Speech Pathology Australia says Time for Talk is Over
03 September, 2014 by Petrina SmithThe time for talk is over. The time for action is now. That is the key message from the Australian Senate鈥檚 Community Affairs Committee鈥檚聽report into speech pathology services聽in Australia.
New Campaign Says See the GP, Not the ED
01 September, 2014 by Petrina SmithA new marketing campaign by the Queensland Government has been designed to get people to visit their GP, not hospital Emergency Departments.
More Grants Supporting Medical Research
01 September, 2014 by Petrina SmithResearchers will benefit from 95 grants totalling almost $70 million by the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Role of Nurses in Health Assessments is Fully Acknowledged
28 August, 2014 by Petrina SmithDepartmental advice has been released indicating that time spent by nurses in the delivery of health assessments in general practice can be counted when billing a time-based item.
World-first Research Identifies New Ways to Prevent Transplant Complications
28 August, 2014 by Petrina SmithScientists at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have identified a way to prevent transplant complications for bone marrow transplant patients.
Placental Stem Cells Keep On Giving
27 August, 2014 by Petrina SmithIt's been a while since the idea of eating human placenta for health benefits first appeared in our news feeds, and now researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered how to make even more of the organ.
Painless Vaccines Through Nanopatch Technology
27 August, 2014 by Petrina SmithThe University of Queensland's Professor Mark Kendall is in the spotlight this week for inventing vaccine-replacing technology: the Nanopatch.
Age Services Peak LASA Announces New Chair
27 August, 2014 by Petrina SmithLeading Age Services Australia (LASA), the industry peak body for all age service providers,has announced聽the appointment of Dr Graeme Blackman OAM as its independent Chair, taking over the聽role from Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC.
Review Focuses on Future of Regenerative Medicine
27 August, 2014 by Petrina SmithIf regenerative medicine is to become a reality, research efforts must now focus on the environment that stem cells need to grow and transform, a review has found.
Study Shows Low Dose Aspirin Lowers Occurrence on New Clots
27 August, 2014 by Petrina SmithLow dose aspirin lowers the occurrence of new venous blood clots - and represents a reasonable treatment option for patients who are not candidates for long-term anticoagulant drugs, such as warfarin, according to a new study published in today's issue of聽Circulation.
'My Access Checker' Helps Patients Access Support Tools
27 August, 2014 by Petrina SmithAs the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) expands its reach, health professionals are reminded to direct patients to the online self-assessment tool, My Access Checker.
New Australia-China Research Centre to Tackle Dementia
27 August, 2014 by Petrina SmithThe University of Queensland鈥檚 Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) has joined with the Chinese Academy of Sciences鈥� Institute of Biophysics (IBP) to create a research centre dedicated to studying dementia.
Macquarie University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Appoints Inaugural Executive Dean
26 August, 2014 by Petrina SmithProfessor H Patrick McNeil has been appointed inaugural Executive Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Macquarie University.
Monash University Now a WHO Collaborating Centre for Bioethics
26 August, 2014 by Petrina SmithMonash University鈥檚 Centre for Human Bioethics will play a key role in how the world responds to infectious diseases - including public health emergencies of international concern such as the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Nation for Communication is the Theme for Speech Pathology Week
22 August, 2014 by Petrina Smith聽Speech Pathology Australia is highlighting the plight of more than聽1.1 million Australians who have a communication or swallowing disorder that impacts on their quality of life, during Speech Pathology Week (24 - 30 August). Every Australian community 鈥� suburb or town 鈥� has its share of Australians who every day confront the challenges of having a communication or swallowing disorder and the Speech Pathology Week theme聽鈥楴ation for Communication鈥� will promote the issue.
