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Library News: September 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 2025

                                               

World Patient Safety Day - September 17, 2025 
In recognition of World Patient Safety Day the library has curated a guide to highlight resources that assist with clinical decision making, support patient safety and quality improvement in all our hospitals.

Take a look at the Quality and Safety guide for a great selection of books, journals and other tools to help deliver the best level of care to your patients.

NEWS

Manunda place library visit

Marg Purnell from the Darwin Health Library will be visiting Manunda Place on Thursday 25th September and will be based in the Crocodile Room on Level 6 from 9.30am - 4.30pm - make an appointment or drop in and say hi! Marg can assist you with:

  • Getting research help in your specialty area
  • Finding articles to support policy writing
  • Finding literature for leadership, project management or strategic planning
  • Setting up email alerts for your favourite journal

 

 

Share your conference output

The Library is collecting conference abstracts, powerpoints, papers, presentations or posters to add to NT Health Research and Publications Online (NTHRPO). We are keen to showcase the great research and innovative work being done by NT Health staff across the Territory.

Learn more about NTHRPO or submit your conference output now using our online submission form.

 

 

Policy and guideline help guide

This guide has been developed to support NT Health staff who are writing or reviewing guidelines and policies. We have brought NT Health Intranet pages and Library resources together to make it easier for you to find the right information quickly.

UPCOMING TRAINING

Upcoming training: finding the evidence for guidelines and policies

This workshop is designed to assist staff tasked with the development or review of guidelines or policies to choose the best available evidence from the most appropriate health databases.

Delivered via MS Teams
Wednesday 10th October 2025, 10-11am

NT HEALTH RESEARCH

 

Read the latest research published by NT Health staff

See all the most recent journal articles, conference abstracts and posters in our NT Health Research Collection, or view some of our highlighted research below.

Authors with an asterisk (*) indicates NT Health affiliation.
 

Northern Territory auditory brainstem response peer review initiative: strengthening standards in audiology

In the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia, where geographical isolation and accessibility to health care services present challenges, early detection of hearing loss is vital. Untreated hearing loss in infants can delay speech, language, and cognitive development, impacting education and social outcomes. Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) testing is crucial for diagnosing hearing impairment in infants who cannot undergo behavioural tests, providing an objective assessment of auditory function.

Yuen S*, Sooful P*, Matthews R*, Anand A*. The Hearing Journal 78(8): p 9-15, August 2025

 

Evaluation of a weight management service in the Northern Territory, Australia

The purpose of this evaluation was to evaluate the effectiveness of a regional specialist weight management service on weight loss and weight loss maintenance, and to determine attrition rates of this service.

Wood A*, Thallon A*, Maple-Brown L*, Willson K*, MacKay D*. Intern Med J. 2025 Aug 13

 

Voluntary assisted dying: challenges in Northern Territory remote Aboriginal communities

This perspective article reflects on VAD implementation challenges in the NT, such as the unique demographics of the NT, including a significant Aboriginal population living in remote areas coupled with a high burden of chronic disease, which poses difficulties for equitable access to end-of-life services.

Vellar K*, Burgess P*. Med J Aust. 2025 Aug 14

NEW BOOKS

Check out the range of new print and electronic books this month 
Read new eBooks from any device using your NTG LAN login. New books can be sent to you via internal mail or you can pick them up from your nearest library.


      

      

       

SPOTLIGHT

 

Undertaking a Quality Improvement Project?

JBI PACES is a tool which supports quality improvement initiatives. It aids in the collection and analysis of audit data and can be used to identify barriers and enablers to compliance with best practice recommendations.

Below are some ways JBI PACES can be used:

  • Quality improvement projects
  • Audit and feedback cycles
  • Evidence implementation projects
  • Collection of outcome data 
  • Other types of research data, such as surveys.

How to Access JBI PACES

Access PACES through the library subscription to Medline (Ovid).

Once on the Medline page, click

  • the EBP Tools dropdown menu to select PACES.
  • Follow the following JBI Login Options guide to sign up for access or to return as an existing JBI tools user.

Learn more about using PACES for your next QI project or audit.

Watch video tutorials for a faster method of learning how to use JBI PACES.

Read implementation reports and impact stories from healthcare organisations using JBI PACES.

LATEST HEALTH PUBLICATIONS

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING


"This might be the best book [Cultural safety in trauma-informed practice from a First Nations perspective] the library has – it’s completely paradigm-shifting, and it’s like therapy in a book. It’s healing of the reader, as well as supporting the reader to conduct safer healing in their healthcare role. Classic collectivist society wisdom! "

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

NT Health Library Services acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout the Northern Territory and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

       

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