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Emma Gierschick OAM: “We Need Better Recognition of Trauma in Children With a Disability.”

Emma Gierschick has shown extraordinary tenacity in the face of adversity. As a survivor of family violence and breast cancer, plus a sole parent of a daughter with Down syndrome, Emma has navigated complex issues to get the right support for her daughter Amelia. “It’s been very, very tough at times but my need to…

28 Oct 2024, by Skye Rytenskild

Education | Healthcare

Why all early childhood educators need to know trauma informed care

Early childhood education plays a profound role in shaping young children’s futures, but how equipped is the sector in supporting young children with trauma? While formal processes exist for more severe cases, which warrant the involvement of child protection, Kathy Warwick says subtler, albeit damaging, examples can go unnoticed. She says it’s important that early…

16 Oct 2024, by Amy Sarcevic

Healthcare | Leadership & Communication | Social Policy

Engaging the disengaged – how to protect the mental health of young men

Adolescence is a crucial period of psychosocial development, but one which is increasingly marred by mental health challenges. Around the world, one in seven 10-19-year-olds lives with a mental health disorder, and this accounts for 13 percent of the disease burden for this age category. While recognition – a prerequisite for intervention - is now…

10 Oct 2024, by Amy Sarcevic

Healthcare

What can we do to support the healthcare workforce in rural, regional and remote areas?

While a national shortage of healthcare workers is being felt across Australia, nowhere is doing it tougher than the country’s rural, regional and remote communities. Compared to major cities, which have on average 2248 full-time clinical workers per 100,000 people, non-metropolitan areas – which host 28 percent of the national population - have as few…

1 Oct 2024, by Amy Sarcevic

Healthcare

How this Senior Territorian is seeking justice for people with disability

Visit NDS24 Website At birth, the parents of disability advocate Dr Robyne Burridge OAM were told her diagnosis of cerebral palsy was so severe that she would struggle to hit milestones like sitting up, let alone walking and talking. Determined even then to prove her strength, Dr Burridge - who is now a Senior Territorian…

4 Sep 2024, by Amy Sarcevic

Healthcare

Improving the accessibility of drugs for pregnant women

Reproductive age women make up a substantial portion of the general population, yet are seldom represented in clinical trials for pharmaceuticals - including ones that cater to common pregnancy-related ailments. Dr Nisha Khot - Vice President and Board Member of the RANZCOG and a Clinical Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Peninsula Health - believes…

8 Aug 2024, by Amy Sarcevic

Healthcare | Leadership & Communication

Success at the coal face – improving workplace culture in healthcare

In her first week at her first role in the operating theatre, Charmayne Thompson recalls being told by a surgeon she was, “the most incompetent nurse he had ever worked with." Brought up with a resilience mindset, Ms Thompson ignored her impulse to leave, and kept going in the role. More than twenty years later…

8 Aug 2024, by Amy Sarcevic

Healthcare

Making short stay hospital care work in practice

A co-designed, “shared stakeholder value model” could be key to making short stay hospital programs a success, according to healthcare funding expert Sharon Naidoo of Bupa. Speaking to Informa Connect ahead of the Short Stay Hospital Forum, Ms Naidoo expressed optimism about the short stay model, but said collaboration and open mindedness to innovation would…

26 Jun 2024, by Amy Sarcevic

Healthcare | Technology

What is the pathway to success in biotech?

A researcher who is making headway with a novel dementia treatment, targeting small molecules, is giving his view on what success looks like for the Australian biotech sector. Actinogen CEO, Dr Steven Gourlay, whose cortisol-reducing ‘Xanamem’ drug is showing great promise in clinical trials, believes a host of factors are needed to see more “home-grown”…

14 Jun 2024, by Amy Sarcevic

Healthcare

What can Australia learn from US ambulatory surgery centres?

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have existed in the USA for more than fifty years, with around 6000 Medicare-certified centres now open throughout the country. These innovative healthcare facilities – which offer same-day surgical care, including diagnostics and prevention – have transformed healthcare for millions of Americans. But how do they compare in Australia’s healthcare system…

14 Jun 2024, by Amy Sarcevic
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