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 ...

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 ...

Slowly reducing work hours and reshifting traditional retirement plans may help fulfil older workers and relieve worker shortages, new research has shown. A recent study from Edith Cowan University analysed data taken from 398 mature workers in the Australian public ...

An international network of children’s nursing experts has spent time during the last year creating a unique e-book, featuring the self penned COVID-19 experiences of children around the world. 'Our COVID-19 Artwork' contains drawings, pictures, poems and narrative from young ...

A new film by a registered nurse turned filmmaker has been released, with the help of Edith Cowan University, to celebrate the dedication of our nurses and midwives. Helen Hanson-Searle is an RN, actor, writer, director and sometimes opera singer; ...

Male partners are not always included at all phases of the process. They are sometimes treated like a support person instead of a father-to-be. Often there is an assumption that men aren’t informed and therefore can’t be part of the ...

Amie Larter speaks to the head of the school of nursing and midwifery at Edith Cowan University, Professor Di Twigg What first prompted your choice for a career in nursing? I spent a weekend with a high school friend. Her ...