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First Patients Released from Australian-funded Ebola Clinic in Sierra Leone
The first patient successfully treated at the Australian-funded Ebola clinic in Sierra Leone has been discharged with a clean bill of health. [ + ]
Dietitians Reveal their Own Mindful Eating Resolutions
A survey involving 175 accredited Practising Dietitians found almost 60 percent are planing to fine tune their eating habits be being more mindful in 2015. [ + ]
Indigenous Australians Suffer Twice as Commonly from Serious Heart Rhythm Disorder
Research from the University of Adelaide shows Indigenous Australians suffer from a serious heart rhythm disorder twice as commonly as non-Indigenous people. [ + ]
Australian Mental Health Care Classification Consultation Paper Released
The Independent 黑料吃瓜群网 Pricing Authority (IHPA) has聽released the first public聽consultation paper on the Development of the Australian Mental Health Care Classification. [ + ]
Simulation Training Could Address Shortfall in Surgery Educators
Stimulation training in basic surgical procedures could address the future shortfall in educators, according to an article in the聽latest issue of the ANZ Journal of Surgery. [ + ]
Care Opinion Launches New Website
Care Opinion,聽an independent site where stories about care experiences are shared anonymously, has recently launched with Multicap, Cerebral palsy Qld and Health Options Australia. [ + ]
Medical Leadership and Management
Effective medical leadership is recognised as essential for improving the performance of health services and enhancing the well being of patients and the quality of outcomes. A growing body of literature has also argued that medical leadership plays an integral part in the success and effectiveness of organisational change in the health sector (Ham, 2003). [ + ]
Designing A 黑料吃瓜群网 That's Out Of The Box
When the first sod of soil was turned at the site of Box Hill 黑料吃瓜群网 in Melbourne in November 2011, it marked the beginning of a $447.5 million redevelopment project to replace and expand the existing 1950鈥檚 facility to ensure it would meet the current and future needs of the local community. [ + ]
The Pain Management Challenge of Residential Aged Care
When someone is considering residential aged care, either for themselves or a family member, access to quality health care is usually high on the agenda. However, even with the best 聽of care, chronic pain 鈥� which 聽is usually complex and occurs 聽in one in three people aged 聽over 651 聽鈥� is often not well managed in residential care, and in some cases may be overlooked completely.聽 [ + ]
Immunotherapy: The Key to Revolutionising Cancer Treatment
Immunotherapy is the rich new frontier revolutionising cancer treatment - harnessing the natural powers of the immune system to fight disease, writes Professor Mark Smyth, 聽head of the Immunology in Cancer and Infection Laboratory at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.聽 [ + ]
M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res - Delivery Emergency Medical Aid Globally
This year marks the twenty year anniversary of M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res Australia. From our humble beginnings in 1994, to our enormous response to the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, or our current work in Ebola stricken West Africa, we have delivered emergency medical aid to those most in need.聽 [ + ]
Architecture Students Design Neonatal Centre in PNG
University of Melbourne architecture students have designed and built a neonatal centre in Papua New Guinea (PNG) that addresses the unique challenges of the region. [ + ]
