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Healthcare
Helping doctors and nurses come forward with their near misses
An opinion piece by Danielle Ofri, an associate professor at New York University School of Medicine caused quite a bit of debate on the New York Times website recently. In the article, the author talks about her personal experience in the emergency department. A particularly hectic day caused her to fail to identify an intracranial…
18 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsPlanning & Design
Social Finance: Sustainable growth that benefits everyone
The global financial crisis has a created both financial burdens and social burdens for governments in many developed countries. We had the chance to catch up with Michael McMillan CFA, Director, Ethics and Professional Standards, CFA Institute – USA and speak to him about how government can best support social finance projects, how projects can attract investment and…
17 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Assistants in nursing: What is their future role in healthcare?
Assistants in Nursing (AIN) are a fairly new concept in the acute care setting. AINs are employed to help enrolled and registered nurses to provide general patient services. It is in this context that organisations and managers are looking to effectively develop AIN roles to suit the needs of their health service. At the inaugural…
17 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Comparing the infrastructure investment of the US with the Australian Federal Budget
Investment in public infrastructure creates a variety of economic considerations, but does Australia share the same infrastructure concerns as the US? I spoke to Glen Weisbrod, President of the Economic Development Research Group (EDRG) to discuss some of the similarities and differences of Australian infrastructure investment. Continuing discussion on ways to reduce congestion focuses heavily…
17 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
WA transport infrastructure in focus
Delivering increased efficiency and capacity to facilitate Western Australia’s productivity and prosperity: In its 10th year, the Western Australia Transport Infrastructure 2013 event will take a look the progress of transport reforms and projects, address capacity challenges and provide opportunities to discuss how to best to facilitate the rapid development of the State’s transport demands. In…
14 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Close-Up: Andrew Mitchell
In an interview with Bloomberg in late 2012, Andrew Mitchell of Wood Mackenzie predicted that in 2013 we may “see what one would call a balanced [Nickel] market. I would call it a balanced market, in essence, and it’s really to do with production in general." For those who are looking for a deeper analysis of the current…
14 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Driving efficiencies in the healthcare supply chain
Technology is having a great impact on the efficiency and effectiveness of the hospital supply chain. We had a quick chat with Mark Brommeyer, Manager Supply Chain at the National E-Health Transition Authority (nehta) about the most fundamental changes for the sector. What do you see as most exciting change or development happening in the healthcare…
13 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Sustainable transport infrastructure, liveability, health and prosperity – an observation
By Greg Mews, Active Living Coordinator at the Heart Foundation and Adjunct Professional Associate University of Canberra Imagine a world of urban mobility where you don’t have to think about how much fuel costs today, about how long you will be stuck in traffic on your daily commute to work, about the perceived unsafe environment around your…
13 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsEducation
MOOCs’ impact on university experience
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) is a growing phenomenon in higher education. MOOCs open up many short-term and long-term questions in regards to the viability of the current MOOCs model and what it means for the future of universities and student experience. We picked the brains of a few speakers who'll be speaking at the…
12 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsPlanning & Design
Driving innovation in Building Information Modelling
The UK government has embarked on a four year programme to reduce capital cost and the carbon burden in the construction and operation of the built environment. Central to these ambitions is the adoption of information rich Building Information Modelling (BIM) technologies that will unlock new more efficient ways of working at all stages of…
11 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsInforma Connect Australia is the nation's leading event organiser. Our events comprise of large scale exhibitions, industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training.
