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Are your friendships keeping you healthy?

Tuesday, 29 October 2024 Schools > Nursing and Midwifery > News and events > School of Nursing and Midwifery > 2024 > 09

Are you between the ages of 19 and 24? We want to chat to you!

We'd like to invite you to participate in our latest research study to uncover just how much our friendships and relationships impact our mental health and physical wellbeing.

Participants will be given a $75 gift card for 30 minutes of their time (one-on-one), either online or in person.

ECU partners with Franklin Women

Thursday, 19 September 2024

Edith Cowan University's (ECU) School of Nursing and Midwifery has become the first organisation in Western Australia to join Franklin Women, Australia's only professional community dedicated to supporting the careers of women working across the health and medical research ecosystem.

Major new investment at ECU's Midwifery ward

Thursday, 19 September 2024

Edith Cowan University's (ECU) School of Nursing and Midwifery will be introducing its highly successful "Ward for a Day" initiative to its Midwifery discipline in the second semester of 2024, following a $500,000 investment into new and updated equipment.

Calls for more accurate testing to prevent antibiotic allergies in children

Thursday, 19 September 2024

Research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has highlighted the need for children with a suspected antibiotic allergy to be fully assessed by drug allergy services.

First Breech Collective Conference a Resounding Success

Tuesday, 09 July 2024 Schools > Nursing and Midwifery > News and events > School of Nursing and Midwifery > 2024 > 07

The first Breech Collective conference was held at Edith Cowan University (ECU) Joondalup on 7th July 2024. This sold-out event brought together breech experts from around the world and those with lived experiences in order to share their wealth of knowledge regarding breech care and birth.

How we Die: Explaining the Process of Dying

Thursday, 23 May 2024 Schools > Nursing and Midwifery > News and events > School of Nursing and Midwifery > 2024 > 05

Working with Southern Cross Care WA, as part of the No One Dies Alone project, Professor Davina Porock prepared a video presentation for volunteers to explain the process of dying: the way the body shuts down.

Families including someone with mental illness can experience deep despair. They need support.

Thursday, 18 April 2024

Mental illness and distress affects not only the person living with the condition, but family members and communities. ECU Lead, Mental Health and School of Nursing and Midwifery Senior Lecturer, Dr Amanda Cole delves into these issues in her latest article.

Placement Poverty: Why nursing and midwifery students must be paid for clinical placements

Wednesday, 27 March 2024

A growing number of undergraduate nursing and midwifery students nationwide are voicing concerns about the significant challenges posed by hundreds of hours of mandatory unpaid clinical placements.

ECU first WA university to receive five Cygnet Awards for gender equity

Wednesday, 27 March 2024

ECU has received its fifth SAGE Cygnet Award, the highest number available. The awards measure and validate efforts by institutions to reduce and remove barriers to gender equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’re very pleased to say that one of the Cygnets was from the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Language barriers could contribute to higher aggression in people with dementia

Wednesday, 27 March 2024

A new study has found that immigrants living with dementia were more likely to present with agitation and aggression compared with their non-immigrant counterparts.

Creating choice and giving children a voice: researchers open debate on considerations for parents when they post children's pictures and information online

Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Parents considering posting pictures and information of their children online should re-think how they go about it, in a new warning from Edith Cowan University (ECU) data experts.

Maternal health support critical in the development of children born to mothers with pre-existing diabetes

Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Intrauterine exposure to diabetes could be a crucial factor in the mental and psychomotor development of children, particularly those younger than 12 months.

Sharing our Approach to Ageing Research & Practice with MSU

Wednesday, 28 February 2024 Schools > Nursing and Midwifery > News and events > School of Nursing and Midwifery > 2024 > 02

Recently, the School's Professor Davina Porock returned from a two-week visit to Thailand’s Mahasarakham University (MSU). Whilst there, Davina met MSU faculty and students as well as MSU President Dr. Prayook Srivilai to discuss research in the care of older people in Thailand.

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