Here are a few I have come across this week.
http://www.medicalobserver.com.au/News/0,1734,5526,26200910.aspx
Rural GPs espouse online mental health training
Andrew Bracey - Monday, 26 October 2009
AN interactive online mental health training program is drawing together isolated rural doctors in online learning communities.
The ACRRM-run program allows GPs to log into an interactive learning module to discuss patients' mental health issues with colleagues across the country and ask questions of trainers.
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http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26271153-15306,00.html
Hospitals need open source in IT: expert
Karen Dearne | October 28, 2009
OPEN source software offers one cure for clinical system implementation woes, as authorities struggle to find solutions that meet all medical requirements, a leading health informatics researcher says.
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http://www.prwire.com.au/pr/15220/isoft-selects-intranet-dashboard-for-global-rollout
iSOFT selects Intranet DASHBOARD for global rollout
Melbourne, Australia: Thursday 29 October 2009 – iSOFT, a leading global provider of healthcare IT solutions, has selected Intranet DASHBOARD (iD) as its new group-wide communications platform for its 4,700 employees located across the globe.
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http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26277668-23289,00.html
Cyber aid to quitting smoking
October 30, 2009
Article from: The Australian
WASHINGTON: Battling one's cigarette demons in a virtual world may prove to be an effective way to help people quit smoking, a research team has found in a preliminary study.
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http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26280953-15306,00.html
Medicare settles Thelma dispute
Karen Dearne | October 30, 2009
MEDICARE Australia has settled an alleged anti-competitive action, agreeing to pay $460,000 to Thelma, a wholly owned subsidiary of listed health transactions provider ICSGlobal, a month before the matter was due to return to the Federal Court.
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http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26268194-15306,00.html
NSW unveils data centre reform plans
Fran Foo | October 28, 2009
THE NSW Government has released long-awaited details of its data centre consolidation project, calling for two purpose-built green data centres to be developed and run by the private sector.
NSW government CIO Emmanuel Rodriguez has realised his vision for data centre consolidation.
The Departments of Health and Education will act as anchor tenants, with facilities to be fully operational in 2011 at either new or existing sites.
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http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26262923-15306,00.html
Rethink on medical imaging radiation to cut risks
Jennifer Foreshew | October 27, 2009
A COMPUTER program that aims to make radiography imaging safer for patients by minimising their radiation exposure is expected to be tested in a clinical environment next year.
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http://www.pharmacynews.com.au/article/profession-failing-the-health-system-menadue/503548.aspx
Profession failing the health system: Menadue
27 October 2009 | by Simone Roberts
Pharmacists have been criticised for their lack of innovation and unwillingness to change in a damning assessment of the profession from an outsider.
John Menadue, a director at the Centre for Policy Development and the chair of a number of recent major health reviews, told delegates at the Pharmacy Australia Congress this month that pharmacists had failed to respond to the health system's need for them to do more in their professional capacity.
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http://www.techworld.com.au/article/324380/ubuntu_9_10_karmic_koala_release_gives_kde_boost
Ubuntu 9.10 'Karmic Koala' release gives KDE a boost
Release paves way for more KDE on netbooks
30/10/2009 09:32:00
Kubuntu 9.10 ships the new and improved 4.3 KDE interface
Open source software vendor Canonical has released the new version of its Linux-based Ubuntu operating system, Ubuntu 9.10 -- codenamed "Karmic Koala" -- and with it comes a number of updates to improve the KDE experience.
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David.
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