Industry News
WF Media's healthcare channels to support Wounds Australia 2022
Hospital + Healthcare and its new sister media channel, Aged Health, are pleased to announce a media partner agreement with industry body Wounds Australia for its major annual conference and exhibition to be held in Sydney this September. [ + ]
One-third of nation's disease burden preventable: AIHW
Around 11.6 million Australians were estimated to have one or more common chronic health conditions, including diabetes, cancer and mental health conditions. [ + ]
How a new $150m private hospital will become 'medical magnet' for Queensland
A $150 million private hospital in South East Queensland is promising to attract "specialist talent" to cater for a rising demand in medical services. [ + ]
NHS Scotland awards national lab framework to Citadel Health
NHS Scotland is set to connect laboratory medicine labs and hospitals across Scotland with the help of Australian health tech company Citadel Health. [ + ]
Alfred Health enhances clinical costing
PowerHealth, Adelaide developer of healthcare software, has been awarded the tender for Provision of Clinical Costing Software by Alfred Health. [ + ]
Advanced rehabilitation technology centre opens
Royal Rehab has opened a new advanced technology centre to improve the rehabilitation outcomes for people impacted by life-changing illnesses and/or injuries. [ + ]
Kylie Woolcock appointed AHHA Chief Executive
The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association has appointed Kylie Woolcock as Chief Executive. [ + ]
Ambulance ramping linked to 30-day death risk, re-attendance
Victorian research published in the MJA reveals that longer ambulance offload times are linked to greater 30-day risks of death and ambulance re-attendance. [ + ]
Changes to cervical cancer screening
Now women and people with a cervix will be able to perform their own cervical screening test under changes to the National Cervical Screening Program. [ + ]
Telehealth compliance delay welcomed but industry urges further action
The RACGP welcomed the deferral of telehealth compliance rules but warned that Medicare rebates for longer telehealth phone consultations must be a permanent fixture. [ + ]
Some flu vaccine reactions could be misdiagnosed as anaphylaxis
Some adverse reactions to influenza vaccinations could be stress-related responses being misdiagnosed as anaphylaxis. [ + ]
Subsidy indexation figure inadequate: ACCPA
ACCPA Interim CEO Paul Sadler said the announcement is dire news for aged care providers who have been stretched beyond their financial and organisational limits. [ + ]
Combination scans improve outcomes for blood cancer patients
A Peter Mac-led trial has found that combination PET/CT scans are better at investigating the causes of prolonged fever in blood cancer patients than conventional CT scans. [ + ]
Partnership to advance oesophageal cancer testing
QIMR Berghofer has signed an agreement with Proteomics allowing the company to develop and commercialise a blood test for early detection of oesophageal cancer. [ + ]
UTIs: bacterial behaviour offers clue to future treatments
More than half of all Australian women will suffer from a UTI in their lifetime, and nearly one in three women will have an infection requiring treatment with antibiotics before the age of 24. [ + ]
