Whooping Cough Day is on 8 November and aims to raise awareness of the importance of immunisation, including booster doses throughout life. This is an important reminder of the ongoing threat of whooping cough (pertussis) and the role immunisation plays in protecting individuals, families and communities. Whooping cough is a highly infectious bacterial disease that affects the airways and can cause severe, uncontrollable coughing. While people of all ages can become infected, babies and young children are at greatest risk […]

Health Education and Services Australia (HESA) is inviting stakeholder feedback on the draft revised Standards for the Accreditation of Immunisation Education Programs (the Standards). The Standards are applied to education programs seeking or maintaining HESA accreditation. Feedback will be collected, analysed and used by HESA, and the Standards Review Committee, to refine the Standards. Following approval by the HESA board, the Standards will be published alongside accreditation resources and implementation guidance. Stakeholders are encouraged to review the standards and share […]

The 2026 update of Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis: Moving prevention forward was published by Wounds International in April this year. The core purpose of the update was to synthesize a decade of new evidence since the original 2004/2015 guidance, standardize clinical terminology, and reduce the persistent misclassification of IAD as pressure injuries. Multidisciplinary consensus was achieved and the update developed following an international expert meeting held in October 2025. The document emphasizes structured skin care regimens (gentle cleansing, moisturizing, and barrier protection) and […]