2017 literally started off with a bang. And ash. Funnily enough it was the ash that made the experience what it was…… I went to…
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How to manage ongoing public health issues is a challenge facing healthcare professionals across the globe. In a world where technology is getting cheaper and…
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The government’s process of reforming the private health insurance sector in Australia has drawn a range of criticisms and opinions from organisations including the Australian…
Read More Differing views and opinions on Australia’s health care insurance>
beyondblue has acted on evidence suggesting that health professionals are at a greater risk of experiencing depression, anxiety and suicide, to produce a guide for…
October is Mental Health Month and it is important for all health professionals to focus on their own mental health to ensure they are in…
Read More The health and well-being of Australian health professionals – by Kay Dunkely>
The allure of working overseas is hard to resist. It may not be as glamorous as you thought, but it’s certainly fulfilling, eye-opening and enriching…
Read More How to land and prepare for an overseas healthcare job as a new graduate – by Bonnie Lau>
There are undergraduate and postgraduate pathways available in Australia which will lead to a qualification as a dietitian. In this article we will be giving…
Read More ATARs and OPs for every dietetics course in Australia 2017>
I remember when I first graduated from university, I only wanted to work in a hospital. Clinical dietetics was the cool thing to get into…
Read More The GlycoLeap Story: Technology in Dietetics – by APD Bonnie Lau>
The 2017-18 Federal Budget was handed down on 9 May 2017 by the Turnbull Government. The budget received mixed responses from various health associations and…
So, there’s this talk that I feel extremely passionate about that I give to the new graduate optometrists who enter the workforce in NSW/ACT each…
Read More How to be a Happy Health Practitioner – by optometrist Carina Trinh>
Due to my own developing interest in mindfulness in my own practice as an optometrist, and for the wider community of health practitioners, I thought…
“I strongly believe that a personal mindfulness practice plays an absolute pillar role in being an effective practitioner. Naturally, the health care industry draws empathetic…
Read More Mindfulness practice in nutrition counselling – by Sylvia North, dietitian>
The Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) is taking action to close the gap by launching the Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Reflect RAP marks DAA’s…
Read More Dietitians launch Reconciliation Action Plan to ‘close the gap’>
To help recoup some of the costs of obesity to the community, Grattan Institute in its report, A sugary drinks tax: recovering the community costs…
Read More Should Australia introduce a sugar tax to combat obesity?>
A systematic review of reviews of the effects of artificially sweetened beverages on weight found that review sponsorship and authors’ financial conflicts of interest may…
Read More Study finds evidence of bias in the review of artificially sweetened beverages>
Dietitians may be the most misunderstood profession among all health practitioners. As the result, the profession of dietetics is in crisis. Dietitians report that they…
Read More Over $60,000 raised – dietitians unite in national awareness campaign>
“As a new grad one of the greatest challenges, lack of experience, can also prove to be a greatest opportunity when volunteering is utilised. When…
Read More The benefits of volunteering for new grad dietitians – by Sally Marchini APD>
There are undergraduate and postgraduate pathways available in Australia which will lead to a qualification as a dietitian. In this article we will be giving…
Read More ATARs and OPs for every dietetics course in Australia 2016>
The latest craze, the “ab crack” is “whack” according to Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA). ESSA Spokesperson, Katie Lyndon says that for a lot…
The unique exhilarating experience of flying to remote communities and stations to provide health care is unparalleled by anything I have experienced thus far. I…
