Tag: remote
Cold Chain II
Maintaining the cold chain is difficult out bush. I wrote in August about the high temperatures reached in the planes transporting our pharmaceuticals. Power failures are regular in many remote communities and can lead to failure of the cold chain rendering the vaccines and other refrigerated items unusable. Over time I have built up a [...]
Posted: January 5th, 2009 under Remote health, drug Information.
Tags: cold chain, data loggers, health, immunisation, logistics, pharmacy, refrigerator, remote, vaccine
Comments: 2
Top Ten: Why not? Everyone else is.
It is possibly a bit pretentious as I have only been blogging since August. And regularly blogging since mid December with only 71 posts. But everyone else has been doing it.
Consider it showing my newer subscribers some earlier “quality” posts.
So my ten most popular posts are:
1. “A Drive in The Country: It took this truck [...]
Posted: January 2nd, 2009 under Indigenous, PSA - Pleasant Sunday Afternoon, Remote Living, Remote health, Rural Health, blog.
Tags: aboriginal, bush, CRANA, health, Indigenous, Oodnadatta, PSA - Pleasant Sunday Afternoon, remote
Comments: 3
Disposal of Pharmaceuticals: A Comparison
Dramatic inhibition of sperm activity in certain aquatic organisms can be effected by calcium-channel blockers.
Antiepileptic drugs (e.g., phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine) have potential as human neuroteratogens, triggering extensive apoptosis in the developing brain, leading to neurodegeneration.
These facts and other amazing little delights can be found on the EPA-USA FAQ page. The EPA-USA said they have [...]
Posted: December 30th, 2008 under Professional Services, Remote health.
Tags: EHA, environment, environmental, EPA, health, pharmaceutical, remote, RUM, waste
Comments: 3
Making a Difference in Aboriginal Health
One in six Aboriginal people in Australia report having been admitted to hospital in the last 12 months.
Despite staying longer when admitted, Aboriginal people are less likely to have treatment in hospital than other patients, and it seems that this difference is at least in part due to the differences in the way that Aboriginal [...]
Posted: December 29th, 2008 under Indigenous, Remote health.
Tags: aboriginal, health, Indigenous, making a difference, pat anderson, remote
Comments: 1