Please be warned that this article and those it links to discuss some explicit material. Vascular surgeon Dr Gabrielle McMullin has issued a warning to…
In recent days the Australian Psychological Society (APS), the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)…
Read More APS, RACP, RANZCP and RACGP call for children to be released from detention>
The Heart of Australia is a 25 metre clinic on a truck that is the brainchild of Dr Rolf Gomes, a Brisbane cardiologist. He had…
Read More Cardiologist in a truck becomes the Heart of Australia>
Teal Ribbon Day is being held today in an effort to raise awareness about ovarian cancer. And with good reason. The statistics are pretty scary.…
Read More Ovarian cancer symptoms and prevention still misunderstood>
A paper published in Physiotherapy Research International has looked at the physiotherapist’s respiratory assessment in critical care, and in particular, identifying parenchymal pulmonary pathology. The…
Read More Will physiotherapists be routinely using lung ultrasound for critical care in the future?>
The health industry is incredibly rewarding yet can be a mentally draining area to work in. Take it from Natasha Jennings of the Alfred Hospital’s…
Read More Upskilling online made possible by Monash University>
Shelley Straw qualified as an Eye & Ear Nurse in 1982, and worked in the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital for close to 25…
Read More Rolling out multiple ear clinics – by Shelley Straw>
Accredited Practising Dietitian Sally Marchini was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes almost 40 years ago and then coeliac disease 13 years ago. It was that…
Read More Are your clients gluten free for the right reasons? by Sally Marchini APD>
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) has released a position statement on the role and value of clinical radiologists. In their…
We love what the crew at the Australian Doctor’s Spouse Network are doing, so we thought we would get co-founder Amanda Low to let you…
Read More Australian Doctor’s Spouse Network meetups in the park in February>
Less than 5% of Australian Accredited Exercise Physiologists (AEPs) are employed in Australian hospitals, and industry body Exercise & Sport Science Australia (ESSA) has called…
Read More Too few exercise physiologists in Australian hospitals>
This is the fourth and final post in my series from the Digital Health Summit at CES 2015, following on from posts on wearables, disrupting…
Shelley Straw qualified as an Eye & Ear Nurse in 1982, and worked in the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital for close to 25…
Medical writing is the term used for a field that can include journalists who specialize in writing in healthcare and medicine as well as doctors,…
New South Wales Health has released information about its plans for the future of its medical workforce. They are looking to match the service needs…
Read More Medical Career planning statistics for future doctors in New South Wales>
The Optometry Board of Australia’s revised Guidelines for use of scheduled medicines was released on Monday 8th December 2014 with the amendments made to the…
Read More Optometrists no longer able to independently manage glaucoma>
The results of the Medical School Outcomes Database and Longitudinal Tracking (MSOD) project have been published, and show that between starting and finishing medical school,…
Read More Over 75% of medical students change their first career preference during med school>
Remuneration is being touted as one of the major issues involved in integrating more pharmacists into general practice settings. According to a paper published in…
Read More Expansion of practice pharmacist role depends on remuneration>
Whipping out your mobile phone, taking a quick photo of that suspicious rash and texting it to a colleague might not be the way to…
Read More Are you illegally taking clinical images with your mobile device?>
The Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) has said that the area of addiction medicine is in desperate need of more doctors to train and practice…
Read More Shortage of addiction medicine specialists in Australia>
