21 Mar 2024
Profiling DiT of the month, Ameer Shehab
We’re continuing to highlight our excellent doctors in training. This month, we hear from Dr Ameer Shehab
21 Mar 2024
In Practice: Bulk-billing incentives module update
Services Australia has updated its bulk-billing educational module to include the tripled incentive items.
21 Mar 2024
Online Speech Pathology Sessions for Children
Our friends at Learning Links have immediate availability for their online speech therapy sessions for children
20 Mar 2024
More mental health support for children and adolescents
Acute Care Response Teams (ACRTs) will be established in the North and South metropolitan regions, and in the Great Southern to support children and adolescents
20 Mar 2024
Small study suggests nasal spray could help sleep apnoea
While still in its infancy, a shift away from ‘burdensome’ CPAP machines would likely improve treatment access and adherence.
20 Mar 2024
Deaths and overdoses prompt coroner pill testing call
Two Victorian coroners have said the service could provide ‘lifesaving insights’ and tailored information to illicit drug users.
20 Mar 2024
First-of-its kind virtual ED unveiled
The RFDS has opened an unmanned health hub in the middle of the Australian desert to provide 24/7 emergency care to residents and travellers.
20 Mar 2024
SURVEY: TASMANIANS WITH ASTHMA LIVING UNNECESSARILY RESTRICTED LIVES
A recent Asthma Australia survey revealed that nearly 60 per cent of respondents with asthma cannot do regular activities like sport or go out because of their condition but accept this a normal part of a life with asthma.
20 Mar 2024
Australian state first to offer permanent pill testing
Queensland will invest $1 million over two years to establish free, confidential and ongoing illicit drug testing services.
20 Mar 2024
Nurse Practitioner Collaborative Arrangement could be scrapped
The RACGP is opposing a Federal Government plan to drop the scheme, saying it goes against best practice and discourages cooperation.