The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) last week launched two new training programs for 2016: the Patient Safety Lead Training program and the Quality Improvement Lead Training program. The modules provide tips for administration staff, middle management and healthcare professionals at ...
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Common stroke therapy may help with aphasia
Electrical stimulation therapy may benefit people experiencing aphasia following a stroke, recent research has found. The University of Queensland worked with the Department of Neurology at the Charité University Hospital in Berlin, Germany, to test the benefits of transcranial direct ...
More »Children with FASD face anxiety, depression
Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) face anxiety, depression and delinquency, along with a range of other behavioral problems, a new review of evidence has found. University of Sydney’s professor Elizabeth Elliott, senior author on the study, said the ...
More »Next-generation ‘liquid biopsy’ in works
A new technique to identify cancerous organs via a blood test may be available to health professionals in the next few years. The approach, termed plasma DNA tissue mapping, has been likened by researchers to performing a CT scan of the blood. ...
More »Pancreatic cancer finding could lead to new treatments
Pancreatic cancer is actually four separate diseases, a new study suggests. The international team of researchers involved said the diseases have different genetic triggers and survival rates, adding the finding could pave the way for more accurate diagnoses and treatments. ...
More »Cardiac rehab saves lives, dollars: Heart Foundation
The Heart Foundation has called on the Victorian Government to improve referral to and participation in cardiac rehabilitation programs, following research that showed greater uptake of the intervention would save lives and reduce costs to the health system by $86.7 ...
More »Women who earn less become more frail: study
Women who have trouble managing on their income later in life are up to three times more likely to be frail than those on more stable incomes, a study has found. The University of Queensland research, published in The Journal ...
More »AHHA calls for pathology payment system revamp
On the back of a Grattan Institute’s report on the cost of pathology testing, the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has called on the Commonwealth to modernise Australia’s pathology payment system. The report, Blood Money: paying for pathology services, ...
More »Accreditation for ACU mental health program
The Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN) has congratulated an Australian university for its work in educating specialist mental health nurses. The Australian Catholic University (ACU) is the first to achieve National Framework Accreditation for its Master of Mental ...
More »Carer Gateway launches to provide phone and web support to carers Australia-wide
A new hotline and website dedicated to supporting carers has been launched by the Australian Government. Called Carer Gateway, the initiative is intended to provide support, advice and information to the 2.7 million Australians caring for friends and family in the ...
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