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Healthcare | Technology
The role of ethics in emerging health technologies
In the lead up to the 3rd Annual Health Technology Assessment Conference, which is taking place on the 24th and 25th November at Swissotel Sydney, we caught up with Dr Monique Jonas, Lecturer in Health Systems at the University of Auckland. Dr Jonas will be presenting a session on "Integrating Ethics in the HTA" at the event…
24 Sep 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Domestic violence – The hard truth in numbers
Between 2008 and 2010, 89 women were KILLED by their current or former partner - this equates to almost 1 woman killed every week. A 2012 survey revealed that 17% of women participants had suffered physical or sexual violence by a current or former partner since the age of 15, and 5.3% of their male counterparts…
17 Sep 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Heel healing made easy
Dressing the heel is rather awkward and is made difficult by the fragility of the skin in this area. Mepilex Border Heel is an all-in-one foam dressing shaped to fit the heel that effectively absorbs and retains exudate and maintains a moist wound environment. The Safetac layer seals the wound edges, prevents exudate leakage onto…
16 Sep 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
The impact of delegation and supervision on improving patient safety
Sally Sutherland-Fraser, Education Consultant and Founding Partner, Health Education and Learning Partnerships spoke at the 6th Annual Operating Theatre Management Conference last month. Sally and her colleague Menna Davies, Perioperative Education Consultant and Co-founder of Health Education & Learning Partnerships, bring together considerable educational experience and clinical nursing expertise to provide consultancy services for the healthcare industry.…
15 Sep 2014, by Informa InsightsDefence & Security | Healthcare
Doing more with less on healthcare security
The vast majority of healthcare security functions do not generate revenue, and those few that do rarely generate enough to be self-sustaining. Security costs money, but it should be viewed more as an investment rather than an expense. Unfortunately within the current climate, how healthcare security should be viewed and how it is often viewed, are entirely…
11 Sep 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-Up: Peter L. Field
Mr Peter L. Field, FRACS, is a Vascular Surgeon at the Royal Melbourne and Epworth Hospitals and Chairman of the Victorian Surgical Consultative Council. Peter will be speaking at the 2nd annual Managing the Deteriorating Patient Conference, taking place on the 22nd and 23rd September, at Novotel Melbourne on Collins, on the topic "Surgical Patient Deterioration:…
9 Sep 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Sidetember – Feel the burns…
1 in 12 Australians is currently living with a Brain Injury. From one too many concussions on the sports field, to falls on the half pipe, surf stacks and cycling collisions, brain injuries halt the lives of those in their prime. Sidetember wants to get them moving again – back on the board, the bike and…
8 Sep 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Caring for the carers
A common saying is that when a person acquires a brain injury (ABI) they are not the only victims. The whole family suffers from an ABI. When working with people with ABI more often than not you will also be working with their families, and other support people, both formal and informal. It is important…
5 Sep 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Looking beyond ‘data’ for eHealth interoperability
eHealth, as defined by WHO, is the transfer of health resources and health care by electronic means. Australia’s eHealth strategy, outlined initially in 2008, adopted an incremental and staged approach to developing eHealth capabilities to: leverage what currently exists in the Australian E-Health landscape; manage the underlying variation in capacity across the health sector and…
1 Sep 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Moving frontiers of clinical practice with eHealth
Technology is becoming increasingly central to driving the efficiency of healthcare services and to improving the patient experience. Implementing interoperable eHealth solutions however is a complex feat, particularly given the complexity and size of health systems, in terms of technology and existing procedures for capturing, storing and sending information. In the lead up to the…
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