Tomorrow is International Day of the Older Person and to celebrate, we’re showcasing the wonderful work of Metro North’s Residential Aged Care District Assessment and Referral Service’s Rapid Response team, known as RADAR RR. And yes, the service is as cool as the name! We spoke with Jenny Townsley, Nurse Practitioner Candidate for the team, and she told us how the model works.
In a move deemed “desperately needed” by consumers, Queensland clinicians now have evidence-based guidance on supporting parents with infant sleep.
If you’ve ever dreamt of being able to provide truly holistic care, reduce a patient’s length of stay, and work more collaboratively with your colleagues – well, maybe you can.
Despite being entirely preventable, Rheumatic Heart Disease or RHD is sadly still prevalent in our First Nations’ communities.
Did you know September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month? To learn more about the rapidly developing discipline of haematology, we recently sat down with Dr Nick McVilly, Haematology Registrar at the Gold Coast University Hospital.
World Sepsis Day is held on 13 September every year and is an opportunity for people across the world to unite in the fight against sepsis.
Almost 10 million Australians know someone who has been impacted by suicide - that’s almost half the country. For World Suicide Prevention Day – 10 September - CEQ’s Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch (MHAODB) recently updated us on some of the work they are doing to help health professionals to better support people experiencing suicidality.
Clinical Excellence Queensland has taken out four awards at this year’s Awards for Excellence and played a leading role in a fifth!
New-look resources to bolster the oral health of young children have been released just in time for Dental Health Week (August 1 – 7).
