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As part of the NHMRC, NICS works to improve health care by getting the best available evidence from health and medical research into everyday practice.
NICS welcomes new NICS Fellowship leaders in health care
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Six new leaders in Australian health care celebrated the completion of their NICS Fellowships at a ceremony held Tuesday 30 September in Melbourne.
Their work will benefit areas as diverse as pain management, heart failure, falls and blood clot prevention.
Pictured (L-R): Ms Sonja Hood (NICS PhD Scholar), Dr Jane Munro (NICS Fellow), Dr Stacy Goergen (NICS-RANZCR Fellow), Ms Cheryl Kimber (NICS-SA Health Fellow), Dr Sephr Shakib (NICS-SA Health Fellow), Dr Taryn Bessen (NICS-RANZCR Fellow), Dr Melanie Benson (NICS-VQC Fellow) and Ms Ruth Sladek (NICS PhD Scholar).
NICS welcomes private hospitals to the VTE Prevention Program
The first VTE Private Hospital Program workshop was held in Melbourne on October 23 and 24 and drew together teams from 36 participating private hospitals.
Pictured: the team from Ramsay Health Care
Thankyou to everyone who has submitted an application for a NICS 2009 Fellowship. Applications are now closed and we look forward to announcing our new Fellows early 2009.
What happens to evidence-practice gaps over time?
We have taken a fresh look at what progress has been made with closing the gaps identified in our first Gaps Report (2004). The findings are in our latest publication, Evidence-Practice Gaps Report Volume 1: A review of developments 2004-2007.
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An article highlighting the effectiveness of using graduated compression stockings to reduce the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in surgical patients has been published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ 2008;336;943-944).
The authors, Dr Sue Phillips (NHMRC Research Implementation Program), Dr Martin Gallagher (George Institute for International Health) and Dr Heather Buchan (NHMRC), call for consistent thromboprophylaxis policies in hospitals to clarify who is responsible for assessing and managing the risk of DVT in admitted patients.
Use graduated compression stockings postoperatively to prevent deep vein thrombosis [PDF 221KB]
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