The critical role of National Critical Care Trauma Response Centre teams
03 November, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the invaluable health work undertaken by the Centre's personnel, who operate as Australian Medical Assistance Teams.
Are you drying your ultrasound probes correctly?
02 November, 2020What are the most common approaches to drying ultrasound probes and what is the most effective method?
Behind the scenes of NSW's pandemic response
02 November, 2020Thousands of workers from NSW Health, the Australian Defence Force, Qantas and even Taronga Zoo have played their part in the public health response to COVID-19.
The tech that's helping stop the spread
28 October, 2020 by Jane AllmanWe take a look at some of the COVID-busting infection control technologies being used to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
Don't risk contamination for communication
26 October, 2020COVID-19 — triage faster and safer using technology.
COVID-19 vaccine: who's in the running?
22 October, 2020 by Amy SarcevicAll eyes are firmly fixed on the 100+ vaccine candidates currently competing to tackle COVID-19.
Infection control: lessons learned from COVID-19
21 October, 2020 by Amy SarcevicWhen infection control strategies aren't watertight, bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites can spread like wildfire.
Controlling infection when using mobile devices in healthcare settings
20 October, 2020 by Alan Stocker, Health Practice Lead, WavelinkThe combination of rarely cleaned devices and a days-long infection window means that healthcare facilities need to take special care when it comes to managing devices.
Keeping the hospital cafeteria COVID-safe
19 October, 2020 by Andrew Thomson, Think ST Solutions*With hospitals being at the forefront of fighting COVID-19, pressure has mounted on hospital food operations to find new ways of feeding hungry employees (and visitors).
Innovative solution disinfects air
16 October, 2020An innovative air disinfection stick-on filter that can be integrated into all kinds of HVAC systems and kill up to 99.9% viruses and bacteria has been launched by NCH Asia Pacific.
COVID-19 in Australia: what have we learned?
15 October, 2020 by Ms Kaitlyn Radford*, Dr Cristina Sotomayor-Castillo**, Mr Jeremy Malik*** and Professor Ramon Z Shaban****Learning from collective experiences will help public health units improve infection prevention and disease control responses and plans in future pandemics.
SARS-CoV-2 survives on surfaces for up to 28 days
14 October, 2020CSIRO researchers have found that SARS-CoV-2 can survive for up to 28 days on common surfaces including banknotes, glass and stainless steel.
Building the robotic cleaning workforce
13 October, 2020In response to increased demand for autonomous cleaning solutions, Nilfisk has added to its portfolio of autonomous solutions.
'No Jab, No Pay' policy has biggest impact in lowest SES areas
06 October, 2020Australia's 'No Jab, No Pay' policy has been linked to substantial catch-up vaccination activity.
Extroverts less likely to comply with COVID-19 regulation
02 October, 2020 by Amy SarcevicVictoria's COVID-19 regulation will need to recognise the various personality types of its population to ensure widespread behavioural compliance and keep case numbers south of pre-Christmas targets.
