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29/12/2021

Many do not require FDA approval, and those that do often do not undergo clinical trials

25/11/2021

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is calling for the restoration of surgery in Victoria to minimise the growing waiting list for elective surgery in both public and private hospitals.

RACS has contacted the Victorian Department of Health with a proposal to work together on an agile and nuanced plan to support a rapid change to the current system and address the issue of elective surgery and waiting lists.

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20/02/2021

QEII Hospital has become the first public hospital in Australia to offer state of the art knee replacement surgery with robotic surgical assistant, ROSA.

As the major arthroplasty centre in Brisbane’s south, the hospital is ideally situated to adopt the device to improve outcomes for patients undergoing knee replacement.

QEII Hospital Director of Orthopaedics, Dr Christopher Bell said ROSA is designed to assist surgeons with accuracy and tailoring cuts to the patient’s individual anatomy.

“This device is able to give the surgeon more accurate information on all aspects of the replacement, as well as assisting in performing the bone cuts to achieve an optimal result.

“After surgery, patients treated with the assistance of ROSA should experience better movement, less pain, and a more stable and trustworthy knee that enhances their quality of life,” Dr Bell said.

24/11/2020

Physiotherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths and myotherapists: who do you choose to help manage your aches and pains, and what are the differences? Charlotte Ganderton and Matthew King explain.

09/07/2020

Faced with a glut of pandemic research from around the world, scientists are confronting their biases and learning to engage with science conducted at institutions they're unfamiliar with.

08/06/2020

Major retractions on coronavirus research show something is rotten in scientific publishing

05/05/2020

Whether you’re a clinician, researcher or an industry supplier, when was the last time you considered for your studies? We discuss the 3 key reasons why statistical planning matters, and why you should bring it into practice.

We’ve been conditioned to start thinking about statistics once we’ve got the data in hand, but the reality is, statistical planning should be undertaken at the very beginning of a research study, to inform every aspect of it.

20/04/2020

What does it take to develop a successful program? Whether it's a short-term endeavour with your department or a long-term multi-institutional collaboration, our 6-point checklist is the ultimate tool to get you started!

We've helped a lot of clients build successful programs from the ground up, which is why we often get asked what the key ingredients required are. Here, we've summarised the six key things you need to get started.

08/04/2020

While may not immediately help the current crisis, with the right data, it can help us better understand the virus to uncover treatment strategies and identify patients at risk of complications.

More than 2,000 papers have been published about the virus since December. It will take some smart algorithms to mine insights from them.

06/04/2020

Misallocation of resources and long-term social and economic disruption are just some of the harms associated with misinformation and non-evidence-based measures to deal with the .



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06/04/2020

In light of the , we've pulled together a list of resources for , and suppliers that may be helpful for those affected by, or are actively managing the current crisis:

https://www.ebmanalytics.com.au/covid-19

12/03/2020

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