September Policy and Research Update No Images? Click here Research & Policy UpdateWelcome to the September research and policy update. Lara is heading to Melbourne to meet with Australian Catholic University re the Mental Health Literacy project, and meeting with Victorian RFDS staff regarding palliative care trial and the mental health literacy project. Andy is involved in reporting dental data to the Department of Health, and has requested data from all sites involved to aid in this. He is also cleaning up Aeromed datasets for analysis. I am working with Palliative Care Australia to establish a new project (still seeking volunteers for the pilot programme if anyone is interested!) and continuing with cardiovascular health discussion paper. If you can forward any CVD initiatives you may have underway in your section to support this paper, I would appreciate it. Lara, Andy and Cresley Peer reviewed researchAddressing current issues with standards Management of traumatic intracranial hypertension old questions with new answers CAMTS best practices Temporising extradural haematoma by craniostomy using an intraosseous needle Can noninvasive haemoglobin measurement reduce the need for preoperative venipuncture in pediatric outpatient surgery? Testing for type 2 diabetes in Indigenous Australians: guideline recommendations and current practice Enhancing the get healthy information and coaching service for Aboriginal adults: evaluation of the process and impact of the program Implementation framework for chronic disease intervention effectiveness in Māori and other indigenous communities Joint modelling of potentially avoidable hospitalisation for five diseases accounting for spatiotemporal effects: a case study in New South Wales, Australia Statistical and clinical significance Implementing change: evaluating the accelerated chest pain risk evaluation (ACRE) project Recent policy proposals & reformCommissioner resolving aged care complaints quickly Dishing up extra support for older Australians at home 6,000 extra high need home care packages and $20 million My Aged Care revamp Have your say on cancer care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Kimberley post-residential rehabilitation program supports sustained recovery Mannum residents and region benefit from aged care expansion Helping Australians take their lives back from drugs Australia to host region’s key health decision makers Grass roots response to win ice war More support for people with an eating disorder World-leading children’s cancer initiative kicks off Turnbull government strengthens no jab, no pay Medical technology investment to improve lives Compulsory flu Vaccination for aged care workers Encouraging women to make health a priority during women’s health week What's new?Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet publishes a peer-reviewed electronic journal, called HealthBulletin, which provides new information about research of relevance to the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This is a comprehensive resource that may be of interest to RFDS staff. The AIHW released the following updated in September: National drug strategy household survey 2016: detailed findings o certain groups disproportionately experience drug-related risks and recent use of illicit drugs was particularly high for people who identified as homosexual or bisexual; o just under 4 in 10 Australians either smoked daily, drank alcohol in ways that put them at risk of harm or used an illicit drug in the previous 12 months. Trends in cardiovascular deaths Australian demographic statistics, Mar 2017 (cat no. 3101.0) Causes of death, Australia, 2016 (cat no. 3303.0) Deaths, Australia, 2016 (cat no. 3302.0) Survey of health care, Australia, 2016 (cat no. 4343.0) Mortality of people using mental health services and prescription medications, Analysis of 2011 data (cat no. 4329.0.00.006) Apparent consumption of alcohol, Australia, 2015-16 (cat no. 4307.0.55.001) Census of population and housing: geopackages, Australia, 2016 (cat no. 2038.0) Please feel free to share this update with colleagues within your Section or Operation.
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