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Healthcare
St Vincent’s Public Hospital on electronic medication management systems
We had the opportunity to speak to Silvia Fazekas, Clinical Information Systems Manager at St Vincent's Public Hospital prior to the upcoming Electronic Medication Management conference running on the 21 to 22 June 2012 in Melbourne. Below are the questions we asked: 1. St Vincent's have been using electronic medication management systems for some time…
9 May 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Emergency Department Management
The processes that take place in the Emergency Department are critical for any hospital. Reducing wait times and creating a positive experience are important indexes of patient satisfaction. Inefficient methods can result in lost revenues and poor community image, as well as concern over patient safety. The Emergency Department (ED) is often a patient’s first…
1 May 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Managing patient confidentiality and its challenges
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wU1AmOT_uQ] We had the opportunity to talk to Brooke Whiteside, Health Information Manager for Southern Health before she speaks at the 2nd Annual Managing Patient Confidentiality & Information Governance Conference on the 25th and 26th June in Melbourne. We asked: 1. Can you give us a brief update on the operational challenges of collecting sufficient…
17 Apr 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Managing electronic medicine in Australia
The only Electronic Medication Management Summit in Australia will not only discuss the benefits of electronic prescribing and electronic medication management systems in reducing medication errors but also the challenges of implementation in the hospital and aged care setting. Creating the business case for EMM systems, setting specifications for electronic prescribing and best practice models…
11 Apr 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Psychosis treatment makes light work of weighty side effects
Jackie Curtis will be speaking at the 3rd annual Mental Health Units Conference 2012 on the 21-22 June in Sydney. * * * WHEN Julio De Le Torre awoke in hospital to be told he had suffered a psychotic episode and been diagnosed with bipolar disorder he was terrified. But then things were compounded further…
4 Mar 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Preparing for PCEHR: Dr Michelle Austin says to expect enthusiasm
[youtube=http://youtu.be/08DHCTUygAw] We had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Michelle Austin, Change & Adoption Manager for Calvary eHealth and Calvary Health Care ACT. Michelle will be speaking at IIR's Preparing for PCEHR Conference on the 19th of March in Melbourne. Hear what she had to say. Questions: 1. Are you able to give us a…
10 Feb 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
iPad Apps for the healthcare sector?
This article is taken from mashable.com -------------------------------------------------- The days are gone when a doctor walked into a patient’s room and grabbed the paper chart at the end of his bed to check his medical history. iPads and tablet computing have revolutionized the way many companies do business, and the medical field is no different. The…
18 Jan 2012, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
The Inaugural Forum For Suicide Prevention Policy in Australia 2011
The Inaugural Forum for Suicide Prevention Policy in Australia will answer questions based on the effectiveness of various suicide prevention strategies, unveiling the latest developments and addressing concerns related to the prevention of suicide in Australia such as outpatient management of a highly suicidal patient, the provision of ongoing support to caregivers, understanding the challenges…
19 Oct 2011, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
UK Disability Services: From State Provision to Independent ‘For Profit’ Provision
Angela Gifford gave the key note address at the 2nd Annual National Disability Summit. She spoke on the policy and regulatory changes in the United Kingdom to support greater private provision of care services and the benefits this had delivered for those needing care. Click here to read the presentation and paper.
11 Oct 2011, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Productive Ward Conference 2011
In conjunction with the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, we'd like to present The Productive Ward Conference 2011. This conference has been born out of the feedback of several of our health events. The Productive Ward Series and Programme has been developed in the UK by the National Health Service and has been rolled…
11 Oct 2011, 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.
