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Lancet: Experts Question Value of Common Superbug Control Practices
The jury is still out on the effectiveness of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) superbug control policies in hospitals, according to leading infectious disease experts in a Viewpoint published in The Lancet. [ + ]
New Report on Mortality Inequalities in Australia
When it comes to longevity, Australians are not equal, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report, Mortality inequalities in Australia: 2009–2011. [ + ]
AMA Co-payment Model Released
AMA President, A/Prof Brian Owler, has announced the AMA Co-payment model, calling it a health policy, not an economic policy. [ + ]
Simulation Could Offer Beneficial Training Opportunities for Surgeons
Simulation could offer beneficial training opportunities for surgeons with many participants in multidisciplinary sessions offering positive feedback, an article in the latest Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery has found. [ + ]
ADA Opposes Preferred Provider Arrangements
The Australian Dental Association says patient choice will be eroded and clinical autonomy of practitioners will be undermined if private health insurers are allowed to continue to enter into preferred provider arrangements. [ + ]
While More Indigenous Australians Are Having Health Checks, Many Still Miss Out
Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are missing out on health checks for which they are eligible, even though the number of health checks is rising, according to new data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [ + ]
New Training Centre Opens in Melbourne
A new Australian Government-funded training centre in Melbourne will provide places for 160 students in medicine and other health professions in a purpose-built multidisciplinary professional education centre at Epworth Rehabilitation. [ + ]
Why Australian Governments Need to Respond to the Social Determinants of Health
Three prominent leaders from the very different spheres of business, Indigenous affairs and health delivered a joint address to the National Press Club today, entitled A Year of Nothing - Why Australian Governments need to respond to the social determinants of health. [ + ]
Dr Alexia Murphy Receives World Cancer Research Fund International Academy Fellowship
A career devoted to improving the health and nutrition of children with cancer has earnt University of Queensland researcher Dr Alexia Murphy a prestigious World Cancer Research Fund International Academy Fellowship. [ + ]
Early Life Nutrition Report Highlights Importance of Diet Before, During and After Giving Birth
Mothers should consider their nutrition during pre-conception, pregnancy and before a child turns three to help protect against the threat of obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and allergy in later life, according to a new Early Life Nutrition Report [ + ]
New Online CPD Education Programs for Nurses
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has launched a new addition to its suite of online CPD education programs – Body Systems Training Room. [ + ]
National Disability Insurance Scheme Report now Available Online
The fourth Quarterly Report to the COAG Disability Reform Council on the National Disability Insurance Scheme is now available. [ + ]
Intensive Care Fatalities linked to After Hours Discharge
Patients who are discharged from intensive care units (ICUs) after-hours have a higher chance of death than those discharged during the day, according to a new study published in Intensive Care Medicine. [ + ]
