Join us at the Inaugural Wounds Australia Conference

The inaugural Wounds Australia Conference will be held from 9-12 November 2016 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The 2016 theme, ‘State of Play’, will not only acknowledge the major achievements impacting clinical practice in wound management, but will explore the state of play in current wound management, research and clinical application. Delegates will see a strong focus on collaboration between disciplines, the translation of research into clinical practice and fantastic networking opportunities.

Standing wheelchairs are transforming lives

Standing wheelchairs and robotic mobility devices are changing the lives of people with paraplegia. Standing mobility devices are being engineered to assist all people with function mobility problems in the lower limbs to manoeuver in small and confined spaces and perform standard daily life routines independently. (1)

Ethics and research in emergency medicine

The risky business of nursing

Nurses are exposed to a wide range of biological-infectious, chemical, environmental-mechanical, physical and psychosocial hazards. They are particularly vulnerable to infection and injuries, including musculoskeletal injuries, latex allergies and needlestick injuries. Nursing and midwifery is also the profession with the highest exposure to workplace violence.

Don’t put yourself at risk

It's Digital Health Week

This week we are attending the Health Informatics Society of Australia's (HISA) annual conference in Brisbane, HIC2015.

Effectiveness and Safety of Complementary Medicines

Egg-Freezing Not the Answer for Young Women's Fertility Insurance

Women have been encouraged to freeze their eggs (or cryptopreservation) for a variety of reasons for some time now: as a pre-cursor to fertility-ending treatments, for assistance during long and drawn out fertility treatments, and even for social reasons centred around family planning.

Magnetic Resonance Study A Step Forward in Breast Cancer Detection

A new magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) technique has been developed that will potentially reduce the need for women at risk of breast cancer to undergo preventive mastectomies.

Listeria Detected in Victorian Hospital Dessert Product

The discovery of listeria in a dessert product served in Victorian hospitals has promoted the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a directive to discard the product.

Pharmacists can play a major role in infection control

Innovative Pharmacist of the Year Award Announced

The Queensland Pharmacist Immunisation Implementation Pilot team, led by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Queensland President, Professor Lisa Nissen, has received the prestigious University of Technology Sydney Innovative Pharmacist of the Year award.

Geographic Variations in Health Care Report Released

A new report,  Geographic Variations in Health Care: What do we know and what can be done to improve health system performance?, examines regional variation in health care in 13 participating countries, including Australia

Simulation Could Offer Beneficial Training Opportunities for Surgeons

Simulation could offer beneficial training opportunities for surgeons with many participants in multidisciplinary sessions offering positive feedback, an article in the latest Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery has found.

New AIHW Report on Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services

Around 108,000 clients had almost 162,400 treatment episodes from 714 publicly funded alcohol and other drug treatment agencies across Australia in 2012-13, according to a report released  by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).