An Australian university has connected with a Saudi Arabian hospital to further nursing and allied health expertise and raise cross-cultural awareness between the institutions. Federation University Australia (FedUni) has partnered with Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City, a non-profitable rehabilitation hospital ...
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Australian aged-care nursing competencies in the works
Researchers are planning to develop a home-grown framework for registered nurses working with older people and their families. Associate Professor Victoria Traynor, from the University of Wollongong's School of Nursing, said the available nursing competencies for the aged-care sector were ...
More »Report card shows more to be done to curb health inequality
Australians are living longer but inequality still mars the most recent Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report card. The biennial report, Australia's health 2016, found Australians are living longer than ever before and death rates continue to fall, ...
More »From alopecia to zits: skin directory aims to educate public
When the visual symptoms of a skin condition first become apparent, people often turn to the web for comfort, scouring Google images for photos of similar bumps or discolouration and possibly encountering incorrect information. To address this phenomenon, the Australasian College ...
More »Nurses must be leaders in the digital health era: informatics exec
It’s critical that nurses be at the forefront of the movement into the digital health era and are heavily involved in leading change, not just for the care team and patient but to ensure they are advocating for their own ...
More »Aged-care cuts will increase strain on public hospitals: provider
Funding cuts in the sector may force residential aged-care service providers to reconsider admitting older people ready to be discharged from hospitals, increasing pressure on the public system, a provider has said. In a letter to state and territory premiers and ...
More »Sector voices concerns about Health Care Homes stage one
Health sector bodies have welcomed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s announcement of stage one of the Health Care Homes (HCH) model, but not without caveats. The government announced the 10 regions that will participate in stage one of the model. They ...
More »Bachelor of dementia care graduates look to the future
Australian experts hope the first group of graduates of the University of Tasmania’s (UTAS) bachelor of dementia care will help make a difference in lives and contribute to a growing pool of leaders in the field. The first six bachelor's graduates ...
More »Aussie researchers look to toes, parks to reduce falls
Stronger toes could help keep older people on their feet, new research suggests. Researchers at Victoria University have looked at the effect toe training can have on the incidence of falls in older people. Karen Mickle, post-doctoral research fellow at ...
More »Unhealthy lifestyles and depression closely related: study
People with healthier lifestyles are less likely to develop depression, a new study that followed 1200 people over five years has found. The research, published in the journal Psychological Medicine, also found there was a tendency for those with a ...
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