Monthly Archives: May 2010

Anaesthetists are involved in the care of half of the maternity cases in Australia – such as providing epidural pain relief in labour, anaesthesia for caesarean sections and resuscitating critically ill patients – and yet their role has been all but ignored in new draft guidelines on maternity care in Australia (National Guidance on Collaborative [...]

NSW Health’s Dr Jeremy McAnulty, Director, Communicable Diseases, has welcomed the launch today of the National HIV Strategy 2010-2013.

Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler, today officially launched the Second National Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI) Strategy and the Sixth National HIV Strategy to reinvigorate the nation’s efforts in response to the growing rates of HIV and STIs. Speaking at the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisation’s National Symposium on Prevention in Sydney, Mr Butler said [...]

More than 50 women representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities as far afield as Alice Springs and the Tiwi Islands, along with Aboriginal Health Workers and other health professionals, are expected to attend a breast cancer summit in Darwin on 26 May. The Supporting Sisters and Aunties to Survive! Summit, has been funded by [...]

Parliamentary Secretary for Health Mark Butler today visited the Canberra Community Dialysis Centre to mark the beginning of Kidney Health Week – an annual health awareness campaign to emphasise the importance of looking after your kidneys for life. To mark the occasion, Kidney Health Australia launched its new TV commercial which promotes kidney health through [...]

Queensland Health this afternoon have released information on the extradition to Queensland of a 31-year-old man, who appeared in court in Sydney this morning on charges related to the transmission of HIV.

NSW Health’s Director-General, Professor Debora Picone AM, today announced the appointment of Heather Gray to the role of Chief Executive of Sydney West Area Health Service (SWAHS).

Minister for Health Nicola Roxon and Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot, marked National Palliative Care Week 2010 by announcing $14.3 million to fund nine projects for improved palliative care services, research, training and information.

Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot and ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope, today officially opened IRT’s $99 million aged care village `Kangara Waters’ in Belconnen. The aged care facility can care for up to 100 older people and offer both high and low care accommodation, including care for people living with dementia. The Rudd Government is [...]

Topics such as asthma, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, depression. Kidney Health Australia has launched a national awareness campaign on the importance of early detection of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), aimed at the 1.7 million Australians who have some level of kidney disease and do not even know it. Dr Tim Matthew, Medical Director of Kidney Health [...]