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Healthcare
Close-Up: Peter L. Field
Mr Peter L. Field, FRACS, is a Vascular Surgeon at the Royal Melbourne and Epworth Hospitals and Chairman of the Victorian Surgical Consultative Council. Peter will be speaking at the 2nd annual Managing the Deteriorating Patient Conference, taking place on the 22nd and 23rd September, at Novotel Melbourne on Collins, on the topic "Surgical Patient Deterioration:…
9 Sep 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Sidetember – Feel the burns…
1 in 12 Australians is currently living with a Brain Injury. From one too many concussions on the sports field, to falls on the half pipe, surf stacks and cycling collisions, brain injuries halt the lives of those in their prime. Sidetember wants to get them moving again – back on the board, the bike and…
8 Sep 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Caring for the carers
A common saying is that when a person acquires a brain injury (ABI) they are not the only victims. The whole family suffers from an ABI. When working with people with ABI more often than not you will also be working with their families, and other support people, both formal and informal. It is important…
5 Sep 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Looking beyond ‘data’ for eHealth interoperability
eHealth, as defined by WHO, is the transfer of health resources and health care by electronic means. Australia’s eHealth strategy, outlined initially in 2008, adopted an incremental and staged approach to developing eHealth capabilities to: leverage what currently exists in the Australian E-Health landscape; manage the underlying variation in capacity across the health sector and…
1 Sep 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Moving frontiers of clinical practice with eHealth
Technology is becoming increasingly central to driving the efficiency of healthcare services and to improving the patient experience. Implementing interoperable eHealth solutions however is a complex feat, particularly given the complexity and size of health systems, in terms of technology and existing procedures for capturing, storing and sending information. In the lead up to the…
28 Aug 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
What’s the future of Australian medical research if the $7 GP fee doesn’t get through parliament?
Earlier this year, the Abbott government announced plans to introduce a $7 fee for GP visits in an effort to make the country's healthcare system more sustainable. The government said Medicare cost taxpayers $8 billion a year a decade ago. This has risen to $19 billion today and is set to reach more than $34…
27 Aug 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Preventing domestic violence: The statistics call for urgent action
Preventing domestic violence isn’t a wish-list item or election promise. The statistics are frightening, often deadly and as is becoming clearer with research, preventable. According to the Prime Minister's office, one-in-three Australian women have experienced physical violence and almost one-in-five have experienced sexual violence since the age of 15. In Queensland, there were on average…
21 Aug 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Be a rebel with a cause: Sidetember, feel the burns
In 2012, the friends and families of the over 700,000 Australians living with an acquired brain injury (ABI) re-named September, “Sidetember” – Re-making the month into a fun initiative to support the work of Brain Injury Australia and its State and Territory Member organisations. Men are invited to grow and shape their sideburns long and loud,…
20 Aug 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Biobanking in Australia: A critical juncture
Lisa Devereux, President of the Australasian Biospecimen Network Association talks about the evolution of biobanking in Australia. The landscape for biobanking has changed significantly since I first became involved in 2001 – some two years after the Peter Mac established its biobank. The Peter Mac biobank benefitted considerably from the expertise and protocols developed by…
20 Aug 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Living with a brain injury can be like climbing a mountain
The Brain Injury Association of NSW is the peak advocacy organisation for people affected by brain injury in NSW – including people living with a brain injury, their family members, friends, professionals, and the broader community. Their purpose is to see all people living with a brain injury enjoying equal rights and opportunities within their…
19 Aug 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.
