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'Whack-a-mole' approach to healthcare must change

WebThe deeply interconnected nature of our health system and related sectors demands an overarching, integrated vision of how these components work effectively together to: avoid creating health system …

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Future of health care threatened by declining population

WebHealth care contributes to the productivity of the economy when it sustains or restores people to activity as children and younger adults. While health care for the …

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Health for all by 2030: we must act now InSight+

WebHealth and wellbeing for current and future generations can be achieved with evidence-based action on the multiple and complex determinants of health. As set out in the supplement accompanying this …

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Burnout in medicine leading to clinical errors and ‘severe stress’

WebBurnout in health care undermines the safety of patients and practitioners alike, and there are growing calls for this genuine health care crisis to be properly …

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Out-of-pocket medical costs hurt the most vulnerable

WebA new Perspective article in The Medical Journal of Australia says rising out-of-pocket costs are creating barriers to health care, putting Australia’s most vulnerable at risk. There are concerns Australia’s most …

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Australia’s acute care system: more hospital beds or …

WebThe number of available hospital beds per 1000 people in Australia in 2016 was 3.8. This represents a steep decrease from the year 2000 when there were 7.9 beds per 1000 people. Although this decrease may seem …

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AI and hands-on medicine converge in remote Australia

WebIndigenous Australians in remote areas bear a disproportionate burden of poor heart health, prompting innovative AI solutions and targeted campaigns. In a world-first, artificial intelligence …

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Integrated cancer care: best practice in post-pandemic Australia

WebTHE COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically shifted the cancer care model in Australia, necessitated by the need to balance the risk of infection exposure against the optimal …

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Global health leaders urge climate-friendly health care systems

WebProfessor of Planetary Health, Tony Capon, was there and filed this editorial for InSight+. Health leaders from the world’s biggest nations have expressed their …

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Screen time off the charts as teens head for chronic disease

WebA total of 6640 students, aged 11–14 years, completed the survey. “5565 of 6478 students (85.9%) exceeded recommended television and electronic device screen time limits (two …

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How to solve Australia’s health workforce shortage

WebThe solutions to addressing Australia’s health care workforce shortage are multifaceted and require a coordinated effort between state and federal governments, colleges, unions, and local …

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New standards of care for trans and gender diverse people

WebIssue 39 / 10 October 2022. WITH an estimated 2–3% of young people identifying as transgender or gender diverse (TGD), most health care professionals will provide care …

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Person-centred care vital in treatment of eating disorders

WebIssue 23 / 26 June 2023. Researchers writing in the Medical Journal of Australia have highlighted the importance of person-centred care in treating eating disorders. The …

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From 'short wind' to 'good wind': fighting chronic lung disease in

WebThe Indigenous people in Australia believe that the spiritual and emotional wellbeing of body is connected to the wind – “the lungs”. To be “short wind” is to …

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Health interventions and youth justice InSight+

WebIssue 8 / 15 March 2021. YOUTH justice legislation varies between states and territories in Australia, but generally applies to children and adolescents aged between 10 and 17 …

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The eight pillars of the digital health revolution

WebThe digital health movement has precipitated in the past 5 years, and it is expected that the field will continue to grow as technology companies turn their focus to …

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Great health system, but I can’t afford it InSight+

WebHealth consumers are ready to engage, but it appears that health systems lag behind in forming genuine and productive partnerships with health consumers. The Australian …

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Australia’s private hospitals: victims of the pandemic

WebPrivate health funds become more unaffordable while private hospitals close or offer fewer services to remain viable. The result is a possible collapse of the private …

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“Value” underpinning mental health reform recommendations

WebIssue 17 / 17 May 2021. TWO years in the making, the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System produced 65 commendable and ambitious recommendations, …

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How COVID-19 public communications is letting down our most …

WebAll levels of government could be doing more to help protect medically vulnerable people in Australia from COVID-19. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

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Am I being heard

WebPatients and families are a great source of wisdom when it comes to diagnosis – they know their body, they know their relative. Within our often fragmented, …

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Obstacles rural women face accessing equitable maternal health care

WebThe obstacles rural women face in accessing equitable maternal health care in Australia are complex and multifaceted. These women may encounter geographical …

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