Best Practice Awards in Nursing Announced
06 June, 2014 by Petrina SmithNine nurse leaders have been acknowledged for their outstanding work in primary health care at the 2014 Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) Best Practice Awards in Nursing.
New National Information Service to Improve Indigenous Health
05 June, 2014 by Petrina SmithHealth workers are being given tools to support the reduction of alcohol and drug use within Indigenous communities with the establishment of a new national information service, the Australian Indigenous Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre . The new Indigenous health service was launched by Chair of the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC), Associate Professor Ted Wilkes, at the 3rd National Indigenous Drug & Alcohol Conference (NIDAC) in Melbourne.
Scientists Discover Bacteria Survival Methods
05 June, 2014 by Petrina SmithScientists have discovered bacteria survival methods where bacteria can reshape their DNA when dehydrated by changing from the regular double helix, known as B-DNA to the more compact A-DNA form.
Students Placements the Key to Shortage of Remote Dental Practitioners
03 June, 2014 by Petrina SmithOne of the keys to solving extreme shortages of dental practitioners in remote Australia is proving to be short-stay (three to four weeks) placements for final-year dental students, according to a recent report into a 10-year program in WA.
Phantom Superbug in Middle East Could Spread Worldwide
02 June, 2014 by Petrina SmithA phantom superbug in the Middle East is cloaking itself in genetic material to avoid detection and placing the population at increased risk of deadly infections.
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan to be Developed by End of Year
02 June, 2014 by Petrina SmithAn implementation plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan will be developed by the end of the year.
Griffith University Research Leadership Excellence Award Announced
30 May, 2014 by Petrina SmithBuilding clinical nursing research capacity has been the focus for Professor Wendy Chaboyer, recipient of the Griffith University Vice Chancellor’s Research Leadership Excellence Award.
Let's Ensure Zero Road Deaths on Fatality Free Friday
30 May, 2014 by Petrina SmithToday is Fatality Free Friday.
No GP Tax in Our Name Campaign
30 May, 2014 by Petrina SmithThe Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has thrown its support behind the ‘No GP Tax in our name!’ Campaign.
University of Adelaide Receives Funding Boost from NHMRC
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Palliative Care Week launches with 10 Tips to Take Control of your Death
29 May, 2014 by Petrina SmithAt the launch of National Palliative Care Week, Dr Sarah Winch shared 10 tips to take control of your death, gathered from personal experience.
Pharmacy Program Enables Home Checks for Kidney Disease
29 May, 2014 by Petrina SmithKidney Health Australia has released a new report on kidney disease in Australia, and announced a pharmacy program to help those at increased risk identify the disease early.
Oral Cholera Vaccine Effective During Outbreak in Guinea
29 May, 2014 by Petrina SmithAn oral cholera vaccine protected individuals by 86 percent during a recent outbreak in Guinea, according to study conducted by Epicentre, the research arm of the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), and the Guinean Ministry of Health published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
Research Australia Awards Open
29 May, 2014 by Petrina SmithFor the first time, achievements in health services research will be recognised as a category in the Research Australia Awards, now open for nominations.
Preventing Poor Health Outcomes among Male Babies
27 May, 2014 by Petrina SmithA team from the University of Adelaide's Robinson's Research Institute has been studying the underlying genetic and developmental reasons of poor health comes among male babies.
