Truly sustainable healthcare is more than just green
15 June, 2016 by ahhb
Green is a given on Brookfield Multiplex projects. But we look beyond green credentials to ensure our projects are truly sustainable and drive long-term financial and social gains alongside environmental outcomes.
Are you obliged to take the night shift?
13 June, 2016 by Corin KellyNight duty: it’s the easiest shift, right? No one gets up fifty times to go to the bathroom. No one rings the bell. No doctors come through, and patients never get sick and need care. Night shift is a controversial part of nursing. If you’ve never worked it, you have no idea what it’s like. If you have – and most have – you know it is not as easy as everyone makes it sound. In fact, it is probably the most difficult shift because you are constantly fighting the need for sleep and still making clinical decisions.
How Australians Die: cause #1 - CVD and stroke
13 June, 2016 by Corin KellyThis is the first in the How Australians Die series that focuses on the country’s top five causes of death and how we can drive down rates of these illnesses.
It’s been a very tough thing to care about
09 June, 2016 by Corin Kelly“I’ve been on a mission for seventeen years. It’s my holy grail. I’m trying to cure a brain tumor called DIPG that kills 100 percent of the children who have it. It only affects 200 kids a year so it’s never gotten much attention. But if you saw a child die from DIPG, you’d understand why I care so much. It’s awful. It’s just awful.
Lifesaving app is in the (doctor's) bag
08 June, 2016 by Corin KellyA new smartphone app—designed to support Australian health professionals during emergencies—has been officially launched by Australian Prescriber and NPS MedicineWise.
Rivals Join Forces To Woo Big Pharma
07 June, 2016 by Corin KellyTraditional rivals Monash and Melbourne Universities are collaborating to create a new company that will market and sell medicines developed by the institutions to pharmaceutical companies, reinvesting any profit into research.