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Healthcare | Legal
Using technology for better obstetric decision making
Cardiotocography (CTG) has been used for foetal heartrate (FHR) surveillance since the 1970s, as a means of detecting foetal hypoxia and guiding clinical decisions around delivery timing. Despite the length of its usage, there is yet to be convincing evidence that CTG reduces birth asphyxia, stillbirths, caesareans or instrumental deliveries. Although the technology is good…
24 Sep 2020, by Amy SarcevicTechnology | Transport & Logistics
New tool helps spot worksite blind-spots and prevent machinery accidents
After three of his brothers were seriously injured by construction site vehicles at work, Dr. Nathan Kirchner decided it was time for the industry to change. Together with Dr. Kieran MacKenzie he founded tech start-up Presien – a Laing O’Rourke spinout, aimed at preventing vehicular accidents in heavy industries. Kirchner’s personal experience was not the…
23 Sep 2020, by Amy SarcevicInfrastructure | Leadership & Communication | Technology
Is your business a critical infrastructure asset?
Last month, the New Zealand Stock Exchange came to a standstill as cyber-attackers carried out a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Overwhelming servers with a flood of traffic, the attackers halted the site’s main board, debt and Fonterra shareholder markets. Aftershocks were felt around the country, with trading effectively frozen for four…
17 Sep 2020, by Amy SarcevicBanking & Finance | Legal
Conduct is the ‘new black’ in financial services – Dr. Andy Schmulow
Shortly after Dr. Andy Schmulow announced that a life insurer shamed in the banking Royal Commission would not be here in five years’ time, he indignantly retracted his statement. “I made a mistake,” Schmulow told Informa Connect ahead of the Credit Law Conference. “They won’t be here in five months’ time.” The well-known academic – one…
15 Sep 2020, by Amy SarcevicEducation
Digital degree market a totally different ball game, says Oxford’s Simon Marginson
From retail, to healthcare, to corporate enterprise, the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred digital disruption in almost every sector. For some activities, the digital medium has proven to be more popular than its in-person alternative. With the arrival of bulk-billable telehealth, for example, overall GP consultations have surged. As have virtual meeting software sign-ups, with research…
9 Sep 2020, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare | Social Policy
Becoming Australia’s second quadriplegic doctor – insights from Dr. Dinesh Palipana
As a quadriplegic medical professional, Dr. Dinesh Palipana spends much of his time at hospital. Either tending patients or being one himself. The car accident and resulting spinal cord injury that left him paralysed made medical school a challenge. But Palipana saw it through, becoming only the second quadriplegic in Australia to have done so.…
7 Sep 2020, by Amy SarcevicLeadership & Communication | Technology | Transport & Logistics
Unlocking VTS data for optimal port operations
With $1.2 billion worth of trade moving through Australian ports every day, it is not surprising that the role of ports as a ‘service provider’ – and not just a ‘landowner’ - is becoming increasingly important. Dr. Tim Wilkes of Marico Marine believes real time data, like that collected by vessel traffic systems (VTS), will…
2 Sep 2020, by Amy SarcevicEducation
How do we help our country survive? A change in focus for Australian universities
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has not been kind to any of us, but for Australia’s higher education sector it has been crippling. A huge drop-off in international students – which once comprised the nation’s third largest export – has left a $16 billion dent in the industry. This has prompted the government to reconsider some…
31 Aug 2020, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare | Leadership & Communication
COVID-19 is as much an aged care mental health crisis as it is a physical one, researcher says
Australia was approximately fourteen months into its Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety when the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic took hold. For a sector already beset with staffing, skilling and budgetary constraints, the pandemic has had a profound impact, prompting some to describe it as an “aged care crisis”. Whilst much of the…
26 Aug 2020, by Amy SarcevicLeadership & Communication | Transport & Logistics
Industry 4.0 and implications for the maritime workforce
When plans to build the world’s first fully autonomous container vessel, the MV Yara Birkeand, were first unveiled, opinions varied as to whether the project would give way to an autonomy of things revolution in maritime. Rolls-Royce's Oskar Levander took an optimistic slant famously remarking, "This is happening. It's not if, it's when. The technologies needed to…
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