New Resource to Help Patients with Chronic Pain

GPs  now have easy access to a useful resource to help patients with chronic pain better understand and manage their condition.

Australian guidelines on Barrett’s Oesophagus and Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma

Cancer Council Australia has published new clinical guidelines which will help provide greater consistency in the management one of Australia’s fastest growing cancers and its known precursor, Barrett’s oesophagus.

World Lymphoma Awareness Day Highlights Need for Earlier Diagnosis

Lymphoma Australia and medical experts are using World Lymphoma Awareness Day (15 September) to ‘put lymphoma in the limelight’ and call for all Australians to better recognise the symptoms of a cancer that takes an Australian life every six hours.

Image is everything

[hr]In healthcare a good image can mean the difference between life and death. Now, with ultrasound gaining acceptance beyond the imaging department and credentialing becoming mandatory, getting that image right is more important than ever.[hr]

Speed Queen: Strive for optimal performance

Never underestimate the rewards an onsite laundry can provide your facility when performing at it’s very best. If you’ve made room in your facility for a space to deliver clean, consistent results, ask yourself, are you getting the performance you deserve?

Ebola or MERs-CoV: Do we panic with these emerging new or old infectious diseases?

[hr]Internationally, we are seeing the emergence of new and old infectious diseases. Marija Juraja asks: Is there a risk, with the penchant for travels, that these infectious diseases could land on our doorstep?[hr]

New Hand Hygiene Initiative: Clean In, Clean Out

[hr]A study of the hand hygiene rates in some of Australia’s biggest hospitals has found patients could be routinely exposed to potentially deadly infectious bugs by doctors who are not following proper hygiene procedures, writes Narelle Shuh.[hr]

World Association for Infectious Diseases and Immunological Disorders Unveiled

[hr]Founding of WAIDID, the World Association for Infectious Diseases and Immunological Disorders was unveiled at the Infectious Diseases World Summit in Shanghai in July.[hr]

Understanding the Value of Philanthropy

[hr]Australians are a generous lot who believe in backing health and medical research. But there are some worrying trends emerging in this area of philanthropy. Misperceptions about the proposed Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) are a threat to Australia’s proud history of research firsts, writes Elizabeth Foley [hr]

Developments in patient care with focussed, point of care ultrasound

Prius: Elegant solution to a slippery problem

[hr]Patient falls are a major issue in hospitals and healthcare institutions. A primary cause of falls is patients wearing antiembolic stockings and slipping on tiled floors.[hr]

Corian: Corian® in healthcare environments

[hr]Healthcare design’s first priority is to prevent infection. The surfaces you specify play a critical role in helping you create safer healthcare environments.[hr]

Antimicrobial Copper: Japan looks to antimicrobial copper olympics

[hr]The germ fighting performance of Antimicrobial Copper surfaces at a Japanese hospital could help support moves to use it in the public areas of Tokyo’s ‘Summer Olympics’ in 2020.[hr]

Hill Rom: The Hill-Rom “Mobility is Life” concept

[hr]Hill-Rom is committed to the concept that mobilising patients early and supporting their independence improves life – in the hospital and at home.[hr]

Ashmed: Discover a total intracavity ultrasound disinfection system

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