A palliative care provider is spreading awareness around community-based end-of-life services and highlighting the special role of spiritual care. Chief executive of palliative hospice provider Karuna, Tracey Porst, says spiritual issues may often come into focus when we or someone ...
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Aspiring flight nurse follows his grandmother’s footsteps
A World War II nurse has passed on her passion to her grandson, who now is now aiming for a nursing career with the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Harrison Mayall, 23, is the same age as his grandmother Betty Dorothy ...
More »‘I just jump into anything’ – carer wins award for her unwavering spirit
Personal care assistant Maria La Marca has been honoured with an award for her stop-at-nothing attitude in supporting nurses and caring for patients. Nursing Agency 'Caring for You' handed out the 'Can Do Attitude' prize to honour Maria's limitless energy ...
More »Academic urges for reform of Australia’s abortion laws: podcast
Photo: Supplied An expert says Australian abortion legislation is hindering people seeking access to those services, and suggests nurses and midwives should be more involved. CQUniversity academic Lydia Mainey, who specialises in abortion care and gender-based violence, says a change ...
More »Clinical nurse pursues her ‘calling’ in higher education
Twenty-six-year-old nurse Hannah Kent always considered becoming an associate lecturer as her career goal. But when the job opportunity popped up, and she applied, she didn't expect to be offered the position straight away. "I was very shocked to hear ...
More »Project uses humour to shed light on palliative care for Indigenous peoples
A new animation starring Indigenous characters uses humour to destigmatise palliative care, grief and death for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The 'Indigenous Program of Experience in Palliative Approach’ (IPEPA), created by the Queensland University of Technology, will be ...
More »Free program helps refugee nurses and addresses workforce shortage
Nurses forced to flee their homeland have been given a new chance to use their skills in Australia's healthcare system thanks to a recently launched program. The pilot 'Scholarship for Refugee Nurses' program, organised by Edith Cowan University (ECU), will ...
More »Take a holiday to keep dementia at bay
Can going on a holiday treat dementia? A team of researchers from Edith Cowan University believe 'travel therapy' could be the future of treatment for people living with dementia. To integrate this into our healthcare system, lead researcher Dr Jun ...
More »Omicron sub-variants likely to push up COVID cases
Fully vaccinated Australians are becoming sick again as Omicron's newest mutations cause a surge in COVID cases across all states. Experts worry that sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5, coupled with low influenza immunity in the community, will increase the strain on ...
More »Landmark study finds way to predict and hopefully prevent dementia in later life
A world-first study has found that poor physical fitness and obesity in childhood may predict declined cognitive functioning and dementia in later life. The 30-year research from Monash University followed over 1200 people from childhood up to 2019 to track their cognitive ...
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