Industry News
Shift work impacts working memory, impulse control
Shift work has long been linked to health risks, but new analysis shows it may even impact higher brain functions, including memory and mental processing speed. [ + ]
Homage appoints new country head to expand home-based care
Technology-led caregiving and health platform Homage has appointed Ben Johnston as Country Manager for Australia. [ + ]
2022 influenza control: virologist recommends four actions
With the lifting of border restrictions and quarantine regulations, Australians can anticipate the reintroduction of influenza, according to the authors of an editorial published by the Medical Journal of Australia. [ + ]
Cell-based influenza vaccine approved for kids 2+
Cell-based seasonal influenza vaccine Flucelvax Quad has been approved for Australian children aged two years and older. [ + ]
SHPA releases pharmacy standard for heart disease
The new pharmacy practice standard recommends patient to pharmacist ratios and quality improvement indicators specific to specialist cardiology pharmacists. [ + ]
Hepatitis B: new recommendations for clinicians
New recommendations for the management of hepatitis B have been released in a bid to improve awareness of chronic hepatitis B among clinicians and to increase detection of cases that currently remain undiagnosed. [ + ]
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital implements PSML
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital is said to be the first hospital in Australia to implement the Pharmacist Shared Medicines List medicine safety initiative. [ + ]
Nursing advocate, SA Health boss receive leadership awards
The CEO of Australian College of Nursing, Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward, and the Chief Public Health Officer of SA Health, Professor Nicola Spurrier PSM, have won at the 2022 WLA awards. [ + ]
Missing surgeries will take some time to work through: APHA
The latest APRA data shows 11,000 anticipated admissions were missing from private hospitals in the last quarter of 2021. [ + ]
Landmark clinical practice guidelines for children with CMT
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is the most common childhood inherited nerve disorder. Yet until now, there have been no guidelines to help patients manage their condition. [ + ]
COVID-19 antiviral available on the PBS
Australians at risk of progressing to severe COVID-19 disease will now be eligible to access an oral antiviral treatment through the PBS. [ + ]
Breast cancer: how often does overdiagnosis occur?
A new study suggests that overdiagnosis, or the finding of tumours that may never have progressed or caused harm in a woman's lifetime, occurs in about 15% of screen-detected cancers. [ + ]
Peninsula Villages' Central Coast project wins MBA award
Peninsula Villages' 114-bed ageing-in-place development, Pozieres House built by Grindley Construction, has won a 2021 Master Builders Association Excellence in Construction Award. [ + ]
New rare blood disease treatment on PBS
Ultomiris (ravulizumab) will be listed for the first time for patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria. [ + ]
Digital Health CRC appoints Kate Munnings as new Chair
The Digital Health CRC has appointed Kate Munnings as its new Chair following the retirement of Michael Walsh. [ + ]
