Silicosis taskforce recommendations slammed as ‘too little too late’

The long-awaited final report of the National Dust Disease Taskforce has been slammed for deferring action on occupational silicosis in stonemasons for up to three years. Set up in 2019, the Taskforce’s report handed to health minister Greg Hunt on...

The long-awaited final report of the National Dust Disease Taskforce has been slammed for deferring action on occupational silicosis...

Asthma

Adherence to asthma medications seen through a different lens: entropy

Adherence to the prescribed use of inhaled corticosteroids in difficult-to-treat asthma may need a rethink as it’s not as simple as doses taken versus doses prescribed. According to an Australian study, new adherence metrics may help more fully describe patient behaviour...

Adherence to the prescribed use of inhaled corticosteroids in difficult-to-treat asthma may need a rethink as it’s not as simple...

Infections

TSANZ president calls for colleagues to advocate for COVID vax

Respiratory physicians and other TSANZ members have been asked to step up and become COVID-19 vaccination advocates to their patients and in the broader community. In the latest TSANZ newsletter, TSANZ president Professor John Upham called for members to use their...

Respiratory physicians and other TSANZ members have been asked to step up and become COVID-19 vaccination advocates to their patients...

Lung cancer

Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia (TOGA) inaugural meeting highlights: Dr Emily Stone

The inaugural Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia (TOGA) Annual Scientific Meeting was held recently with the theme of equity and innovation in multidisciplinary lung cancer care. The limbic spoke to meeting convenor Dr Emily Stone for some highlights of the...

The inaugural Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia (TOGA) Annual Scientific Meeting was held recently with the theme of equity...