Industry News
Consumers Health Forum appoints Dr Elizabeth Deveny as interim CEO
Dr Elizabeth Deveny will lead CHF during the next few months while an executive search for a new ongoing CEO is undertaken. [ + ]
ADHA signs agreement with HL7 Australia
The MoU aims to support the development and implementation of digital health standards and specifications. [ + ]
Plenary Health and Western Health team up to support nurses
Plenary Health has partnered with Western Health Foundation to increase opportunities for clinical staff through ICU nursing scholarships and important health research programs. [ + ]
Device Tech wins NSW Health's defib rollout contract
Following a tender and evaluation process, Device Technologies Australia has been contracted by NSW Health to roll out patient monitors and touch-screen defibrillators. [ + ]
Uber Health launches in Australia
By offering more patients the opportunity to connect with rides, the company hopes to help providers improve appointment attendance, lower costs and improve patient satisfaction. [ + ]
Acute violence: new care model to improve hospital staff safety
The Sydney Local Health District is implementing a new model where a specialised experienced team will be available 24/7 to address acute work-related violence. [ + ]
Royal Perth Hospital rolls out e-prescription trial
The service will be rolled out to all specialties at the hospital following an initial 12-week trial in Haematology, Immunology, Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine and Gastroenterology & Liver outpatient clinics. [ + ]
NSW Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards 2022 — finalists announced
The Nursing and Midwifery Office (NMO) has announced 30 finalists for the Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards 2022. [ + ]
Moderna's vaccine plant to be built at Monash
The facility — expected to produce up to 100 million mRNA respiratory vaccine doses annually — will be located at the university's Clayton campus. [ + ]
Vitamin D helps reduce depressive symptoms: meta-analysis
The analysis, carried out as part of an international collaboration between Australian, Finnish and US researchers, features results from 41 studies. [ + ]
HESTA, ISPT to co-develop $140m healthcare project
HESTA and ISPT have formed a JV partnership to acquire a 50-year ground lease from St Vincent's Health Australia, on which they will co-develop the project. [ + ]
Study explores techniques for reducing needle anxiety
A University of South Australia study has found two new nurse-led techniques that help reduce needle fear in primary-aged children. [ + ]
Need to cut through alcohol and breastfeeding misinformation
Two-thirds of Australian women who breastfeed feel they do not fully understood the risks of drinking alcohol while breastfeeding. [ + ]
New Langya virus infects 35 people in China
The virus is thought to have come from animals and causes fever, fatigue and a cough. So far, there is no indication that the virus is spreading from person to person. [ + ]
Tool helps cancer survivors manage post-treatment uncertainty
UNSW researchers are using e-health to investigate ways to help cancer survivors access treatment for fear of cancer recurrence. [ + ]
