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Friday, August 30, 2019
Women's Health Week 2-6 September 2019
Go to womenshealthweek.com.au to look for and register events, find daily information on the above topics and take control of your health.
Friday, August 23, 2019
'It's normal to feel guilty': How to survive a patient complaint
A doctor has revealed what he wishes he had known while being investigated by the medical regulator over a patient complaint.The surgeon says he wishes he had 'catastrophised' less and focused on the likely positive outcome.
Read the full article here at AusDoc.com.au.
Video: Watch Professor Carson discuss his experience:
Source: Ausdoc.com.au
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Too Much Screen Time for Aussie Kids
Too many Australian children being permitted to participate in screen based activities for periods of time that exceed the national guidelines. Subsequently there is a risk of potential harms, especially for children under 3 years of age, according to the authors of a research letter published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Adherence to screen time recommendations for Australian children aged 0–12 years by Leigh Tooth, Katrina Moss, Richard Hockey and Gita D Mishra Med J Aust 2019; 211 (4): 181-182.
Department of Health guidelines recommend that children under 2 years have no screen time, and a limit of one hour per day for those aged 2 to 5. Further, a limit of 2 hours of recreational screen time per day is recommended for 5 to 17-year-old children.
University of Queensland researchers, led by Principal Research Fellow, Associate Professor Leigh Tooth, from the School of Public Health, analysed data collected in 2015.
The numbers of children whose daily screen time exceeded the recommended maximum were largest for children aged 1-4 years. For this age group taking up screen time is of greater concern because longer screen times have an increased risk of poorer developmental outcomes. While long periods of screen time on weekends among children of all ages reduces their active play time posing implications for their general health.
Further research into the potential harms of screen use for babies and young children needs to undertaken. Strategies to help parents adequately manage their children's screen time need to be sought for use from infancy to late teems.
Department of Health guidelines recommend that children under 2 years have no screen time, and a limit of one hour per day for those aged 2 to 5. Further, a limit of 2 hours of recreational screen time per day is recommended for 5 to 17-year-old children.
University of Queensland researchers, led by Principal Research Fellow, Associate Professor Leigh Tooth, from the School of Public Health, analysed data collected in 2015.
Source: IStock
It was found that for babies aged 12 months the mean daily screen time was 50 minutes on weekdays and 58 minutes on weekends; for toddlers aged 2 years, it was 91 minutes on weekdays and 105 minutes on weekends.
The numbers of children whose daily screen time exceeded the recommended maximum were largest for children aged 1-4 years. For this age group taking up screen time is of greater concern because longer screen times have an increased risk of poorer developmental outcomes. While long periods of screen time on weekends among children of all ages reduces their active play time posing implications for their general health.
Further research into the potential harms of screen use for babies and young children needs to undertaken. Strategies to help parents adequately manage their children's screen time need to be sought for use from infancy to late teems.
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights - 2019
The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights in it's second edition, was launched by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care on 8 August 2019.
The second edition reflects a greater focus on person-centred care, empowering consumers to take an active role in their healthcare. It is in line with the first edition but is clearer and more specific about important issues such as health literacy, shared decision making and partnership in action.
The Commission began the review in 2018. Over 1600 survey responses were received and eight workshops were held with consumers, health service staff and policy-makers.
Supporting the Charter is a range of easily accessed resources that are designed to help as many people as possible understand their healthcare rights. Resources include translations into 19 languages as well as Braille, Auslan and Easy English versions. Access the resources here.
The second edition reflects a greater focus on person-centred care, empowering consumers to take an active role in their healthcare. It is in line with the first edition but is clearer and more specific about important issues such as health literacy, shared decision making and partnership in action.
The Commission began the review in 2018. Over 1600 survey responses were received and eight workshops were held with consumers, health service staff and policy-makers.
Source: https://safetyandquality.gov.au
Supporting the Charter is a range of easily accessed resources that are designed to help as many people as possible understand their healthcare rights. Resources include translations into 19 languages as well as Braille, Auslan and Easy English versions. Access the resources here.
Friday, August 02, 2019
Temple Grandin and Autism
Temple Grandin's battle against inhumane livestock conditions was way ahead of most people's way of thinking.
As early as 1965, she has been working towards more humane facilities for cattle, making her one of Time Magazine's most influential people in the world.
Professor Grandin believes that her autism — or what she terms as her "cow's-eye view" — has been her advantage, giving a unique insight into how animals see the world.
In fact, she firmly believes that they see the world in the same way she does.
Temple Grandin (Danes) was an uncommunicative child prone to tantrums who was diagnosed with autism. The medical consensus at that time was that autism was a form of schizophrenia resulting from lack of maternal affection. Despite recommendations to have her institutionalised, Grandin's mother hired therapists and worked to help her daughter adapt to social interaction.
As a teenager, Temple traveled to her aunt and uncle's ranch to work. She observed cows being placed into a squeeze chute to calm them, and, during an anxiety attack, she used the chute to calm herself. Inspired by her teacher, Dr. Carlock to pursue science, she is admitted to Franklin Pierce College where she developed an early version of the squeeze machine to calm herself during stressful times. Her college misinterpreted the use of the machine as a sexual act and forced her to remove it.
As early as 1965, she has been working towards more humane facilities for cattle, making her one of Time Magazine's most influential people in the world.
Professor Grandin believes that her autism — or what she terms as her "cow's-eye view" — has been her advantage, giving a unique insight into how animals see the world.
In fact, she firmly believes that they see the world in the same way she does.
Source: ABC News - Credit Rosalie Winard
As a teenager, Temple traveled to her aunt and uncle's ranch to work. She observed cows being placed into a squeeze chute to calm them, and, during an anxiety attack, she used the chute to calm herself. Inspired by her teacher, Dr. Carlock to pursue science, she is admitted to Franklin Pierce College where she developed an early version of the squeeze machine to calm herself during stressful times. Her college misinterpreted the use of the machine as a sexual act and forced her to remove it.
In response, she developed a scientific protocol to test subjects' reactions to the machine, proving it to be a purely therapeutic device. Grandin graduated with a degree in psychology and pursued a masters in animal science. She is now a professor of animal science at Colorado State University and her life is to the subject of a movie starring Claire Danes.
Read more about this remarkable woman on ABC News or borrow the book Temple Grandin : How the girl who loved cows embrased autism and changed the world, by Sy Montgomery. Available at PMBH Health Services Library
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