Case Studies
Digital psychosocial recovery program to go national from July
From July 2025, the SANE Digital Psychosocial Recovery Program and Community will be available nationally, thanks to funding of $27.3 million over three years. [ + ]
Survey puts health workforce retention strategies in focus
Ahpra has surveyed 25,752 health practitioners and analysed a decade of registration data — to explore retention and attrition across nine regulated professions. [ + ]
AI cardiac tool trialled in SA hospitals gets assessed by ... AI
PROLIFERATE_AI, a human-centred AI tool, has been used to assess the effectiveness of RAPIDx AI — a cardiac AI tool trialled in South Australian hospitals. [ + ]
Clinical facilitators "feel disempowered" following violence
In South Australia, interviews with those who train and supervise nursing students reveal the toll of workplace violence on students, facilitators and the profession. [ + ]
A healthy diet can tip the scales against chronic pain
One in five Australians struggle with chronic pain, but UniSA research has shown adopting a healthy diet can reduce its severity, regardless of body weight. [ + ]
Pharmacy body spotlights member priorities for 2025–26 Budget
Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has scope of practice, workforce sustainability and medicines shortages as member priorities in its pre-Budget spotlight. [ + ]
Vic preterm babies support hep B vaccine for all newborns
Australian neonatal care unit decision-making could be streamlined after the hep B vaccine was found not to increase chronic lung disease risk in preterm babies. [ + ]
headspace data reveals urgent need in youth mental health
An urgent reconfigure with earlier senior clinicians involvement is being called for after a review of data from national youth mental health service headspace. [ + ]
Viral-mutations detection tool may combat future outbreaks
A Melbourne-led reserach team have developed a new tool that can detect high-transmission-potential variants of SARS-CoV-2 before they become widespread. [ + ]
Mobilising local medical manufacturing in a pandemic
An Aussie-made medical manufacturer is using technology to get gold-standard infection control equipment in the hands of health workers. [ + ]
How did air compressors become so critical in the COVID-19 environment?
A reliable medical-grade air supply is essential for ventilator function, anaesthesia and general patient care across the healthcare system. [ + ]
The challenge of disparate digital systems
With the introduction of newer digital capabilities, companies with disparate systems need to urgently review these and integrate now if they want to grow. [ + ]
Mater implements digital patient record platform
Mater Misericordiae searched for a solution that would deliver necessary patient information into the hands of its clinicians. [ + ]
Robot-assisted microsurgery in The Netherlands
A team of plastic surgeons from Maastricht UMC + in The Netherlands has successfully carried out super microsurgical procedures with the help of robotic technology. [ + ]
A mobile approach to personalising care under the NDIS
The NDIS has had a monumental impact on the care sector, from both a client and provider perspective. For better or worse, it's meant that many care providers have had to rethink their approaches. [ + ]
