Jun 10, 2019
It is now beyond dispute that adverse events due to medical error are a leading cause of premature mortality. Some research suggests that 0.6% of admissions result in death due to adverse events, and other serious adverse events may be even more common than...
Jun 9, 2019
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...
Jun 6, 2019
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...
Jun 5, 2019
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...
Jun 4, 2019
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...
Jun 4, 2019
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...
