Industry News
SEEK report sees fall in healthcare workforce applications
SEEK's Healthcare Pulse Report reveals a substantial rise in available healthcare and medical roles over the last year, but a 24% drop in application rates. [ + ]
Qld dietitian helps teen face food fears
A Brisbane dietitian who helped a 17-year-old face her phobia of food has been recognised for supporting young people with mental health challenges. [ + ]
Wavelink partner program to support channel growth in ANZ
Wavelink is launching a program, tailored to each type of partner, to ensure partners have the best support to be successful in the market. [ + ]
First Nations nurses and midwives honoured through story
'Caring and Community: Stories from Aboriginal nurses and midwives' celebrates thousands of years of birthing and healing practice. [ + ]
Philips issues urgent product defect correction
The correction addresses identified potential health risks related to the polyester-based polyurethane sound abatement foam in specific sleep and respiratory care devices. [ + ]
Bush medicine knowledge flows to digital records
A new video shows the importance of bush medicine in Indigenous culture and health, and how My Health Record can be used to manage that information for holistic care. [ + ]
PBS listing for ulcerative colitis treatment
Australians living with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis can now access a PBS-listed oral treatment alternative. [ + ]
HotDoc launches vaccination booking projects with major hospitals
HotDoc is working with two of the biggest hospitals in Australia to allow for the safe COVID-19 and influenza vaccination of staff and patients. [ + ]
New treatment for asbestos-related cancer
Australians living with inoperable malignant mesothelioma will soon have access to an immunotherapy listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. [ + ]
Partnership launches program to accelerate aged-care employment outcomes
For Purpose Investment Partners, Catalyst Education and Generation Australia have partnered to accelerate employment outcomes in the aged-care sector. [ + ]
Global collaboration strives to advance heart health
The Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum aims to to advance the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular conditions such as heart attack and stroke. [ + ]
Smart dressings glow if wound not healing
RMIT researchers have developed smart wound dressings with built-in nanosensors that glow to alert patients when a wound is not healing properly. [ + ]
2021 Gilead Fellowship Research Grants awarded
One of the grant recipients will investigate the medium- and long-term impacts of COVID-19 on patients' health and wellbeing. [ + ]
New hip device will assist surgeons with procedural navigation
Navbit Sprint is an innovative device that helps surgeons place and align the acetabular cup, a component that is inserted into the hip socket during joint replacement surgery. [ + ]
Roche–ANDHealth partnership to drive digital health industry growth
Roche Australia has joined ANDHealth's cooperative digital health commercialisation initiative to support the development and growth of Australia's digital health ecosystem. [ + ]