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Healthcare
Technology to put dementia at bay
Regular use of computers appears to reduce the incidence of dementia by up to 40 per cent according to a major study of more than 5,000 men aged 69-87, conducted in Western Australia over the last eight years. Osvaldo Almeida, from the Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing based at the University of Western…
31 Oct 2012, by Informa InsightsDefence & Security | Planning & Design
Important prison planning issues to be discussed
We have the opportunity to speak to Mark Walters, Director - Southern Queensland Correctional Centre of Serco Asia Pacific prior to his presentation at the Prison Planning, Design, Construction and Maintenance Conference on the 29-30th November 2012 in Melbourne. What do you think is the most important issue/topic that should be discussed? I might be…
30 Oct 2012, by Informa InsightsBusiness
How do we tackle the BYOD challenge?
With the rise of mobile device and smartphones usage, more and more employees are bringing their own device(s) to work and linking them up to the organisation's network; be it their work email or accessing confidential company information via specialised apps. We had an opportunity to pick the brain of Stanley Li, CEO of Netswitch…
30 Oct 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Preventing the rise of suicide rate
The international speaker for the 2nd Annual Forum for Suicide Prevention Policy and Practice, Carl Bell MD, Director Institute for Juvenile Research Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine University of Illinois at Chicago is a member of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Task Force which revised the 2010 strategy to produce this updated vision.…
24 Oct 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Patient-centred care key driver to improving healthcare quality
The National Safety & Quality Framework, released by the ACSQHC, identifies patient-centred care as a key driver to improving the safety and quality of healthcare in Australia. Many organisations support a patient-centred approach, making it a priority to involve the patient, consumer or carer into their systems and practices. Patient-centred care has many benefits including…
16 Oct 2012, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Q&A: Asset rationalisation and maintenance in turnouts
Toby Horstead, Senior Asset Planning Coordinator, RailCorp joins us to discuss the challenge of determining the asset life of turnouts. Turnouts require “much greater maintenance attention” than plain track and as someone who still believes that “nothing beats being on track”, Toby gives us a preview of the asset simplification at Ashfield Junction. You have…
12 Oct 2012, by Informa InsightsBusiness | Technology
BYOD: Bring Your Own Device
BYOD, or Bring Your Own Device, refers to the recent phenomenon of employees using mobile connectivity devices - laptops, notebook, smartphones, tablets - for both personal and work-related activities. More and more, employees are using their individually purchased and owner devices to do everything from checking work emails to accessing confidential company information via specialised…
3 Oct 2012, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Wind energy myths debunked
Australia has many of the world’s best wind resources. With the 20/20 RET and CPRS (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme), the prevalence for wind and the percentage wind contributes to our total energy should be higher. Yet public opposition to wind farms in Australia is enormous. Claims of adverse health impacts and reduced land values have…
21 Sep 2012, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Rail and resource heavyweights come together at Heavy Haul Rail 2012
The 2nd Annual Heavy Haul Rail Conference, which took place on the 28th – 29th August 2012 in Newcastle, saw 220 representatives from across the rail and resource sectors converge on Newcastle to discuss exciting plans for rail infrastructure to support the mining industry in the years to come. Once again, the event was a…
3 Sep 2012, by Informa InsightsPlanning & Design
Summarising Day 1 of BIM 2012
The Building Information Modelling 2012 was held in Sydney recently and we have a brief coverage of each speaker's session on Day 1 of the conference. Jorge Pautasso, BIM Integration Manager, GHD Jorge Pautasso, a GHD Service Line Leader for Structural and Global BIM Integration Manager, started off with an in-depth introduction on BIM. He…
30 Aug 2012, 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.
