European Healthcare Design Conference Keynotes
28 July, 2015 by Sharon SmithThe world's leading researchers gathered in London recently to discuss the future of the hospital. We've brought you our favourite presentations from the conference.
Improvement Needed in Hospital Antimicrobial Prescription
27 July, 2015 by Sharon SmithThe National Antimicrobial Prescribing Practice: results of the 2014 National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey report was released by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care and the National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Victoria. It summarises the results of a voluntary annual audit of 248 hospitals (197 public and 51 private) from across Australia and resulted in a data set of almost 20,000 prescriptions.
A Sweet Dose of Antibiotics
23 July, 2015 by Sharon SmithScientists are using synthetic sugar in their quest for the answer to drug-resistant bacteria. A team of scientists from The University of Queensland and Queensland biotechnology company Alchemia have discovered a potential new class of antibiotics inspired by sugar molecules produced by bacteria.
New Hope for Treatment of Mild Alzheimers
23 July, 2015 by Sharon SmithA drug developed by US pharmaceutical company Lilly has shown evidence of slowing the worsening of the disease. Current treatments for Alzheimer’s can alleviate symptoms but don’t slow underlying disease progression.
Forget Health Takeovers Here's How to Fix Hospital Funding and Chronic Disease Care
21 July, 2015 by Sharon SmithStephen Duckett, Grattan Institute and Peter Breadon, Grattan Institute
Poor Mobile Phone Hygiene Guidelines in Hospitals
15 July, 2015 by Sharon SmithThe recent study in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene found that medical staff using mobile phones in hospitals help spread bugs through constant handling and poor cleaning habits.
Ethics and Choosing Wisely
13 July, 2015 by ahhb5.2.1 Ensuring that the services you provide are necessary and likely to benefit the patient. 5.2.2 Upholding the patient’s right to gain access to the necessary level of healthcare and, whenever possible, helping them to do so. 5.2.3 Supporting the transparent and equitable allocation of healthcare resources. 5.2.4 Understanding that your use of resources can affect the access other patients have to healthcare resources.
Reducing the Risk of Lynch Syndrome
09 July, 2015 by Sharon SmithA paper published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association led by researchers from the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, reveals that women with one child are 60% less likely to develop uterine cancer, compared with women with no children, and even lower for women with more than one child.
Weekend Operations have Worse Outcomes
08 July, 2015 by Sharon SmithA lack of experienced staff, reduced availability of testing and increased waiting times for treatment of urgent cases has been blamed for the results of a study in BMJ indicating patients admitted to hospital on a weekend have a higher risk of death than those admitted during the week.
Marine Biology offers Vaccine and Drug Treatments
08 July, 2015 by Sharon SmithThe CSIRO believes it has found the answer to the challenge of vaccine transportation in seashells.
Treatment Discovered for Girls-Only Epilepsy Condition
07 July, 2015 by Sharon SmithGirls suffering from a rare form of epilepsy due to a mutation in the X-chromosome will soon have access to their first chance at treatment, thanks to University of Adelaide researchers and Marinus Pharmaceuticals who are about to commence clinical trials.
Gene Therapy Success for Cystic Fibrosis Lung Function
03 July, 2015 by Sharon SmithResearch from the UK has shown the improvement of lung function of Cystic Fibrosis patients through the use of gene therapy in a two year trial, according to The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
