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Rheumatologist recognised in Australia Day Honours

Melbourne rheumatologist and educator Professor Michelle Leech has been recognised in the Australia Day Honours as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). Professor Leech was honoured for “significant service to medical education and to professional organisations”, including as medical course head and deputy dean at Monash University’s Faculty of...

Research

Profs Lyn March and Susanna Proudman: 2023 priorities in rheumatology

Rheumatology researchers will need to dig deep and wide to unearth the next advances and strategies which will translate into better management of arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases (AMD) in the future. Despite some conditions now having a plethora of pharmacological treatments, clinicians are still keen for a better understanding of the...

Osteoarthritis

Morning stiffness does not exclude hand osteoarthritis: study

Prolonged morning stiffness of more than 60 min can be present in patients with hand osteoarthritis despite the symptom being more established in inflammatory arthritis and RA in particular. Data from 538 patients in the Hand OSTeoArthritis in Secondary care (HOSTAS) study found morning stiffness was present in 87% of patients....

Medicine

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...


Medicine

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...


Osteoporosis medication underused: but there are solutions

An audit of bone protection medication (BPM) use in Australia and New Zealand after a hip fracture has shown an urgent need to improve management to help prevent subsequent fractures. The review of 55,618 patients in the Australian and New Zealand...

An audit of bone protection medication (BPM) use in Australia and New Zealand after a hip fracture has shown an...


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