Industry News
2024 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards — winners announced
A nurse and midwife from Vic and a NSW-based organisation have been recognised at the 2024 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards. [ + ]
Most people with psychosis known to health services: study
Three out of four people who committed serious violent offences in NSW and were found not guilty due to mental illness had visited at least one mental health service prior to the attack, a study has found. [ + ]
Heart failure device could prevent hospitalisation
The device may be able to detect signs of fluid overload and could be used to monitor patients with heart failure. [ + ]
eHealth NSW Chief Dr Zoran Bolevich to lead AIHW
Dr Zoran Bolevich will leave his role as Chief Executive eHealth NSW and Chief Information Officer NSW Health at the end of May. [ + ]
SJG Bendigo Hospital expands cardiac care service
The service has six cardiologists rostered onsite to provide diagnosis and treatment as part of the service. [ + ]
Midwifery Group Practice model highly valued in rural areas: report
A recent report has shown the Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) model is highly valued by women in rural Australia. [ + ]
Immersive reality for improved healthcare delivery
Immersive technologies, in the form of virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR), have emerged as powerful tools to help improve a wide range of health outcomes. [ + ]
WHO releases guidelines for catheter-related infections
Poor practices in the insertion, maintenance and removal of these catheters carry a high risk of introducing germs directly into the bloodstream. [ + ]
National standard to tackle psychotropic medicines harm
Prescriptions for psychotropic medicines for all Australians have increased by a staggering 60% over the past three decades1. [ + ]
New online resource for eating disorders related to menopause
The resource aims to help women navigate eating disorders during perimenopause and menopause, when symptoms can become both distressing and hard to tell apart. [ + ]
Call to improve prevention and management of chronic conditions
The Australian Medical Association is urging action on the prevention and management of chronic conditions in Australia. [ + ]
Yarning tool empowers shared decision-making
The tool has been crafted through a series of yarning sessions led by Judith Parnham, Deputy Chairperson and Queensland Representative of NAATSIHWP. [ + ]
$1.89bn for health and medical research
Women's health, reducing health system inequality and cancers with low survival rates get a funding boost in a national strategy. [ + ]
Insomnia medication for alcohol use disorder?
Researchers are recommending full-scale human trials after an insomnia drug helped a man withdraw from his 16-drinks-a-day addiction. [ + ]
Fiona Stanley Hospital, ECU team up to reduce ICU noise
Fiona Stanley Hospital is working with Edith Cowan University on improving acoustic design with an aim to decrease noise levels in ICUs. [ + ]
