LASA Says Government has Abandoned People with Dementia

[caption id="attachment_8406" align="alignright" width="133"] Patrick Reid[/caption]

Mater Private Wins Award for Lowering Food Wastage and Improving Patient Outcomes

New Collaboration will Boost Research and Development in MRI

[caption id="attachment_8582" align="alignright" width="200"] Professor Peter Høj and Toby Carrington sign the collaboration agreement between UQ and Siemens Siemens Australia that will boost research and development in MRI.[/caption]

NACCHO Expresses Concerns on COAG Reform Council Closure

The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) has expressed concern that the COAG Reform Council responsible for monitoring progress towards close the gap targets will close on 30 June.

COAG Report Card Shows More Effort Required to Close the Gap

The COAG Reform Council’s final report card shows that governments need to strengthen efforts to improve health outcomes for Indigenous Australians.

Aged Care Accommodation Supplement to be Finalised

The aged care accommodation supplement for significant refurbishment is an important mechanism to encourage greater investment in the market through incentives for residential aged care providers to build and refurbish their facilities.

Work to Begin on Implementing National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan

Assistant Minister for Health Fiona Nash has asked for work to begin on developing a plan for implementing the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan.

Worldwide hemophilia treatment now 500 steps closer

The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) has had one billion international units (IUs) of clotting factor therapy donated for humanitarian aid programs.

Young Australian Medical Researchers Meet with Nobel Prize Winners

[caption id="attachment_8527" align="alignright" width="200"] Young Australian medical researchers are part of the official delegation travelling to the 64th Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau[/caption] Fifteen young Australian medical researchers are heading to Germany this week to meet with Nobel Prize winners in the fields of physiology and medicine. The 64th Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting (29 June - 4 July 2014) brings together 600 young researchers from 80 different countries to interact with giants in these fields and build networks with other researchers.

McGrath Foundation Appoints Petra Buchanan as new CEO

New Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the McGrath Foundation Petra Buchanan has been appointed to lead the organisation in a new phase of development.

Leading Dementia Experts Commit to Dementia Research

[caption id="attachment_8246" align="alignright" width="133"] Professor Warwick Anderson[/caption]

Queensland Regional Hospital and Health Services Given More Power

The Queensland State Government will hand legal ownership of health-related land and buildings and staff employment responsibilities to regional Hospital and Health Services in a staged process over the next 12 months.

Aged care IT council launches vision for aged care

After nearly two years in the making the Aged Care Industry IT Council’s (ACIITC) Information and communications technology vision for the industry was recently launched by Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews. The event was very well attended with close to 90 representatives from industry, bureaucracy and federal parliamentarians.

Nurses play key role in providing holistic care for haematology patients

Nurses, now more than ever, have a key role to play in providing holistic care for haematology patients and improving palliative and end-of-life care for relapsed transplant patients, writes Haematology and bone marrow transplant nurse Elise Button.

The World of Travel, Immunisations and Preventable Diseases

Fifty years ago, the cost of travel to far and abroad places was out of reach of the ordinary person. Today, nearly every person has traveled either intrastate, interstate or internationally. We use many forms of transport from our cars, to trains and buses and airplanes. In particular, airplanes carry us to far off destinations, where we experience life and culture and we return home with sometimes more than we bargained for, writes Marija Juraja.