagnosis and cancer outcomes worldwide, according to a new study. [ + ]
AI tool claims to find sperm in infertile men in seconds
The tool identifies sperm, then leaves the embryologist to decide whether it is really present and if it is viable enough for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection. [ + ]
New guidelines for safer opioid deprescribing
Eleven recommendations on when, how and in what situation it may be appropriate for clinicians to reduce opioid use by placing the patient at the centre of the equation have been released. [ + ]
