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Online rapid-response COVID-19 training to help health professionals diagnose lung disease

Health Times - 08-04-2020

Health professionals will be able to quickly upgrade their skills to perform lung ultrasound scans to diagnose COVID-19 accurately and safely, with a new online course being

 
What health professionals need to know: CVD and COVID-19 consensus statement

Health Times - 07-04-2020

Caution in prescribing off-label medicines, and deferring coronary angiography in stable patients with COVID-19 and suspected myocardial infarction, are two of the key recommendations

 
RANZCP applauds deal to leverage private hospitals across Australia

Health Times - 06-04-2020

The recently announced partnership between the Commonwealth, States and Territories and the private and not-for-profit hospital sector will strengthen Australia’s capacity

 
Concerns about COVID-19 cases deriving from unknown sources

AAP - 06-04-2020

The Chief Medical Officer is encouraging safe social distancing practices with about 10 per cent of Australia's COVID-19 cases deriving from unknown sources.

 
Ahpra returns over 40,000 health practitioners to the temporary pandemic response sub-register

Health Times - 03-04-2020

Ahpra returns over 40,000 health practitioners to the temporary pandemic response sub-register to support our critical health workforce during the emergency As

 
Are smokers more likely to catch COVID-19?

Health Times - 01-04-2020

Two UNSW Sydney academics discuss how coronavirus – primarily a respiratory virus – affects smokers. Professor Christine Jenkins, AM, is Conjoint

 
PPE an 'ethical imperative' for front-line health workers

Health Times - 01-04-2020

Personal protective equipment for front-line health workers is an ethical imperative, University of Otago ethicist Dr Elizabeth Fenton says. In a blog just published

 
In the fight against coronavirus, antivirals are as important as a vaccine

Health Times - 31-03-2020

While many scientists are working on developing a coronavirus vaccine, others are busy testing antiviral drugs.

 
In the time of coronavirus, donating blood is more essential than ever

Health Times - 31-03-2020

Blood is like milk, not toilet paper. You can’t just buy a lot of it and save it for later – you need to have

 
How to talk to children about COVID-19

Health Times - 31-03-2020

Experts warn children are at risk of emotional trauma due to family and community distress caused by the coronavirus pandemic.  Nicola Palfrey, from The

 

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