Archived News for Health Sector Professionals - August, 2012
Adelaide has been named the successful bidder of the 2013 Health Informatics Society annual conference in July next year.
The conference will bring an estimated 900 delegates to the state over the four-day conference that will cover e-health and health information systems conference and is expected to deliver an economic impact to the State of more than $2 million.
“This conference has a strong relevance to our work preparing South Australia to enter a new digital era of health care,” Mr Hill said.
Barwon Region NDIS trial looks likely
The Federal Government’s positive response to Victoria’s proposal to establish a National Disability Insurance Scheme trial in the state’s Barwon Region looks likely to result in the establishment of the trial.
New approach to treatment of septic shock
Researchers from Charles Sturt University (CSU) have contributed to research that has the potential to radically change the way septic shock (septicaemia) can be treated.
New centres to focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Three new Centres of Research Excellence have been funded under latest round of the NHMRC Centres of Research program to focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health issues. The new centres are:
New membership of NHMRC announced
The Federal Minister for Health, Tanya Plibersek, has announced new appointments to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) including the new chair Justice Annabelle Bennett AO.
NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence funded
Funding totalling $42.3 million has been allocated to 17 research centres in the latest round of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centres of Research Excellence program. The program provides up to $2.5 million over five years to support teams of researchers to pursue collaborative research and develop capacity in clinical, population health and health services.
Queensland announces emergency treatment reform
The Queensland Government has announced sweeping changes to the way in which ambulances and hospitals treat emergency patients.
New test developed for mesothelioma
Australian researchers have developed a breath test using an electronic nose to help diagnose malignant mesothelioma in its early stages.
Queensland to overhaul medical emergency management
The Queensland Government has released the Metropolitan Emergency Department Access Initiative report, accepting all fifteen recommendations to improve the flow of patients through the Emergency Departments of Queensland hospitals.
Health Minister Lawrence Springborg said that when the new arrangements are implemented, hospital bypass will be a thing of the past.