Pandemic highlights e-health issues
Misinformation and mistrust of Australia’s COVIDSafe app underlines the need for standards to scope, develop, assess and roll out e-health services, Flinders University digital health experts […]
Digital health support for mental illness
The first use of the national My Health Record to promote more robust safeguards for self-management of serious mental illness is being rolled out in South […]
Grants focus on rapid health benefits
Saving Indigenous babies, speeding access to support for people with severe mental illnesses, and stemming the disease burden in southern suburbs – these initiatives will be […]
US expert dials up digital mental health applications
Mobile health interventions such as MINDtick will help to transform mental health management, particularly for Australians living in remote and regional areas. MINDtick is being trialled […]
Keeping watch on mental health
Increasingly popular smart watches can be used to help clinicians identify early warning signs of mental health disorders and monitor the success of treatment. Used by […]
Flinders joins Digital Health CRC
Flinders University digital psychiatry experts are part the national $200 million Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre which will deliver cutting-edge, high-tech solutions to Australia’s rising health […]
$24.6m boost for medical research
From diabetes, cancer and heart disease to chronic pain and major depression, 12 new research grants announced today cap off a big year for Flinders medical […]
Mental health care goes digital
Patients can now sign up online to trial a digital system which has potential to change the way Australia’s mental health care system operates. The AI2 (Actionable […]
Phone app toolbox a way to find support
Smartphone apps can be helpful for teenagers and young adults looking for support for mental health and wellbeing. They are a way to engage with people who may […]