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Healthcare
Close-up: Associate Professor William Silvester
Associate Professor William Silvester is The Director of the Respecting Patient Choices Program at the Austin Hospital. He is also an intensive care specialist and a medical consultant for DonateLife, the Victorian Organ Donation Service and the president of the International Society of Advance Care Planning and End of Life Care. His current professional areas…
12 Aug 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Current challenges confronting correctional health services
According to a story reported by the ABC, a recent report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare "indicates Australian prisoners have much higher rates of mental and physical health issues than among the general population". This report also stated that "37% of prisoners about to be released said their health was a lot…
5 Aug 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-up: Dr Alice Rota-Bartelink
Dr Alice Rota-Bartelink has worked across a wide range of service sectors. She held a 4-year lecturing position at La Trobe University, Melbourne where she attained her PhD. She joined Wintringham in 2001 to undertake an international study of homelessness among the aged and more recently to manage the Wicking Project presented today. Alice is…
2 Aug 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Presentations: Reducing avoidable pressure injuries
In the lead-up to the second annual Reducing Avoidable Pressure Injuries Conference, we have made some of the presentations delivered at the 2012 event available for download. Presentation 1: Emerging research evidence in the use of silicone dressings in the prevention of pressure injuries in critically ill and trauma patients This presentation will discuss the…
29 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
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…
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