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Latest AHHA News
Take part in our 2008 survey to win a bottle of Penfolds Grange! 
The AHHA is keen to know what you have thought of our services and activities during 2008.  Have your say to help the AHHA improve its business - two bottles of Penfolds Grange are up for grabs!  To take the survey click here.

Northern Territory AHHA Branch Meeting
The AHHA is  holiding its NT Branch Meeting on the afternoon of Wednesday 3 December at the Royal Darwin Hospital. Our special guest presenter is Minister for Health, Dr Chris Burns MLA. View details or register online now.

e-healthcare brief - 4 November 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.

Pensioners' long-term oral health in jeopardy
AHHA Media Release 3 November 2008
New research from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) highlights the need for the Australian Government to work with the Senate during the next sitting period to ensure the Commonwealth Dental Health Program (CDHP) goes ahead, according to the Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association (AHHA).

Emergency department delivery for Aboriginal health
Australian Health Review Media Release 30 October 2008
A new study examining the accessibility and quality of care received in emergency departments (EDs) by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has found that they use EDs more than other Australians, and when they attend they receive timely care, although their level of satisfaction with this care received is lower compared to other Australians.

Nurse practitioner scholarships welcomed
AHHA Media Release 29 October 2008

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) today welcomed Health Minister Nicola Roxon's announcement of $2.1 million for nurse practitioner scholarships targeting rural and remote areas.

Pay for Performance – learn from past mistakes
Australian Health Review Media Release 28 October 2008

Learning from the evidence and avoiding the traps of the past are the keys to developing successful pay-for-performance programs within the health sector, according to a new article in the Australian Health Review.

Break the dental impasse
AHHA Media Release 23 October 2008
Expensive ‘high end’ treatments should be excluded from the current Medicare-based program and the saved funds put into dental services for the disadvantaged, in a proposal put forward by the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) to resolve the dental impasse in the Senate.

Sidney Sax winner 2008 Professor Bill Runciman
AHHA Media Release 26 September 2008

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) is delighted to announce that the winner of the Sidney Sax medal for 2008 is Professor William (Bill) Runciman.

AHHA Congress 2008 - Address by Hon Nicola Roxon MP, Minister for Health
The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association Congress 2008, Reform – the New Era, was a success.  Follow the link above to read Nicola Roxon's opening address at the Congress.  Other papers and presentations will be available to download very soon.

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

IMTC 2008 – 3rd Annual International Medical Travel Conference
Organised by: Avail Corporation
Starts: 19/11/2008
Ends: 21/11/2008
Held in: Seoul

Minding our P's and Q's: Partnerships and Quality in Women's Health
Organised by: Women's Hospitals Australasia (WHA)
Starts: 19/11/2008
Ends: 21/11/2008
Held in: Sydney

2nd Annual International Congress World Cancer - AHHA Endorsed Event
Organised by: IBC Conference and Events Management Services (Shanghai) Co Ltd
Starts: 20/11/2008
Ends: 22/11/2008
Held in: Beijing

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Singapore 2008
Organised by: National Heart Centre Singapore
Starts: 20/11/2008
Ends: 22/11/2008
Held in: Singapore

Happiness & Its Causes
Organised by: World Happiness Forum
Starts: 20/11/2008
Ends: 21/11/2008
Held in: Singapore

Happiness and its Causes - AHHA Endorsed Event
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

The Australasian Symposium on Neck Pain
Organised by: National Health and Medical Research Council
Starts: 23/11/2008
Ends: 23/11/2008
Held in: Adelaide

Better Choices Better Health: Improving Compensation Outcomes Conference
Organised by: All Occassions Group
Starts: 23/11/2008
Ends: 26/11/2008
Held in: Adelaide

Using Tools to Make Clinical Handover Safe: a Practical Workshop
Organised by: The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Starts: 24/11/2008
Ends: 24/11/2008
Held in: Adelaide

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

Improving Patient Flow 2008
Organised by: IQPC
Starts: 24/11/2008
Ends: 25/11/2008
Held in: Melbourne

Inaugural Hospital & Healthcare Security & Safety
Organised by: IIR
Starts: 25/11/2008
Ends: 27/11/2008
Held in: Sydney

11th Annual Health Facilities Planning & Design Summit
Organised by: informa
Starts: 25/11/2008
Ends: 26/11/2008
Held in: Sydney

Sugar in the bush: rural and remote diabetes
Organised by: Rural Health Education Foundation
Starts: 25/11/2008
Ends: 28/11/2008
Held in:

Allied Health Professions Forum: Supporting the Health Professions – The Next Wave of Workers
Organised by: Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council
Starts: 26/11/2008
Ends: 26/11/2008
Held in: Melbourne

13th NSW Rural Mental Health Conference - 'Uncorking Rural Mental Health'
Organised by:
Starts: 26/11/2008
Ends: 28/11/2008
Held in: Hunter Valley

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

National Refugee Primary Health Care Conference “Caring Nationally”
Organised by: Queensland Integrated Refugee Community Health Clinic (QIRCH)
Starts: 27/11/2008
Ends: 28/11/2008
Held in: South Brisbane

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

Improving Patient Flow 2008
Organised by:
Starts: 27/11/2008
Ends: 28/11/2008
Held in: Brisbane

6th Annual Green Buildings Conference
Organised by: IIR
Starts: 1/12/2008
Ends: 2/12/2008
Held in: Brisbane

The Chronic Disease Managament Summit - AHHA Endorsed Event
Organised by: informa
Starts: 4/12/2008
Ends: 5/12/2008
Held in: Sydney

ARCHI Innovations in Action Workshop - Improving Patient and Carer Experience
Organised by: ARCHI
Starts: 4/12/2008
Ends: 4/12/2008
Held in: Redfern

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

Asia Pacific EUS Forum and Basic Hands-on Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Course
Organised by: National Healthcare Group
Starts: 9/01/2009
Ends: 10/01/2009
Held in: Singapore

Strategic Healthcare Marketing & Management Conference
Organised by: Pacific Conferences
Starts: 12/01/2009
Ends: 14/01/2009
Held in:

Asia ARVO
Organised by: Indian Eye Research Group
Starts: 15/01/2009
Ends: 18/01/2009
Held in: Hyderabad

ARAB Health 2009 - Dubai U.A.E.
Organised by: IIR Middle East
Starts: 26/01/2009
Ends: 29/01/2009
Held in: Dubai

Delivering ICT capabilities within healthcare services - AHHA endorsed event
Organised by: Ark Group
Starts: 3/02/2009
Ends: 5/02/2009
Held in: Sydney

Connecting Healthcare
Organised by: IQPC
Starts: 11/02/2009
Ends: 12/02/2009
Held in: Sydney

Healthcare World Australia 2009 - AHHA Endorsed Event
Organised by: Terrapin
Starts: 17/02/2009
Ends: 19/02/2009
Held in: Sydney

Health Facilities Design and Development 2009 - AHHA Endorsed Event
Organised by:
Starts: 18/02/2009
Ends: 19/02/2009
Held in: Brisbane

Meditec Clinika 2009
Organised by:
Starts: 21/02/2009
Ends: 23/02/2009
Held in: Hyderabad

The 4th Annual Infectious Disease Control Conference - AHHA Endorsed Event
Organised by: IIR Conferences
Starts: 23/02/2009
Ends: 25/02/2009
Held in: Sydney

Medico Legal Congress 2009
Organised by: IIR Conference
Starts: 25/02/2009
Ends: 27/02/2009
Held in: Circular Quay

2nd Annual Hospital Bed Management Conference - AHHA Endorsed event
Organised by: IIR
Starts: 26/02/2009
Ends: 27/02/2009
Held in: Sydney

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

2009 Health Financing Course
Organised by: Institute of Actuaries (supported by the Australian College of Health Service Executives)
Starts: 1/03/2009
Ends: 4/03/2009
Held in: Canberra

Fourth Biennial National Health Reform Summit 2009
Organised by: Australian Health Care Reform Alliance
Starts: 2/03/2009
Ends: 3/03/2009
Held in: Melbourne

Human Factors in Healthcare
Organised by: Informa Australia
Starts: 3/03/2009
Ends: 4/03/2009
Held in: Darling Harbour

Pittcon Conference & Expo 2009
Organised by:
Starts: 8/03/2009
Ends: 13/03/2009
Held in: Chicago

Pathology Update 2009 - in conjunction with XXV WASPaLM
Organised by: RCPA
Starts: 13/03/2009
Ends: 15/03/2009
Held in: Sydney

BioMedical Asia 2009
Organised by: terrapin
Starts: 16/03/2009
Ends: 19/03/2009
Held in: Singapore

National Telemedicine Summit - AHHA endorsed event
Organised by: IIR Conferences
Starts: 16/03/2009
Ends: 17/03/2009
Held in: Sydney

The 11th Annual Health Congress - AHHA Endorsed Event
Organised by: informa
Starts: 23/03/2009
Ends: 25/03/2009
Held in: Sydney

The 5th Australasian Redesigning Health Care Summit
Organised by: The Australasian Lean Health Network
Starts: 25/03/2009
Ends: 27/03/2009
Held in: Southbank, Brisbane

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

Risk Management Seminar for Health and Safety 2009
Organised by: Union of Risk Management for Preventive Medicine (URMPM)
Starts: 26/03/2009
Ends: 30/03/2009
Held in: Tokyo

Hospital Build Asia Exhibition and Congress 2009
Organised by: IIR Asia Pacific
Starts: 1/04/2009
Ends: 3/04/2009
Held in: Singapore

9th Annual Adverse Events Management Conference - AHHA Endorsed Event
Organised by:
Starts: 2/04/2009
Ends: 3/04/2009
Held in: Melbourne

Chronic Disease Management Australia 2009 - AHHA Endorsed Event
Organised by:
Starts: 6/04/2009
Ends: 8/04/2009
Held in: Sydney

The 6th Annual World Health Care Congress
Organised by: World Congress
Starts: 14/04/2009
Ends: 16/04/2009
Held in: Washington, DC

Harm Reduction 2009: IHRA’s 20th International Conference
Organised by: International Harm Reduction Association
Starts: 19/04/2009
Ends: 23/04/2009
Held in: Bangkok

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:

Inaugural Australian Practice Nurses Association (APNA) National Conference 'The Right Stuff'
Organised by: APNA
Starts: 30/04/2009
Ends: 2/05/2009
Held in: Melbourne

The 5th Annual World Health Care Congress – Europe
Organised by: World Congress
Starts: 13/05/2009
Ends: 14/05/2009
Held in: Brussels

Gluten Free Food and Allergy Show
Organised by:
Starts: 16/05/2009
Ends: 17/05/2009
Held in: Brisbane

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

Critical Care Nursing Continuing Education 10th Annual Meeting ICE 2009
Organised by: Australian College of Critical Care Nurses
Starts: 29/05/2009
Ends: 30/05/2009
Held in: Hobart

2009 NHS UK Health Executive Workshops – England
Organised by: Australian College of Health Service Executives
Starts: 7/06/2009
Ends: 16/06/2009
Held in:

Medical Tourism & Health Services Conference & Fair 2009
Organised by:
Starts: 11/06/2009
Ends: 14/06/2009
Held in: Hong Kong

The 8th Industrial & Organisational Psychology Conference
Organised by:
Starts: 25/06/2009
Ends: 28/06/2009
Held in: Manly Beach, Sydney

Global Conference On Health
Organised by:
Starts: 6/07/2009
Ends: 8/07/2009
Held in: Geneva

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

2009 ACHSE National Annual Congress
Organised by: Australian College of Health Service Executives (In partnership with the Centre for Health Assets Australasia)
Starts: 4/08/2009
Ends: 7/08/2009
Held in: Gold Coast

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

Call for Papers - Asia Pacific Autism Conference 2009 (APAC 09)
Organised by: Australian Advisory Board on Autism Spectrum Disorders
Starts: 20/08/2009
Ends: 22/08/2009
Held in: Sydney

10th International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML)
Organised by: ICML
Starts: 31/08/2009
Ends: 4/09/2009
Held in: Brisbane

The 7th Australasian Conference on Safety and Quality in Health
Organised by: Australasian Association for Quality in Health Care (AAQHC)
Starts: 6/09/2009
Ends: 9/09/2009
Held in: Darling Harbour

World Congress on Oils and Fats & 28th ISF Congress
Organised by: AOF, ISF, Australian Olive Association Ltd
Starts: 27/09/2009
Ends: 30/09/2009
Held in: Sydney

Medical Tourism & Health Services Conference & Fair 2009
Organised by:
Starts: 6/11/2009
Ends: 8/11/2009
Held in: Shanghai

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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