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AHHA CONGRESS 2008
Do you want to be at the cutting edge of health reform? Are you interested to know how the Federal Government is progressing on health system reform and what impact this will have on your working environment? Don't miss the AHHA 2008 Congress, at Rydges Lakeside, Canberra over 25-26 September 2008 - REGISTER ONLINE NOW and DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM.

e-healthcare brief - 5 August 2008
e-healthcare brief is the weekly email newsletter of the Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association in which we aim to give you an overview of current issues and AHHA activities.  For other recent issues click here.  To subscribe click here.

Vouchers the ticket for chronic care
Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association media release
An innovative voucher system, in which consumers with a chronic illness are allocated ‘redeemable vouchers’ to access specified services consistent with best practice care has been proposed by leading health economists, Jenny Watts and Leonie Segal, to assist people with chronic illnesses to obtain the health care they need to optimise their health and well-being.

Internet a source of health information - New research - 31 July 2008
Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association Media Release

A new study has found that Australians from higher socio-economic groups are more likely to use the Internet as a source of health information, but that few of these will discuss their findings with their doctor.

New dental programs may not fill the gaps - 31 July 2008
Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association Media Release
The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) today urged the Government to ensure that people with chronic illnesses can still receive treatment for related dental problems under the Government's Commonwealth Dental Health Program.

Impact of Medicare levy changes grossly inflated - 11 July 2008
Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association Media Release
The Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association believes that the ongoing scare campaign around possible impacts of the increased thresholds for the Medicare Levy Surcharge has little foundation in evidence. 


Public Hospitals Deserve Increased Commonwealth Funding - 30 June 2008
Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association Media Release
The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association calls on the Federal Government to increase funding for Australia's public hospital system following the release of the State of our Public Hospitals 2008 Report  today. 


Health Ombudsman not the answer - 23 June 2008
Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association Media Release
The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association today rejected a proposal from Catholic Health Australia (CHA) for the establishment of a Health Ombudsman to oversee access to health services.


New Dental Programs Must Go Ahead - 20 June 2008
Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association Media Release
The Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association today called on the Government to moves from the Oppositionon in the Senate to continue the previous Government's Medicare-based dental scheme.   

Nurses Key To Meeting Health Care Needs - 18 June 2008
Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association Media Release
The Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association today welcomed discussions between the nursing and medical profession and the Government on models of primary care and the role of nurses in the future of our health system.   

Primary Healthcare Strategy Welcomed - 12 June 2008
Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association Media Release
The Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association today welcomed the announcement today by Health Minister Nicola Roxon of the development of a new healthcare strategy. 

Events
Clinical Research Excellence 08
Organised by: Queensland Clinical Trials Network Inc, The University of Melbourne, Nucleus Network, Association of Clinical Research Professionals and the National Health and Medical Research Council
Starts: 7/08/2008
Ends: 9/08/2008
Held in: Brisbane

Managing The Psychologically Injured Worker - Research, Knowledge, And Practice.
Organised by: The 9th International Mental Health Conference
Starts: 14/08/2008
Ends: 16/08/2008
Held in: Gold Coast

2008 Australian Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Conference
Organised by: Taylored Images – Conference, Meetings and Events Management
Starts: 14/08/2008
Ends: 17/08/2008
Held in: Noosa

Credentialling and Health Care Seminar
Organised by: School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Monash University
Starts: 15/08/2008
Ends: 15/08/2008
Held in: Adelaide

Diabetes - a global epidemic: do we have any solutions?
Organised by: Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital
Starts: 16/08/2008
Ends: 16/08/2008
Held in: East Melbourne

2nd Australian Health Congress 2008
Organised by: Endorsed by AHHA
Starts: 20/08/2008
Ends: 21/08/2008
Held in: Sydney

Making Better Decisions –‘Mistakes, Biases, Irrational Effects And Inspired Genius!’
Organised by: Australian College Of Health Service Executives
Starts: 21/08/2008
Ends: 21/08/2008
Held in: North Ryde

8th Rural Critical Care Conference
Organised by: NSW Rural Emergency and Critical Care CNC’s
Starts: 22/08/2008
Ends: 23/08/2008
Held in: Batemans Bay

Catching the Wave - National Conference 2008
Organised by: Catholic Health Australia
Starts: 25/08/2008
Ends: 27/08/2008
Held in: Surfers Paradise

Changing Organisational Culture - Ideas, Issues & Implications
Organised by: Australian College of Health Service Executives
Starts: 27/08/2008
Ends: 27/08/2008
Held in: Sydney

Singapore Palliative Care Conference 2008
Organised by: Singapore Hospice Council
Starts: 29/08/2008
Ends: 30/08/2008
Held in: Singapore

Pharmacy Women's Congress
Organised by: The Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Starts: 29/08/2008
Ends: 31/08/2008
Held in: Melbourne

Health Informatics Conference '08: The Person In The Centre
Organised by: Health Informatics Society of Australia
Starts: 31/08/2008
Ends: 2/09/2008
Held in: Melbourne

6th Australasian Conference on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Organised by: Australasian Association for Quality in Health Care (AAQHC)
Starts: 1/09/2008
Ends: 3/09/2008
Held in: Christchurch

Insights & Solutions - The combined 2nd International Conference on
Organised by: Arbias & Brain Injury Australia
Starts: 1/09/2008
Ends: 3/09/2008
Held in: Melbourne

Hospital Avoidance: Alternatives to the Emergency Department
Organised by: Change Champions P/L and NSW Health
Starts: 2/09/2008
Ends: 3/09/2008
Held in: Sydney

The Fifth Annual PharmaMed Logistics 2008
Organised by: Australasian Freight Logistics and MHD Supply Chain Solutions
Starts: 8/09/2008
Ends: 9/09/2008
Held in: Sydney

Transition Care Forum
Organised by: The University of Sydney, Flinder's University and Queensland University
Starts: 10/09/2008
Ends: 11/09/2008
Held in: Melbourne

Second biennial Palliative Care Nurses Australia Conference: Leading and Learning
Organised by: Palliative Care Nurses Australia
Starts: 12/09/2008
Ends: 13/09/2008
Held in: Adelaide

Engaging Citizens In Australia's Future Health Policy: Building And Applying The Evidence.
Organised by: Australian Institute of Health Policy Studies (AIHPS) National Forum
Starts: 16/09/2008
Ends: 16/09/2008
Held in: Brisbane

3rd Annual Clinical Governance Conference
Organised by: IIR Conferences
Starts: 18/09/2008
Ends: 19/09/2008
Held in: Sydney

“The Definitive Practitioner’s Conference on Holistic Health”
Organised by: Australasian Integrative Medicine Association
Starts: 19/09/2008
Ends: 21/09/2008
Held in: Bondi Beach

Open Access and Research Conference 2008
Organised by:
Starts: 24/09/2008
Ends: 26/09/2008
Held in: Brisbane

AHHA 2008 CONGRESS
Organised by: Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association
Starts: 25/09/2008
Ends: 26/09/2008
Held in: Canberra

Happiness and Wellbeing at Work Conference 2008
Organised by: Workplace Research Centre (WRC) - University of Sydney
Starts: 25/09/2008
Ends: 25/09/2008
Held in: Sydney

ACSA National Conference 2008
Organised by: Aged & Community Services Australia
Starts: 28/09/2008
Ends: 1/10/2008
Held in: Adelaide

WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference 2008
Organised by: World Organization of Family Doctors
Starts: 2/10/2008
Ends: 5/10/2008
Held in: Melbourne

3rd Healthcare Without Walls – Rehabilitation
Organised by: Change Champions
Starts: 9/10/2008
Ends: 10/10/2008
Held in: Melbourne

3rd Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention (ANZFP) Conference
Organised by: Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society
Starts: 12/10/2008
Ends: 14/10/2008
Held in: Melbourne

WA Health Conferene 2008 - Our Health, Our Future
Organised by: WA Health
Starts: 15/10/2008
Ends: 17/10/2008
Held in: Perth

National Preventatitve Health Summit
Organised by: IIR Conferences - an Informa Business
Starts: 15/10/2008
Ends: 16/10/2008
Held in: Sydney

2008 ASCTS Annual Scientific Meeting
Organised by: Taylored Images – Conference, Meetings and Events Management
Starts: 15/10/2008
Ends: 19/10/2008
Held in: Noosa

17th Annual Australian Military Medicine Association Conference
Organised by: Australian Military Medicine Association
Starts: 17/10/2008
Ends: 19/10/2008
Held in: Hobart

The Medical Women’s International Association, Western Pacific Regional Congress
Organised by: Australian Federation of Medical Women
Starts: 17/10/2008
Ends: 19/10/2008
Held in: Melbourne

25th International Conference
Organised by: The International Society for Quality in Health Care
Starts: 19/10/2008
Ends: 22/10/2008
Held in: Copenhagen

ISQua 2008: Healthcare Quality and Safety – Meeting The Next Challenges
Organised by: The International Society for Quality in Health Care
Starts: 19/10/2008
Ends: 22/10/2008
Held in: Copenhagen

Australian Asthma Conference 2008
Organised by: Asthma Foundation NSW on behalf of Asthma Foundations Australia
Starts: 20/10/2008
Ends: 21/10/2008
Held in: Sydney

International Conference on Workplace Violence in the Health Sector
Organised by: Oud Consultancy
Starts: 22/10/2008
Ends: 24/10/2008
Held in: Amsterdam

Community Child Health Conference 2008
Organised by: Royal Childrens Hospital Health Service District
Starts: 23/10/2008
Ends: 24/10/2008
Held in: Herston

7th CPD: “Diabetes Asia 2008” Conference
Organised by: National Diabetes Institute
Starts: 23/10/2008
Ends: 26/10/2008
Held in: Kuala Lumpur

4th Annual Conference - Nurse Practitioners: A solution for the future
Organised by: Australian Nurse Practitioner Association
Starts: 26/10/2008
Ends: 28/10/2008
Held in: Melbourne

International Healthcare Operations Conference and Healthcare Travel Conference
Organised by: Institute for International Research
Starts: 2/11/2008
Ends: 4/11/2008
Held in: Dubai

‘Where to from Here’ Rural & Remote Mental Health Conference 2008
Organised by:
Starts: 4/11/2008
Ends: 7/11/2008
Held in: Geraldton

The 2nd Annual National Prostheses Congress
Organised by: Informa
Starts: 5/11/2008
Ends: 6/11/2008
Held in: Sydney

2008 Bi – Annual Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia Closed Meeting
Organised by: Taylored Images – Conference, Meetings and Events Management
Starts: 6/11/2008
Ends: 9/11/2008
Held in: Perth

2008 New South Wales Hand Surgery Association Annual Conference
Organised by: Taylored Images – Conference, Meetings and Events Management
Starts: 13/11/2008
Ends: 16/11/2008
Held in: Hawkesbury Valley

Improving Quality, Safety and Throughput: The Healthy Hospital
Organised by: Change Champions
Starts: 13/11/2008
Ends: 14/11/2008
Held in: Adelaide

'Health Care for Kids - The People, The Map and The Measure'
Organised by: Children's Hospitals Australasia & Wellbeing of Children in Healthcare (AWCH)
Starts: 17/11/2008
Ends: 18/11/2008
Held in: Sydney

‘Ageing Landscapes’
Organised by: Australian Association of Gerontology 41st National Conference
Starts: 18/11/2008
Ends: 21/11/2008
Held in: Fremantle

Happiness and its Causes
Organised by: Terrapinn Media
Starts: 21/11/2008
Ends: 22/11/2008
Held in:

2008 Queensland Hand Surgery Society Conference
Organised by: Taylored Images – Conference, Meetings and Events Management
Starts: 21/11/2008
Ends: 23/11/2008
Held in: Gold Coast

2nd Australasian Mental Health Outcomes Conference
Organised by: AMHOC
Starts: 24/11/2008
Ends: 26/11/2008
Held in: Melbourne

International Congress on Chronic Disease Self-management
Organised by: University of Melbourne
Starts: 26/11/2008
Ends: 28/11/2008
Held in: Melbourne

2008 Perioperative Nurses Association of Queensland Annual Conference
Organised by: Taylored Images – Conference, Meetings and Events Management
Starts: 27/11/2008
Ends: 29/11/2008
Held in: Coolum

Leadership and Practice Development in Health: Quality and Safety through Workplace Learning
Organised by:
Starts: 27/11/2008
Ends: 28/11/2008
Held in: Hobart

Medifest 2008, 3rd International Medical & Healthcare Trade Exhibition
Organised by: Vantage Trade Fairs (P) Limited
Starts: 5/12/2008
Ends: 7/12/2008
Held in: New Delhi

Improving the Delivery of Maternity Care
Organised by: Change Champions
Starts: 26/02/2009
Ends: 27/02/2009
Held in: Perth

Transitional Care for Older People: sharing the lessons learn
Organised by: Change Champions
Starts: 26/03/2009
Ends: 27/03/2009
Held in: Sydney

Melbourne CAREX 2009
Organised by: Total Aged Services
Starts: 29/04/2009
Ends: 30/04/2009
Held in: Melbourne

Oils And Fats Essential For Life - CALL FOR PAPERS NOW OPEN!
Organised by: World Congress on Oils and Fats & 28th ISF Congress
Starts: 29/04/2009
Ends: 29/04/2009
Held in:

10th National Rural Health Conference
Organised by: National Rural Health Alliance
Starts: 17/05/2009
Ends: 20/05/2009
Held in: CAIRNS

Sydney CAREX 2009
Organised by: Total Aged Services
Starts: 15/07/2009
Ends: 16/07/2009
Held in: Sydney

Health In Transition - Researching For The Future International Conference
Organised by: Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) of South Australia, in collaboration with the International Conferences on Community Health Nursing Research (ICCHNR UK)
Starts: 16/08/2009
Ends: 20/08/2009
Held in: Adelaide

36th International Hospital Federation (IHF) World Hospital Congress
Organised by: International Hospital Federation
Starts: 10/11/2009
Ends: 12/11/2009
Held in: Rio de Janeiro

Second International Health and Social Care Modelling Conference
Organised by: University of Ulster
Starts: 3/08/2018
Ends: 3/08/2020
Held in: Portrush

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