Research has shown patient safety and the quality of patient care are closely linked with the education levels of the nursing workforce (Aiken et al.,…
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Do you know how many hats you’re comfortable wearing? This is an important question when you’re considering private practice as a psychologist. Already, you’ll wear…
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The Mediterranean diet wasn’t created in a lab or hospital. It has evolved over 5000 years and is simply the diet eaten by those living…
Read More Hot or not? The Mediterranean Diet – by APD Katrina Mills>
The Enrolled Nurse is a valued and pertinent member of the healthcare workforce. According to the Health Workforce 2025 National projections (2012) Enrolled Nurses (EN)…
Read More The difference between an enrolled nurse and a registered nurse – by Belynda Abbott>
Many thanks to Mary-ann Liethof, National Program Manager of Polio Australia for contributing this valuable information for health professionals. Acute Polio Australia experienced waves of…
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Current reports indicate that fertility problems affect approximately 15% of Australian couples. There’s a lot of focus on women improving their diet and lifestyle but…
Read More Male nutrition and how it can improve fertility – by Melanie McGrice AdvAPD>
Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) have released a report revealing that surgery could be avoided if patients with diabetes, stroke, and…
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Following its recent release ‘Mentoring Doctors’ has gained widespread interest as the first book of its kind globally. Mentoring Doctors provides the tools and knowledge…
Universities Australia have announced that the National Workplace Integrated Learning Strategy will make university graduates more “job ready.” Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is well established…
Surgeons do tend to get a bit of a bad rap when it comes to their personality traits. When we interviewed Mimi Le, who was…
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Students who are interested to study pharmacy may see the following list of approved programs published by the Australian Pharmacy Council and Australian Health Practitioner…
Former doctor Evgenia Galinskaya, has spent many years of struggling to find what the right alternative career for her. Despite of thousands search results from…
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If News Limited website www.news.com.au is anything to go by, the tide is turning against Pete Evans. Fast. Their story published in October 2014 painted…
Read More Calling for the rise of dietitians following the fall of Pete Evans>
He may not know it, but former Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan was one of the catalysts that brought about the book Below…
Read More “Below the Belt: Experiences with Prostate Cancer” anthology released>
Changes to Medicare have meant that optometry practices have been either considering changes or making changes to their billing procedures. Changes to Medicare In the…
Read More What percentage of optometrists will be bulk-billing in 5 years’ time?>
With the national campaign promoting rural medical careers underway, rural GP couple Dr Melanie Considine and Dr Gerry Considine have said that if they can…
Read More If we can Go Rural, you can too! Dr Gerry Considine & Dr Melanie Considine>
Once again the federal government’s industry employment projections data show that the Health Care and Social Assistance sector will be the leading provider of new…
Even though nearly 40% of psychologists work in some form of private practice (Australia’s Health Workforce Series – Psychologists in Focus, 2014), that doesn’t mean…
Read More The career progression of a psychologist – Many Roads Lead to Rome – by Dr Rebecca Ray>
Paleo, raw food, 5:2, Mediterranean; the endless choice of diets is even more overwhelming than the breakfast cereal aisle at the supermarket! I am constantly…
Read More Hot (or not) diets – the 5:2 – by APD Katrina Mills>
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) has appointed an expert advisory group to deal with concerns of bullying, harassment and discrimination in the health…
