Hospitals help sick people get better, but what happens when a sick person catches an infection? Associate Professor Brett Mitchell from Avondale College of Higher Education shares his nationally-recognised research into preventing hospital infections.
Avondale helps hospitals reduce infections
Thursday, March 3, 2016Research by an Avondale academic has demonstrated the importance of a new project to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections in New South Wales hospitals.
UTI costing 380,000 extra bed days
Tuesday, February 16, 2016Urinary tract infections from inadequate healthcare practices are costing an extra 380,000 public hospital bed days in Australia each year, a world-first study demonstrates.
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Thursday, February 4, 2016A one-night symposium exploring the future of healthcare and the contribution of lifestyle as medicine.
The basics with better IT
Wednesday, June 3, 2015Basic hygiene and better technology are the contrary keys to preventing and controlling infections in hospitals, a first-of-its-kind study shows.
Lifestyle the best medicine
Wednesday, May 20, 2015One of the world’s leading health and exercise scientists describes it as one of the most exciting medical discoveries of the past few decades: the power of “low tech” for remedying problems created by “high tech.”