As at September 2017, there are 8 accredited undergraduate podiatry courses in Australia and 3 postgraduate courses. For entry into a podiatry course commencing in…
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The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) endorsed a new Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard. The standard includes encouraging patients to lose weight and do…
Registered health practitioners are reminded to check, correct and comply with their professional and legal advertising obligations. The National Boards and the Australian Health Practitioner…
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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…
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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…
There are almost 5,000 podiatrists registered in Australia, with many being aged between 25-29 years, according to the data in the Podiatry Board of Australia’s…
The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has reacted to a suggestion by a recent study that there is no evidence to support a clinically important improvement…
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Some sources claim that almost 80% of chronic wounds are colonised with biofilm. Biofilm has a significant tolerance to antibiotics and biocides while remaining protected…
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The Podiatry Board of Australia has released a consultation paper on the review of the Registration standard: Endorsement for scheduled medicines and the related Guidelines:…
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As at September 2016, there are 8 accredited undergraduate podiatry courses in Australia and 3 postgraduate courses. For entry into a podiatry course commencing in…
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All practising podiatrists and podiatric surgeons must practise within the recommendations of the National Health and Medical Research Council Australian (NHMRC) guidelines as they apply…
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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…
“Medicine and technology are intrinsically linked. Many advances in health have been contingent upon synonymous advances in technology. This has become particularly clear in recent…
The new Skilled Occupations List (SOL) comes into effect on 1st July 2016. There have been changes to the status of a number of health…
A team of UK researchers has transformed their paper, published in the British Journal of General Practice, into a website fully dedicated to covering the…
The Australian Government will invest $250 million over two years to help translate Australian health and medical research into commercial reality as part of the…
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Minister for Rural Health Fiona Nash has launched an Implementation Plan as a further commitment to Closing the Gap. The Implementation Plan is a ten-year…
Following the airing of the Four Corners report “Wasted” on 29th September, which featured commentary on the over diagnosis and over treatment of common health…
As at September 2015, there are 7 accredited undergraduate podiatry courses in Australia and 3 postgraduate courses. For entry into a podiatry course commencing in…
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