Antibiotic Resistance Program Focuses on Urinary Tract Infections
20 November, 2014 by Petrina SmithThe next phase of the NPS MedicineWise Reducing Antibiotic Resistance program for health professionals focuses on the complex topic of managing urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Equal Care and Survival Rates for City and Country South Australians
11 November, 2014 by Sophie BlackshawResearch from the University of Adelaide has found that Country South Australians with colorectal cancer that has spread to other areas of the body are receiving equal surgical care and have the same survival rates as those living in the city.
New Guide to Providing Pharmacy Services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
14 October, 2014 by Petrina SmithThe Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has published The Guide to providing pharmacy services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to ensure pharmacists are being responsive to the health beliefs, practices, culture and linguistic needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Smartphone App Helps Heart Attack Recovery
02 October, 2014 by Petrina SmithA new smartphone app developed by CSIRO is giving heart attack patients a better chance at completing life-saving rehabilitation.
Pharmacists Invited to Assist with Review of Competency Standards
29 July, 2014 by Petrina SmithThe Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee (PPDC) is commencing a review of the Australian pharmacy profession’s competency standards.
New Educational Resource to Help People Living with Chronic Hepatitis B
08 July, 2014 by Petrina SmithA new educational resource, designed to improve the lives of people living with chronic hepatitis B, is now available in Australia.
Long Waits for Surgeries Eliminated at Townsville HHS
02 July, 2014 by Petrina SmithTownsville Hospital and Health Service has achieved a major performance benchmark with patients receiving surgery on time every time.
How to best support healthcare providers meet the NSQHS standards
14 October, 2013 by ahhbWe are witnessing a global move towards patient safety. Indeed, in the Australian healthcare sector, we are undergoing a period of great change which has been reflected in part by the new set of National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards that became effective on January 1 2013, writes Professor Cathryn Murphy.
Changes to the sale of cough and cold medicines in Australia
22 July, 2013 by ahhbFighting serious candida infections in critically ill patients
27 November, 2012 by John ConnoleCandidaemia: A rising tide in critically ill patients3-5
Doors open at world-class Royal Children’s Hospital
16 October, 2012 by John ConnoleThe Australian Hospital and Healthcare Bulletin speaks exclusively with Tony Lubofsky, Project Director of the new Royal Children’s Hospital Project, from the Department of Health, Victoria.
