Technology

Levelling up healthcare and rehabilitation with video games

Video games are often in the news for negative reasons but one academic has urged health professionals to be open…

Tech-based intervention allows patients to track their own nutrition

Hospital patients have tested out a technology-based program that allows them to self-assess and self-monitor their nutrition at the bedside.…

Managers and student nurses at odds over smartphone use: study

“You would have to pry it from my cold dead hands.” This was one of the comments shared by the…

Nursing students take to Twitter to form journal club

An Australian university has swapped out traditional journal clubs for a Twitter-based group to improve students’ engagement with evidence-based practice.…

The future of healthcare communications and tech products

Jeremy Paton is team engagement solutions lead at Avaya Australia and New Zealand, the local office of the California-based technology firm. After…

Government launches consultation on future of digital health

There's a new way for health professionals and consumers to let policymakers know their opinions on the My Health Record system, telehealth,…

Gaming to teach skills part of the future of healthcare

Serious games are a big part of health education’s future, says a nursing academic who has helped develop a game…

Embrace technology but don’t lose touch with patients: academics

Nurses have seen the value of touch and must keep it in mind as healthcare technology advances. This was one…

Classes could ease concerns over nurses’ social media use

Nursing students may soon be taking classes in Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn if education providers heed advice from the authors…

Nurses must be leaders in the digital health era: informatics exec

It’s critical that nurses be at the forefront of the movement into the digital health era and are heavily involved…

Seminar to explore tech advances in wound care

It may seem unlikely that drones, droids and robots would have much to do with wound care, but they encompass…

More than plastic: Vignettes help students connect with manikins

A technology-enhanced approach to learning simulations improved students' engagement with manikins and helped them reflect on their values and pre-conceived notions of…

Wearables devices offer screenshots of good health

Wearable devices made to track and log data are putting the focus on self-monitoring and reducing costs in the sector. We’re living longer…

Best care at your fingertips with palliAGEDnurse app

Nurses caring for older people near the end of life are now able to access up to the minute clinical…

Choices will shape telehealth’s future: economist

Telehealth will face great difficulties if the health sector fails to think outside of the current structures. This is what…

Research explores benefits of smart bidets

The role smart bidets may play in the future of healthcare was explored during a presentation at the recent Australian…

Suicide prevention app launches

Monash University has joined forces with beyondblue to develop a smartphone app and website that aim to keep people safe…

‘Mobile therapist’ app to offer support for depression in trial

Australian researchers have developed a smartphone app to be used as a personalised mobile therapist among people at risk of…

Mobile tech for patient communication: pros, cons

Nurses have had a say about using mobile technologies at the bedside with patients who are unable to speak. In…

Students not finding time for compassion: academic

Empathy and compassion are often lacking when students engage with simulation technologies in nursing programs, a lecturer has said. Sue…

Helping chronically ill with basic self-care still a challenge

Many clinicians are struggling to engage patients who have chronic diseases in their own care, and basic challenges such as…

Coming societal changes and how to adapt

The latest edition of the Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association’s (AHHA) peer-reviewed academic journal Australian Health Review has delved into…

Big data success means asking the right questions

When using big data within a healthcare organisation, identifying the problems the business is trying to solve is key. That’s…

The winning design? It’s an easy call

A new call device that allows people with physical disabilities to call for assistance in a way that wasn’t possible…

Social media standards still unknown to many new staff

Most new nurses and midwives know when they shouldn’t use social media in their profession, but many aren’t aware of…