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Healthcare
Case Study: Radio as a tool for health promotion
‘It’s not unusual to use radio as a tool for health promotion’ and ‘Radio for prisoners isn't that unusual either “. So what’s unique about The Jailbreak Radio Project? Jailbreak is a radio program for prisoners with a strategic health agenda. Funded by NSW Health the Jailbreak Health Project has developed health promotion for radio…
26 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Delivering safe, successful, and interoperable ehealth systems
Improving patient care lies at the heart of eHealth interoperability. Yet, delivering the best possible outcomes depends on carefully planned and implemented systems integration and reliable health information governance. We had the chance to speak to Di Mantell, General Manager Facilities Management at Fiona Stanley Hospital in WA about overcoming boundaries in eHealth interoperability, ‘source…
25 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-up: Tim Feeney
Tim Feeney is the Executive Director of Transitional Services for Youth and Families in Burlington, VT and the Director of OB2L in Albany, NY. In these roles Tim has assisted numerous agencies in the development of system-wide changes in order to provide sustainable, high quality, and cost-effective education and rehabilitation services. For 20 years he…
23 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Leadership & training essential for staff satisfaction in the operating theatre
The healthcare sector is facing unique challenges when it comes to increasing staff satisfaction, training, recruitment and retention. We had the chance to speak to some of the presenters from our 5th Annual Operating Theatre Management conference about their key challenges and strategies for staff management in the operating theatre. Jodie Hulm, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Theatre,…
22 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
PRESS RELEASE: Three health reform priorities for the next government
The next government should use its first term to create an alternative to the Council on Australian Governments, create a single organisation to render hospital pricing and hospital safety more transparent to consumers, and deregulate private health insurance. Dr Paul Gross, a former Commissioner of the National Hospitals and Health Services Commission, will tell the…
19 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-Up: Belinda Gabbe
Associate Professor Gabbe is the Head of the Prehospital, Emergency and Trauma Research Unit in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. She is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia Career Development Fellow and holds Honorary appointments at The George Institute for International Health, and the National Trauma…
15 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Effective operating theatre management
Implementing and managing improvement strategies in the perioperative setting is crucial to meeting safety and quality standards. Management of operating rooms requires the coordination of human and material resources to maximise efficiency, cost effectiveness, and patient safety. Collaboration and collective responsibility are key elements to effective OR management. Understanding your workforce and the theatre workplace…
15 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Improving care: Treating obese patients with compassion and dignity
The Council of Australian Government (COAG) has found in its recent healthcare report that the number of Australians who are obese has reached "staggering" numbers. These findings are considered to have a direct impact on our healthcare system that will have to adapt to patients with different needs. We had the chance to speak to…
8 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-Up: Dr. Charles Jaffe
The future of interoperability: What we will need and how we might get it, is the speaking topic of Dr. Charles Jaffe, CEO from global organisation Health Level Seven International (HL7) at the eHealth Interoperability conference. Dr Jaffe will explore how the struggle to achieve interoperability has been hampered by a multitude of factors, some readily…
3 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
LinkedIn debate: Hospital discharge should start at admission
“The main challenges in discharge planning are likely to continue because of the increasingly ageing population and the stretched health dollar”, said Glenda Kerridge, Social Work Manager at the Australian Association of Social Workers in a recent interview with IIR Healthcare. We have asked members of our Healthcare Professionals group on LinkedIn what they consider…
2 Jul 2013, 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.
