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How to manage delirium and dementia in hip fracture patients
Managing delirium and dementia in hip fracture patients is a common challenge. In the lead-up to the 2nd annual Hip Fracture Management conference, we had the chance to ask some of our speakers about their organisations top strategies for recognising and managing delirious or confused patients. Our interventions are: Evaluation by the orthogeriatrics program Identification…
4 Nov 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
How to engage your staff when introducing a new model of care
Effective change management when introducing new models of service delivery is always going to be a challenge. We asked some of the speakers from our Developing a 7 Day Health Service conference about strategies for creating awareness of change, increasing staff satisfaction, battling with ingrained culture and improving training and education when their organisations moved…
23 Oct 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-Up: Adam Elshaug
Levers for effecting disinvestment decisions will be the subject of a talk by Adam Elshaug, HCF Research Foundation Principal Research Fellow, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, The University of Sydney at the 2nd annual Health Technology Assessment conference. The event will be held on the 5th and 6th December in Sydney. Effecting disinvestment recommendations is challenging,…
23 Oct 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
What you said: The most important issues in Healthcare Technology Assessment
Recently, we have asked our readers to participate in an opinion poll on the most important issues in Healthcare Technology Assessment (HTA). We are now pleased to share the results with you. 57% of all poll participants thought that engaging with consumers and incorporating patient perspectives in the assessment process is at the top of…
22 Oct 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-Up: Chandana Unnithan
In the last 5 years, influenced by the pervasive power of technology and other mandates, Australian hospitals began exploring digital forms of keeping medical records. These efforts required process flow redesign and changes to existing modes of work in hospitals. Chandana Unnithan is a Faculty member of Business and Law - School of Information and Business…
22 Oct 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Adopting a more flexible and risk-appropriate approach to Health Technology Assessment
Finding the right model of health technology assessment for device technologies and diagnostics is an important issue on this year’s agenda at the 2nd annual Health Technology Assessment Conference. In the lead-up to the event in December, we had the chance to speak to Peggy McBride, PhD, Health Economics and Outcomes Manager, Medtronic, ANZ about…
9 Oct 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Physical Intervention Training – Protecting your workforce through Maybo®
As Australia’s leading security company, MSS Security has unrivalled experience in protecting some of the nation’s most high profile sites, including those in the health sector. Many years of experience allows MSS Security to appreciate the diversity within healthcare as well as the unique challenges it provides when recruiting and training security officers. With this understanding,…
9 Oct 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-Up: Paul Mitchell
Paul Mitchell has spent the last 13 years working on programs to improve fragility fracture care and prevention throughout the world. Paul has published extensively on implementation of Fracture Liaison Services and was an author of the 2012 IOF World Osteoporosis Day Report on the ‘Capture the Fracture’ Campaign. Prior to emigrating from the UK…
4 Oct 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
What is the first step when considering a move to a 7 day health service?
The successful implementation of a new model of care requires careful and strategic planning. Some of the speakers from our Developing a 7 Day Health Service conference took the time to share their experience and told us about their organisation’s first steps or considerations when they embarked on their journey towards a 7 day health…
2 Oct 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Improving time to surgery for hip fracture patients
In an aging population the number of hip fracture cases is on the rise. With over 16 000 cases annually, the human and system costs are becoming an increasing issue. In the lead-up to the 2nd annual Hip Fracture Management conference, we had the chance to ask some of our speakers what they consider key…
1 Oct 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.
