Disinfection & Sterilisation Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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How to buy disinfectants that keep your facility clean 8/3/2015

Maintaining adequate hygiene standards in your medical facility is essential to provide optimal healthcare services to your patients. A large component of the cleaning process lies ...

Findings suggest anaesthesia may harm infants' memory 7/27/2015

When researchers at the University of California set out to test the effects of anaesthesia on infants' memory, they weren't sure what they would find.

Is it high time that medicinal marijuana use is decriminalised? 7/24/2015

In June 2015, we learned that the NSW government would be committing $9 million over four years to trial the efficacy of medicinal cannabis for children with severe epilepsy, ...

Cancer death rate projected to decrease over next decade 7/23/2015

The current downward trend in cancer death rates looks set to continue, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

AMA: declining vaccination rates are a 'threat' to public health 7/22/2015

AMA President, Professor Brian Owler has paid tribute to the role played by family doctors in safely and effectively immunising generations of Australians against potentially deadly ...

10 Medical Research Breakthroughs You May Not Have Heard Of 7/21/2015

Thanks to advances in medicine, people are living increasingly longer and healthier lives.

How to find a job in healthcare 7/21/2015

Finding a job in the healthcare sector could be the first step to a long and rewarding career.

500+ pathology job cuts puts SA lives 'at risk' 7/20/2015

The South Australian Health Department has announced it will slash more than 500 jobs at SA Pathology.

10 great podcasts for medical professionals 7/14/2015

Podcasts are a brilliant way for busy medical professionals to stay up-to-date with news in health and any emerging research that could affect the decisions made in practice.

Interviewing to Find the Right Nurse for Your Practice 7/14/2015

Your staff are at the very core of your medical practice and finding the right nurses to give the best patient care is essential. Given that you usually only have a resume and an ...

NSW Dental Council restricts registration of 12 Sydney Dentists 7/14/2015

Australia's health regulators are working in partnership to enforce infection control standards in dental practice and take action to manage risk to patients.

Calls for new anaesthesia guidelines: stop 'starving' patients 7/7/2015

A meeting of anaesthetists in Tasmania has heard that "starving" patients before anaesthesia can be hazardous and do more harm than good to their recovery.

Dental industry gears up for introduction of new code 6/25/2015

The Australian Dental Industry Association (ADIA) and its members are preparing for the introduction of a new code of practice designed to ensure decisions on management and treatment ...

AHPRA acts on unregistered 'dodgy dentists' operating in Melbourne 6/24/2015

AHPRA is calling for people who have been treated by unregistered individuals in Melbourne's northern suburbs to come forward, amid concerns about substandard dental care and poor ...

How to change and dress dependent clients with care, understanding 6/22/2015

Dependent clients often require assistance with dressing, undressing or changing. While client-centred care is fundamental, dressing clients can place physical demands on carers, ...

Positive 20Y report on needle and syringe program 6/18/2015

The number of young Australians injecting drugs has declined over 20 years, heroin and methamphetamine remain the two most commonly reported drugs last injected, and transmission of ...

Organisations unite to fight Budget cuts to vital health services 6/15/2015

A coalition of 17 peak and non-government organisations from the health and community sectors is calling on the Australian Government to scrap plans to cut nearly $800 million in ...

Major hospital improvements drive 6% fall in Golden Staph cases 4/13/2015

Australia's major public hospitals have recorded a marked fall in the rate of healthcare-associated 'Golden Staph' bloodstream infections, the latest report from the National Health ...

10 minimum standards for medical forms 4/7/2015

The AMA has developed a guide outlining 10 minimum standards that should apply to forms that medical practitioners are asked to complete by organisations such as Centrelink, the ...

Consult across the sector on Medicare, health minister urged 2/9/2015

The federal government is not learning from mistakes of the past with its continued "narrow consultation" on Medicare reforms, health lobby groups have said.

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