Aiming for evidence-based practice in Africa.

There is an old Ethiopian proverb that states: 'Before shooting, one must aim'. Imagine: a country where new and re-emerging diseases ravage entire communities, where millions of people are infected and die because of ineffective decision-making and insufficient will to change. This is Africa. Click here for the full story...

Forensic mental health: solving the human puzzle.

Prior to moving to Australia, Mike Musker worked as the ward manager of an intensive care unit in the largest forensic mental health hospital in the United Kingdom. Ashworth Hospital, just outside the Merseyside town of Maghull, is ten miles from the city of Liverpool. The hospital is one of three high security psychiatric hospitals, which provide care and treatment for mentally disordered patients who need a safe environment because of their dangerous, violent or criminal tendencies. Click here for the full story...

'Evidence' a delight in Turkey.

Turkey lies at the heart of the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe, the three continents of the old world. The result is a country that has been described as a 'spicy maelstrom of history knocking up against a pacy present'. Some might say the same of the evidence-based practice movement. Click here for the full story...

Turning Challenges into Opportunities.

Some people are quite simply inspiring. They have an infectious passion for making a meaningful difference to the world. Spend ten minutes with Doris Grinspun, and it becomes blindingly obvious that she is one of these very special gifts to humanity. Click here for the full story...