University of Wollongong (UOW) academic Professor Elizabeth (Liz) Halcomb FACN has become the first nurse to be awarded the prestigious Bridges-Webb Medal. The annual award recognises members of the Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care who have made internationally significant teaching and/or research contributions to academic primary care. Of the eleven previous medal winners, ten…
By Elizabeth Matters FACN As long as I have been a nurse, concerns about the challenges of nursing an ‘ageing population’ into the future have been a recurring theme. How will we meet the health needs as the Baby Boomers grow older? How will the costs of healthcare be contained as more of the population…
With so much negative attention on aged care within Australia, it is incredibly easy to focus only on the damaging aspects. Fortunately, there is some good happening throughout the aged care sector and this needs to be shared. I was lucky enough to meet two amazing women who are doing just that, highlighting women in…
By Professor Deborah Parker MACN As we grow older, the more our health care needs get increasingly complex. In order to adequately meet these needs, we require a sustainable health system which will ensure that those who are most vulnerable in our communities are not slipping through the cracks. The Royal Commission into Aged Care…