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Healthcare
Data driving improvement in healthcare
Improving the documentation, accuracy and use of patient data is imperative within the evolving healthcare landscape of today. Actively improving how patient related data is captured and then utilised has become high on every hospital's priority list as data is now an important source of proving activity and increasingly used in areas such as securing…
13 Jan 2015, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Dementia: Language and stigma
Post by Kate Swaffer, Consultant, Alzheimer’s Australia and Consumer Advocate. She is also the author of the "Creating life with words: Inspiration, love and truth" blog. As the incidence of dementia rises globally, the rate and scale has forced governments to make it a health priority, and from a consumer’s perspective, it is therefore very…
12 Jan 2015, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Important aspects on preserving quality of life with dementia
Person centred care puts the individual first before their illness in designing their care by valuing the person, maintaining the person's personal identity, cultural background, personal history, understanding their perspective on the quality of life and involving family and friends as care partners. This type of therapy is considered important in managing symptoms and providing…
9 Jan 2015, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
The black, white and grey area of assisted suicide
Suicide has become a prominent public health concern throughout Australia with 2,535 individuals choosing to take their life in 2012, while the national average over the past five years has reached 2,415 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2012). Such numbers have caused both Australian medical and legal professional to enter a dialogue surrounding the idea of…
7 Jan 2015, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Raising awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
FASD is a brain injury too. Our 2nd Annual National Acquired Brain Injury conference in Sydney featured on interactive panel discussion on the developments and implications for Australia of FASD. The discussion featured Vicki Russell, CEO, National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Prof Heather Douglas from TC Beirne School of Law at the University…
17 Dec 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Sharing best practices in HTA
Our 3rd Annual Health Technology Assessment (HTA) conference in Sydney combined discussions of policy updates, assessment methods and issues of transferability, decision-making processes and optimised stakeholder engagement. We were fortunate to have had George Papadopoulos, President, Emerald Corporate Group chair the conference. With more than 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry including clinical research, health…
12 Dec 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
NDIS: Is the vision being realised?
Disability reform remains a very high profile topic nationally, with the Australian government having negotiated, designed and prepared a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which started to roll out in July 2013 at launch sites in ACT, SA Tasmania, Hunter region (NSW) and Barwon region (VIC). 12 months on and the scheme is moving into…
30 Nov 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
The impact of proactive policing practices in combating domestic violence
In the lead-up to his keynote presentation at the National Domestic Violence Summit in Sydney, Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch APM provided an encouraging update on the NSW Police Force’s response to domestic violence. Background 2006 saw the release of the Ombudsman’s Special Report to Parliament: Domestic Violence – improving police practice. AC Murdoch highlights that…
19 Nov 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Setting the scene for Acquired Brain Injury in Australia
We'd like to thank all the speakers, industry advocates and participants who supported our 2nd Annual National Acquired Brain Injury conference in Sydney this week. Your commitment, experience and enthusiasm greatly contributed to the honest and energetic discussions that took place over the two days. We'd particularly like to thank Nick Rushworth, Executive Officer, Brain…
13 Nov 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Bridging the disability access gap
In the lead up to the 6th Annual National Disability Summit 2015, we had the chance to speak to Dr Scott Hillier, Manager, Major Projects & Western Australia Manager of Media Access Australia on the biggest challenge in supporting individuals with a disability within a workplace. Scott is a leading authority in the area of…
3 Nov 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.
