NPS MedicineWise has just published the most prescribed drugs for 2021. The most common drugs prescribed were from the statin group - being Rosuvastatin (#1) and Atorvastatin (#2). Medication to treat oesophageal reflux disease came in at 3rd and 4th place - Pantoprazole and Esomeprazole. It is
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Cate Bain and the Lindsay Leg Club Foundation share a podcast which provides an overview on the role and purpose of wound dressings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/understanding-the-role-and-function-of-wound-dressings/id1574884472?i=1000536634900
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MT WILGA CONTINUED THE SPORT TRADITION ON THE EAST COAST While the origins of sport for people with disabilities in Australia began at Shenton Park in Perth, other hospitals and rehabilitation centres in Australia followed their lead. In Sydney, spinal patients were ultimately cared for at
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Legs can swell, experience wounds and skin disruptions. The Legs Matter initiative provides insights, clinical tips and guidance on how to manage these leg issues and to maintain an acceptable quality of life. Although the campaign is essentially a UK event, the information provided remains useful in
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The Wound Guy Network working in partnership with health-shared.com virtual community team The Wound Guy Network has started a collaborative partnership with health-shared.com, a Web App created by doctors from Imperial College London, to develop a virtual ‘Community of Practice’. As a partner, The Wound
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The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) has launched a new animated film to celebrate the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. The year 2020 was originally designated as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife by the World Health Organization (WHO) to coincide with the 200th anniversary of
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I had the fabulous opportunity of first meeting Ellie Lindsay in Yokohama, Japan in 2012. I was presenting in a break-out room in the same group with her. She was up first. So I got to hear her beautiful “Queen Mother” voice as she spoke
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The World Union of Wound Healing Societies has its next meeting in Abu Dhabi in 2022.
Continue ReadingPress Release For immediate release 4th June 2021 Leg Club Network working in partnership with health-shared.com virtual community team The Leg Club Network has started a collaborative partnership with doctors from the Imperial College London who are working together to develop a virtual ‘Community of Practice’ to help make
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Dear Australia, The Nurses of Australia are thinking of you in this uncertain time, brought about by the unpredictability of COVID‐19; it has been tough for us all. We constantly think about those we tested, cared for, and others we had to say goodbye to. We held your
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