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Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers have explored the factors that contribute to a parent’s decision to give their children antibiotics to learn more about overuse and misuse of antibiotics.

Study highlights reasons behind antibiotic use in children in rural and remote NT

Northern Territory mothers living in remote or rural areas often make decisions about the need for antibiotics for their children out of fear or based on the advice of their personal network a new study by Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers has found.

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Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Casuarina Open Day will be held on Saturday August 19 with visitors having an opportunity to learn about the different study pathways on offer at CDU.

CDU Open Day to highlight study pathways on offer

Territorians will get a taste of university life, the tertiary learning experience and explore the pathways to their lifelong passions at Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Open Day at the Casuarina Campus.

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The new Memorandum of Understanding between Charles Darwin University (CDU) and CareFlight will lead to health students undertaking clinical placements with the aeromedical retrieval organisation and work with professionals like Tom Vidins.

New partnership to soar health students into the skies

From loading critically injured patients on red dirt runways to making lifesaving split-second decisions mid-air, a new partnership between Charles Darwin University (CDU) and CareFlight is opening placement opportunities with a difference for students.

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Healthcare professionals like Charles Darwin University (CDU) nursing graduate Zoe Boyle have been recognised for their dedication in a formal plaque at Darwin Private Hospital.

Territory nurse pays it forward

Territorian Zoe Boyle dreamed of being a florist or marine biologist when she grew up, but it was a Charles Darwin University (CDU) nursing degree that opened her eyes to the world of opportunities within the NT’s own healthcare system.

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Charles Darwin University (CDU) student Rebecca Kopke-Bennett plans to stay in the Northern Territory after completing a Master of Clinical Audiology. The CDU Menzies School of Medicine is aiming to train local doctors to retain and boost the medical workforce.

Training locals key to boosting workforce

Local opportunities and a sustainable work, life and study balance are what drove Rebecca Kopke-Bennett to study a Master of Clinical Audiology with Charles Darwin University (CDU).

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Surrogacy expert and CDU’s Lecturer in Nursing, Dr Jutharat Attawet is presenting at a conference in Malaysia to highlight her research into surrogacy and the affects of banning the practice in countries such as; Thailand and Cambodia.

Study looks into the banning of commercial surrogacy and how this can exploit women

Research by a leading expert in reproductive tourism has highlighted how bans on commercial surrogacy in Thailand has done little to stop the practice rather it can often leave the surrogate feeling unsupported by the community and exploited.

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The CDU Menzies School of Medicine has applied for 40 out of 80 Commonwealth Supported medical places.

Medical places key to breaking undersupply cycle

The Northern Territory’s critical undersupply of medical practitioners will continue unless the CDU Menzies School of Medicine is awarded Commonwealth Supported medical places.

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Construction of Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) new Centre for Better Health Futures is about to commence.

New CDU health facility breaks ground

Construction of Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) new $25.8 million Centre for Better Health Futures is about to commence, with a ceremony held on-site celebrating the start of a new health teaching and research facility.

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Charles Darwin University (CDU) student paramedics put through their paces after “explosion”.

CDU student paramedics tested in a simulated explosion

Charles Darwin University (CDU) paramedic students were put through their paces in a real-life scenario that included the sights and sounds they would expect while responding to emergencies.

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