New Australia-China Research Centre to Tackle Dementia
27 August, 2014 by Petrina SmithThe University of Queensland’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) has joined with the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Biophysics (IBP) to create a research centre dedicated to studying dementia.
Governments Urged to Support Pain Sufferers in National Pain Week
21 July, 2014 by Petrina SmithAt the start of National Pain Week 2014 (21–27 July), the Australian Pain Management Association (APMA), is calling on state governments and health representatives to support and promote APMA’s national network of pain-support groups, which provide hope, education and practical strategies to thousands of pain sufferers.
Pharmacy Program Enables Home Checks for Kidney Disease
29 May, 2014 by Petrina SmithKidney Health Australia has released a new report on kidney disease in Australia, and announced a pharmacy program to help those at increased risk identify the disease early.
ACN Calls For Better Utilisation of Nurses In Dementia Care Programs
03 April, 2014 by Petrina Smith[caption id="attachment_7366" align="alignright" width="160"] Professor Debra Thoms[/caption]
Entry now Open for National Medicinewise Awards
04 March, 2014 by Petrina SmithEntries are now open for the National Medicinewise Awards, which will be presented at the 2014 National Medicines Symposium to be held in Brisbane in May.
Hearing Health Services Prove Positive in Indigenous Communities
31 January, 2014 by Petrina SmithMiddle ear conditions are still common among Indigenous children in the Northern Territory, but hearing health services have had positive effects, according to a report Futures in the Northern Territory: Hearing Health Services 2012-2013, released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Aged Care Must be an Election Issue says Australia's Biggest Health Union
14 August, 2013 by Petrina SmithAustralia’s biggest health union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has renewed calls for major political parties and key independents to make aged care an election issue.
A New Guide Promotes the Understanding of Mental Health in Workplaces
25 July, 2013 by Petrina SmithPromoting the understanding of mental health in workplaces is everyone’s business, according to Comcare CEO Paul O’Connor.
More Allied Health Graduates Are Taking Up Rural Jobs
30 May, 2013 by Ryan MccannMore than a third of allied health students who completed a rural placement are now working in rural and remote Australia, according a new survey by Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH).
Reducing malnutrition in aged care: how ethics can help
06 May, 2013 by ahhbThere is evidence that between 30 and 50 per cent of residents in Australian residential age care establishments have malnutrition or under-nutrition, writes Professor Colin Thomson.
The change for aged care reform
12 September, 2012 by John ConnoleThe Australian Aged Care Bulletin speaks exclusively to Professor Hal Kendig, head of the Ageing, Work, and Health Research Unit in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney.
![](https://d1v1e13ebw3o15.cloudfront.net/data/92274/wfmedia_thumb/..jpg "Hospital’s "recovery at work" collaborative approach proves a winning model")
