In the media

Strawberry crisis sparks a rush for cover
The needles-in-strawberries crisis has caused a "massive" jump in demand for product recall covers from food producers. It has seen insurers place more stringent criteria for product recall cover. They now want clients to demonstrate there are internal risk management processes in place before underwriting the risk (15 November 2018). More...

E-cigs knowledge gap leaves patients in dark
Australian clinicians need clear guidelines about e-cigarettes as a quit-smoking tool for patients facing surgery for lung cancer and coronary artery disease, new research shows (14 November 2018). More...

Queenslanders encouraged to stem the rising tide of diabetes
Queenslanders are being urged to make healthy choices, with thousands of new cases of diabetes registered in the state in the 12 months to June 2018 (15 November 2018). More...

Published - articles, papers, reports

Examining the power of Child-At-Risk electronic medical record (eMR) alerts to share interpersonal violence, abuse and neglect concerns: Do child protection alerts help?
Rosemaria Flaherty, Jenna Meiksans, Stewart McDougall, Fiona Arney
This project sought to understand the impact of this Child-At-Risk (CAR) electronic Medical Record (eMR) alert information sharing system on outcomes for women and children (15 November 2018). More...

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