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Close-Up: Dr Frances Hughes
Dr Frances Hughes commenced in the role of Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer for Queensland Health in 2012. Dr Hughes will be delivering a keynote address at the 2014 Developing the Role of the Nurse Practitioner. Her presentation will investigate opportunities for optimising the nurse practitioner in Queensland. The talk will examine the current role…
24 Jan 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Forensic Nursing becoming an established practice in Australia
By Linda Starr, Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University At long last we can now say that Forensic Nursing is an established specialty area of practice in Australia. What is forensic nursing? Isn’t forensics about dead people? These are common questions asked by not only members of the public but also health…
23 Jan 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Workforce development biggest challenge for NDIS roll-out
The roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been announced as the greatest change to Australian social policy in a generation. The move to consumer-directed model of care will inevitably bring about major and changes and challenges for service providers. Dr Brendan Goodger, Policy and Research Manager at the Community Service & Health…
20 Jan 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-up: Barbara Lennon, Austin Health
Barbara Lennon is the Clinical Informatics Education Manager at Austin Health with extensive experience in electronic medication management. She will share her expertise with attendees of the pre-conference workshop at the Electronic Medication Management conference, to be held on the 24 March in Sydney. Barbara will be leading an eMM training workshop on what really…
15 Jan 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Mental health and the NDIS: An open letter to the Prime Minister
In December 2013 IIR hosted the inaugural Integrating Mental Health into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) conference. The event attracted over 140 attendees discussing the future direction of disability policy reform for people with mental illness in Australia. It became clear very early in the proceedings that the implementation of this major reform comes with…
14 Jan 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-Up: Heather Grain
Accurate coding and documentation are of critical importance to patient safety. The health information management sector is constantly evolving and it is crucial that healthcare staff stay abreast of the latest developments. Heather Grain is an Associate Professor at eHealth Education (eHe) and will provide attendees at the Clinical Documentation Coding & Analysis conference with…
13 Jan 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
The fight against dementia needs collaboration
Dementia is one of the biggest global public health challenges facing our generation. In December 2013 Alzheimer’s Disease International released its Global Impact of Dementia 2013- 2050 report. According to the policy briefing paper the number of people living with dementia globally is estimated at 44.35 million and is expected to reach 135.46 million by…
10 Jan 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Close-Up: Dr Brian McKenna
Brian McKenna is a Kiwi, Registered Nurse and the inaugural Professor of Mental Health Nursing at the Australian Catholic University and NorthWestern Mental Health, Melbourne Health.Brian has an undergraduate degree in social anthropology and it was an interest in culture which led to him working in a hospital as a nursing orderly in Derby, Western…
3 Dec 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Knowledge translation main obstacle for better dementia facilities
Professor Richard Fleming is the Director of the NSW/ACT Dementia Training Study Centre. A key element of his work is translating knowledge around dementia-friendly environmental design into practice. IIR Healthcare spoke to him about overcoming barriers in transforming the build environment to meet the needs of people with dementia and what discussions need take place…
3 Dec 2013, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Disability services experts discuss NDIS roll-out
The market for disability services will undergo major reform under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The NDIS is based on the principle that by giving people with disabilities control over their own funding we will drive a market of services that will cover all needs. At the same time, service users will have individual…
2 Dec 2013, by Informa InsightsInforma Australia is the nation's leading event organiser. Our events comprise of large scale exhibitions, industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training.
