Two prominent names in ICT in the aged-care sector were honoured at a gala dinner last week. Rod Young, a member of the NSW Ministerial Advisory Committee on Ageing and Suri Ramanathan, a member and former chairman of the Aged ...

  IT investment should be at the top of board decisions in community care, especially when operating in the consumer engagement economy. In the corporate world, “more with less” has been the primary management mantra for nearly two decades. In ...

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 ...

There are myriad safety and privacy concerns to consider as the explosion of pictures on social media continues. By Kirra Pendergast More than 10 per cent of all images captured in the two centuries of photographic history were taken in ...

A parliamentary committee has been labelled “dangerously naive” after giving its tick of approval to electronic health records for all Australians. A Senate inquiry has recommended that proposed legislation to reboot Australia’s current e-health system and switch it from an ...

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 ...

Workforce systems aren’t just for employees and employers, patients benefit as well. By Deane Hornsby At some point during our lives, all of us are going to rely on the support of an aged-care professional, be it assisting a loved ...

Sydney Nursing School researchers have been awarded a $200,000 grant at the NSW Cardiovascular Research Network State of the Heart Showcase and Awards ceremony. The funding will allow the University of Sydney team to further research stroke prevention through early ...