Practice Management - Building Patient Confidence
13 October, 2015 by Sharon SmithHow to give your patients confidence when working with you – long before you meet them face to face. Jane Anderson is a Personal Branding Expert helping service professionals to position themselves effectively in their industry. Here Jane shares her advice for medical professionals managing their own practices on establishing trust between patient and doctor before the first meeting.
RUOK? How to respond to someone who isn't OK
10 September, 2015 by Sharon SmithWorld Suicide Prevention Day prompts people from all walks of life to ask their loved ones what could be a life-saving question: are you ok?
We’re Overdosing on Medicine
12 August, 2015 by Sharon SmithIt’s Time to Embrace Life’s Uncertainty The more we learn about the problem of too much medicine and what’s driving it, the harder it seems to imagine effective solutions. Winding back unnecessary tests and treatments will require a raft of reforms across medical research, education and regulation.
Workplace Skills: Coaching Your Peers
10 August, 2015 by Sharon SmithWe have asked leadership and coaching consultant Stacey Ashley to provide some practical workplace skills in the area of people management. In this article Stacey takes us through the art of coaching our peers, whether in a formal or informal coaching or mentoring relationship.
Diagnose Your Cough with an App
22 July, 2015 by Sharon SmithCough into this phone please: The University of Queensland has developed a mobile application that allows for the diagnosis of respiratory conditions such as pneumonia and asthma based on an algorithm that uses the sound of the patient’s cough for recognition.
Sleep Awareness Week Seeks Survey Participants
06 July, 2015 by Sharon SmithMore than two million Australian adults - over 10% of the population - suffer from a sleep disorder, clinical insomnia or sleep apnea. Sleep disorders cost the Australian economy more than $5.1 billion per year. The reduction in life quality caused by sleep disorders has a further cost equivalent of $31.4 billion a year.
The Evolving Health Workplace
01 July, 2015 by ahhbAustralasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine certification program
17 June, 2015 by ahhbNew Regions to Deliver the Australian General Practice Training Program
09 April, 2015 by Petrina SmithGeneral Practice Registras Australia (GPRA) supports the plan to establish a new profession-led General Practice Training Advisory Committee to provide advice to the government on GP training policy and delivery. The advisory committee will include representatives from GPRA, RACGP, ACRRM, GPSA as well as an independent Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander GP.
Survey to Improve Nutritional Advice for Patients
30 March, 2015 by Petrina SmithHow much confidence GPs have in providing nutritional advice to patients is the subject of research by Griffith University’s Dr Lauren Ball.
Bringing star quality to weight management education
28 March, 2015 by ahhbInternational Universities Combine to form PharmAlliance
16 March, 2015 by Petrina SmithThree international universities, including Melbourne's Monash University are combining resources to create the PharmAlliance partnership.
Young Doctors Encouraged to Go Rural
12 March, 2015 by Petrina SmithA new national Go Rural campaign targeting young doctors will be launched this week, promoting the benefits of rural practice.
Early Exposure to Palliative Care Benefits Medical Students
11 March, 2015 by Petrina SmithA survey of medical students has found that those who were exposed to training in palliative care early in their studies benefited greatly from the experience.
Resources Launched for Blood Pressure Measurement and Management
10 March, 2015 by Petrina SmithNPS MedicineWise has launched its latest program—Blood pressure: what’s changing in how we measure, manage and monitor—which provides health professionals with resources in blood pressure assessment and management.
