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ePortfolio in Midwifery Practice: “The Way of The Future”
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:15:05 +0100 | Women and Birth
Conclusion: The paper concludes that ePortfolio is considered ‘the way of the future’ for midwifery students, however a number of issues must be addressed through further collaboration prior to replacing the paper-based ePortfolio. (Source: Women and Birth)

Advanced midwifery practice or advancing midwifery practice?
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:15:05 +0100 | Women and Birth
Summary: Advanced midwifery practice is a controversial notion in midwifery, particularly at present in Australia. The proposed changes in legislation around access to the publicly funded Medical Benefits Scheme (MBS) and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in 2009–2010 have meant that the issue of advanced midwifery practice has again taken prominence. Linking midwifery access to MBS and PBS to a safety and quality framework that includes an ‘advanced midwifery credentialling framework’ is particularly challenging. The Haxton and Fahy paper in the December 2009 edition of Women and Birth is timely as it enables a reflection upon these issues and encourages debate and discussion about exactly what is midwifery, what are we educating our students for and is working to the full sc...

Hospitalised hot tap water scald patients following the introduction of regulations in NSW, Australia: Who have we missed?
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:31:50 +0100 | Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
This study investigates trends in hot tap water scald injury hospitalisations following the introduction of these regulations.Hot tap water scald cases for 1999–2007 were identified from hospitalisation data for all public and private hospitals in NSW. To investigate hot tap water scald hospitalisations over time, negative binomial regression analysis was performed.There were 845 hospitalisations for hot tap water scalds in NSW over the period of the study. Hospital admission rates for hot tap water scalds decreased by an estimated 6% (3.2–8.5, 95%CI) per year since the introduction of regulations. While those most at risk were infants, toddlers and the elderly, almost a third of hospitalisations were for adults (25–64 years). The majority of hot tap water scalds were sustained at ho...

Biological Junk Reveals Treasure To People's Choice Award Finalist, Australia
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
A University of Queensland researcher who sees treasure in 'junk' DNA has been nominated for an Australian Museum Eureka Prize People's Choice Award. Dr Ryan Taft, from UQ's Institute for Molecular Bioscience, studies the 98 percent of our DNA that isn't genes. Until recently this DNA was badged as 'junk' by genetic researchers, but Dr Taft is part of a team turning this thinking on its head. "Humans are much more complex than animals such as sea sponges, but we have roughly the same number of genes," Dr Taft said... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Seniors Demand World Class Care, Financial Security, Equality In Work And An End To Ageism, Australia
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
Older Australians are demanding commitments to world class care, financial security, support for mature age workers and an end to ageism from both sides of politics in the lead up to the federal election. Launching their demands, Seniors Vote 2010, at the start of an intense two-week marginal seats campaign, National Seniors Australia chief executive, Michael O'Neill, challenged this year's contenders to demonstrate their commitment to older voters. "How significant are the over-50s to you and what policies and plans do you have for them?" he asked... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Australia's marsupials originated in what is now South America, study says
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +0100 | Los Angeles Times - Science
The research in PLoS Biology suggests that Australian kangaroos, wallabies and more evolved from a common South American ancestor millions of years ago. The kangaroo, a beloved national symbol of Australia, may in fact be an ancient interloper. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)

Labor Increases Mental Health Investment But More Needed, Australia
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
The AMA welcomes today's announcement of a greater investment by Labor in mental health services. AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said it is another downpayment on the bigger long-term investment needed to make a real difference in meeting the growing mental health needs of the community. "Today's long overdue announcement from Labor recognises the problem of the lack of funding for mental health services," Dr Pesce said... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Vulnerability of eco-environmental health to climate change: the views of government stakeholders and other specialists in Queensland, Australia
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 | BMC Public Health - Latest articles
Conclusion: The study has addressed some important questions in regard to government stakeholders and other specialists' views on the threat of climate change and its potential impacts on eco-environmental health. These findings may have implications in climate change and public health decision-making. (Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles)