1000th Nursing Practitioner Endorsed in Australia
19 February, 2014 by Petrina SmithThe Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has welcomed the endorsement of Australia’s 1000th Nurse Practitioner.
Study reveals gaps in wound care knowledge
26 September, 2013 by ahhbThe Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre aims to improve wound healing through the adoption of best practice. Research shows there is room for improvement, writes project manager Karen Innes-Walker.
Pharmacy Cannot Grow As An Isolated Profession
23 January, 2013 by Adriana RehbeinAs we come to the end of another busy year, it is a good time to reflect on what I see as some of the key elements for the pharmacy profession as we move forward, writes Grant Kardachi.
Endoscopes - The neglected workhorse of key-hole surgery
24 September, 2012 by John ConnoleThe chances are you have already had the experience of an endoscopic procedure. The most commonly reported procedure group for the private sector in 2007-2008 was procedures on the digestive system (673,000), with 87.9% of these being for fibreoptic colonoscopy, panendoscopy with excision and fibreoptic colonoscopy with excision. Other commonly reported procedures across both sectors were diagnostic gastrointestinal endoscopy (626,000 separations).
