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The 5th Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) International Conference, Australasia's flagship educational event for infection prevention and control (ICP) professionals, was held at the Pullman Melbourne Albert Park, from 21–23 November 2016. The conference attracted over 580 delegates from both Australia and 14 overseas countries. [ + ]

European researchers have developed a smart exoskeleton that recognises loss of balance and prevents falling in elderly patients. [ + ]

Organisations around the world are currently reeling from what is being called the worst ransomware outbreak to date, with the UK's National Health Service (NHS) having been particularly badly hit by the attack. [ + ]

Remote Australian communities could expect to see medi-drone services operating within 12 months. [ + ]

TLC Healthcare has launched a $34m redevelopment project at Homestead Estate in Wallington, east of Geelong. [ + ]

"We've been lobbying on this issue since it first arose in 2014 because we know removing registered nurses from high-care nursing homes will erode the safety measures that protect staff and residents." [ + ]

"The helicopter is able to land on the roof of the neurosurgical centre and the patient is transferred directly to the operating theatre for life-saving surgery." [ + ]

Kidney donors care more about strangers than you do [ + ]

A powerful how-to guide bringing the transformative power of music into the lives of people living with dementia. [ + ]

CeBIT Australia will bring together leading experts in the fields of EMRs, big data, artificial intelligence and robotic surgery. CeBIT will be held in Sydney 23–25 May. [ + ]

Andrew Tucker, CEO of ITonCloud, joins us to discuss patient record security and whether the answer is in the cloud. [ + ]

The Royal College of Surgeons has ruled that simulators are better than live animals for training surgeons to perform life-saving surgery. [ + ]

At the heart of this automated pharmacy system are drug dispensary robots that can precisely scan, move and store more than $200,000 worth of medicines each day. [ + ]

Cleaning, disinfecting and sterilising re-usable medical devices and equipment provides an essential foundation for delivering safe and good-quality care. [ + ]

"For paramedics, lifting and loading is a common element to almost each and every call." [ + ]