SHPA announces a new conference for accredited, embedded and general practice pharmacists leading patient-centred care. 2–4 March 2023, in Hobart, Tasmania. [ + ]

All healthcare professionals should study a curriculum of nutrition education in order to help better support public health, a new paper has suggested. [ + ]

The AMA and RACGP suggest claims in the media of widespread Medicare rorting are not based on evidence. [ + ]

The Capability Action Plan (CAP) is designed to support Australia's health workforce to continue to develop the skills required to deliver the best care. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a 30-minute test to identify sewage in recreational and environmental waterways, potentially reducing outbreaks of gastroenteritis. [ + ]

A Queensland baby diagnosed with spina bifida has received life-changing surgery — while still in his mother's womb. [ + ]

Compared with the non-indigenous population where kidney disease affects 1 in 10, First Nations Australians are nearly four times more likely to die with it. [ + ]

Healthcare software company Modeus will roll out its HS8 Controlled Medication Register application, in partnership with WA Health. [ + ]

Conversational AI is being used to build virtual patients that will teach medical students how to be empathetic, as part of a University of Auckland research project. [ + ]

With radical action we can end stigma and discrimination against people with mental health conditions and their families globally, says The Lancet Commission. [ + ]

More than 500 participants from the Emergency Medical Team (EMT) Network across WHO's six regions came together for the recent 5th EMT Global Meeting. [ + ]

Dr Robert Marr has suggested that Medicare funding of general practice has to abandon the fee-for-service model in order to be viable in the future. [ + ]

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is calling for greater investments in nurse leadership and professional development in response to new data. [ + ]

People with a diagnosis of BPD and their carers report experiencing discrimination when presenting to health services following self-harm or a suicide attempt. [ + ]

Culturally tailored health care and listening to Indigenous knowledges will be central to this year's Ngar-wu Wanyarra Health Conference. [ + ]