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Wounds provide an ideal environment for bacterial growth and are readily colonised by microorganisms of indigenous, human origin and in many cases by environmental contaminants. Bacteria attach to a coating known as the extracellular matrix, a mesh of proteins that encompasses the cells of the wound bed. Once attached, bacteria proliferate to form micro-colonies, secreting a thick polysaccharide layer that protects against environmental challenges such as the host immune system or antimicrobial treatments. Micro-colonies eventually develop into a biofilm, which is a dynamic microbial community comprised of diverse bacterial species. [ + ]

Aaron Fertjowski and Shawn Godwin of Base Craft Medical, share their views on why hospital design and build has never been more challenging. [ + ]

Professor Liz Ward has been a leading clinician and researcher in dysphagia management and head and neck cancer (HNC) care for over two decades. Professor Ward joins us to discuss the role of the speech pathologist in managing dysphagia in individuals with HNC. [ + ]

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You may think of first aid kits as being purely for the layperson. But nobody is immune to the possibility of unforeseen medical emergencies and for healthcare workers, a workplace first aid kit should always be available and kept up to date. [ + ]

UNSW scientists have identified three new strains of highly contagious norovirus that are responsible for a major new epidemic of viral gastroenteritis that has affected hundreds of thousands of Australians over winter. [ + ]

This article is the first in our three-part series on the blinding, deafening and sometimes deadly conditions in Indigenous Australian children that have little to no impact on their non-Indigenous counterparts. The next two articles will look at rheumatic heart fever and disease; and otitis media. The articles are written by Hugh Taylor, University of Melbourne; Emma Stanford, University of Melbourne, and Fiona Lange, University of Melbourne [ + ]

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care in collaboration with the Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand has released the Hip Fracture Care Clinical Care Standard and accompanying resources. The resources provide guidance to consumers, clinicians and health services on delivering appropriate care to people with a hip fracture. [ + ]

The theme of聽the 2016 Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA) Conference this year is聽鈥淗arm Free Health Care鈥�. Clinical governance is core to the practice of the speciality of medical administration and the key feature of clinical governance is patient safety. The challenge for all of us is whether聽Harm Free Health Care聽can be provided to patients. In itself, posing this question is controversial. This conference is designed to challenge us, and debate whether health care can be聽Harm Free聽and what practical approaches can be considered. [ + ]

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The Internet of Things (IoT) has radical importance for the future of medical technology. [ + ]

The TGA has announced that all extended release Metformin products are now classified as having limited availability. [ + ]

An ultrasound system that鈥檚 no bigger than the transducer itself, weighs only 360 grams, has a rechargeable lithium-ion battery and WiFi connectivity has been developed by Healcerion in South Korea. The SONON 300C uses a paired tablet or smartphone as the display, wirelessly transmitting the data to the smart device from where images can be analysed and shared with others. [ + ]

鈥淣ever put anything smaller than your elbow into your ear鈥� is something we鈥檝e been wisely cautioned against at some stage or another. But more of us are ignoring this advice, according to Dominic Peter Power, from the聽University of Melbourne. [ + ]