More Work Needed on Tobacco and Obesity
24 October, 2013 by Petrina SmithThe Public Health Association of Australia (PHHA) has called on governments from around Austraila to reassess their approach to tobacco and obesity.
AMA Urges Health Minister to Introduce a New National Medical Training Plan
23 October, 2013 by Petrina SmithThe AMA Council of Doctors in Training (AMACDT) is urging Australian Health Ministers to agree to start work on a new national medical training plan when they meet in November.
Off duty
01 August, 2013 by ahhbKatie Vine is completing her Master of Sports Physiotherapy at La Trobe University while working at Canberra Hospital as an Emergency Department Primary Contact Physiotherapist.She is also an ACT Health Directorate Project Officer with the Health Workforce Australia Expanded Scope of Practice Project, investigating and implementing extended scope of physiotherapy roles. Katie was awarded the Australian Physiotherapy Association’s (APA) Award for Professional Excellence five years in a row, between 2008 and 2012.
National safety and quality health service standards
11 July, 2013 by ahhbStandard 4 Medication Safety
AMA Calls to Scrap Cap on Tax Deductions for Professional Development Expenses
10 July, 2013 by Petrina SmithThe Australian Medical Association (AMA) has welcomed a move to launch a full Senate inquiry into the Federal Government’s $2000 cap on tax deductions for work-related self-education expenses.
Patients & Privacy
02 July, 2013 by ahhbLook After Your Patient’s Electronic Health Information Effectively or Suffer the Consequences
International designers in health converge at world congress in Brisbane
19 June, 2013 by ahhbProfessor Ian Frazer Congress patron / AC, FRA, FAA
How do we combat the misuse codeine-based pain relief medicines
13 May, 2013 by ahhbPresident of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Grant Kardachi, explains the need for all healthcare professionals to be aware of the potential for addiction and growing misuse of codeine-containing products.
