Six primary health care nurses received national awards for their contributions to general practice. The winners of the 2013 Best Practice Awards, Shani Hill, Lois Mitchell, Tahlia Kinnane, Carolyn Ronan, David Youds and Susan Nunn, were announced at a gala ...
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A national care outline for IBD
Health professionals are calling for the development of a national approach for the care and treatment of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). By Amie Larter Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, recognised collectively as IBD, currently affects 75,000 Australians and ...
More »Macrophage management restores post-cancer immune system
Targeting specific cells in the body may reverse the effects of cancer on the immune system, according to results from a joint study between Curtin School of Biomedical Sciences and the School of Anatomy at University of Western Australia. Dr ...
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Professor Phillip Della, head of School of Nursing & Midwifery at Curtin University talks to Aileen Macalintal about his vision for Australia’s nurses. As head of Curtin’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, what do you think are the greatest challenges ...
More »Health and disability scheme get budget support
The government has chosen to take the "responsible" course to delay the return to surplus in order to “support jobs and growth in an uncertain world”. By Amie Larter Treasurer Wayne Swan made these announcements when delivering the federal government’s ...
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Online video consulting is a new way forward for rural health that’s dispensing with the need for people to travel long distances. By Susan Currie Residents of remote, regional and rural Australia all must factor in the tyranny of distance ...
More »Helping parents of pre-term babies to cope
The trauma of preterm delivery on the family unit cannot be underestimated. By Trudi Mannix Following the birth of a pre-term baby, parental stress levels are high. Emotions are mixed; parents are grateful that their baby is alive, but at ...
More »Remote incentives for nurses
There is a desperate need for nurses in rural areas, but there’s also a great sense of potential for the nurses who do relocate. By Flynn Murphy I was at Royal Hobart, and I’d been there for 15 months,” recalls ...
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The time has come for nurses to specialise in specific categories. Should paediatric nursing be one of them? By Louis White For a parent, there is nothing more precious than the welfare of their children. This care escalates off the ...
More »Rural health: It’s time to address the issues
Now is the time for the government to direct incentives to the rural workforce. Health Workforce Australia (HWA) has released an online consultation paper, Nursing Workforce Retention and Productivity, to encourage further feedback and discussion in regards to strategies to ...
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