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Grant Kardachi Re-elected as PSA National President
[caption id="attachment_8461" align="alignright" width="161"] Grant Kardachi[/caption] Pharmaceutical Society of Australia National President Grant Kardachi has been re-elected for a fourth term. The PSA National Board met in Canberra today and also re-elected Joe Demarte as Vice President and elected Michelle Lynch as the other Vice President. [ + ]
Researchers Take a Giant Leap Towards Bio-printing Transplantable Tissues and organs
The University of Sydney has reported researchers have made a giant leap towards the goal of 'bio-printing' transplantable tissues and organs for people affected by major diseases and trauma injuries. [ + ]
Long Waits for Surgeries Eliminated at Townsville HHS
Townsville Hospital and Health Service has achieved a major performance benchmark with patients receiving surgery on time every time. [ + ]
Broome Health Campus Upgrade Started
Work has started on the $8.6million upgrade of the Broome Health Campus Emergency Department. [ + ]
UQ Researchers Working on Vaccine Against Strep Throat
Researchers are one step closer to developing a safe vaccine against strep throat, which is responsible for more than 700 million infections and 500,000 deaths each year. [ + ]
LASA Says Government has Abandoned People with Dementia
[caption id="attachment_8406" align="alignright" width="133"] Patrick Reid[/caption] [ + ]
BeAWARE Program on Recognising Heart Attack for General Practice Staff
An online program to educate general practice staff, specifically non-clinical (reception staff), on the best ways to identify patients with suspected warning signs of heart attack and stroke has shown huge increases in awareness, confidence and intended action taken by staff who completed the program. [ + ]
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] [ + ]
National Disability Insurance Agency Chief Provides First Year Report
Next week marks the first anniversary of the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. It is timely that we take a moment to reflect just how far we have come in that year, and also to name some of the challenges we will face going forward to full scheme rollout in coming years. [ + ]
Launch of App to Monitor Facebook Use of People Living With a Mental Illness
Mental health experts are using social media to predict when a person living with a mental illness is likely to experience a relapse. [ + ]
Scientists Uncover Deadly New Link between Cigarettes and Lung Disease
Smokers beware: Scientists in Sydney have uncovered a deadly new link between cigarettes and lung disease. [ + ]
Concerns for Future of Surgical Workforce
A new report claims that at a time when the number of surgeons in Australasia needs to be growing, medical student interest in surgery as a career is stagnant, raising serious concerns for the surgical workforce of the future. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
