Industry News
Funding to grow primary care nursing workforce
The funding is aimed at placing 6000 nursing students over the next three years, with 50 students already placed in primary health care settings in South Australia alone. [ + ]
Diet in 40s could influence quality of life in 70s: study
Fewer than 1 in 10 people are able to live free of disease and maintain good physical, cognitive and mental health to age 70 and beyond, suggests a new study. [ + ]
Using mRNA vaccines to prevent UTI, cancers
The federal government has announced $19 million in funding to research projects aimed at finding mRNA vaccines to prevent cancer and urinary tract infections. [ + ]
GenesisCare opens radiation therapy service in Noosa
GenesisCare has opened a new $12 million radiation therapy centre in Noosa, offering treatment to 500 patients annually. [ + ]
Program to improve the safety of incident responders
A Victorian trial program for emergency service personnel and others responding to incidents on high-speed roads has led to recommendations for similar initiatives to be rolled out across Australia. [ + ]
New method could lead to faster sepsis diagnosis
Sepsis diagnoses could soon become faster as Korean researchers say they have created a new method for identifying the pathogens involved in these cases. [ + ]
Digital health solution for aged care wins national award
An electronic screening and risk prediction tool for deterioration in aged care residents has won the Award for Impact from Cooperative Research Australia. [ + ]
Avive Health launches new mental health hospital in Vic
The private mental health hospital in Mornington Peninsula focuses on creating an environment that actively promotes patient healing based on research-backed methods. [ + ]
Health sector collaboration drives Provider Connect update
The ADHA has released an update to Provider Connect Australia, an initiative that helps care providers and business partners maintain accurate information in a single place. [ + ]
Diagnosing obesity — time to move beyond BMIs?
Obesity has more than doubled globally since 1990, with more than 2.5 billion adults aged 18 and older being overweight in 2022. [ + ]
Better technology needed to improve patient outcomes: survey
More than two-thirds (77%) of Australian healthcare IT decision-makers believe organisations need to invest in new or better technology to improve patient outcomes. [ + ]
Recommendations for safely navigating AI in nursing
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has released a new position statement on artificial intelligence (AI). [ + ]
Program to improve menopause support, treatment
A new program by Monash University aims to improve support and treatment for women experiencing serious physical and/or mental symptoms during menopause. [ + ]
Extended funding for ovarian cancer project
The federal government has announced $2.96 million funding for the next phase of the TRACKFORWARD project. [ + ]
Improv: a tool to boost empathy in health care
An improv (improvisation) performance can promote empathy in healthcare workers, suggests a new study. [ + ]
