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Of the many ‘what ifs’ when running an oncology ward, clinical staff development and succession can have a significant impact on our day to day work. A lot can happen when someone goes on leave -...

"The term ‘Difficult Airway’ refers to the presence of any clinically significant threat to oxygenation and / or ventilation with difficulty in any of the key domains of airway management i.e...

Mind the Gaps is a Healthcare Improvement Unit (HIU) sponsored project that was initiated by the Statewide General Medicine Clinical Network (SGMCN), and hosted by Metro South Hospital and Health...

The West Moreton Hospital and Health Service collaborative maternity model is a dynamic process of respectful communication, trust and compliance with standardised pathways that allow health...

Our increasingly digital delivery of healthcare in Queensland provides many exciting opportunities for improving communication. The integrated electronic Medical Record (ieMR) offers the potential...

Pathological confirmation of lung cancer enables definitive diagnosis of cancer and differentiates the two major types of lung cancer which are managed quite differently. The choice of diagnostic...

BioJet fuses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and real-time ultrasound (US) during biopsy of the prostate for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. BioJet allows information from MRI to direct biopsy...

Stage 1 - of the Cognitive Care Project (March 2016 – February 2017) focused on engaging key stakeholders to identify existing cognitive care practices and associated service gaps and/or knowledge...

New Queensland Health Cardiac Troponin Assay.

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Routine preoperative assessment considers cardiovascular and respiratory risk stratification and optimisation preoperatively but may not provide adequate assessment of geriatric syndromes which...