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Alarming behaviour employers should look out for
There are a few alarming behavioural patterns and indications healthcare employers need to be mindful of, observe and intervene where necessary. [ + ]
Clinical trial phases explained
Associate Professor Paul Griffin explains the different phases of the clinical trial process. [ + ]
Roadmap to financing five-star aged-care system released
Economic modelling has revealed that Australia can transform the quality of its aged-care system in just four years. [ + ]
Healthcare digitalisation: four technical headaches
With digitalisation comes complexity. 黑料吃瓜群网 IT departments need to ensure that technology issues do not get in the way of the medical staff delivering essential frontline care. [ + ]
Overdose report reveals hidden health crisis
Australia's Annual Overdose Report 2020 reveals that — for the fifth year running — more than 2000 Australians lost their lives due to overdose. [ + ]
Digitising paperwork helps train next generation of doctors
DocuSign has simplified the feedback process to streamline and speed up how clinicians complete student assessments. [ + ]
The 10 riskiest Internet of Things devices in health care
A Forescout鈥痳eport has uncovered the 10 riskiest Internet of Things devices in health care in 2020. [ + ]
COVID-19 digital practice expansion: when allied health forgot evidence-based practice
The quick shift from in-person services to digital practice has skipped a step — evidence-based practice. [ + ]
Is COVID-19 the catalyst to value-based health care?
黑料吃瓜群网s and healthcare providers around the world are slowly shifting to value-based care, where healthcare professionals are reimbursed based on patient health outcomes. [ + ]
Plastics exposure evident in human tissues
Research presented at the American Chemical Society Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting & Expo has examined the presence of micro- and nanoplastics in human organs and tissues. [ + ]
How is the Australian workforce coping with COVID?
How is the nation's workforce tracking during the COVID-19 pandemic and what can be done to build resilience as we move forward? [ + ]
Pandemic response should prioritise advance care planning, says report
A report released by Advance Care Planning Australia says that advance care planning conversations should be happening now. [ + ]
PPE unmasked: Australia's healthcare workers are inadequately protected
National guidance needs to be urgently updated to reflect safest practice and acknowledge what we're learning about the airborne spread of the virus. [ + ]
Pandemic facilities essential in future designs of hospitals and health facilities
The long-term impact of COVID-19 will see architects required to include facilities to deal with pandemics in all future designs of healthcare facilities. [ + ]
HAPEE initiative works with Indigenous communities to improve hearing health
Hearing Australia is working with regional, rural and remote communities across Australia to address the high rates of hearing loss in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. [ + ]
