In an era of unprecedented support for the implementation of electronic decision support, and the widespread roll out of these systems, it is easy to focus exclusively on the upside of these strategies. The systems give the appearance of being sophisticated, but in...
Recent media coverage draws further attention to the important issue of workplace burnout. Recently recognised as a workplace phenomenon by the World Health Organisation, this issue has a huge human impact upon those in who work in health care, as well as a vicarious...
Health care professionals – in particular doctors, pharmacists and nurses – are certainly not immune from the effects of various conditions that can result in impairment. The American College of Physicians defines Physician Impairment as “the...
Falls are common amongst people aged over 65 years living in the community (> 30% per annum) and 50% of residents of aged-care facilities fall at least once a year. Up to 5% of those who fracture their hip will die in hospital, and those affected will commonly be...
With effective antiretroviral therapy people living with HIV infection are now largely a group with a chronic, manageable disease associated with a higher risk of chronic comorbid diseases, including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Myocardial infarction, heart...
