Articles
Professor Roianne West: on a mission to achieve equity in our health system
What would you say if someone told you that racism is embedded in Australia's healthcare system, and that the system itself was perpetuating inequities? [ + ]
COVID-19 in Australia: what have we learned?
Learning from collective experiences will help public health units improve infection prevention and disease control responses and plans in future pandemics. [ + ]
Health innovation: patients and doctors in focus
The industry's digital transformation must consider both doctor and patient to ensure it will benefit the ecosystem as a whole. [ + ]
Keeping it real: people at the heart of health care
Never has it been more critical to maintain a focus on person-centred care. [ + ]
How to manage difficult and aggressive patients and their families
Managing difficult behaviour and aggression is a skill and one that is paramount when dealing with heightened emotions or complex health issues. [ + ]
The rising cost of workplace mental health injuries
An Allianz report reveals that the cost of workers compensation claims relating to mental health has increased by 80%. [ + ]
Harnessing light to benefit our hospitals
The artificial light in workplaces, in homes and on mobile, computer and television screens can have serious implications on sleep quality and general health. [ + ]
Why health care must prioritise data protection
The Australian Cyber Security Centre has raised concerns in regard to healthcare providers being increasingly targeted by COVID-19-themed ransomware attacks. [ + ]
When a basin becomes the difference between life and death
After significant research and development, Gentec has launched a range of healthcare basins specifically designed to prevent infections by offsetting the drain hole. [ + ]
Towards zero lives lost to blood cancer
The National Strategic Action Plan for Blood Cancer aims to unite Australia towards the goal of zero lives lost to blood cancer by 2035. [ + ]
Operating theatre ventilation system design
Airborne-related contamination control offers one area that could play a much larger role in reducing the rate of hosptial-acquired infections. [ + ]
Summing up health costs of the last bushfire season
Australian researchers have found that the 2019–2020 bushfire season racked up smoke-related health costs of around $1.95 billion. [ + ]
Robots: the new consumer truth serum
The role of honesty when it comes to our health cannot be underplayed and is of far greater importance than social truth. [ + ]
Mobile devices: modernising and improving quality of health care
More than 95% of physicians and bedside nurses are expected to use mobile devices in some capacity by 2022. [ + ]
Creating reliable and informative video content for patients
We know that most patients will Google everything, so why not give them trustworthy and reliable content that they can watch? [ + ]
