Expressions of interest are now open for Aurora Education Foundation's First Nations Cancer Scholarship, a $5.9 million investment to support Indigenous health professionals and researchers complete postgraduate study or research in a cancer-related field. The collaboration, between the Albanese government, ...

Laura Chien - PhD Candidate and Research Assistant Institute for Communication in Health Care, Australian National University Nursing handovers are the backbone of ward communication, critical for ensuring seamless continuity of patient care from one shift to the next. Ineffective ...

The Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) has announced a national, cross-university network in a bid to advance Australia's digital health systems. The Australian Council of Senior Academic Leaders in Digital Health (the Council) will bring together academic leaders from ...

One of Australia’s leading academic journals on nursing has welcomed a new editor-in-chief. Professor Lisa Whitehead, who'll take up position of ACN's research journal by January next, has thirty years of experience in studying and providing work on nursing, rehabilitation ...

Australian scientists at the Walter and Eliza Hill Institute are among a team of researchers who have developed a blood test that detects cancers before symptoms appear. The test is yet to hit the market, but AMA president Dr Michael ...

There’s a growing call for nurses to make their voices heard in public life, to stand up for the disadvantaged and for the future of the profession.   "As a profession, it’s up to all of us to think about ...

Further study opens new doors for nurses. Nursing education has rapidly progressed in recent years, with masters study available in a diverse range of areas including clinical nursing, and speciality fields such as diabetes and midwifery. The best balance for ...