Science, clearly.
A ‘Connections Innovation grant’ awarded to Biotext by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Innovation and Science will see new ground broken in readability standards for health content in Australia. It’s important that information about health is as clear and understandable as possible. But ‘clear and understandable’ might mean different things to different audiences. Biotext… Read more »
Whereas the land animals of Papua New Guinea (PNG) are well documented and renowned for their diversity, head into the water and it’s a different story. ‘The marine fauna of PNG is poorly described’ the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) states in the foreword to its publication Sharks and rays of Papua New… Read more »
The requirement to accurately rate our homes for energy efficiency has meant rapid changes in the way structures are designed and built. It’s also become a societal expectation – that the environment, energy efficiency, sustainability and cost-effectiveness be not just a consideration when building, but a central concern. In 2016, CSIRO developed software to allow… Read more »
Antimicrobial resistance – where microorganisms (such as bacteria) develop resistance to antimicrobial medicines – limits the effective treatment of infections and is a growing threat to global public health. Inappropriate use of antimicrobials is one of the main drivers of antimicrobial resistance, and something that Australia manages carefully. The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality… Read more »
Australia has developed a national list of 16 hospital-acquired complications (HACs), detailing potential adverse results of hospitalisation and how to mitigate them. The list was developed by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care through a comprehensive process that included reviews of the literature, clinical engagement, and testing of the concept with… Read more »
First published in 1902, the Australian pharmaceutical formulary and handbook: the everyday guide to pharmacy practice (APF) has helped pharmacists to counsel consumers on the safe and effective use of medicines, identify drug-related issues, make clinical judgments, and prepare extemporaneous products or modified oral formulations for more than a century. The 24th edition of the… Read more »
Security management is an ingrained part of the day-to-day work at the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), both on Australian soil and internationally at ‘posts’. So, when updating its security management framework, the department wanted to present the framework to staff in a way that would break with the traditional printed… Read more »
The second edition of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards was released at the end of 2017. This latest version addresses gaps identified in the first edition, including mental health and cognitive impairment, health literacy, end-of-life care and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. The NSQHS Standards second edition recognise that specific… Read more »
Universities are increasingly using open-source educational resources. Such resources are designed to increase access to scholarly publications, and to facilitate interaction among students and academics about specialist subject matter. From the Anzac’s role in the Great War to human physiology to key social sciences concepts – the La Trobe University eBureau publishes engaging, high-quality, open-access… Read more »
The Australian Government Department of Health has launched a new immunisation beta site, which is specially designed to make key information for public health more accessible, easier to find and easier to understand. The site provides facts to help protect the most vulnerable people in the population from vaccine-preventable diseases, and inform everyone about vaccination… Read more »