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The promising medicinal benefits of cannabis
Medicinal cannabis is any cannabis-based product prescribed to relieve the symptoms of a medical condition. [ + ]
Three ways Australian healthcare providers can ride out the ransomware wave
Here are three key steps every healthcare provider needs to undertake to get ahead of their growing ransomware problem. [ + ]
Oxford publishes peer-reviewed COVID-19 vaccine results
Interim results of the University of Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine Phase 3 trials find that the vaccine protects against symptomatic disease in 70% of cases on average. [ + ]
Why contact tracing is here to stay
Contact Harald is a contact tracing card solution that combines Bluetooth and wearable tech to support COVID-safe plans. [ + ]
Project iRAD: expanding the cloud-connected community health network
South Western Sydney Primary Health Network's iRAD project has enabled healthcare organisations to share patient-consented health records across the continuum of care. [ + ]
2021 predictions for the aged-care and disability sectors
What might 2021 hold for the aged-care and disability sectors? [ + ]
COVID-19 and the Royal Commission are the resets aged care needs
We need to look at ways to use new technology to provide truly resident-centric care as well as effective communication and collaboration amongst staff and key stakeholders. [ + ]
We need nurses — how to motivate a new generation
We need nurses now more than ever before, but how do we motivate a new generation to join and remain in the profession? [ + ]
Staffing crises in emergency departments: this Christmas, it's different
Through technology, hospitals now no longer need struggle to access specialist emergency physicians to provide round-the-clock, quality emergency care. [ + ]
Investment in midwives could save 4.3 million lives per year by 2035
Scaling up global midwife-led care could reduce maternal deaths by 67%, newborn deaths by 64% and stillbirths by 65%, according to a new modelling study. [ + ]
Cost and disrupted routines threaten medication safety at Christmas
The Christmas holiday period can present as a particularly challenging time for medication adherence. [ + ]
Aged-care COVID response: govt commits additional $132.2m
The Australian Government will invest an additional $132.2 million in response to COVID-19-related recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. [ + ]
Upgrading the pharma industry with automation and real-time information
Critical, real-time access to data can substantially benefit the pharmaceutical industry. [ + ]
Australian healthcare workers demand better technology to improve patient care
A global healthcare study by mobile and IoT management solutions provider SOTI reveals that only 33% of Australian healthcare workers' time is spent caring for patients. [ + ]
New standards for safe and effective digital mental health care
New National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health (NSQDMH) Standards have been released by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. [ + ]
