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PHC RIS Conference Reports
PHC RIS infonet: Volume 16: 2011-2012, Issue 4 - April 2012 International experiences, challenges and innovations
International Primary Health Care Reform Conference
Brisbane, 6-7th March, 2012
Attended by Petra Bywood &
Rachel Katterl, PHC RIS
This fourth International PHC Reform Conference delivered a plethora of provocative presentations that were themed around International innovation, policy ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 16: 2011-2012, Issue 3 - February 2012 Opportunities for Health Services Research: to inform, improve and inspire
7th Health Services and Policy Research Conference
Adelaide, 5-7 December 2011
Attended by Ellen McIntyre,
Petra Bywood & Christina Hagger, PHC RIS
This seventh Conference of HSRAANZ coincided with the Association's 10th birthday. The theme was Opportunities for Health Services Research: to ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 16: 2011-2012, Issue 3 - February 2012 Transforming for success: building on strengths, embracing partnerships
AGPN National Forum 2011
Melbourne, 16-19 November 2011
Attended by Ellen McIntyre, Petra Bywood, Simon Patterson, Kelly Binelli, Amanda Carne, Christina Hagger, Bradley Smith, Olga Anikeeva, PHC RIS
The 2011 AGPN National Forum focused on the ongoing transition to Medicare Locals and aimed to ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 16: 2011-2012, Issue 2 - December 2011 Sustainable population health
PHAA 41st Annual Conference
Brisbane QLD, 26-28 September 2011
Attended by Christina Hagger & Amanda Carne, PHC RIS
Sustainability is the word of the decade, whether is refers to population size, our environment or health and social systems. Views on what sustainability means for any of these ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 16: 2011-2012, Issue 2 - December 2011 Making change happen
Monash University Department of General Practice
27 October 2011
Attended by Christina Hagger, PHC RIS
This was an inaugural research showcase day for the Department of General Practice at Monash University convened by Professor Danielle Mazza. Presentations varied from knowledge translation ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 15: 2010-2011, Issue 5 - June 2011 Better health, safer care, lower costs
International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare
Amsterdam, 5-8 April 2011
Virtual delegate Petra Bywood, PHC RIS
The Conference attracted 2 800 delegates from 83 countries plus a large number of 'virtual' delegates, who could 'attend' at their leisure. Following the theme of: Better ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 15: 2010-2011, Issue 5 - June 2011 Think Global! Scottish School of Primary Care (SSPC) Annual Conference 2011
Edinburgh, 19?20 April 2011
Attended by Ellen McIntyre, PHC RIS
Edinburgh turned on great weather for the 100 or so delegates who congregated there for the SSPC Conference. The four keynote speakers were excellent both in their ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 15: 2010-2011, Issue 5 - June 2011 Diffusion, spread and sustainability of innovation
Knowledge translation & exchange masterclass
Canberra, 29 March 2011
Attended by Petra Bywood, PHC RIS
The Masterclass, presented by Professor Jonathan Lomas,was based on the concept of an 'innovation adoption chain'. The key message was that both individual and organisational factors are ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 15: 2010-2011, Issue 5 - June 2011 Adolescent Health: Embrace the Future, Better the World
24th East Asian Medical Students’ Conference (EAMSC) 2011
Bangkok, 19-23 January 2011
Written by Victoria Cox (University of Adelaide Hons III&IV) &
Marta Zajaczkowska (University of Western Sydney MBBS IV) on behalf of the Australian delegation, sponsored by PHC RIS
EAMSC 2011 proved to be ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 15: 2010-2011, Issue 5 - June 2011 Advances in health outcomes assessment: Implications for current practice
Health outcomes seminar series with Dr John Ware
Adelaide, 5 May 2011
Attended by Bradley Smith, Belinda Lunnay & Rachel Katterl, PHC RIS
Dr John Ware, Professor and Chief, Outcomes Measurement Science at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, a world authority on healthcare outcomes ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 15: 2010-2011, Issue 2 - December 2010 Connecting care - Big Ideas, Local Solutions AGPN National Forum 2010
4–6 November 2010, Perth
Attended by Ellen McIntyre, Simon Patterson, Petra Bywood, Cecilia Moretti, Amanda Carne, Mikaela Lawrence, PHC RIS
As anticipated, Primary Health Care Organisations (Medicare Locals) were the topic of discussion and debate at the recent AGPN ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 15: 2010-2011, Issue 2 - December 2010 Public Health in a 21st Century Society: New ways of knowing, doing, living
40th Public Health Association of Australia Annual Conference
Adelaide, 27-29 September 2010
Attended by Bel Lunnay, PHC RIS
Public health experts and practitioners from around Australia came together for the Public Health Association of Australia's (PHAA) 40th Annual Conference in Adelaide. ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 15: 2010-2011, Issue 1 - October 2010 World Health Care Networks - Inaugural Conference World Health Care Networks - Inaugural Conference
Auckland, July 22-24 2010
Libby Kalucy, PHC RIS
The focus of this inaugural conference was on clinically-led networks and their role in health systems in the future. The conference was co-hosted by the Australian General Practice Network and GP ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 6 - August 2010 Selling health research to the government Research Australia Adelaide Policy Forum
2 June 2010
Attended by Libby Kalucy, Ellen McIntyre, Petra Bywood, Sandra Muecke & Eleanor Jackson Bowers
A panel of distinguished speakers discussed policy issues related to health research and strategies for building a business case for growth in the ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 6 - August 2010 Connecting the Health Care Sector AGPN eHealth Conference
16-17 June 2010
Attended by Sandy Muecke, PHC RIS
The Australian General Practice Network hosted the Connecting the Health Care Sector eHealth Conference in Melbourne, 16-17 June 2010. Over 150 representatives from GP Divisions, the Department of Health and Ageing, ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 6 - August 2010 Progressing rural and remote health research 2nd Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium
9-11 June 2010
Attended by Ellen McIntyre, Libby Kalucy & Sandy Muecke, PHC RIS
The following report has been condensed from a more comprehensive communiqué released by the symposium steering committee. The full report is available from the ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 6 - August 2010 Building the Agenda the first national forum on Safety and Quality in Primary and Community Health
Sydney, 10 May 2010
Attended by Libby Kalucy, PHC RIS
This one day Forum was a refreshing change from events where supposed ‘participants’ spend long periods of time sitting passively in front of PowerPoint ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 5 - June 2010 Men's Health: Defining the Past, Refining the Future 23rd East Asian Medical Students Conference
14-19 January 2010
Attended by Dilini Gunawardena,
GEMP II Student sponsored by PHC RIS
The 23rd East Asian Medical Students Conference (EAMSC) was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in January 2010. The five day event, themed Men's Health: Defining ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 5 - June 2010 Beyond Evidence on Health Inequities: What works, why and how
Australian Health Inequities Program Symposium
27 April 2010
Attended by Sandy Muecke and Eleanor Jackson-Bowers, PHC RIS
This final policy event for the National Health and Medical Research Council funded Australian Health Inequities Program, held at the National Wine Centre of Australia, ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 4 - April 2010 Are GP super clinics the answer to the access problems? APHCRI National Health Reform Series
24 February 2010
Attended by Libby Kalucy and
Ellen McIntyre, PHC RIS
An expert panel of speakers facilitated by the Director of APHCRI, Mr Bob Wells, provided the setting for this second forum in the National Health Reform Series. With the topic Are GP ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 4 - April 2010 Masterclass in Realist Synthesis A two day workshop by
Dr Geoff Wong
24 - 25 February 2010
Attended by Rachel Katterl and
Eleanor Jackson-Bowers, PHC RIS
The Australian Government is heavily emphasising the use of evidence in policy development. To support this there is much interest in methodologies for synthesising ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 3 - February 2010 Health services research: Reforming, responding, rewarding 6th Health Services and Policy Research Conference 2009
24-27 November 2009
Attended by Eleanor Jackson Bowers and Rachel Katterl, PHC RIS
The Health Services Research Association of Australia & New Zealand (HSRAANZ) Conference, held in Brisbane on 24-27 November 2009 was a full and varied ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 3 - February 2010 Claiming the space: Shaping the future of primary health care AGPN National Forum 2009
4–7 November 2009
Attended by Libby Kalucy, PHC RIS
AGPN forum debates health reform
A good forum provides material and opportunity for debate and discussion. Reform was a dominant theme at all plenary sessions of this well organised Forum in Sydney in November 2009. ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 3 - February 2010 Laying the foundations for innovative and sustainable policy Evidence Based Policy Making 2009
28–29 October 2009
Attended by Libby Kalucy, PHC RIS
The credible well positioned speakers at this valuable conference provided diverse perspectives on evidence and policy to an audience which seemed to come mainly from the policy sector.
The term ‘evidence ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 2 - December 2009 Health Care Reform: Primary Health Care Organisations National Forum PHCOs
21 October 2009, Sydney
Attended by Libby Kalucy and
Eleanor Jackson-Bowers, PHC RIS
The UNSW Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity organised a national forum to discuss a possible future role for Primary Health Care Organisations (PHCO) in Australia. Keen response ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 2 - December 2009 Evidence and Evaluation 2009 Australasian Evaluation Society International Conference
31 August - 4 September 2009, Canberra
Attended by Nova Reinfeld-Kirkman, PHC RIS
After a beautiful welcome to country and a song from the New Zealand contingent, the plenary session presented by William Trochim commenced. The ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 2 - December 2009 Learning from patient experience: a growing field Integrated Primary Health Care Conference
30 September – 1 October 2009, Melbourne
Attended by Eleanor Jackson Bowers, PHC RIS
The Integrated Primary Health Care Conference, held in Melbourne on 30 September and 1 October 2009 provided many case studies of Australian models of service ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 2 - December 2009 Making a difference: Intervening to improve health outcomes The 39th annual PHAA conference
28-30 September 2009, Canberra
Attended by Ellen McIntyre, PHC RIS
The 39th Annual Conference of the Public Health Association of Australia, (PHAA) held in Canberra from 28-30 September, focused on research, policy and practice that sought to improve health for ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 1 - October 2009 Stars in Our Backyard The Country Primary Health Care Conference
2 - 4 June 2009
Attended by Miriam Keane, Discipline of General Practice, Flinders University
The Country Primary Health Care Conference: Stars in Our Backyard, was held in Renmark in June. The theme of the conference, We're all in this together: ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 14: 2009-2010, Issue 1 - October 2009 CPHCE Annual Forum 18 August 2009, UNSW
Attended by Libby Kalucy, PHC RIS
The Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity holds an annual forum as an occasion for reflection on the past year and for accountability to its numerous collaborators. This organisation is notable for its long term research relationships ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 13: 2008-2009, Issue 6 - August 2009 Making research work for better health PHCRED Tri-State Forum
26 June 2009, Adelaide
Attended by Eleanor Jackson Bowers, Rachel Katterl, Ellen McIntyre, Nova Reinfield & Amy Hoffmann, PHC RIS
On Friday 26 June the PHCRED Tri-State Forum was held in the National Wine Centre in Adelaide. We heard about the many research projects ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 13: 2008-2009, Issue 6 - August 2009 the place to be... 10th National Rural Health Conference
17-20 May, 2009
Attended by Ellen McIntyre, PHC RIS
More than 900 delegates meet recently in Cairns for the 10th National Rural Health Conference. A major focus at the Conference was the social and economic determinants of health and the social gradient ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 13: 2008-2009, Issue 5 - June 2009 Inaugural Southgate Oration Flinders University
17 March 2009
Attended by Libby Kalucy, Ann-Louise Hordacre & Sara Howard, PHC RIS
Presenter: Professor Hilary Graham, University of York, UK
The new Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity aims to build on the international, national and local reputation of ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 13: 2008-2009, Issue 4 - April 2009 Queensland PHCRED Policy Forum Delegates from the Department of Health and Ageing, Queensland Health, regional and state health organisations, consumers and researchers came together on 4 March for the second Queensland PHCRED Policy Forum to hear key speakers from the research, policy and consumer sectors provide diverse ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 13: 2008-2009, Issue 2 - December 2008 Blasting away health silos General Practice SA Network Conference 2008 General Practice SA Network Conference 18-19 September 2008, Adelaide Attended by Sara Howard & Simon Patterson, PHC RIS This annual conference, held by the newly named, General Practice SA Network (formerly known as SADI), addressed three broad areas: ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 13: 2008-2009, Issue 2 - December 2008 Bridging research and policy Health Policy and Research Exchange 2008, SAX Institute Incentives and Methods for Success Health Policy and Research Exchange, SAX Institute November 18-19, 2008 Attended by Ellen McIntyre, PHC RIS The SAX Institute, focusing on increasing the use of research in policy making, are to be ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 13: 2008-2009, Issue 1 - October 2008 Are you remotely interested? This conference kicked off with the Queensland Minister for Health's announcement of a 12 month pilot study of 10 American trained Physician Assistants based in five urban and rural locations (www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/mms/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=59727). This along with the Physician ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 13: 2008-2009, Issue 1 - October 2008 A Global World - practical action for health & wellbeing This inaugural Population Health Congress was a collaborative event organised by the Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA), the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM), the Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA) and the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA). ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 13: 2008-2009, Issue 1 - October 2008 Healthy People, Prosperous Country This excellent stimulating symposium was convened by the Department of Public Health at Flinders University and the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH). As a Fulbright Symposium, both the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and the Government of South ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 12: 2007-2008, Issue 6 - August 2008 Primary care & data key components to Australia's health Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Conference, 2008 24 June 2008, Canberra Attended by Sara Howard, PHC RIS Australia's health is a biennial report produced by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) that covers a range of aspects about health care in Australia including ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 12: 2007-2008, Issue 6 - August 2008 Facilitating knowledge exchange and transfer for a dynamic future 13th Health Outcomes Conference 30 April-1 May 2008 Attended by Libby Kalucy & Ann-Louise Hordacre, PHC RIS The main theme(s) of this conference were: The need for knowledge transfer between many different groups: eg. between practitioners and patients, such as those making rapid decisions ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 12: 2007-2008, Issue 6 - August 2008 Sharing knowledge: a key to improved rural health Inaugural Rural and Remote Scientific Symposium 6-8 July 2008, Brisbane Attended by Ellen McIntyre, PHC RIS Delegates to the three-day inaugural Rural and Remote Scientific Symposium held in Brisbane recently, agreed on the need to raise the status of rural and remote health research as a step ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 12: 2007-2008, Issue 5 - June 2008 Investing in Australia's health and wellbeing Investing in Australia's health and wellbeing National Prevention Summit 9 April 2008, Melbourne Attended by Libby Kalucy, PHC RIS About 100 leaders from many fields of prevention attended the National Prevention Summit in Melbourne . This key consultative event which was organised by the ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 12: 2007-2008, Issue 5 - June 2008 Linking evidence policy and practice Linking evidence policy and practice National Health Care Reform Conference 2008 12-13 March 2008, Sydney Attended by Libby Kalucy & Ann-Louise Hordacre PHC RIS Health care reform is needed because the health system is not meeting needs, and costs to government and individuals continue to ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 12: 2007-2008, Issue 5 - June 2008 Turnaround in UK health organisations - lessons from research Turnaround in UK health organisations - lessons from research 3rd HARC Forum: Capitalising on Opportunities for Hospital Reform 1 April 2008, Sydney Attended by Libby Kalucy, PHC RIS Why do organisations decline and fail? Can we predict or prevent decline? When failures occur, how are they ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 12: 2007-2008, Issue 5 - June 2008 Translating research into policy and practice NICS Knowledge Translation Workshop 14 March 2008, Melbourne Eleanor Jackson-Bowers, PHC RIS The National Institute of Clinical Studies recently hosted a workshop on knowledge translation (KT) featuring presentations by visiting speakers, Jeremy Grimshaw from the University of Ottawa and Nick ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 12: 2007-2008, Issue 4 - April 2008 PHC research - a means to an end not an end in itself Primary Health Care Research Showcase 6 March 2008, Brisbane Attended by Libby Kalucy, PHC RIS In this statement Phillip Davies, Deputy Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing Queensland, summed up the need for those who produce and those who use primary health ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 12: 2007-2008, Issue 3 - February 2008 Growing Together for Impact and Sustainability
The 4 th Biennial NSW Primary Health Care Research & Evaluation Conference 29-30 November 2007, Sydney With the theme of 'growing together for impact and sustainability', it was most appropriate that both international speaker Professor Chris van Weel, Professor of General Practice at the Radboud University Medical Centre, The Netherlands and Dr Marie Pirotta from ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 12: 2007-2008, Issue 3 - February 2008 Moving Forward: Rural Research & Knowledge Transfer 2007 Shepparton Research Conference 27 November 2007, Shepparton Passion and enthusiasm were prominent as over 90 people from many rural centres in Victoria gathered for the third annual Shepparton Research Conference on rural health incorporating general practice, primary health care, integrated ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 12: 2007-2008, Issue 3 - February 2008 Listening to the Past, Looking to the Future How can Health Services Research contribute to assessing fads and fashions in health policy and practice? 5 th Health Services & Policy Research Conference 2-5 December 2007, Auckland The way that policy makers use and interact with health services research was one of the insights I gained ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 12: 2007-2008, Issue 2 - December 2007 Australian General Practice Network Forum 15-18 November 2007, Hobart Ann-Louise Hordacre & Simon Patterson, PHC RIS Data are currency, results count, measurement matters! These were key themes reiterated throughout the conference program and were manifest in the release of What Divisions Do . This report, based substantially on data ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 12: 2007-2008, Issue 2 - December 2007 35th NAPCRG Annual Meeting 20-23 October 2007, Vancouver, British Columbia Libby Kalucy, PHC RIS My first NAPCRG meeting in Vancouver in October was excellent. I'd heard lots of good reports about NAPCRG over the last few years, and the meeting certainly exceeded my expectations of hearing stimulating rigorous high ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 12: 2007-2008, Issue 1 - October 2007 Nursing in General Practice Forum 28-29 August 2007, Coffs Harbour AGPN ran a very successful Nursing in General Practice Forum in Coffs Harbour on 28-29 August 2007. Beautiful surroundings, the lunar eclipse, and a dinner where we were moved by the story of Bali bombing survivor Peter Hughes, made a memorable evening. The program ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 12: 2007-2008, Issue 1 - October 2007 Mount Isa Remote Health Conference Are you remotely interested? 23-25 August 2007, Mt Isa A key focus throughout this fully subscribed conference (there were over 100 delegates) was the primary health care workforce in rural and particularly remote Australia - how to have the right workers with the right skills in the right places ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 12: 2007-2008, Issue 1 - October 2007 WA GP Network and State Forum All sorts of networks at the 2-3 August 2007 2-3 August, Perth IT networks, GP networks, Division networks and health networks featured on the program of the WAGP Network and State Forum on 2-3 August in Perth. In the interests of brevity, I've focused on health networks. Health networks are an ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 11: 2006-2007, Issue 6 - August 2007 The Adelaide Festival of Ideas: Indigenous matters The Adelaide Festival of Ideas in July 2007 provided a feast of independent and rigorous thought on many of today's biggest issues, the climate, the media, immigration and terrorism, public access to information, food politics and science. Podcasts and CDs of presentations are now available through ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 11: 2006-2007, Issue 5 - June 2007 2006 QDGP Forum QDGP Forum, 16 March 2007, Brisbane - Attended by Libby Kalucy, PHC RIS The changing primary health care landscape in Queensland The Forum in Brisbane organised by Queensland Divisions of General Practice was an excellent way to continue the dialogue between GPs, Queensland Health and Division ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 11: 2006-2007, Issue 4 - April 2007 Panel in the Pub 15 February 2007, Adelaide - Thinker in Residence Program South Australia's innovative Thinker in Residence Program provides a wonderful opportunity for politicians, policy advisors, workers and citizens to "listen to people who know what they're talking about" in the words of Jay Weatherill, SA ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 11: 2006-2007, Issue 3 - February 2007 2006 Australian Healthcare Association conference 9-10 November 2006, Brisbane - Attended by Libby Kalucy & Ann-Louise Hordacre, PHC RIS Unravelling the patient maze The painting of a health care maze produced during the opening reception of this conference served as a continual reminder of the conference theme. The lack of system thinking in an ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 11: 2006-2007, Issue 3 - February 2007 2006 National Primary and Community Health Network Chronic Disease Management Forum 8 November 2006, Brisbane - Attended by Libby Kalucy & Ann-Louise Hordacre, PHC RIS Strengthening the primary health care approach There is a compelling case for action with the new paradigm of chronic disease management encompassing survivors of previously terminal diseases, as well as ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 11: 2006-2007, Issue 3 - February 2007 Australian General Practice Network Forum 25-28 November 2006, Gold Coast - Attended by Libby Kalucy, PHC RIS Building health communities through partnerships The combination of formal sessions and informal conversations at this very large Forum stimulated many ideas as well as providing a great opportunity to catch up with people. ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 11: 2006-2007, Issue 2 - December 2006 2006 RACGP Annual Scientific Convention 5-8 October 2006, Brisbane - Attended by Ellen McIntyre (presenter), PHC RIS Be the future The 600+ delegates at the RACGP Annual Scientific Convention were treated to such an extensive range of presentations that each delegate would be forgiven if they thought they had attended a different ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 11: 2006-2007, Issue 2 - December 2006 Australian Health Inequities Conference 14 September 2006, Adelaide - Attended by Eleanor Jackson-Bowers, PHC RIS Multi-disciplinary approaches to health inequities research An imperative is emerging for research to be policy relevant and a strong message from this conference was that multidisciplinary research, which incorporates a ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 11: 2006-2007, Issue 2 - December 2006 International Society for Equity in Health 4th International Conference 11-13 September 2006, Adelaide - Attended by Peter Drake, Anne Magarey & Libby Kalucy, PHC RIS The two themes of the conference Creating Healthy Societies through Inclusion and Equity were represented with presentations and discussions that considered their multiple facets in a complex ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 11: 2006-2007, Issue 2 - December 2006 IPAC Conference 2006 6-8 October 2006, New Zealand - Attended by Ann-Louise Hordacre, PHC RIS Enhancing performance: Breaking down the barriers The Independent Practitioners Association Council (IPAC) Conference looked to the future of New Zealand healthcare by considering local and international experiences and ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 11: 2006-2007, Issue 2 - December 2006 Australasian Evaluation Society 2006 International Conference 4-7 September 2006, Darwin - Attended by Peter Drake, PHC RIS Evaluation in emerging areas The conference theme Evaluation in Emerging Areas was explored in the following streams: International development contexts Indigenous contexts Innovative approaches to working in changing contexts ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 11: 2006-2007, Issue 2 - December 2006 37th Public Health Association of Australia Conference 25-27 September 2006, Sydney - Attended by Eleanor Jackson-Bowers, PHC RIS Tackling the determinants of health Every so often it is good to be taken out of your usual social context and challenged with some alternative perspectives. The conference theme was tackling the determinants of ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 11: 2006-2007, Issue 2 - December 2006 PHCRED Statewide Collaboration Annual Event 21 September 2006, Adelaide - Showcasing PHCRED research from SA, NT and greater Green Triangle? PHCRED Statewide Collaboration Annual Event Attended by Ellen McIntyre (presenter), Sarah Eckermann, Libby Kalucy, PHC RIS Over 50 delegates coming from as far as Alice Springs, Warrnambool, Whyalla, ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 11: 2006-2007, Issue 1 - October 2006 National Health Policy Round Table 8 August 2006, Melbourne - Purchasing prevention: making every cent count The Australian Institute of Health Policy Studies convened a stimulating National Health Policy Roundtable on 8 August 2006, facilitated by Dr Norman Swan. What happens in Treasury? Treasury relies on being presented ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 10: 2005-2006, Issue 6 - August 2006 Queensland Division of General Practice (QDGP) Forum 16-17 June 2006, Hervey Bay - It's time! Harnessing the combined strength of Queensland Divisions The Queensland Divisions of General Practice (QDGP) Forum commenced with the announcement that Queensland Health and QDGP will work together to combat chronic disease with $2.8 million provided to ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 10: 2005-2006, Issue 6 - August 2006 Vital Links State Forum 26-28 May 2006, Sydney - The 8th Vital Links State Forum presented by the Alliance of NSW Divisions of General Practice, was held in conjunction with the Sydney General Practitioners Conference and Exhibition (GPCE) and the Australian Practice Nurse Association Conference. This large event, held ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 10: 2005-2006, Issue 6 - August 2006 What works for mental health service delivery? 13 June 2006, Canberra - I recently attended a National Forum, conducted by ADGP and ANU, to view the presentation of the preliminary results of their systematic review of What works for mental health service delivery? funded under an APHCRI Stream 4 Grant. At the Forum, Professor Ian Hickie ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 10: 2005-2006, Issue 6 - August 2006 Annual State Divisions Conference 17 May 2006, Adelaide - SADI ran a very successful primary mental health care conference on 16 May with more than 200 people, followed by a two day Forum on 17-18 May. As usual, this was an excellent opportunity for PHC RIS to see what Divisions were doing, and put faces to familiar names, ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 10: 2005-2006, Issue 4 - April 2006 Evidence informed health care, action research and patient/public empowerment 5 December 2005, Melbourne - Seminar presented by Dr Sandy Oliver through La Trobe University's Institute for Advanced Study and School of Public Health. Dr Oliver is Reader in Public Policy and Deputy Director, Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London, UK The ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 10: 2005-2006, Issue 4 - April 2006 Health Services & Policy Research Conference 13-16 November 2005, Canberra - Delegates at the fourth Health Services and Policy Research conference heard some excellent speakers discuss features of the health systems and services of several countries to illustrate the challenges of translation of research, reform, and change. Several ... |
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PHC RIS infonet: Volume 10: 2005-2006, Issue 3 - February 2006 Knowledge brokering 24-25 October 2005, Halifax, Canada - Knowledge brokering is about investing in building relationships between the users and creators of research, to achieve knowledge transfer and exchange. It complements the essential 'push' mechanisms from researchers, and 'pull' mechanisms from research users ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 10: 2005-2006, Issue 3 - February 2006 Cultivating capacity: 3rd Annual NSW Primary Health Care Research & Evaluation Conference 1-2 December 2005, Sydney - Not surprisingly, the topic of research funding arose at a recent research forum: The 3rd Annual NSW Primary Health Care Research & Evaluation Conference. Professor Sally Redman, CEO of the SAX Institute (formerly Institute for Health Research), pointed out that the ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 10: 2005-2006, Issue 3 - February 2006 7th Annual Divisions of General Practice Network Forum 3-6 November, Perth - Over one thousand people attending the recent 7 th Annual Divisions of General Practice Network Forum in Perth were stimulated and challenged throughout the Forum that covered primary health care policy, Divisions performance, quality and evidence based care, access to ... | PHC RIS infonet: Volume 10: 2005-2006, Issue 3 - February 2006 Making sense of complexity 7-9 December 2005, Sydney - Making sense of complexity was the theme of a very stimulating three day workshop held in Sydney in December 2005, run by the Society for Organisational Learning Australia for the Cynefin Centre. The Cynefin Centre is an international network that focuses on the ... |
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