Many clinicians are struggling to engage patients who have chronic diseases in their own care, and basic challenges such as staying on top of appointments and understanding care plans remain a concern. These were some of the key messages from ...

The latest edition of the Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association’s (AHHA) peer-reviewed academic journal Australian Health Review has delved into the social developments that could influence the delivery of health services in the near future. The work is based on megatrends ...

Too little attention is paid to malnutrition in people living with dementia in the home, a new discussion paper has shown. Dementia and Nutrition in the Home, released this month by Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, called on the federal government to address the ...

When using big data within a healthcare organisation, identifying the problems the business is trying to solve is key. That’s according to Accenture’s APAC Health Lead, Penny O’Hara. “A lot of people, I think, imagine that if they have big ...

A new call device that allows people with physical disabilities to call for assistance in a way that wasn’t possible before, has won a series of awards. The device, developed by researchers from Flinders University and the University of South ...

Women are more likely to have a normal birth in the public system and Queensland figures for such births lag behind those seen in the UK, new research has found. Associate professor Yvette Miller, from QUT's Institute of Health and ...

Australian plants may soon play a role in the way healthcare professionals combat golden staph infections, heal wounds, and even treat diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Queensland University of Technology research into the use of plants in treating these ...

The Australian College of Operating Room Nurses has used this year’s Perioperative Nurses Week to cast the oft-invisible work such professionals do into light. During the celebrations, Dr Paula Foran, ACORN’s education officer, brought up the notion of the invisible nurse. ...

New Australian research has found the need for an increased focus on family members who are carers for people with dementia across acute-care settings. The study, funded by the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre: Carers and Consumers, found the family should be a bigger resource for ...

Most new nurses and midwives know when they shouldn’t use social media in their profession, but many aren’t aware of the professional standards surrounding its use. Research from the University of Queensland has analysed the use of platforms such as Facebook, ...