Australian colleges, societies and associations have released recommendations on tests, treatments and procedures that may not be necessary and could cause harm to patients. The list of 61 recommendations forms part of Choosing Wisely Australia, a campaign that aims to ...
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Exercise not recommended enough for chronic ailments: research
Exercise can be just as beneficial as drugs or surgery for many chronic conditions, researchers have said. But it's often overlooked as a treatment for conditions like hip and knee osteoarthritis, low back pain, diabetes and heart disease. "Many doctors ...
More »Alzheimer’s Australia touts cognitive impairment alert
Alzheimer’s Australia representatives joined assistant minister for health and aged care Ken Wyatt at Canberra Hospital to endorse a visual bedside alert for people with cognitive impairment. The Cognitive Impairment Identifier (CII) forms part of the Dementia Care in Hospitals Program (DCHP), ...
More »Screening in works for ‘taboo’ cardiovascular disease side-effect
An Australian researcher is looking to open up conversations about the link between cardiovascular disease and sexual dysfunction. Dr Leah East, a senior lecturer with Deakin University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, aims to develop a sexual health and wellbeing ...
More »Video series details six steps to cardiac recovery
People who have had a heart attack now have access to a series of videos that aim to help survivors return to an active, satisfying life. The videos, developed by Heart Foundation Victoria in collaboration with nurses from its nurse ambassador ...
More »ANMF calls on Turnbull to address women’s financial disadvantage
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation is calling on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to make the inequality working women face one of his key election priorities. ANMF federal secretary Lee Thomas said while International Women’s Day is a time to ...
More »Team wins $9.5m to research overtesting and ‘incidentalomas’
Professor Paul Glasziou from Bond University heads up a team of Australian researchers – including professors Rachelle Buchbinder from Monash, and Chris Maher and Kirsten McCaffery from the University of Sydney – who have just received a $9,578,895 grant to investigate unnecessary testing ...
More »International nurses condemn Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers
The Australian Government’s current policy of indefinite detention is cruel and inhumane, and must stop. This is the call from Global Nurses United, which represents nurses from 21 countries around the world. The group condemned Australia’s treatment of refugees and ...
More »ACHS launches two training programs for healthcare professionals
The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) last week launched two new training programs for 2016: the Patient Safety Lead Training program and the Quality Improvement Lead Training program. The modules provide tips for administration staff, middle management and healthcare professionals at ...
More »Common stroke therapy may help with aphasia
Electrical stimulation therapy may benefit people experiencing aphasia following a stroke, recent research has found. The University of Queensland worked with the Department of Neurology at the Charité University Hospital in Berlin, Germany, to test the benefits of transcranial direct ...
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