Industry News
John Hunter Hospital Innovation Precinct awards enabling works contract
Construction company Multiplex has won the enabling works contract for the $835 million John Hunter Hospital Innovation Precinct (JHHIP). [ + ]
Pharmacy clinician creates medical Wordle, Meddle
An Adelaide father–son duo — UniSA's Associate Professor Chris Alderman and his son Jonathon — have developed a free medical word game, Meddle. [ + ]
Five childhood risk predictors for heart attacks and strokes in adulthood
Five childhood risk factors that predict stroke and heart attacks in adulthood have been identified after being tracked for up to half a century in the world's largest international prospective cardiovascular disease study. [ + ]
Research program to collect real-time PROMs to improve cancer care
Monash University's registry-based clinical trial, PROpatient, aims to determine if symptom monitoring and care coordination, using digital patient pathways, improve quality of life for cancer patients. [ + ]
Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) 2022 Awards — winners announced
The winners of the Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) 2022 Awards For Excellence were announced at a gala dinner in Adelaide on 4 April 2022. [ + ]
UTIs are becoming more deadly, thanks to AMR — CSIRO
The spread of drug-resistant bacteria in the community is increasing the risk of death for common infections such as urinary tract infections (UTIs) — which affect around one in two women and one in 20 men in their lifetime. [ + ]
Qld hospital appoints Rauland to enhance patient experience
The $60.5 million Weststate Private Hospital in Townsville has appointed Rauland Australia to deploy technology aimed at ensuring patient experience is at the forefront of its services. [ + ]
TALi appoints former Cochlear executive as Chief Medical Officer
ASX-listed TALi Digital has appointed Mary Elizabeth Brinson, former vice president, Global Clinical Affairs, Cochlear, as its new Chief Medical Officer. [ + ]
Emergency caesarean linked to increased inflammatory response
Labour and natural childbirth cause stress on a mother's body but an emergency caesarean is associated with even more inflammatory gene expression in the placenta, according to a new study. [ + ]
Pre-surgery support could help patients quit smoking
Offering mailed nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and Quitline support to patients encouraged almost one-third of smokers to quit before their elective surgery. [ + ]
Mitochondrial donation law reform welcomed
The controversial mitochondrial donation Bill — called Maeve's Law — has passed the Senate by 37 to 17 votes. [ + ]
Brisbane hospital introduces radiation protection technology
Metro North Health's The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) has introduced new radiation protection technology to safeguard cardiologists from potentially harmful radiation while performing life-saving procedures. [ + ]
Fake Sydney nurse convicted
A Sydney woman who worked as a nurse at a medical centre despite not being qualified or registered to practise has been convicted at the Windsor Local Court of New South Wales. [ + ]
Funding to support on-site pharmacists in residential aged-care facilities
The government has announced $345.7m funding for on-site pharmacists and community pharmacy services in government-funded residential aged care facilities (RACFs). [ + ]
Ivor Lewis esophagectomy surgery performed at Mater Townsville
The minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy surgery has been successfully performed on a patient at Mater Private Hospital Townsville. [ + ]