Industry News
Nursing applications soar as staff shortage targeted
The number of applications to train as a nurse with Mater Education has surged by more than 330% since fees were removed, with the Queensland Government's Fee-Free TAFE initiative. [ + ]
Royal Flying Doctor Service launches digital health record
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has launched an Electronic Health Record, powered by Oracle, to streamline patient records and clinical information collection. [ + ]
Snake parasite found in a woman's brain at Canberra Hospital
Researchers at Canberra Hospital and The Australian National University have found a live eight-centimetre roundworm in the brain of a 64-year-old Australian woman. [ + ]
AI endoscopy tech to improve bowel cancer outcomes
ACT Endoscopy has implemented AI in an attempt to improve clinical outcome and key colonoscopy quality indicators, including polyp and adenoma detection. [ + ]
Need to integrate rehab services into cancer treatment: study
Research published in the Internal Medicine Journal suggests that supervised exercise programs are beneficial to easing cancer-related fatigue. [ + ]
Online program can support self-management of type 2 diabetes
A study has found web-based dietary education can support the self-management of type 2 diabetes to achieve health improvements in a short time. [ + ]
Cold-stored platelets being trialled in Aust hospitals
A cold platelets trial is testing if platelets stored at 4°C are better at reducing blood loss during complex cardiac surgery. [ + ]
More than half of heart diseases linked to lifestyle factors
Five classic risk factors — overweight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking and diabetes mellitus — are linked to more than half of cardiovascular diseases worldwide. [ + ]
Funding boost for five digital health companies
Five Australian digital health companies have received funding support via a commercialisation support program aimed at helping them scale their businesses. [ + ]
Icon Group, Nuffield Health team up to meet rising cancer care demand
UK healthcare charity Nuffield Health and Icon Group, Australian specialist oncology services provider, have signed a strategic partnership to deliver oncology services in the UK. [ + ]
Flinders and The Clinician to test digital care pathways for tinnitus
A research collaboration wil help evaluate the effectiveness of tinnitus treatment for patients and measure engagement with different digital interventions. [ + ]
What do hospitals and construction sites have in common?
Research into levels of sound in the emergency department at a major metropolitan public hospital over a 24-hour period has shown concerning findings. [ + ]
Study examines early rGS for infantile epilepsy diagnosis
A study has examined using rapid genome sequencing to diagnose babies with epilepsy, informing improved treatment plan changes according to individual needs. [ + ]
Qld hospital trials digital patient pathway for outpatient audits
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital is using technology to conduct outpatient audits and provide users access to true wait times. [ + ]
Using an immune protein to stop ovarian cancer growth
Melbourne scientists examine how a naturally occurring signalling protein found in the female reproductive tract could help stop the progression of ovarian cancer. [ + ]