In the media
World Health Organisation declares coronavirus COVID-19
a pandemic
World leaders have been told to take "urgent and
aggressive action" to stop the COVID-19 pandemic in its
tracks, with Coronavirus officially declared a pandemic by the
World Health Organisation (12 March 2020).
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Case against Ramsay Health Care dismissed
The Federal Court has dismissed the ACCC's case
against Ramsay Health Care Australia Pty Ltd (Ramsay) for alleged
misuse of market power and exclusive dealing. Whilst the Court
found that Ramsay had a substantial degree of market power in the
supply of private in-patient surgery services to surgeons in Coffs
Harbour, the Court did not find there was sufficient evidence
Ramsay made the alleged threats to surgeons (12 March 2020).
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TGA monitoring potential shortages
The Therapeutic Goods Administration
(TGA) has advised it is actively monitoring the
international manufacturing of medicines to determine any potential
future impact to drug supply to Australian consumers (11 March
2020).
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Clinical update: 2020 seasonal influenza vaccines
– early advice for vaccination providers
Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all
persons aged 6 months and over (unless contraindicated). This will
reduce their chance of becoming ill with influenza (10 March 2020).
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Published – articles, papers, reports
Falling short: Examination of the validity of methods
used to identify paediatric hospital falls in NSW, Australia
Daniela Feuerlicht, Maria Agaliotis, Reece Hinchcliff;
Public Health Res Pract. 2020;30(1): 10 March 2020
Hospital falls are a major cause of costly harm. This descriptive
epidemiological study reports the results of a data linkage and
medical record review to examine the relative utility of these
methods for identifying paediatric in-hospital falls. More...
Practice and Regulation
QLS: Information for practitioners in response to
COVID-19
The latest advice from the Australian Government is that
from 16 March 2020, events with 500 attendees or more should not
proceed until further notice. People who are unwell should not
attend public events. It is also advised that practising good hand
and respiratory hygiene precautions is the best defence against
contracting COVID-19. This guidance may change and members should
check regularly for latest updates (13 March 2020).
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