Endocrinologist named in Australia Day Honours
Endocrinologist and academic Professor Katharine (Kate) Steinbeck has been recognised in the Australia Day Honours. Professor Steinbeck, who is also trained in adolescent medicine, was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for “significant service to adolescent medicine through a range of roles”. She is the inaugural holder of Australia’s...
Drug access top of the 2023 agenda for endocrinologists
Access to diabetes medications is set to be a major issue for endocrinologists in 2023, with many patients with type 2 diabetes still unable to obtain semaglutide due to ongoing supply problems. The GLP-1 agonist’s popularity as a “Hollywood” weight loss drug has continued to explode over the new year, prompting...
Older T1D patients give thumbs up to closed-loop therapy
Older Australians with type 1 diabetes are mainly positive about their experiences of closed-loop therapy, with the glycaemic benefits outweighing any issues with the technology, interviews with participants in an Australian trial suggest. However, cost remains a key concern outside trial settings and some patients complained of usability issues such as...
Nurses take on sedation duties under new guidance
Nurses have been given the green light to perform procedural sedation of patients using propofol provided they work under a strict set of guidelines released by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. It follows a declaration by the college...
Nurses have been given the green light to perform procedural sedation of patients using propofol provided they work under a...
Meet the specialists named in the 2023 Australia Day Honours
Nearly two dozen specialists have been recognised for their achievements in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, with names across all ranks of the Order of Australia. The 2023 list also included a COVID-19 Honour Roll, with 77 Australians recognised for their...
Nearly two dozen specialists have been recognised for their achievements in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, with names across all...
Fully closed-loop insulin delivery system effective in T2D
A fully automated, fully closed-loop insulin delivery system for use by people with type 2 diabetes has been successfully trialled by UK scientists. The device – using an algorithm developed at Cambridge University - improved glucose control without increasing hypoglycemia compared...
A fully automated, fully closed-loop insulin delivery system for use by people with type 2 diabetes has been successfully trialled...