Victoria calls for national cabinet to consider COVID strain on frontline healthcare workers Health The latest Victorian Health Services Performance Report shows Ambulance Victoria experienced its busiest period on record in April-June 2020-21.
Promoted The motivation behind aesthetic medicine amidst the pandemic era Wednesday August 4, 2021 By Dr Lanzer Clinic Sponsored There have been immense changes to health practices, including dermatology and aesthetic medicine, in the last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020,…
Federal government grants six-month extension to telehealth Monday April 26, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Accessing telehealth support from a GP, allied health provider or specialist services will now continue until December 31, 2020.
E-prescriptions are coming. But what are they? And is this the end of paper ones? Friday October 23, 2020 By Andrew Bartlett and Jonathan Penm Editors' Picks Since the arrival of COVID-19, and a surge in the uptake of Telehealth, the advantages of e-prescriptions have become compelling. So what are they? How…
Opinion: the government’s mental health response is akin to flying blind Wednesday October 21, 2020 By Jo-An Atkinson, Ian B. Hickie, Adam Skinner and Sebastian Rosenberg Editors' Picks Mental health specialists draw on COVID-mental health modelling to explain why recent announcements in response to the escalating mental health crisis are unlikely to be…
Video and phone consultations only scratch the surface of what telehealth has to offer Monday October 12, 2020 By Centaine Snoswell, Anthony Smith, Emma E Thomas, Helen Haydon and Liam Caffery Communications & Technology For the pandemic, Australia made the necessary changes to ensure health care was accessible. Now is the time to capitalise on this change to achieve…
Promoted Helping cancer treatment centres adapt to the era of COVID-19 and beyond Monday September 21, 2020 By Corey Zankowski Sponsored Cancer care during the COVID-19 crisis has been “de-prioritised, delayed,” and in some places, discontinued, especially in the early days of the pandemic. Cancer patients…
Amid the rush to telehealth, let’s ensure we address these cautions and questions Thursday August 20, 2020 By Amy Nguyen, John Cartmill and Sarah White Editors' Picks There's been a rapid uptake of the temporary telehealth items introduced as part of the pandemic response, with more than 9.3 million telehealth services provided…
Promoted Trust and the future of telehealth services in Australia Friday July 17, 2020 By KPMG Sponsored In response to COVID-19, telehealth consultations surged and by May, 4.7 million people had received 7.7 million telehealth services in Australia.
Virtual hub launched in WA to support remote doctors and nurses Tuesday October 1, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Health A new health service that provides emergency and specialty services to regional areas has launched in Western Australia. The WA Country Health Service command centre…
Promoted Healthcare technology is surging ahead, but needs cohesive policy to boost Australia's outcomes Monday April 10, 2017 By David Braue Communications & Technology Systemic thinking needs to adapt if e-health is to truly deliver.
Ethics in program evaluation Tuesday October 6, 2015 By Stephen Easton Features Ethics, as it applies to any research involving humans, cannot be ignored by public servants running policy and program evaluations. But if the slow process…
