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Healthcare
When medication ends up in the wrong hands
When visiting a pharmacy for a prescription of antibiotics, Sarah (not her real name) was handed a pack of methotrexate – a potent drug used to treat inflammatory conditions and various types of cancer. Thankfully, Sarah spotted the error, handed it back to the pharmacist, and retrieved the right medication. But had the error gone…
16 Jan 2025, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare
How can we make HITH more culturally safe?
Hospital in the Home (HITH) – a care model that has exploded in popularity in recent years - is celebrated as a convenient alternative to hospital-based care. But for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, receiving care at home can be more than just a convenience. In some cases, their health could depend on it,…
14 Jan 2025, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare
Lifting the veil on St Vincent’s Virtual and Home expansion plans
Healthcare provider St. Vincent’s is advancing virtual and at-home care, through its recently established Virtual and Home division, and is extending the model to meet growing need at the local and state level. From online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), to remote blood glucose monitoring, the organisation has already developed a wide range of virtual health…
13 Jan 2025, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare
Scaling up hospital in the home – what can we learn from Singapore?
Recovering from surgery, receiving intravenous treatment, and monitoring vital signs are all now possible from home, under Singapore’s Mobile Inpatient Care at Home (MIC@Home) program. Known globally as Hospital in the Home (HITH), the model is a hit with professionals and patients, and often sees better health outcomes, with patients walking more, sleeping better, and…
13 Jan 2025, by Amy SarcevicTransport & Logistics
How Pilbara Ports is helping customers achieve their sustainability goals
Last financial year, 758.3 million tonnes of trade passed through the Pilbara Ports’, cementing a major year for the company, in which it handled more than 80 percent of Western Australia’s iron ore trade, and 43 percent of global iron ore exports. Valued at around $173 billion, the trade - which was primarily handled by…
3 Jan 2025, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare
Improving transitions of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have centuries of wisdom in the health and wellbeing space, but have long experienced challenges when interacting with the Australian healthcare system. Based on Western values, and comprised mainly of English speaking professionals, our nation’s health service is largely geared towards metro-dwelling, non-Indigenous populations. While this could be behind…
2 Dec 2024, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare | Technology
How Griffith University and partners are helping to solve healthcare challenges
When it is not busy finding a cure for spinal cord injury or a vaccine for malaria, Griffith University and its partners are caught up finding and training the next generation of healthcare workers. Through its collaboration with the Queensland Government and Gold Coast Health & Knowledge Precinct (GCHKP), the University is helping to solve…
26 Nov 2024, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare
Avoiding adverse consequences with medication safety
In Australia, around 250,000 people are hospitalised each year because of medication errors – figures which have prompted the introduction of various safety features across the healthcare sector. Technologies like dispensing systems, pharmacy automation equipment, as well as manual processes, have undergone rigorous safety upgrades. In turn, helping to ensure the rights patients receive the…
26 Nov 2024, by Amy SarcevicEnergy & Utilities | Technology
Do we have enough carbon capture capability?
According to the International Energy Agency, carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) is the only large-scale mitigation option capable of driving emissions low enough to reach 2050 targets. But is our existing infrastructure enough to compensate for ‘hard to abate’ industries, as well as the carbon output from overseas peers, who don’t have CCUS capabilities?…
14 Nov 2024, by Amy SarcevicTechnology
Could Gold Coast become a global innovation leader?
Health and innovation precincts have long been recognised as vehicles for job and GDP growth, but the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct (GCHKP) might be playing an even weightier economic function. According to Director Craig Rowsell, the 200 hectare site which employs 16,000 workers, is helping to transition the Gold Coast’s economy from one…
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