Five Minutes with pioneer travel health expert, Dr Deb Mills

Dr Deb Mills or “Dr Deb” as she is affectionately known by her patients, is a leading Australian travel doctor and author of ‘Travelling Well’ – the must-have guide to enjoying good health while travelling. The local pioneer of travel medicine, who began working in the field in 1988, runs a travel clinic in Brisbane…

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Healthcare marketers to benefit from new industry guidelines on social media use

New guidelines intended to increase confidence in connecting brands and health information with social media audiences The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) will launch new industry social media guidelines at its annual conference in Sydney today, to help guide non-­- prescription healthcare marketers to continue to engage with audiences in the new media in a…

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Get h-APP-ening

How smartphone apps can improve your health and wellness There is no doubt smartphones have changed the flow of communication. But the question is, how are hand held devices allowing us to be proactive and educated about our own health? Not only are consumers being spoilt for choice by the surplus of apps available, the…

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Newcastle the starting point for stronger epilepsy support

Newcastle is among the nation’s first communities to benefit from DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme, kicking off with an epilepsy forum today. Novocastrians living with disabilities and epilepsy, their families and disability organisations will have the opportunity to participate in the ‘Epilepsy Know Me, Support Me’ program to be canvassed at Noah’s on…

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Getting thrown into the deep end, hoping to swim!

Getting thrown into the deep end, hoping to swim! My first two weeks at VIVA! have shown me some of the specialist skills required to operate in health + wellness public relations. I was thrown into the deep end as my previous communications internships were in consumer-driven environments. By the end of my first day…

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