Author: healthprofessionalradio

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• The privatisation of non-medical services at Perth’s Fiona Stanley Hospital is working well, a Parliamentary committee investigating serious problems at the hospital has been told. Health Minister Kim Hames defended the decision to privatise non-clinical services at the hospital when he appeared before the committee flanked by Health Department director general David Russell-Weisz and senior health executives.

• Maddie Riewoldt, 26, died in February from aplastic anaemia, a disorder in which the body’s bone marrow is unable to create enough new blood cells. Organisers of Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision said $750,000 had been raised in just 16 weeks and they had been overwhelmed by the generosity of Australians. Nick Riewoldt pledged $750,000 towards research into the rare disease.

• The Hazelwood mine fire inquiry’s board has been told there is a need for an independent health advocate in the Latrobe Valley. Gippsland Multicultural Services director, Lisa Simha, told the inquiry, the whole region needed to be engaged in a conversation about health improvement.

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• Food safety ratings will be displayed at more South Australian cafes and restaurants from next year after a trial proved a success, South Australian Health says. “The pilot has proven very successful and we have decided to expand the scheme to all councils which want to participate and involve their local businesses,” health executive Dr Fay Jenkins said.

• Many Australians may unknowingly be consuming their entire daily sugar and saturated fat limits on their daily coffee run, as well as half of the suggested kilojoule intake, new research from Cancer Council NSW has revealed.

• People with severe mental illnesses are dying in their 50s and 60s from preventable diseases, prompting calls for attention to turn to preventing their physical diseases. Statistics show they are three to four times more likely to develop diabetes and six times more likely to die from heart attack or stroke.

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• A Newspoll study last year found more than 80 per cent of Canberrans supported the so called Scores on Doors program. But the Government today announced the proposal had been dumped after consultation with stakeholders. Health Minister Simon Corbell said the decision comes after a “dramatic improvement” in health safety standards in the ACT.

•  Carers chief executive officer Rosemary Warmington said the demand for carers was higher than ever but extra layers of complexity, such as a planned national carers digital gateway, might be unnecessary hurdles in what could already be a complex and stressful system to navigate.

•  A Coalition MP has called on the Federal Government to help states fund the cost of drug testing drivers. Currently it costs up to $600 to return a positive drug test, compared to a positive random breath test which costs just $1. State governments pick up the tab for drug testing and police in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia have significantly increased their testing regimes.

Guest: Stephen Eddey
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Stephen Eddey is a qualified Nutritionist and Naturopath and is the Principal of Australia’s longest established natural medicine college, Health Schools Australia. He has completed a Bachelor of Complementary Medicine as well as a Masters in Health Science and PhD in Nutritional Medicine.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we welcome returning guest Stephen Eddey who is here to share information on the cellular energy and heart health benefits of Ubiquinol. A number of studies has shown that respondents who were given Ubiquinol demonstrated higher levels of muscle power compared to those who did not receive the supplement. Results have also shown that using Ubiquinol for sports nutrition can be seen to have several advantages for sportspeople and regular supplementation can aid faster recovery, better adaption and power enhancement.

News on Health Professional Radio. Today is the 12th October 2015. Read by Rebecca Foster.Overview: • The study from Cicely Saunders Institute at King’s College London found terminally ill cancer patients who died at home experienced similar pain levels but more peace in their last week of life compared to dying in hospital. Relatives of more than 350 passed cancer patients took part in the study, which was published in BioMed Central. Half of those died in hospital and half at home.

• Physicists from the University of Sydney have devised a way to make nanoscale, synthetic diamonds light up inside a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine and act as a beacon for cancer. Diamonds on their own do not light up in an MRI scan, but after some manipulation they are able to be detected.

• Vincent Lambert, 38, has been in a persistent vegetative state since a 2008 road accident. The judges said his doctors were within their rights, based on their “professional and moral independence,” to suspend an earlier court decision that would have seen them cut the intravenous food and water keeping Mr Lambert alive. According to Friday’s court ruling, the decision to stop intravenous feeding can be undertaken “solely by the doctor in charge of care.” The hospital may not oppose it.

Guest: Dr. Carol Gunn
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr Carol Gunn is a physician practicing in Portland, Oregon, whose professional mission changed after the loss of her sister. She is now an outspoken advocate for patient safety and is beginning to collect other patient safety stories. Dr Gunn believes that with strong healthcare leadership, transparency and accountability, the tide will turn on medical errors. She can be contacted at www.CarolGunnMD.com.

Segment overview: In this segment Dr. Carol Gunn talks about her work in the patient safety field.

Guest: Dr. Carol Gunn
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr Carol Gunn is a physician practicing in Portland, Oregon, whose professional mission changed after the loss of her sister. She is now an outspoken advocate for patient safety and is beginning to collect other patient safety stories. Dr Gunn believes that with strong healthcare leadership, transparency and accountability, the tide will turn on medical errors. She can be contacted at www.CarolGunnMD.com.

Segment overview: In this segment Dr. Carol Gunn discusses her work to turn the tide on medical errors.

Guest: Dr. Carol Gunn
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr Carol Gunn is a physician practicing in Portland, Oregon, whose professional mission changed after the loss of her sister. She is now an outspoken advocate for patient safety and is beginning to collect other patient safety stories. Dr Gunn believes that with strong healthcare leadership, transparency and accountability, the tide will turn on medical errors. She can be contacted at www.CarolGunnMD.com.

Segment overview: In this segment Dr. Carol Gunn talks about her sister Anna’s death due to medical errors.

Guest: Barby Ingle
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Barby Ingle suffers from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) and endometriosis. She is a chronic pain educator, patient advocate, motivational speaker, best-selling author, and president of the Power of Pain Foundation. More information about Barby can be found at www.barbyingle.com and more on Power of Pain Foundation at www.powerofpain.org

Segment overview: In this segment Barby Ingle, Power of Pain Foundation President and pain advocate talks about her work with health professionals.

Guest: Barby Ingle
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Barby Ingle suffers from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) and endometriosis. She is a chronic pain educator, patient advocate, motivational speaker, best-selling author, and president of the Power of Pain Foundation. More information about Barby can be found at www.barbyingle.com and more on Power of Pain Foundation at www.powerofpain.org

Segment overview: In this segment Barby Ingle, Power of Pain Foundation President talks about her work with the foundation and their mission.