Tackling Potentially Preventable Hospitalisations in Wound Care

The ongoing burden placed upon Hospital and Health systems due to the Covid-19 pandemic has brought the importance of employing strategies for the prevention of Hospitalisation wherever possible into focus like never before.

Wounds Australia Conference — keynote speakers announced

After a temporary move online in 2020 due to COVID-related restrictions, Wounds Australia's biannual wounds conference is returning to Sydney this September.

WF Media's healthcare channels to support Wounds Australia 2022

Hospital + Healthcare and its new sister media channel, Aged Health, are pleased to announce a media partner agreement with industry body Wounds Australia for its major annual conference and exhibition to be held in Sydney this September.

PPE pressure injuries surge during COVID outbreaks

The latest COVID-19 outbreaks have led to a resurgence in reports of pressure injuries among patients, clinicians and essential workers.

Smart dressings glow if wound not healing

RMIT researchers have developed smart wound dressings with built-in nanosensors that glow to alert patients when a wound is not healing properly.

Limited-edition bandages launch to boost blood donations

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood has enlisted Aussie artists to design a vibrant range of limited-edition artwork bandages to celebrate the life-giving efforts of blood and plasma donors.

Wound care delivered by telehealth

A chronic leg ulcer and repeated treatment failures left Jan feeling despondent and sceptical that the wound would ever heal…

SA researchers develop infection-busting bandages

Researchers at the University of South Australia have developed a novel coating that can be applied to any dressing to treat chronic wounds.

Australian wound-healing tech ignites NASA attention

A team from Southern Cross University is pioneering a technology that could heal wounds in days rather than weeks without using stitches.

Children's hospital to compensate family of disabled girl

Princess Margaret Hospital's treatment of a toddler with scald burns was found to be negligent and led to the child developing cerebral palsy.

Buddy taping reduces recovery time in boxer's fracture

A randomised, controlled trial of 126 patients who presented with a 'boxer's fracture' compared the outcomes from the routine practice of plastering these injuries with a more 'user-friendly' approach.

Sealed in 60 seconds

Australian scientists have developed a glue that literally takes one minute to seal a wound, then signals to the body to start repairing at twice the regular speed.

Fuelling your Mental Health

Could virtual games become part of pain management?

The next time you habitually search your bathroom cabinet for some pain medication, you may want to consider virtual games first. According to Edmund Keogh, from the University of Bath, research has shown that psychology plays an important part in how we experience both acute and chronic pain – and that painful sensations can be manipulated by what we think and feel.

Infant feeding - finally some clarity

With so much confusing and conflicting information about infant feeding,  LEAPS (Learning, Eating, Active, Play, Sleep), a free program led by QUT in partnership with NAQ Nutrition, provides some welcome clarity.