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Hip fracture audit matters! Effectively managing hip fracture patients to improve outcomes
Dr Colin Currie, Chair, Hip Fracture Audit Database Special Interest Group, Fragility Fracture Network; Clinical Lead (Geriatric Medicine), 2007-2013, UK National Hip Fracture Database, joined us recently to discuss the importance of hip fracture management and audit. Colin will be presenting at the upcoming 3rd Annual Hip Fracture Management Conference, which will take place on…
22 Oct 2014, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Q&A: Elardus Maré, Principal Metallurgist – Resource Strategy, Fortescue Metals Group
We at Informa Insights were extremely excited this week as we had the opportunity to pick the brain of Mr Elardus Maré, the Principal Metallurgist - Resource Strategy, Fortescue Metals Group. Elardus shared some wonderful insights into FMG's Metallurgical Centre of Excellence, the iron ore market as well as current technological trends. Enjoy! Informa Insights (II): You will be…
21 Oct 2014, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Question time with Ian Ross; HSE Compliance Senior Advisor, Origin Energy
Ian Ross, Origin Energy has been involved in the transport and logistics industry for about 30 years. During this time he has worked across a number of sectors such as Mail, Building and Construction, Retail, Refrigerated, General and Resources. Since coming to Origin in 2011 he has been solely responsible for the development and implementation…
21 Oct 2014, by Informa InsightsEducation
The 8 most important things Higher Education institutions should be doing to prepare for deregulation
The Senate hearings on university deregulation are over, and the sector is now in a state of anxious anticipation in advance of the committee’s report, due to be tabled on October 28. If deregulation does get through (and with most vice-chancellors now united in qualified support for change in the absence of greater government funding,…
20 Oct 2014, by Informa InsightsEnergy & Utilities | Mining & Resources
What are the most promising technological developments for the gas turbine industry?
In the lead up to the 15th Anniversary Gas Turbines Conference we asked members from a global Gas Turbine Users Linkedin group" what they felt was the ‘next big thing’ in terms of technological developments in the gas turbines industry. We managed to compile the best responses in the one blog post below, and judging by the answers there seems…
17 Oct 2014, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
Question time with Gareth Jude, Retail Industry Executive, Telstra
In the lead up to the Online Retail Logistics Conference (November 18 & 19 in Sydney), we sat down with one of the presenters: Gareth Jude, Retail Industry Executive at Telstra. Gareth has been conducting research on “the personal supply chain” with the aim of putting a white paper together. The emergence of the Omnichannel shopper means…
16 Oct 2014, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
South Australia: Tackling today’s challenges and mining tomorrow’s opportunities
Adelaide based Mark Osborne is Business Adviser for the Entrepreneurs' Infrastructure Program, known as EIP. In his role, Mark actively assists companies to better position themselves when targeting the resources industry in South Australia. Given his inside knowledge of the region’s mining and resource industry, we took the opportunity to ask Mark to share some…
15 Oct 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Raising awareness and developing a medical tourism industry in Australia
Australia has always been a popular tourist destination due to its unique natural beauty, but now Australia is taking steps to establish itself as a medical tourism destination. Despite having some of the world’s best medical facilities, Australia’s market share in global medical tourism has been relatively small. This is due to a number of…
15 Oct 2014, by Informa InsightsTechnology
The Internet of Things in Australia
The importance of the Internet of Things (IoT) has risen dramatically over the last year, with an increasing number of businesses seeing the value in boosting the interconnectivity of various technologies. However, according to a 2013 article by Business Spectator, Australia could be at risk of falling behind the global marketplace for this trend due…
14 Oct 2014, by Informa InsightsInfrastructure | Mining & Resources
16 takeaways from NT Resources Week 2014
NT Resources Week 2014 was held in late August with record participation from the 3 conferences (SEAAOC, Mining the Territory & Building the Territory), exhibition, and accompanying social functions across the the week. We take a look back at what was said about the resources and construction industries in Northern Australia and South East Asia. What…
8 Oct 2014, 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.
