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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? [ + ]
Passing the digital health baton with confidence and certainty
Service Registration Assistant is a digital tool that allows healthcare providers to update the whole network in just one place when staff or contact details change. [ + ]
The state of safety and security in Australia's hospitals
Digital systems that support safety and security-promoting behaviours are needed to ensure safety and security for practitioners, visitors and patients. [ + ]
Report finds high use of antimicrobials in major cities
Sustained high use of antimicrobial medicines has been demonstrated in a five-year trend report released by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. [ + ]
Australian volunteers wanted for eating disorders study
Australian researchers are calling for more than 3500 volunteers to enrol in a study investigating genetic predisposition to three complex eating disorders. [ + ]
Report reveals burden of non-melanoma skin cancer
A new report has revealed the unseen burden of non-melanoma skin cancer in Australia. [ + ]
RHH opens medical hyperbaric chamber
The Royal Hobart Hospital recently opened its new Department of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, featuring a state-of-the-art dual-capability hyperbaric chamber. [ + ]
Delivering human connection through meaningful architectural design
Hummingbird House is a state-of-the-art children's hospice with an empathic and human-centred design. [ + ]
How printers are increasing the risk of data breaches in hospitals
In Australia, health service providers are the most common victims of data breaches, accounting for 115 of a total of 518 data breaches reported in the period January to June 2020. [ + ]
Robotic process automation in health care
Let's see how automation has helped healthcare services manage the influx of demands brought about by COVID-19... [ + ]
Supporting the mental health of children and families
Free online resources such as raisingchildren.net.au are available to help families and their children during the current pandemic. [ + ]
