Fast data at RDNS Victoria’s fingertips
A new mobile computing device (MCD) has been rolled out by Victoria’s Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) to...
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Reducing errors in aged care
Improving efficiencies and reducing errors in aged care facilities has been the aim of a collaboration between aged care... -
Tracking the flu online
A new online initiative is tracking the influenza prevalence across Australia. Flutracking.net is an initiative of... -
A world of disease at your fingertips
A new smartphone app is allowing medical students to study signs of disease while doing rounds on a hospital ward,... -
New telehealth service promotes health at home
A new telehealth service, which uses simple technology to help seniors monitor their own health from the comfort of... -
Smartphone app to keep the ‘doc’ away
Nurses and other health care professionals or a patient’s family will soon have access to a new smartphone health... -
Smartphone stroke test in pharmacies
University of Sydney researchers have examined a way to identify the thousands of people at risk of stroke every year,... -
Future of technology in aged care
Australian residential aged care facilities are likely 10 years or so away from seeing robots on legs, as opposed to... -
Take ‘notice’ care workers
A free, easy to use smartphone app has been designed for care workers and caregivers supporting a person to stay safely... -
New centre gives robots the ‘gift of sight’
The biggest hurdle stopping robots becoming more widely used in everyday life will be the focus of a new centre. The ARC... -
‘Standing Tall’ against falls
A new smartphone app may make it easier for health professionals to monitor the ‘balance’ of their clients,... -
Creating sustainable aged care services
Calls for a ‘one off’ investment in information communications technology for the aged services sector, as... -
New social media policy for health professionals
Nurses and allied health professionals are among those who will be banned from discussing patients or posting images of... -
Can the internet predict disease outbreak?
The habit of Googling for an online diagnosis before visiting a GP can provide early warning of an infectious disease... -
Bridging the big broadband gap
Recognising that more and more government and business services are delivered online, a key focus of some new research... -
Support for new technology in medical practice
New technologies should be used as an adjunct to normal medical practice for regular patients of the practice, and they... -
Robot trials ready to seal the deal
Proving the benefits and cost-effectiveness of animal robots in the treatment of dementia is the focus of a Griffith... -
‘Tech’ to give people independence
Australia needs technology to help people live safely at home, regardless of age, disability, frailty or location says... -
Human robot interaction in the spotlight
Life size robots interacted with guests at the launch of Australasia’s first cross disciplinary robotics... -
Keeping seniors connected
For Judy Campbell, volunteering in an innovative and exciting training package for older people interested in learning... -
Taking telehealth to older Queenslanders
The University of Queensland is one of nine recipients to share a $20 million federal government fund for trialling...
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