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WEEK COMMENCING 13 JUNE 2009
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Nicola Roxon urgently recasts swine flu plan
18 June 2009
Swine flu could infect one in five Australians, kill up to 6000 and hospitalise up to 80,000 if left unchecked and untreated, according to the first official modelling of the disease's potential spread. Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon yesterday announced a hasty redesign of Australia's pandemic management plan and alert phases to keep the toll from the H1N1 flu strain below those levels, but acknowledged the disease had spread beyond her power to contain it.
Open up, it’s the fat police
17 June 2009
A new preventative health agency is set to be established in the coming months that will tell people what they can eat, drink and certainly not smoke.
Premier announces historic public sector reform
11 June 2009
Premier Nathan Rees today announced the biggest structural reform to the NSW public sector in more than 30 years – creating 13 super departments from the 160 current state agencies.
Roxon revives smartcard plan
16 June 2009
A new Medicare smartcard is on the agenda, as policy makers grapple with ways to give doctors and nurses secure access to patient information held electronically in either a centralised database or local and regional systems. Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has indicated that a smartcard -- a plastic card containing a tiny chip -- will soon replace the old magstripe Medicare card, to support the shift to widespread availability of e-health records.
Two health reformers speak out
15 June 2009
Before jetting off to a new job in Canada a few months ago (read more about this aspect here and here), health reformer Stephen Duckett took time out to reflect on his experiences from the trenches at both the state and national level.
IVF Medicare changes 'heartless'
15 June 2009
The federal opposition has branded as heartless legislation allowing Medicare safety net payments for IVF treatment to be capped, but it won't block its passage through parliament.
Roxon: The health of tradies gets a boost
15 June 2009
The health of tradies has today received a boost with a new initiative from the OzHelp Foundation which will monitor and inform tradies of their health.
One in three could have swine flu
15 June 2009
The Federal Government announced it was preparing to ramp up its response to the swine flu virus in coming days, as a health expert estimated that up to a third of Victorians could now be infected.
Swine flu fears close another Qld school
14 June 2009
Education Queensland has closed Chatswood Hills State School, on Brisbane's southside, after two students from the school were confirmed as having swine flu. The state total of confirmed cases is 116, with nine new cases confirmed on Sunday.
Hospitals should have blood for caesarean mums: coroner
13 June 2009
Hospitals should be forced to ensure they have adequate supplies of blood for every woman about to give birth by caesarean, a NSW coroner has recommended. Rebecca Murray died from multiple-organ failure after delivering a healthy baby girl by emergency caesarean at Bathurst Base Hospital in June 2007.
Home visit doctors seek flu masks and gowns
13 June 2009
Home visit doctors have appealed to federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon to release stockpiled supplies of gowns and masks to protect against swine flu, warning that commercial supplies are "presently unavailable". In a letter to Ms Roxon, the National Association of Medical Deputising Services said its experts believed more than two million Australians would be infected by the new influenza strain by October.
$15b in NSW budget for health
13 June 2009
It's been revealed that Tuesday's state budget will devote the single biggest chunk of money to health, with a record $15.1 billion to be spent to prop up the state's ailing health system.
Government stumbles on e-prescription system
12 June 2009
Pharmacy Guild members have briefed top Health bureaucrat Jane Halton on their plans for privately-owned electronic prescription exchanges as the federal department struggles to regain control over the issue. Frustrated by the lack of action, several commercial e-prescribing projects have been unveiled in the past year, forcing health officials into an unseemly scramble after horses already seen to have bolted.
More medicine does not equal better health: Atul Gawande
12 June 2009
The surgeon who everyone loves to read – Atul Gawande – has an article on health care costs in the latest New Yorker that is said to have become required reading for US President Obama’s staff. In lucid and entertaining style, he makes a careful argument that more medicine does not necessarily equate to better health, and may even translate into worse health – but at great cost.
Free Tamiflu made available as stockpile raided
12 June 2009
The anti-viral drug Tamiflu will be given free and without prescription to close contacts of swine flu sufferers in Victorian suburbs with a high number of H1N1 cases.
International news
US: Give Michiganians the skills to revv up the economy
17 June 2009
Last month the Michigan Department of Community Health announced that in 2007, Michigan nursing programs were unable to admit more than 4,400 qualified applicants. Simply put, there is a tremendous demand that is not being met by our current higher education system. Community colleges currently have the ability to offer students an associate degree in nursing; however, students must transfer to a college or university to obtain their baccalaureate in nursing. This requirement to transfer has created a clog that is failing our students, limiting care to our citizens and stifling our economy.
US: Flip-flop sandals honored with American Podiatric Medical Association seal of acceptance
Flip-flop sandals receive American Podiatric Medical Association Seal of AcceptanceJust in time for summer. Australian brand's Wave, Tide and Ryder sandals are recognized for promoting quality foot health. Orthaheel's Wave, Tide and Ryder summer sandals with built-in orthotic support offer a foot-friendly alternative to flip-flops and are considered amongst the best shoe choices by the APMA. The APMA-approved Orthaheel sandals feature award-winning technology, clinically proven to reduce pronation and help relieve pain.
US: Five factors can keep nurses on the job
17 June 2009
Satisfaction, organizational commitment, autonomy, opportunities for promotion, and fewer outside job opportunities: These 5 factors can help stop new nurses from leaving their jobs and, in turn, save money for health systems.
US House of Reps seeks money for healthcare
17 June 2009
The powerful tax-writing House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee aims to have proposals to raise revenue to help pay the trillion dollar tab expected to be needed for broad health reform, chairman Charles Rangel said.
CANADA: Medics say federal government response to isotope crisis not enough
17 June 2009
The $6 million in research funding announced Monday by Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq is not enough to address the medical crisis spawned by the unexpected closure of the 52-year-old Chalk River nuclear facility, according to Canada's nuclear experts.
US: Community colleges fight to give 4-year degrees
15 June 2009
Barriers that blocked community colleges from offering a bachelor's degree may soon be lessened as state lawmakers take up legislation this year to allow Michigan's 28 community colleges to confer bachelor's degrees in nursing, culinary arts and concrete technology in an effort to meet the state's work force needs and improve access to higher education.
US: Johnson City Downtown Clinic sees record number of patient visits
15 June 2009
East Tennessee State University’s Johnson City Downtown Clinic is quickly approaching 1,000 patient visits a month, a record for the 19 year-old community heath center. The government-funded clinic, operated by the ETSU College of Nursing, provides care for uninsured and underinsured patients. The clinic receives roughly $1.5 million a year in federal, state, and local grants. It also survives on donations from doctors, community members, and churches.
UK: British flu death marks first fatality outside Americas
14 June 2009
British authorities confirmed Sunday the first swine flu death outside the Americas, marking a new stage in the spread of the virus which has infected almost 30,000 people worldwide.
US: Cuts could send seniors living at home to nursing homes
12 June 2009
Programs that keep elderly Californians living at home instead of in nursing homes are on the chopping block in the state budget crisis.
DENMARK: Better access to info and dialogue with HCPs on sexual issues for rheumatology patients
12 June 2009
Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday 12 June 2009: Patients with rheumatic diseases want more information and better communication with healthcare professionals on the sexual issues related to their conditions, according to the results of a new study presented today at EULAR 2009, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Copenhagen, Denmark.
US: Cost of health care
11 June 2009
We spend a lot of money on health care in the United States. About 15% of GDP, in fact. Quite a few countries get universal health care with much less than that. And as we all know, the US doesn't have universal government coverage.
US: The cost conundrum
by Atul Gawande
1 June 2009
The town of McAllen, Texas, is one of the most expensive health-care markets in the country. Only Miami—which has much higher labor and living costs—spends more per person on health care. In 2006, Medicare spent fifteen thousand dollars per enrollee here, almost twice the national average. The income per capita is twelve thousand dollars. In other words, Medicare spends three thousand dollars more per person here than the average person earns.
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