Electric scooter warning ahead of holiday season
Queensland’s paediatric trauma service team is urging caution with electric scooters this holiday season following a spike in serious injuries and fatalities this year. An e-scooter city-hire scheme was introduced in Brisbane in November 2018. At Queensland Children’s Hospital, between 2019- 2023, 40 children were admitted following an e-scooter incident, with this rising to 11 […]
Assessing what makes a reasonable decision with AI
With the increasing impact of artificial intelligence (AI), researchers are exploring the role of technology in clinical decision-making and explanations in healthcare. “Clinicians must calibrate their judgement against a whole constellation of other factors, even if they are using an AI tool that is well validated and highly accurate,” said Dr Ian Stedman, a lawyer […]
Wages, career progression, working to scope and sleep: Most read topics in 2024
It’s been an exciting time for nursing and midwifery in 2024. There’s been some big announcements regarding advancements for the nursing and midwifery professions. And we’ve covered it all – the big, the small and everything in-between. Before we head into 2025, we thought we’d recap the top 10 most read ANMJ online stories […]
Overweight overtakes tobacco as highest risk factor for disease
Living with overweight or obesity has overtaken tobacco smoking as the leading risk factor contributing to disease in 2024. Over one-third of the total burden of disease and injury in Australia in 2024 could have been avoided or reduced due to modifiable risk factors, according to the Australian Burden of Disease Study 2024. The study, […]
Last call: nominate for HESTA nursing and midwifery awards
Employers, colleagues, patients, family and friends have until this Sunday to nominate an exceptional nurse, midwife or healthcare organisation for the 2025 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards. Now in its 18th year, the awards honour the vital contributions made by Australia’s nurses, midwives, nurse educators, researchers, and personal care workers, who improve health outcomes for […]
First report on health effects of methane pollution
Australia’s first report on the health effects of methane pollution has been launched, with a clarion call for addressing the health impacts of coal and gas methane emissions. The report, compiled by not-for-profit organisation Healthy Futures, highlights the role of methane in causing and exacerbating climate change. Beyond the immediate climate impact, reducing methane emissions […]
Is sleep a legitimate treatment for chronic pain?
A study investigating the links between sleep and pain could fundamentally change the way clinicians treat people with chronic pain. National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) investigator and pain scientist Dr David Klyne, of the University of Queensland, discusses his current research, which is looking into how sleep influences pain recovery. What is your […]
Hundreds of private sector Victorian nurses and midwives stop work
Hundreds of St Vincent’s Private Hospitals’ nurses and midwives have walked out of their workplaces as part of an escalation of their unprecedented protected industrial action campaign for mandated nurse/midwife patient ratios and competitive wages and conditions with their public colleagues. “Hundreds of St Vincent’s Private Hospitals nurses and midwives have courageously taken this unprecedented […]
Public health campaign: First Nations mums and bubs
A new public health campaign to improve pregnancy outcomes for First Nations mothers and their babies across the country has launched, with educational resources now available to midwives and nurses. The Preterm Birth Prevention ‘See, Stop, Scan’ campaign aims to educate and empower First Nations mothers by promoting engagement between healthcare providers and pregnant Top […]
Australian women work for free until end of 2024
Today marks the start of the period when Australian women effectively turn up at their jobs and work for ‘free’ for the rest of the year because of the gender pay gap. According to latest figures, on average, Australian women are working for free for 42 days. This equates to the average gap between male […]