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Healthcare
Technology to put dementia at bay
Regular use of computers appears to reduce the incidence of dementia by up to 40 per cent according to a major study of more than 5,000 men aged 69-87, conducted in Western Australia over the last eight years. Osvaldo Almeida, from the Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing based at the University of Western…
31 Oct 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Preventing the rise of suicide rate
The international speaker for the 2nd Annual Forum for Suicide Prevention Policy and Practice, Carl Bell MD, Director Institute for Juvenile Research Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine University of Illinois at Chicago is a member of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Task Force which revised the 2010 strategy to produce this updated vision.…
24 Oct 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Patient-centred care key driver to improving healthcare quality
The National Safety & Quality Framework, released by the ACSQHC, identifies patient-centred care as a key driver to improving the safety and quality of healthcare in Australia. Many organisations support a patient-centred approach, making it a priority to involve the patient, consumer or carer into their systems and practices. Patient-centred care has many benefits including…
16 Oct 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
How to prevent failure of hospital security programs
We had the opportunity to ask the lovely Lisa Pryse, President-Elect, IAHSS and President of ODS Healthcare and Chief of Company Police, a few questions prior to her presentation at the 5th annual Hospital & Healthcare Security & Safety Conference. What are the main factors that should be taken into account when designing an effective…
20 Aug 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
How do you overcome inequalities for multicultural groups in the healthcare system?
Ethnic populations continue to rise in Australia with 1 in every 4 Australians in 2001 born outside Australia and rising annually. It has been acknowledged and documented that there are disparities in health outcomes for people from CALD backgrounds, and the way that they access and use the health system. There is also a policy…
25 Jul 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Q&A with The Royal Women’s Hospital on effective resource management, mentoring and the importance of clinical governance
We are very happy that Charmayne Thompson, Operations Manager Perioperative Services, The Royal Women's Hospital had some time to spare to answer a few questions for us. She will be speaking at the 4th Annual Operating Theatre Management Conference 2012 in August in Sydney. 1. You have worked as an OR Manager in both private…
11 Jul 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Summing up the National Disability Summit by Prof Niki Ellis
Credit: This blog post is taken from "From the CEO's Desk" and written by Professor Niki Ellis, CEO of the Institute of Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research. * * * I got a good sense of where the NDIS is up to by attending the 3rd Annual National Disability Summit in Melbourne this week. Minister…
2 Jul 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Q&A with Alison Walton on reducing adverse events
We had the opportunity to interview Alison Walton, Patient Safety Manager, NHS South East UK, who is the International Keynote Opening Address at the Adverse Events Conference 2012 in Sydney on the 20-21 September. How crucial is open communication in reducing adverse events? It’s perfectly possible to introduce change to practice, policy and equipment to…
25 Jun 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Q&A with Peninsula Health’s Bill Faulkner: Preventing hospital readmissions
We had the opportunity to pick the brain of Bill Faulkner, Team Leader/Care Coordinator, HARP Community Care Coordination, Rosebud Community Health, Peninsula Health who'll be speaking at the 3rd Annual Reducing Hospital Readmissions & Discharge Planning Conference 2012 on 30-31 July 2012 in Melbourne. What has been the most challenging aspect of your work in…
19 Jun 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Correctional services need better mental health support
The article below was taken from Adelaide Now. A DETAILED study of health services in South Australia's prisons has outlined improvements needed to better support inmates. The SA Health report, completed by PricewaterhouseCoopers and released today, recommends changes to prison health services and recommends improvements to mental health support for prisoners in the state's…
5 Jun 2012, 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.
