News — Australian Living Evidence Collaboration

More than words: sharing research and resources on grief and PTSD for parents and healthcare professionals

The ALEC Team recently discovered we had a prize winning videographer in our midst and wanted to find out more. Prior to joining us, Research Fellow and Evidence Officer Dr Shannon Barnes took out the University of Adelaide’s Visualise Your Thesis competition with ‘The world is caving in: parental trauma after intensive care’. Next up she’ll be using these skills to help us explain living evidence to a broader audience in a new series of ALEC explainer videos covering guidelines, flagship projects like LEAPP and consumer involvement across all of ALEC’s work programs.

News, VideosShauna HurleyFebruary 28, 2024Videos, Grief, Healthcare workers, PTSD

Guiding ALEC’s future steps: A look at the incredible people involved with our Strategic Advisory Committee

Kayla VossFebruary 27, 2024Strategic Advisory Committee

RECOVERY trial group publishes study results for children with COVID-19 associated PIMS (PIMS-TS)

While funding for our COVID Taskforce ended last year, we still like to keep an eye on the evidence. Here, ALEC’s Director of Evidence and Methods Heath White shares a snapshot of the latest RECOVERY trial developments…

NewsGuest UserFebruary 22, 2024Covid living guidelines, PIMS-TMS, NCET, RECOVERY trial

ALEC Pre-Budget Submission 2024-25: five key recommendations to build on Australian success as a global leader in living evidence & clinical guidelines

As this year’s Australian Living Evidence Collaboration (ALEC) Pre-Budget Submission highlights, the Commonwealth Government has supported Australia to become a global leader in the development and application of the living evidence approach. We standy ready to build on that momentum. To do so, we propose five key recommendations that address critical priority areas in the years ahead using a clear, cost-effective and proven approach.

News, SubmissionsShauna HurleyFebruary 15, 2024Australian Government, Submissions, Covid living guidelines

Celebrating the extraordinary Sharon McGowan AM

NewsGuest UserFebruary 15, 2024Sharon McGowan, ALEC, Strategic Advisory Committee, Living guidelines, Stroke

Share your feedback on the first new Australian Postnatal Care Guidelines recommendation on alcohol and breastfeeding

The first recommendation of the new Australian Postnatal Care Guidelines was published this week and is now open for comment. Here, Living Evidence for Pregnancy and Postnatal Care (LEAPP) Guidelines Program Manager Dr Miranda Cumpston shares a snapshot of the new recommendation on alcohol and breastfeeding and the findings that underpin it…

News, RecommendationsGuest UserFebruary 14, 2024LEAPP, Living guidelines, Recommendations

New Cochrane review weighs up the evidence on public health communication & Covid-19: what worked, what didn’t & why

While funding for our COVID Taskforce ended last year, we still like to keep an eye on the latest research. ALEC Communications Director Shauna Hurley was also keen to contribute to the growing COVID evidence base, co-authoring a recently published Cochrane review that explores the different approaches governments and health authorities around the world used to communicate critical public health information throughout the pandemic.

Last month Shauna and lead co-author Rebecca Ryan submitted the review along with five key recommendations to the Australian Government’s Inquiry into the National COVID Response.

NewsShauna HurleyJanuary 17, 2024Covid living guidelines, Cochrane review, Communications, Public health