Category: News & Articles
... their medication needs. In a media release issued by the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, Associate Professor Searles says: “The PBS safety-net and co-payment thresholds are supposed to protect consumers ... moderate level of burden. This means that the current co-payment and safety net thresholds are not protecting nearly one-third of Australian ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... My research interests are broadly in the area of quality and safety of healthcare, and making sure that the limited healthcare resources we ... sure that consumers of products and services got the quality and safety they paid for and deserved. At that stage my research was focused ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... compared to current snake bite guidelines. Investigating the safety and toxic effects of drugs in overdose through the collection and ... reasons are achieved and this will make a real difference to the healthcare of all people irrespective of where they live. What would be ... treatment, red back spider envenoming, adverse effects of antivenom, safety and effectiveness of analgesia, gabapentin, Dr Nicole Ryan | ...
Category: News & Articles
The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) has awarded its prestigious 2012 ACHS Medal ... and State level, has resulted in improvements in both patient safety as well as quality in health care.” “Professor Gibberd has ... a forthright pioneer who promoted the value of measurement to drive safety and quality, a focus that is only now being universally accepted ...
Category: For Researchers
Join an audience of consumers, healthcare providers, policy-makers, and researchers to consider burning ... Prof Johanna Westbrook (Director, Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie ... safe and inclusive ways. The impact of My Health Record on healthcare safety and decision-making will be the focus of discussion with the ...
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... delighted to be involved in a new clinical trial aimed at testing the safety and efficacy of existing drugs for patients hospitalised with ... delighted to be involved in a new clinical trial aimed at testing the safety and efficacy of existing drugs for patients hospitalised with ... supporting high quality clinical trials that can help patients and healthcare workers during this pandemic, not after it has passed.” Dr ...
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... to generate evidence for practical approaches to prevent common healthcare-associated infections. HMRI Affiliate Professor Mitchell is ... to reduce common infections, as well as improving cleaning in healthcare. Today, one in 10 patients in an Australian hospital ... involved with national initiatives with the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. “I have been asked in the past ...
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... of Nursing Brett Mitchell, who is investigating strategies to prevent healthcare acquired infections, was awarded the Peter Doherty ... improvement in national dietary patterns to improve health and reduce healthcare costs is enormous. Laureate Professor Collins, an Accredited ... instance. His research has a particular focus on increasing patient safety by preventing and controlling infections within hospitals, ...
Category: Research
... care by determining optimal systems and team processes that drive safety and efficiency Reducing unnecessary procedures Improving ... patient outcomes including quality of life Examining systems and safety and implementing best evidence into our practice of surgery and ... to understand the optimal design for our systems and processes Healthcare is a complex system in which problems can be challenging to ...
Category: Research
... take discovery science from the lab and translate it into improved healthcare outcomes that benefit the community. Clinical trials not only test the effectiveness and safety of new drugs but are increasingly testing existing drugs for use ... other diseases and conditions. Repurposing existing drugs with proven safety records accelerates the use of these treatments into patient ...
