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Close-Up: Kate Richardson
Kate Richardson is a Pharmacist for eMedicines Management at St Vincents Hospital (SVH) Sydney Kate is specialising in navigating the e-health maze to find solutions to ensure medicines and medication information is appropriately, pragmatically and safely managed. She has been involved in the implementation of pharmacy dispensing/inventory systems, smart IV infusion pumps with dose-error reduction software and…
11 Feb 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Forensic nursing: Finding work-life balance
USA and Canada are the only two countries that have officially recognized forensic nursing as a specialty. Sheila Early, President at the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)* took the time to speak to us about the evolving role of the forensic nurse, challenges in gaining proper international recognition for the specialised profession and managing the…
11 Feb 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
CASE STUDY: Integrating patient costing with health unit management
By Garth Barnett, Senior Costing Consultant, PowerHealth Solutions This is preview of my paper for 2014 Hospital Patient Costing conference. I have outlined the steps and approach taken for the case study here in this article, and will be providing full supporting data at my conference presentation. INTRODUCTION During 2013, PowerHealth Solutions (PHS) and SA…
10 Feb 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
How I became a forensic nurse
By Sheila Early, President, International Association of Forensic Nurses One of the most wonderful things about life is that it happens while you make other plans. I started my professional nursing career in obstetrics. It was my first love and I was fortunate enough to obtain a teaching position in the field in 1969. Then a…
10 Feb 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-Up: Dr Frances Hughes
Dr Frances Hughes commenced in the role of Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer for Queensland Health in 2012. Dr Hughes will be delivering a keynote address at the 2014 Developing the Role of the Nurse Practitioner. Her presentation will investigate opportunities for optimising the nurse practitioner in Queensland. The talk will examine the current role…
24 Jan 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Forensic Nursing becoming an established practice in Australia
By Linda Starr, Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University At long last we can now say that Forensic Nursing is an established specialty area of practice in Australia. What is forensic nursing? Isn’t forensics about dead people? These are common questions asked by not only members of the public but also health…
23 Jan 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Workforce development biggest challenge for NDIS roll-out
The roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been announced as the greatest change to Australian social policy in a generation. The move to consumer-directed model of care will inevitably bring about major and changes and challenges for service providers. Dr Brendan Goodger, Policy and Research Manager at the Community Service & Health…
20 Jan 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-up: Barbara Lennon, Austin Health
Barbara Lennon is the Clinical Informatics Education Manager at Austin Health with extensive experience in electronic medication management. She will share her expertise with attendees of the pre-conference workshop at the Electronic Medication Management conference, to be held on the 24 March in Sydney. Barbara will be leading an eMM training workshop on what really…
15 Jan 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Mental health and the NDIS: An open letter to the Prime Minister
In December 2013 IIR hosted the inaugural Integrating Mental Health into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) conference. The event attracted over 140 attendees discussing the future direction of disability policy reform for people with mental illness in Australia. It became clear very early in the proceedings that the implementation of this major reform comes with…
14 Jan 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-Up: Heather Grain
Accurate coding and documentation are of critical importance to patient safety. The health information management sector is constantly evolving and it is crucial that healthcare staff stay abreast of the latest developments. Heather Grain is an Associate Professor at eHealth Education (eHe) and will provide attendees at the Clinical Documentation Coding & Analysis conference with…
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