Telehealth services extended for six months

The Federal Government announced yesterday they will be extending the Medicare-subsidised rebates for COVID-19 telehealth consultations for a further six months, offering ongoing assistance to patients and medical practices during the global health pandemic. The telehealth scheme, first implemented at the end of March when the pandemic sent Australia into lockdown, was due to lapse…

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Celebrating an exclusive 18-year-long commitment to health + wellness communications

Leading health + wellness communications agency and exclusive Australian representative and Asia Pacific Hub Lead for GLOBALHealthPR, VIVA! Communications, is celebrating its 18th birthday today – a significant milestone and testimony to the agency’s longstanding commitment to excellence and innovation in the healthcare arena. VIVA!s birthday celebration today falls in the wake of an unprecedented…

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Australian MedTech industry setting global benchmark for collaboration during COVID-19

VIVA! Communications’ Principal, Kirsten Bruce caught up with CEO of the Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA), Ian Burgess, in Sydney this week to discuss the pivotal role played by the MedTech industry throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the various challenges encountered, and key learnings poised to shape the industry’s future. Watch the interview below. Over…

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Improving clinical standards for the screening, diagnosis & management of osteoporosis across APAC

The Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO), comprising 39 clinical experts from 19 countries and regions across Asia Pacific (APAC), and its proposed ‘Framework’ aims to drive, and facilitate benchmarking for the provision of quality osteoporosis care across the region. According to a co-authored APCO member and Chair viewpoint article published on Monday, June 22,…

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