Category: News & Articles
Shielding elderly and vulnerable aged-care communities from COVID-19 will continue to be a major challenge for ... inherently difficult to eradicate. Shielding elderly and vulnerable aged-care communities from COVID-19 will continue to be a major ...
Category: General
... coordination and integration between providers and across health care settings, with insufficient focus on the person at the centre of ... Discovery: The PACE-IT Project The PACE-IT Project – Partnership In Aged Care Emergency with Integrated Technology The Problem Transfer of people who are residents of residential aged care facilities (RACF) to emergency departments (ED) is common, ...
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... Research Institute and partners are improving access to diabetes care in rural and regional areas. The five-year program, worth $12.4m, ... a ‘medibus’, equipped to be a clinic on wheels, to bring diabetes care to vulnerable communities across the health district. This builds ... and the University of Newcastle are improving access to diabetes care in rural and regional areas. The five-year program, worth $12.4m, ...
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... every 10 primary carers (72%). Primary carers most commonly provide care to a spouse or partner (40%). “The impact of caregiving on ... is prioritising their own mental and physical health (eg.their self-care and emotional health). “Whilst women have an awareness of the ...
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Professor Julie Byles shares insight into the care and rights of an ageing population. Author: Professor Julie Byles ... work and community activities, have difficulty accessing health and aged care, and suffer financial, physical and emotional abuse. ... services. Towards the end of life, some move into residential aged care, particularly women with dementia. Some women tell of their ...
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... emergency out-of-hospital paramedical treatment and telehealth care for patients across NSW. A $5.2 million philanthropic gift to the ... emergency out-of-hospital paramedical treatment and telehealth care for patients across NSW over the next five years. The funding ... and integrating care with the GP network, mental health facilities, aged-care facilities and hospitals,” he said. News & Articles $5.2m ...
Category: News & Articles
... that hold promise for a global transformation in acute stroke care. By Professor Mark Parsons Our Hunter-led, Australian collaborative ... that hold promise for a global transformation in acute stroke care . The first of these is the use of advanced brain imaging to ... practice. News & Articles Hunter-led advances in acute stroke care will change clinical practice Our Hunter-led, Australian ...
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... survey that will help shape the future of Australia’s health care services. More than 17,000 young women bucked the stereotypical ... (ALSWH), a survey of over 40,000 women in three cohorts who were aged 18-23, 45-50 and 70-75 when recruitment began in 1996. In 2013 more than 17,000 women aged 18-23 were recruited to form a new cohort. ALSWH assesses women’s ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? My main research interest is in the care of older people in the hospital Emergency Department (ED). More recently this has focused on people who live in Residential Aged Care Facilities. These people are vulnerable in hospital with high ... injuries, delirium, medication and generally becoming more frail. The Aged Care Emergency (ACE) Program has developed since 2009. It uses ...
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... to the clinic.” During the tours, students (who must be aged 12 or over) will get to watch a live extraction of DNA as well as ...
