Communication is the Key to Ensure Good Infection Prevention Outcomes
12 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithSimple, quality communication with patients is the key to ensuring infection prevention and control outcomes are improved.
Professor Jeff Hughes Awarded Prestigious Pharmaceutical Sciences Medal
12 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithProfessor Jeff Hughes has been awarded the 2014 Australasian Pharmaceutical Sciences Association (APSA) Medal, the highest accolade in pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacy practice.
Celebrating Princess Margaret Hospital For Children Milestones
10 December, 2014 by Sophie BlackshawA giant photographic timeline documenting the medical and social achievements of the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH) over more than 100 years has been unveiled, just as the state government prepares to open the new $1.2 billion Perth Children's Hospital in the new year.
NSW and Sydney Hospital Patients Satisfaction Levels Down
10 December, 2014 by Sophie BlackshawA quarterly report detailing feedback from patients about New South Wales' hospitals' performance has been released, and the results are not as positive as in the past, with increasing demand and patients with more severe illnesses and injuries leaving less satisfied.
Scientists Hope Naturally-Occurring Molecules Will One Day Treat Alzheimer's
09 December, 2014 by Sophie BlackshawUniversity of Adelaide researchers have begun conducting modelling of a variety of naturally-occurring molecules found in consumables like turmeric, green tea and ginger to hopefully treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease in the future.
Renal Specialist Takes Up Hypertension Fight
08 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithRenal physician and hypertension specialist Professor Markus Schlaich has been appointed inaugural Dobney Chair in Clinical Research, a position co-funded by UWA, Royal Perth Hospital and the Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation.
Obesity Can Reduce Life Expectancy by up to Eight Years
05 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithObesity and extreme obesity have the potential to reduce life expectancy by up to 8 years and deprive adults of as much as 19 years of healthy life as a result of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, new research published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology suggests.
Physiotherapists now Recognised Diabetes Educators
05 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithPhysiotherapists have been recognised as credentialled diabetes educators by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association.
New Resources Available for Australians with Diabetes
04 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithHealth Minister Peter Dutton has launched new print and web-based resources targeting people with a high risk of suffering from diabetes.
Fifth National Report of ANZASM Released
04 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithThe Fifth National Report of the Australian and New Zealand Audits of Surgical Mortality (ANZASM) has been released by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS).
Contact Precautions Need Consideration in Infection Prevention and Control
27 November, 2014 by Petrina SmithContact precautions may not always work, and could harm patients, said A/Prof Marin Schweizer to delegates at the Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control Conference 2014 in Adelaide.
Australian Infection Prevention Efforts Having Positive Impact
27 November, 2014 by Petrina SmithInfection prevention and control efforts in Australia are having a positive impact on patient outcomes and should be embraced even further.
Antibiotic Resistance Program Focuses on Urinary Tract Infections
20 November, 2014 by Petrina SmithThe next phase of the NPS MedicineWise Reducing Antibiotic Resistance program for health professionals focuses on the complex topic of managing urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Real-time Prescription Monitoring Welcomed
17 November, 2014 by Sophie BlackshawWith more Victorians dying each year from prescription drug overdoses than on the state's roads, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Victorian Branch has welcomed the Victorian Coalition’s pledge to develop a real-time prescription monitoring service.
Equal Care and Survival Rates for City and Country South Australians
11 November, 2014 by Sophie BlackshawResearch from the University of Adelaide has found that Country South Australians with colorectal cancer that has spread to other areas of the body are receiving equal surgical care and have the same survival rates as those living in the city.
