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Healthcare
Balancing Resource and Expectations Effectively: Hospital Procurement 2014
For the fourth successive year, the “Who’s Who” of Australian Hospital Procurement gathered at the Menzies Hotel in Sydney for the National Hospital Procurement conference, to exchange updates and opinions over progressions in the practice over the last year. Sessions focused on a number of key areas including outsourcing, tendering, supplier/purchaser relationship management, data warehousing, waste…
1 Aug 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Is medical tourism a viable industry for Australia to specialise in?
Having been for a while somewhat a niche in the international healthcare industry, medical tourism is a burgeoning business around the globe. As it is still in its infancy, however, precise data on the sector is yet to be collated. That said, the early signs shown in the industry are certainly promising, as can be evidenced…
28 Jul 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Emergency medicine at the crossroads? The impact of NEAT on professional values
Associate Professor April Wright from the University of Queensland Business School is investigating the impact of the ‘4-hour rule’ on Emergency Medicine in Queensland. After investigating institutional change processes in English country cricket, April Wright turned her attention to the regulation of the health sector in 2009 firstly with an ARC Linkage Grant ‘Institutional logics…
23 Jul 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
How can we take care of dying patients in the Emergency Department and ICU?
In the lead up to the upcoming 6th Annual Emergency Department Management Conference, Dr Christine Drummond, Senior Palliative Care Consultant, Critical Care Services Project Officer at the Lyell McEwin Hospital, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network joined us to discuss her experiences working in ED, ICU, General Practice and palliative care services, and the importance of community partnerships in…
22 Jul 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Implementing smoke-free prison programs: Ensuring collaboration and safety
50% of smokers are dying from a tobacco-related illness. With 80% of the prison population being smokers, smoking bans have started to be implemented across prisons in New Zealand, the Northern Territory and Queensland. Controversy lies as to whether a ban on smoking is really the best way of reducing smoking within prisons, with concerns being…
22 Jul 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Addressing the cultural needs of the Aboriginal prison population
Indigenous Australians make up more than a quarter of Australia’s prisoner population while constituting only 2.5 per cent of the Australian population (according to the 2013 Australian Institute of Criminology 'deaths in custody' monitoring report). Accordingly, addressing Indigenous over-representation in custody requires innovative thinking and cultural sensitivity, with design being one approach that could help mediate…
16 Jul 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Top marks for healthcare in Queensland
The latest statewide survey has highlighted the strength of Queensland's healthcare system, with patient satisfaction measures scoring particularly well. Health Minister Lawrence Springborg recently revealed the results from the survey, which regularly assesses how satisfied Queensland patients are with the service they receive from hospital. According to the study, three-quarters of Queenslanders said they were "satisfied"…
15 Jul 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Report highlights increased use of disability services in Australia
An increasing number of Australians are making use of a wide range of disability services, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The institute's 'Disability support services: services provided under the National Disability Agreement 2012-13' report reveals that an estimated 312,539 Australians made use of disability support services…
14 Jul 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
The uncertain future of Medicare
As Medicare turned 30 earlier this year, it was becoming increasingly obvious that cracks in the system could no longer be ignored. We were joined by Dr. Avnesh Ratnanesan (Dr. Avi), Founder & CEO of Energesse recently, where he talked to us about the challenges in the reform of Australian healthcare and the difficulty of envisioning a future…
10 Jul 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Achieving optimum service delivery in the community sector
Volunteers can play an integral part in delivering services to the community and hence it is vitally important to ensure volunteer programmes are effective and sustainable. In the lead up to the Australian Community Workers Conference and Exhibition 2014, we had the chance to speak to Sue Noble, CEO of Volunteering Victoria who will be…
9 Jul 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.
