The first National Nursing Forum will explore the power of synergy.  Nurses from around the nation will descend upon the Australian capital from October 20–22 to attend the inaugural National Nursing Forum. Hosted by the Australian College of Nursing, the ...

Connect program helps students and expectant mothers experience continuity of care.  Student midwives are receiving first-hand experience in antenatal, birth and postnatal care through a program that places them in hospitals to join expectant mothers on their pregnancy journey. The ...

In The Pangolin Diary, a male midwife recounts his experiences in Africa.  “I remembered how afraid I was … of being alone and so far from home, of leaving my friends and family, of travelling to a new country and of known ...

Experts say limiting bandage options and providing special skin care can improve healing for aged patients. Wound care management is a delicate matter. Ensuring that a wound doesn’t become infected is crucial. Amongst the elderly, whose recovery from illness and ...

The Coalition pledges to help make Australia a world leader in Alzheimer’s fight. The Coalition will provide $200 million over five years for dementia research if elected, Opposition leader Tony Abbott announced in late August. About 1700 new cases of ...

More elderly patients are presenting in emergency departments, presenting new challenges for staff.  Emergency departments throughout the world are experiencing increased presentations of elderly patients, sparking concerns that procedures, along with physical design, may need to be rethought. In response ...

Researchers from Curtin University in Perth are developing an online program for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) thanks to a $460,000 grant from the Department of Health and Ageing. Called OCD? Not Me! the program is aimed at young people aged 12 ...

A special iPhone case and app has been developed that can quickly and cheaply detect heart rhythm problems and prevent strokes. That’s according to University of Sydney research presented to the recent Australia and New Zealand Cardiac Society conference on ...

Shadow Minister for Health, Peter Dutton, has announced a Coalition government will provide $10 million towards the ‘Peter’s Project’ campaign to build an integrated cancer care centre in western Victoria. Mr Dutton made the announcement in Warrnambool, alongside Peter’s Project ...

There is one major health policy reform that many nursing leaders would like to see – although realistically, it is unlikely to ever appear in an election policy. Shifting away from fee-for-service healthcare to capitation funding models is vital for ...