Pls enlighten me on how #PalliativeCare is classified in new #AgedCare AN-ACC funding system. Only claimable if classified before admission to RACF. Needs 'pall care plan' but are we only talking about actively dying i.e. #EndofLife? Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social?

#BREAKING For the first time in a century a case of diphtheria of the throat has been detected in NSW. A two-year-old child from Northern NSW who was unvaccinated against the infection is in ICU at a Queensland Hospital. NBN News

Any health professional colleagues always misplacing their stethoscope? printables.com/model/77812-st… Youre welcome :) #airtag

This is what we need. A clear public health message that the general public can easily understand. It’s simple Croakey News AMA Media ANMF - Australian Nursing Midwifery Federation @AHSRI_UOW PHAA is on Bluesky ABC Politics The Sydney Morning Herald The Australian UOW Mark Butler MP Brad Hazzard

Comments/replies by Dr Hannah Crawford are worthy of reading too... #dysphagia #geriatrics #agedcare

“Exercise is as important as medication for Parkinson’s Disease” 👏🏻 we can’t underestimate this message. ACPIN Julie Jones

Where are the N95 masks Anthony Albanese?

Support Australian Prescriber - soon to be axed by Australian Government along with National prescribing Service. Too good a resource to lose. Sign the Petition! chng.it/6X7nGdfv via Change.org Australia

The number of COVID deaths in aged care is now equivalent to the Australia-wide road toll over three years. No wonder older people and their families are scared of entering aged care 😢

Needing definitive direction if Molnupiravir capsules can be opened to administer when dysphagia. Product info & most guidelines = no cec.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/… Recent DoH update to primary care = yes @NPSmedicinewise says yes cec.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/… #COVID19 #agedcare #Pharmacy

What key messages should I be sharing about #palliativecare & #EndofLife care in residential #agedcare #RACF #NursingHomes with ED docs/nurses and #paramedics? Tweaking my presentation for EMSA - Emergency SA Conference conference... #FOAMEd #hpm #geriatrics

Estimated GFR will OVERESTIMATE renal function in underweight individuals (typically frail, elderly and cachexia Pts). ▶️ estimated GFR 69 ▶️ Pt prescribed morphine ▶️ Later found drowsy + confused ▶️ Baseline serum creatinine 32 ▶️ Current creatinine 72 ▶️ AKI stage 2!

I have put Twitter back on my phone specifically to show you these circular arrangements of petals i found around multiple dead bees. if you are a scientist who knows what the hell is going on here, please tell me!

Nursing led medicine out of the dark ages of medical practice. Nurses must lead nursing #ACNPnational #npfuturegrowth #rebeccalove

Nurses are the historical leaders and innovators in healthcare, and we still are, but we need to stand up and make it more visible. Nursing is not subservient, it leads #ACNPnational #npfuturegrowth #rebeccalove

Great article and a fantastic summary of some of the plenary session highlights #acnp22

At the bedside of a dying person… Family: doc, do you think he hears me? Me: likely yes😲👇🔗 Fascinating study 🔗👇showing that “hearing may indeed be one of the last senses to lose function as humans die.” The auditory systems of the dying persons just hours from end of life

#GPs and NPs to have access to the new My Medicare #patient enrolment to support better #chronicillness #healthcare 👏👏Mark Butler MP APNA #ACNPnational ANMF - Australian Nursing Midwifery Federation ANMF - Australian Nursing Midwifery Federation CATSINaM

.Live Nation Australia The Australian Rock Collective (ARC) featuring KRAM Music (Spiderbait ), Darren Middleton (Powderfinger ), Mark Wilson (jettheband) and Davey Lane (You Am I) are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" by going on tour which