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Lower back pain presentations in Emergency Department

By Australian Health Journal — 7 hours ago

Around 70 percent of people will experience lower back pain at some stage of their lives.  
A recent study conducted over five years found one in three people suffering from lower back pain presented to hospital via an ambulance.  

In many cases people will attend an emergency department when they feel they can’t manage their pain or when treatments by community healthcare services have been ineffective or inaccessible due to location or cost. However, 90 per cent of people can get better on their own in a few weeks.

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Changes in MBS bulk billing incentives address GP capacity in women’s health

By Australian Health Journal — 1 week ago

Dr. Sneha Wadhwani, a General Practitioner in Bondi, and Conjoint Lecturer at UNSW School of Medicine, is actively involved in enhancing women’s health services across Australia. As the Co-founder and Clinical Director of Evoca Women’s Health, she highlights the significant improvements in funding for women’s health, particularly with the new MBS bulk billing incentives, in new codes, that commenced on November 1, 2025.

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Lived experience & human-centred design in healthcare

By Australian Health Journal — 3 weeks ago

Recognised as one of the Top 100 Women of Influence by The Australian Financial Review, Melanie Tran is a visionary leader whose work lies at the intersection of design, technology, health, disability, and education. With a focus on human-centred design, digital strategy, and service design, she leads transformative initiatives as a Manager in Design, Digital and Data at Nous Group, a global consulting firm. Her work is driven by a deep passion for using creativity and technology to solve complex social challenges.

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Implementing improvements in referral management and demand

By Australian Health Journal — 3 months ago

Nalani Cox joined Gold Coast Health in 2019 as a Nurse Manager focused on improving referral management processes within the outpatient environment through the implementation of the Clinical Prioritisation Criteria. This work became a focus point for the organisation in 2020 when Nalani led an organisational wide change project introducing Smart Referrals, Refer Your Patient website and HealthPathways which has culminated in her position as the ADON of the Referral Strategy and Performance Department.

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FULL FEATURE Consumers and communities as agents of health care change and improvement

By Australian Health Journal — 7 months ago

Policymakers, health administrators and clinicians must learn and embrace new ways to harness the transformative role consumers, community members and carers can play. Conversely, consumers and communities need support, capability and capacity to engage as equals in policy, research, program and service design. This is necessary if are to be less technocratic and realise the vision where all members of society can live the best life possible.

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Co-design and adoption Consumer involvement Health System New Content Patient Experience

HIGHLIGHTS Consumers and communities as agents of health care change and improvement

By Australian Health Journal — 7 months ago

Policymakers, health administrators and clinicians must learn and embrace new ways to harness the transformative role consumers, community members and carers can play. Conversely, consumers and communities need support, capability and capacity to engage as equals in policy, research, program and service design. This is necessary if are to be less technocratic and realise the vision where all members of society can live the best life possible.

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Anaesthesia General Practice Job Skills and Training New Content Rural and Remote Surgery

Expansion of specialist training in regional & rural areas

By Australian Health Journal — 7 months ago

Associate Professor Sanjay Jeganathan, Chair of the Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges (CPMC) states, ”Our rural and regional communities deserve the same access to specialist care as our cities. We’re seeing real results from our colleges’ commitment to rural training.”

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Emergency Department New Content Nursing People in healthcare

Autonomy in Emergency Nurse Practitioner role

By Australian Health Journal — 7 months ago

Stefanie Edson is a dedicated Nurse Practitioner specialising in Emergency Care, with a strong commitment to improving patient outcomes. As the Tasmanian State Chapter Secretary for the Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP), Stefanie advocates for the growth and recognition of the Nurse Practitioner profession across Tasmania and beyond.

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Environment / Sustainability Medical Devices New Content

Cardinal Health brings device reprocessing plant to Australia

By Australian Health Journal — 8 months ago

Cardinal Health is global medical products manufacturer and leading provider of single-use device reprocessing services in the U.S. In Australia and New Zealand, as one of the largest suppliers of medical devices, announced on 23 May 2024 that it will be opening a single-use medical device reprocessing facility in Australia – its first reprocessing facility outside the United States.

On 18 March 2025 at the Health Innovation Living Lab at the John Hunter Hospital, a further announcement was made, on the chosen single-use medical device remanufacturing facility in Beresfield, Newcastle, set to commence operation late 2025, supported by the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

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Hospitals and Clinics New Content People in healthcare Victoria

Practising to top scope of urology practice, advancing treatment & patient care through research

By Australian Health Journal — 8 months ago

Michael is a urology nurse practitioner with a special interest in prostate cancer survivorship, and has worked in urology for the past ten years. Michael has completed the Prostate Nursing Care course at Latrobe University, Graduate Certificate of Health with a specialisation in Scheduled Medicines (USQ), and the Master of Nursing (Flinders) to become a Nurse Practitioner in 2024.

As a Urology Nurse Practitioner he divides his time between the Australian Prostate Centre and Western Urology.

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