New Child Safe Standards: why they matter to hospitals
17 January, 2022 by Natalie Siegel-Brown*All children, regardless of their age, gender, ability, race or sexual orientation, have the right to be safe and feel safe.
Asthma experts call to vaccinate children for school start
17 January, 2022Asthma experts are encouraging parents and carers of children with asthma to vaccinate their children before the start of the school year to help protect them from becoming seriously ill with COVID-19.
Predicting which children are more likely to develop epilepsy
17 January, 2022An international genetic study involving 7636 children from Australia and Denmark has identified seven variant genes that researchers say now substantially improve the understanding of the underlying causes of seizures in young children.
'Fitbit for the face' turns masks into monitoring devices
14 January, 2022Northwestern University engineers have developed FaceBit, a smart sensor platform that features a tiny magnet and can attach to any N95, cloth or surgical face mask.
Hospital workers need rapid tests to fight Omicron peak — SHPA
12 January, 2022The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has reiterated the urgent need for rapid antigen tests (RATs) to be made available to hospital pharmacists and their colleagues, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
Whiteley McLaws Hand Hygiene Compliance Calculator
01 January, 2022 | Supplied by: WhiteleyThe McLaws Hand Hygiene Compliance Calculator has been developed by renowned epidemiologist Professor Mary-Louise McLaws to improve hand hygiene compliance in hospitals.
Infection control: new copper surface kills bacteria 100 times faster
15 December, 2021A new copper surface, said to kill the bacteria over 100 times faster than standard copper, could help combat antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
Telehealth to become a permanent feature
13 December, 2021Telehealth services, which have helped improve access to health care and underpinned much of the government's COVID-19 response, will become a permanent feature of primary health care.
Delaying umbilical cord clamping saves babies' lives, reduces disability risk
13 December, 2021An Australian-led study has found that aiming for 60-second delay in clamping the umbilical cord of very premature babies at birth reduces the child's risk of death or major disability.
LivaNova receives TGA approval for VNS therapy system
07 December, 2021LivaNova has received TGA approval for SenTiva for the treatment of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) using vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy.
IVF: data reveals success rates by age, number of cycles
06 December, 2021IVF success rates can be measured in a number of ways, but data is not often presented according to age and number of cycles one can afford to pay for.
Bill to shore up medicine supplies: SHPA
03 December, 2021The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has welcomed new federal government legislation to further mitigate the impact of medicine shortages on Australians and ensure new and innovative medicines are accessible, available and affordable.
Digital resource to help clinicians prevent childhood obesity
01 December, 2021Dietitian and University of Queensland Research Fellow Dr Oliver Canfell and her team have developed an online resource to help prevent childhood obesity.
Omicron: understanding the level of severity will take days to weeks — WHO
29 November, 2021The new Omicron COVID-19 variant has been declared to be "of concern" by the World Health Organization but understanding the level of severity will take days to weeks.
Anaphylaxis: ED visits up by 51%, new care standard released
24 November, 2021The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) has released the first national standard of care for patients with anaphylaxis.
