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 ...
More »Take heart: no CPR world record, but still a success
Thousands of people took part in a world-record attempt in Sydney on Monday, all the while learning high-quality CPR. Participants attempted to break the Guinness World Record for most people trained in high-quality CPR across multiple venues in one day. ...
More »Clarity is key in transfers of care: panel
The importance of good communication and concerns surrounding consumer-directed care were among the key points of discussion at Akolade’s Transfer of Care for Complex Consumers conference today. The topics were covered during a panel discussion on what consumers expect from ...
More »Packing day to aid domestic violence victims
Sydney Nursing School’s packing day, which has delivered health kits to more than 12,000 people in need since 2011, will this year help those domestic and family violence have affected. More than 3000 health kits will be packed and sent ...
More »Helping chronically ill with basic self-care still a challenge
Many clinicians are struggling to engage patients who have chronic diseases in their own care, and basic challenges such as staying on top of appointments and understanding care plans remain a concern. These were some of the key messages from ...
More »Coming societal changes and how to adapt
The latest edition of the Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association’s (AHHA) peer-reviewed academic journal Australian Health Review has delved into the social developments that could influence the delivery of health services in the near future. The work is based on megatrends ...
More »Call for urgency in tackling malnutrition
Too little attention is paid to malnutrition in people living with dementia in the home, a new discussion paper has shown. Dementia and Nutrition in the Home, released this month by Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, called on the federal government to address the ...
More »Big data success means asking the right questions
When using big data within a healthcare organisation, identifying the problems the business is trying to solve is key. That’s according to Accenture’s APAC Health Lead, Penny O’Hara. “A lot of people, I think, imagine that if they have big ...
More »The winning design? It’s an easy call
A new call device that allows people with physical disabilities to call for assistance in a way that wasn’t possible before, has won a series of awards. The device, developed by researchers from Flinders University and the University of South ...
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