Open Forum – Page 75 – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Some pharmacists are breaking therapeutic guidelines https://www.openforum.com.au/some-pharmacists-are-breaking-therapeutic-guidelines/ Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:15:25 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=22325 A QUT study of the practices of more than 200 pharmacies in Brisbane has highlighted concerns that some are not adhering to therapeutic guidelines when distributing pharmaceuticals.

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Health minsters urged to resolve digital data issues https://www.openforum.com.au/academies-call-on-health-minsters-to-resolve-health-data-issues/ Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:31:30 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=22257 Regulatory barriers that limit timely access to population and health data must be resolved to achieve better health outcomes for Australians, according to leading scientists and medical health researchers.

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Planning the “20 minute” cities of tomorrow https://www.openforum.com.au/planning-the-20-minute-cities-of-tomorrow/ Sun, 14 Jul 2019 22:38:04 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=22230 Melbourne is growing fast, and planners hope it will become a network of connected “20-minute cities”, where people will be able to walk or cycle to shops and services, reducing traffic while increasing population density.

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Refining pill regimes in aged care https://www.openforum.com.au/refining-pill-regimes-in-aged-care/ Sun, 14 Jul 2019 22:37:16 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=22233 The government's aged care royal commission has put the problems surrounding medication management and pill regimes for older people in the spotlight, but a new tool should help reduce the number of mistakes made with complex pill requirements.

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Seagulls and superbugs https://www.openforum.com.au/seagulls-and-superbugs/ Sun, 14 Jul 2019 00:13:02 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=22155 Seagulls on Australian beaches may be threatening more than your fish and chips, new research has revealed, as they can carry superbugs similar to those causing serious infections in hospitals and nursing homes.

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Nominations open for the MIKE awards https://www.openforum.com.au/nominations-open-for-the-mike-awards/ Fri, 12 Jul 2019 22:39:46 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=22188 Nominations have opened for this year’s inaugural Australia/New Zealand Most Innovative Knowledge Enterprises (MIKE) Awards 2019 – an initiative of AusKM, Global Access Partners, and Macquarie University.

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Digging deep to save a dinosaur https://www.openforum.com.au/digging-deep-to-save-a-dinosaur/ Fri, 12 Jul 2019 22:39:38 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=22203 A collection of ancient rock with opalised bones from the Lightning Ridge opal fields in NSW is about to ‘come to life’ in a novel project involving scientists from around Australia.

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More support needed for women in STEM https://www.openforum.com.au/more-support-needed-for-women-in-stem/ Sat, 06 Jul 2019 23:03:02 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=22008 Women working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics are facing barriers that require changed in institutional attitudes and additional support to overcome.

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Curtin to test ‘mini’ satellite in orbit with European Space Agency https://www.openforum.com.au/curtin-to-test-mini-satellite-in-orbit-with-european-space-agency/ Fri, 05 Jul 2019 22:51:41 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=22029 Researchers from Curtin University’s Space Science and Technology Centre have built their own pocket-sized satellite, which they will launch on a re-supply rocket to the International Space Station where it will be released into orbit.

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Hedging against climate change https://www.openforum.com.au/hedging-against-climate-change/ Thu, 04 Jul 2019 23:07:23 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=22012 Researchers from Macquarie University and Western Sydney University have assessed whether the trees that characterise our urban landscapes will be resilient to our changing climate over the next 50 years.

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How health checks pick up problems for the over-40s https://www.openforum.com.au/how-health-checks-pick-up-problems-for-the-over-40s/ Wed, 03 Jul 2019 23:03:10 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=21975 Seeing a health professional for a full health screening – even when you feel healthy – from around age 40 enables people to make changes when problems first start to occur.

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HR is failing workers with intellectual disabilities https://www.openforum.com.au/hr-is-failing-workers-with-intellectual-disabilities/ Tue, 02 Jul 2019 21:52:03 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=21978 Experts are calling for a major rethink of how businesses manage workers with intellectual disabilities, with new research showing they're often left behind in the workplace.

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