Flipping the script on dementia language
Changing the way healthcare staff speak about people living with dementia can lead to significant improvements in care practices, culture, and human connection, new research has […]
Caring Futures Institute
Feelings of frailty can set in at 40
Loneliness, feeling older than your age and a negative attitude to ageing are all associated with early stages of frailty, even in people as young as […]
Delivering accessible health care to children in need
Embedding nurse practitioners into specialist homeless services can help to improve healthcare access for vulnerable children, a unique pilot program has shown. Led by researchers at […]
Funding win to improve support and survivorship
Two Flinders projects supporting culturally diverse dementia carers and cancer survivorship resources for people with intellectual disability will receive a funding boost, thanks to the latest […]
Alarming gap in girls’ sport
Researchers at Flinders University say there is an urgent need to encourage more girls to participate in sports, following a new study that reveals a striking […]
Addressing workplace violence for student nurses
In light of growing pressures on the nursing profession, including staff shortages, more needs to be done to combat workplace violence, say Flinders University researchers. Two […]
Testing AI with AI: Ensuring effective AI implementation in clinical practice
Using a pioneering artificial intelligence platform, Flinders University researchers have assessed whether a cardiac AI tool recently trialled in SA hospitals actually has the potential to […]
New plan launched to improve timely cancer support for South Australians
While new medical treatments have extended the lives of South Australians with cancer, they can still struggle to navigate the health system to receive care that […]
Game, set, match: Exploring the experiences of coaches in tennis
As the Australian Open continues in full swing, a new study can reveal female tennis coaches experience significantly more barriers in their profession – including discrimination […]