Author Archives: Dallas Bastian
Emergency department to trial asthma packs
Changing hospital procedure may be the key to reducing the number of emergency department visits due to asthma. A new study by a team comprising the Asthma Foundation Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, Gold Coast University Hospital and Robina Hospital will ...
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Red Cross, Red Crescent talk aid worker safety
The safety of aid workers operating in war zones and conflict areas has been spotlighted at the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva. Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope, director of international humanitarian law and movement relations with ...
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Nurse takes honours for linking homeless people to oral care
RN Cath Flanagan is in the business of bringing smiles to young people's faces. Her work empowering homeless clients to make decisions to improve their oral health has led to her being named the 2015 Community Oral Health Champion at the ...
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McGrath adds 5 breast care nurses, reaches goal
The McGrath Foundation has announced the funding of an additional five McGrath breast care nurses to support families experiencing cancer, reaching its goal to increase the total number to 110 by its 10th anniversary. The foundation said it has now supported 40,000 ...
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