There could be a link between levels of air pollution and cardiac arrest, a new study has found.
An increase in particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) was correlated with a more than 10 per cent increase in the risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the study showed.
Friday 29 November 2013
Thursday 28 November 2013
Bridging the gap between research and practice. Could social media be the missing link?
The purpose of all clinical research should be to improve outcomes,
yet unless this research is effectively translated into practice by clinicians,
even the largest studies can become useless.
Professor Malcolm Sim wins the Dean’s Award for Excellence in External Engagement
MonCOEH's Director Prof Malcolm Sim has been awarded
the Dean’s Award for Excellence in External Engagement for his valuable work
with a variety of national and international organisations These include the
Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service
Authorities Council, the Defence Health Foundation and Safe Work Australia. He is also on the Australian Institute for
Health and Welfare’s Human Research Ethics Committee.
Labels:
Awards
Dr Sara Holton wins publication prize
Dr
Sara Holton of the Department
of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine has won the 2013 Medicine, Nursing
and Health Sciences Faculty ECR Publication Prize, for public health research.
Labels:
Awards
Funding awarded to evaluate the National Stroke Foundation’s awareness campaign
Funding has
been awarded to a team led by Dr Janet Bray and Prof Judith Finn from the Department of Epidemiology and
Preventive Medicine's Australian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (AusROC),
to evaluate the effectiveness of the National Stroke Foundation’s 2014 awareness campaign.
DEPM’s Clinical Registry Unit selected as preferred data registry supplier by ACSQHC
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in HealthCare has selected DEPM's Clinical Registry Unit, headed by Dr Sue Evans, as their preferred supplier for services in health information and data analysis, research and literature review and health information systems and web development.
Wednesday 27 November 2013
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)