Announced as part of the 2010 Health Reform, Medicare Locals will be rolled out as early as in the middle of this year. However, groups in the field are still divided in opinion regarding the plan, writes Jeff Li. In ...

Farmers with acute chest pain are uncertain how and when to seek help, study finds. Agriculture workers put themselves at risk of dying, says a pilot study examining the prevalence of cardiac risk factors in the group and of their ...

During a midwifery professional development course, registered nurse Michelle Vujicic was reminded that patients are also real people. It was the first day of practicum for my maternal nursing course for professional development and as I was buddied up to ...

Health science faculties have strong reputations for meeting the demand for health care professionals with high-quality graduates. Some are worried that research funding cuts might make meeting that demand more difficult, writes Natasha Egan. At a time when health care ...

Launch of new online diabetes education program for Practice Nurses set to enhance Australian diabetes management The Australian Practice Nurses Association and the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA) have launched a new online education program, ‘Diabetes Management in the Primary ...

The growth in numbers of culturally and linguistically diverse students entering nursing programs in Australia presents challenges for academic and clinical staff. And most importantly the students themselves, writes Annie May. There are many reasons why overseas qualified nurses decide ...

With nearly four times as many cases of measles in Australia reported in the first few weeks of 2011 alone, compared to all of 2005, trust in a decade-old fraudulent anti-vaccine report by some parents is risking everyone’s health. In ...

Senior clinical nurses can effectively contribute to the pandemic influenza public health response. Annie May reports. On 24 April, 2009 the World Health Organisation advised of an outbreak of a new strain of flu – H1N1 Influenza 09, to become ...

Prevention of infectious diseases is vital following sudden flooding disasters, according to an infectious diseases specialist. Writing in the latest issue of Emergency Medicine Australasia, Dr Tony Allworth, director of Infectious Diseases at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, offered advice ...

Publication and seminars to provide information on end of life decision making for people living with dementia and their families. A new publication and supporting seminar series have been developed to provide a guide for people with dementia and their ...