People often ask me what I’ve been up to in 2015, and I give them this look of “where do I begin?” So if you…
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I started an online business primarily to contribute to the well-being of as many people as possible. Many more people than I could impact face-to-face…
Read More Disconnecting: Doing Online Business in a Balanced Way – by Dr Rebecca Ray>
Following a new research finding that the use of home enteral nutrition (HEN) services at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New South Wales…
Read More Dietitians are calling for equitable home enteral nutrition services>
Occupational Therapy Australia has published a position paper defining the roles, scope, and operational and professional responsibilities of Allied Health Assistants (AHAs) in the delivery…
Read More The role of allied health assistants in supporting occupational therapy practice>
To date, cataracts are the leading cause of legal blindness in the world. The progress is usually quite slow and gradually leads to blurred vision…
Read More Could eye drops be the future rather than cataract surgery?>
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has released a position statement supporting the Australian Government’s policies that encourage the use of biosimilar medicines to contain the…
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…
The Medical Board of Australia has taken the next steps on revalidation of doctors by commissioning research and seeking expert advice to provide one or…
Overqualified and overlooked? The interventions of accredited exercise physiologists are largely underutilised in the prevention and management of chronic disease. A report by Deloitte Access…
Read More Exercise interventions in chronic disease management are proven to be cost effective>
In today’s competitive work environment, many employers are seeking ‘work ready’ graduates with clear evidence of job specific skills. When looking at a pool of…
Read More Is a degree no longer enough? An experience in international nutrition and dietetics>
Findings of research undertaken at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) show that genetic interaction may prove to be a key component in the…
I have spent the past eight months developing and writing a Positive Psychology-based program consisting of e-books and an online tracking system to measure well-being…
The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has released its InPublic 2025 report, providing a comprehensive outlook and vision for the future of public physiotherapy services in…
Read More What will public physiotherapy services look like in 2025?>
The Australian Medical Students’ Assciation (AMSA) submission to the Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP) Consultation emphasizes that rural recruitment and retention is more successful in…
Read More AMSA’s submission on the future of scholarships for rural students and rural placement>
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) will fund a nationally consistent health support service for all registered nurses and midwives who are impaired…
Read More Fund for registered nurses and midwives with a health impairment>
There is a lot of information in today’s media about childhood obesity, our current obesogenic environment and the associated risks they may have on the…
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…
A recent study published in the Pharmaceutical Journal found that 80% of 7,154 patients would grant access for pharmacists to see their GP record. The…
Read More Are patients becoming more open to pharmacists being in general practice?>
Australian College of Nursing has developed an updated handbook titled Nursing in General Practice to reflect the ongoing development of roles of registered and enrolled…
Rural Health Workforce Australia (RHWA) asked 1,000 health professional students from Rural Health Clubs, consist of a mix of medical, nursing and allied health students…
