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Are your sharps containers compliant to the new Australian Standards?
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The Impact of AI on Healthcare in 2023
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The Top 5 Healthcare Procurement Trends of 2023
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5 Benefits of Automatic Retractable Devices
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How to sustainably dispose of rapid antigen tests
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The trend towards Hospital in the Home
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Why healthcare groups are moving towards DEHP-free consumables
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Benchtop Hotplate/Stirrer
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Customised Collection Containers
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Disposable Tourniquet
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Swab & Tube Kit for Viral Testing
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What is Strep A?
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Will home-based care be the finish of collection centres?
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The 5 benefits of home-based specimen collection
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The shift to at-home care in 2023
Benefits of Vape Detectors
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Global impact of the Chinese Covid-19 outbreak
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Benefits of Point of Care Testing for Bovine FMD
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Tools to prevent the spread of Bovine FMD
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The Impacts of Bovine FMD on the Australian Community.
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Can Rapid Antigen Tests be disposed of sustainably?
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How to tackle vaping at school
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Bifurcated needles – how they can increase monkeypox vaccination efficiency
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Best Practices for a Healthy Building in the 21st Century
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Australian Government – Supply of Rapid Antigen Tests
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Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
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What is the difference between plasma and serum?
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Tools for early flu diagnosis – Rapid SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A/B...
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How ABC testing can maintain productivity in the workforce –...
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How Westlab saved 400 local jobs through manufacturing medical equipment...
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The Last Mile of supply chain is the hardest
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Why Westlab is leading the global supply chain for blood...
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Medical Devices: What is CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitoring)?
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Blood Collection Shortages – What this means
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Ramsay Health Care
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Australian Federal Government
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BHP
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Australia Post
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Medical Devices – Reusable vs Disposable Tourniquets
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The Top 4 Supply Chain Challenges in 2022
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Webinar – Dr Simon Joosten on why we need HEPA...
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Air Purifiers in the Hospitality Industry
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Supply Chain Series Article 1 – Procurement Criteria in 2022...
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Mould – the airborne killer
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Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT)
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CARA
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Bolton Clarke
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Monash Health
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Diocese of Parramatta
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NSW Government, Department of Education
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Health Purchasing Victoria
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Department of Health and Human Services Victoria
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Q&A: Can HEPA Filters Be Fitted Into a HVAC System?
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Top Considerations When Choosing The Location For Your Air Purifier
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How to Operate your air purification system effectively
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How to safely bring your employees back to the office
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How to Improve Ventilation to the Entire Building
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Q&A: Should we run HEPA filters all the time?
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Improving ventilation: Are you working in a high-risk area?
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How to Choose a Medical Gown
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Why masks will still be needed beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
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Everything you need to know about sharps containers
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What is Included in a PCR Test Kit?
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How to Assess Your Air Quality Needs
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Why RAT tests are becoming best practice in 2022. What...
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Why Face Shields are important in high-risk settings
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Making Sure You Buy the Right N95 Masks
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Global Insights: Rolling Out Air Purification in the Workplace
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How to protect your business from Airborne Contaminants
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How to roll out a program for pure air in...
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5 Benefits of HEPA Filtration
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What to look for in educational HEPA filters
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All you need to know about HEPA air purification
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Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca – what’s the difference?
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What is Happening With Pipette Tip Shortages?
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Vertical Integration – CSL Behring Leads an Australian First in...
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PPE – The Correct Procedures
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Low Dead Space Syringes: Huge Advantages
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The benefits of nitrile gloves
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Post-COVID-19 Procurement Insights to the Global Healthcare Market
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Feature Product: SARS CoV-2 Antigen Test Kit
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SARS CoV-2 LAMP Testing: Efficiency, Accuracy and Reliability
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What is the Difference Between Level 1, 2 and 3...
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Vital Criteria to Fulfil When Purchasing Hand Sanitisers
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Tips for keeping your lab sanitised and COVID-free
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What to Look For When Buying a Face Shield for...
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How to Disinfect
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All you need to know about N95 Respirators
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5 key considerations when purchasing your PPE
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Looking Back: The Changing face of Manufacturing
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Changes in Clinical Involvement in 2021
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Westlab Canada: The Benefits of Locally Made Isolation Gowns
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Today’s clinicians: expectations and experiences from suppliers
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Knock-on Effects of COVID-19 on our Health System
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Westlab AU – Automated local isolation gown manufacturing leading the...
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The Dangers of Fraudulent Products
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The Concerns Around COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery
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What is SARS CoV-2 LAMP Testing and Why is it...
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Newsletter – October
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Update on Our Australian Made Initiatives
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Westlab and Australian Federal Government Supporting Front-line Workers
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Westlab Healthcare Bulk PPE: Avoiding The “Bullwhip Effect” In The...
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How Supply Chains are Being Forced to Adapt to COVID-19...
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Re-imagining and Healing Links in the Supply Chains During COVID-19...
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Westlab Develops Locally Made Face Shields
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Webinar – Dr Simon Joosten on why we need HEPA filtration
Doctor Simon Joosten has been working on COVID wards in large Melbourne hospitals since the beginning of 2020 and presents
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Air Purifiers in the Hospitality Industry
As the global tourism industry steps up in 2022 with some of the least restricted travel in over two years,
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Supply Chain Series Article 1 – Procurement Criteria in 2022 (healthcare)
When we’re looking into the healthcare procurement sector, there are several factors that stand out as being important to the
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Mould – the airborne killer
How mould invades your lungs When you think mould, you probably thing about the soft furry spots on the leftovers
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Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT)
Client Need DFAT’s humanitarian aid program has led them into many benevolent programs with our Indo-Pacific neighbours. With a raging
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CARA
Client Need CARA (Community Accommodation Respite & Aged Care) works closely with disabled and aged persons needing close personal assistance.
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Bolton Clarke
Client Need With the onset of Covid-19, Bolton Clarke’s close work with aged and vulnerable clients presented increased infection risk.
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Monash Health
Client Need HPV ran dangerously low on PPE of medical grade nitrile gloves due to the high demand on supply
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Diocese of Parramatta
Client Need In the third quarter of 2021, recommendations came from several bodies for the need for clean air. Studies,
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NSW Government, Department of Education
Client Need The NSW Department of Education, since the beginning of 2020, has been implementing innovative programs to improve infection
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Health Purchasing Victoria
Client Need Department of Health Victoria required urgent supply of a high quality, globally recognized N95 mask. Core requirements included
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Department of Health and Human Services Victoria
Client Need As part of the rigorous and extensive testing program, DHHS Victoria needed a quality tube and swab package
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Q&A: Can HEPA Filters Be Fitted Into a HVAC System?
As part of our air filtration series, we have spoken a lot about HEPA filtration and HVAC systems and we
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Top Considerations When Choosing The Location For Your Air Purifier
When it comes to our health and wellbeing, we take into account almost everything; food, water, exercise, daily lifestyle, and
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How to Operate your air purification system effectively
HEPA-grade air purifiers are the most effective means of purifying the air in your workplace of dust, particles, pollen, bacteria,
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How to safely bring your employees back to the office
After almost two years of working from home, it’s finally time to return to the office. But not everyone is
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How to Improve Ventilation to the Entire Building
In February 2021, Melbourne plunged into its third lockdown after a COVID-19 outbreak started within a hotel quarantine facility. How
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Q&A: Should we run HEPA filters all the time?
Genuine HEPA (High-efficiency particulate air) filters are one of the gold standards for air filtration. HEPA-grade filters can be installed
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Improving ventilation: Are you working in a high-risk area?
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the way we think about things like airflow and ventilation. Whilst ventilation has always
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How to Choose a Medical Gown
Medical gowns for healthcare workers have come a long way since their inception about 100 years ago. The gowns for