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UTS Nursing and Midwifery again tops Australia and ranks 6th in the world in the Academic Ranking of World Universities Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2018 🎉🎉 #nursing #midwifery #research #shanghairanking

“Nursing is quite practical.
I chose UTS because practical skills are taught in class so there are more opportunities for us to practice in the curriculum. We have placements each session and practice labs that we can attend and get support from lecturers and our tutors.
For clinical placements, we’re required to practice in different kinds of hospitals, which is really valuable because you get to have a good experience at each.”
... Xue Bai is our Heart of Health this week! Xue has loads of advice for international students over at the UTS Health blog - become a peer networker, join the UTS Nursing and Midwifery Society, or volunteer…
Read more: https://uts.ac/2LhXRiJ
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It's all over for another four years. How did video assistant referees fare at the FIFA World Cup?
UTS Sport and Exercise Lecturer Dr Job Fransen shares his view in The Conversation on whether or not their introduction undermines the expertise of on-field referees.

PhD student Annie Jeffries is applying sport science to artistic tradition through her research with Bangarra Dance Theatre. Her study follows dancers through rehearsal and performance periods to monitor the physical and psychological factors leading to injury, illness and burnout. Read more: https://uts.ac/2Jj4n42

Watch again this #NAIDOC Week: Back in March UTS: Jumbunna Research Media held a panel celebrating Indigenous nurses and midwives, with three heroes in our community, Professor Juanita Sherwood, Dulcie Flower and Dr Odette Best.
#BecauseOfHerWeCan

"My favourite moment of this year has definitely been having the opportunity to learn new skills.
Now that I have entered my second year, I feel as if I am able to expand my knowledge & have the confidence to execute certain nursing tasks. Especially practising proper wound care."
Marijana Janković is today's Heart of Health and our newest #UTSNursing student ambassador 😀 Want to join the team for UTS Open Day? Email health@uts.edu.au with your CV and tell us why - we're looking for ambassadors from all Health courses!

#BecauseOfHerWeCan! This is the theme of #NAIDOC Week (8-15 July) - in celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements. This year's theme honours the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women as leaders, trailblazers, politicians, activists and social change advocates.
We want to honour Aunty Joan Tranter, who has been with UTS since 1997 and is our longest serving Indigenous staff member and inaugural Elder in Residence! Read more: bit.ly/2uljSTz

"What I wanted most out of my placement was to care for an Indigenous woman and I was lucky enough to do that, supporting her in labour and being the accoucher at the birth."
Is going on a rural clinical placement on your UTS checklist? Midwifery student Clare has just returned from Wagga Wagga, regional NSW!
She has some tips to share over at the UTS Health blog.

UTS Health's Associate Professor Melissa Kang started answering the weird and wonderful questions that teenage girls had 25 years ago as resident 'Dolly Doctor' for Dolly magazine. More importantly though, she welcomed her daughter, Georgia, around the same time.

Final year nursing student, Jessika Hill is our Heart of Health this week! Jessika's just about to embark on her rural clinical placement in Alice Springs.
"I'm looking forward to my rural placement because it will require a unique approach to nursing. It's important that I realise that not only will I be caring for children as opposed to adults, but also Indigenous Australians. As a nurse, it's important that I always treat my patients professionally and in a way that is res...pectful and culturally sensitive."
Good luck Jessika! Read her story: bit.ly/2txSp16
#heartsofhealth #nursing #paediatrics
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It is with delight we announce the appointment of Professor Suzanne Chambers AO as our next Dean of the Faculty of Health at UTS.
Currently Director of the Menzies Institute at Griffith University, a health psychologist and registered nurse with over 25 years’ experience as a practitioner and researcher in psychological support for people with cancer, we welcome Professor Chambers’ leadership this December.

More than a game, footy is culture. What helps male Indigenous athletes make it to the top?
A new book from Professor John Evans from UTS Health tells the stories of 16 Indigenous footballers, exploring the factors that enable elite players despite disadvantage.
#UTSsportandexercise #nrl #afl #origin

"We can't stop death happening. We know that it will happen across our society, and yet, we still don't feel comfortable with actually looking at palliative care services and what they can provide to help and assist throughout that time."
This week on 2ser Think:Health, UTS Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care, Claudia Virdun explores why death is an uncomfortable topic of conversation and why end-of-life care is crucial not only for patients but also for their loved-ones.

Before you know it, you’ll be in your final year of your course, getting ready for your interview to secure a New Grad job! What can you do to stand out from the crowd?
UTS Health student Clare has some tips for aspiring nurses & midwives.

It’s World Refugee Day and our Heart of Health Dr Carolyne Njue is standing #WithRefugees to improve their maternal and child health. After spending time talking to many African women about their health issues in their home countries, Dr Njue is now working to develop culturally appropriate health care services for African refugee women in Australia.
“Women’s and children’s health is a human rights issue. We need to listen to the voices of these women to make sure that their health care needs are properly addressed.”
Read more: https://uts.ac/2I3cu3W

It’s the best way of protecting a pregnant mum against potentially severe consequences, but uptake is poor. What are the benefits? Is it safe? Dr Jane Frawley and Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Sullivan from UTS Health provide the research on flu shots during pregnancy - via The Conversation.
#publichealth #healthresearch #pregnancy

"3D printing has matured to the point where we're now in a position of power to print things we never thought imaginable like prosthetic limbs. But as the technology has advanced, the regulations safeguarding what we can print or what we should be printing continues to fall short."
UTS Perioperative Nursing course coordinator, Judy Smith chats on 2ser FM - Real Radio Think: Health about how 3D Printers will change the way we deliver healthcare and whether we are ready for the technology.