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AHHA 2009 Congress

Shaping up in health: How does Australia become the world's best?
In conjunction with the Australian Institute of Health Policy Studies
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart | 7-8-9 October 2009
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Latest AHHA News
AHHA/ACHSE Queensland Branch Seminar
Friday 17 July 2009, 12-2pm, RBWH Brisbane
The Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association (AHHA), in conjunction with the Australian College of Health Service Executives (ACHSE) are pleased to announce that the Hon Paul Lucas MP, Queensland Deputy Premier and Minister for Health, will address our joint Queensland branch seminar. Read more or register here.

Major health system reform needed
AHHA Media Release - 30June 2009
The Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association (AHHA) argues that significant additional funding and serious structural reform are needed to ensure Australia's public hospital system remains sustainable.

e-Healthcare Brief - 30 June 2009
e-healthcare brief is the weekly electronic newsletter of the Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association in which we aim to give you an overview of current issues, news, research and AHHA activities.  For other recent issues click here. To subscribe click here.

Emergency care crisis needs national approach
AHHA Media Release - 11June 2009
The Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association (AHHA) called for a national approach to addressing the current crisis situation within public hospital emergency departments.

Medicare can be maintained and strengthened
AHHA Media Release - 4 June 2009
The Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association (AHHA) rejected claims that Australia is heading towards a US-style health system but supported calls for Federal and State/Territory governments to work together to address cost-shifting, duplication and other inefficiencies within the current health funding system.

Swine flu needs national approach
AHHA Media Release - 3 June 2009
The Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association (AHHA) supported the Government's approach to swine flu but argued that the threat of an epidemic highlights the need to fast-track e-health systems to protect Australians from similar health risks in the future.

Mixed fortunes for hospitals in the 2009-10 Budget
AHHA Media Release - 13 May 2009
The Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association (AHHA) has welcomed the Federal Government's announcement of much-needed health infrastructure projects. However the Association's members are disappointed that the funding for hospitals and health service facilities appears to fall short of the promised $5 billion from the 2008-09 Budget.

Government must clarify health fund commitment
AHHA Media Release - 24 April 2009
The Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association (AHHA) today expressed concern about reports that the Federal Government may walk away from its $10 billion commitemnt to the Health Infrastructure Fund, announced in last year's Budget.

Medicare data can help deliver better health outcomes
AHHA Media Release - 20 April 2009
The community will benefit from allowing Medicare officials to acces health service data, as long as privacy concerns are addressed, according to the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA).

NSW hospital funding welcomed
AHHA Media Release - 3 April 2009
The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) today welcomed the NSW Government's announcement of an additional $485 million over the next four years for public hospitals, as part of its response to the "Garling" Inquiry.

Better data the key to hospital performance
AHHA Media Release - 2 April 2009

The recent controversy over reporting by some Victorian hospitals of waiting list data highlights the need for improved data collection and the development of appropriate performance indicators for hospitals, according to the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA).

Private health insurance rebate needs scrutiny
AHHA Media Release - 24 February 2009
The $3.5 billion private health insurance (PHI) rebate needs further scrutiny in the light of advice from the Federal Treasury that it does not deliver value for money, according to the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA).

'Denticare' must not delay election promises
AHHA Media Release - 19 February 2009
The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) today urged the Federal Government not to delay implementation of the Commonwealth Dental Health Program in the light of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission's proposal to include dental services in a Medicare-type scheme.

Health Commission report hits target
AHHA Media Release - 16 February 2009
The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) today welcomed the release of the interim report from the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission "A Healthier Future for All Australians".

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.

Events
8th International Congress on Ambulatory Surgery - 'The Destiny of Day Surgery'
Organised by: International Association for Ambulatory Surgery
Starts: 3/07/2009
Ends: 6/07/2009
Held in: Brisbane

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

AHHA/ACHSE Queensland Branch Seminar
Organised by: Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association
Starts: 17/07/2009
Ends: 17/07/2009
Held in: Brisbane

UWS 2009 Dementia Conference and Workshop
Organised by: University of Western Sydney
Starts: 20/07/2009
Ends: 21/07/2009
Held in: Sydney

Applying Best Practices in Healthcare Delivery
Organised by: APHM/ASQua/ISQua
Starts: 21/07/2009
Ends: 23/07/2009
Held in: Kuala Lumpur

Bridging the Gap
Organised by:
Starts: 21/07/2009
Ends: 22/07/2009
Held in: Melbourne

Bridging the Gap
Organised by:
Starts: 23/07/2009
Ends: 24/07/2009
Held in: Canberra

11th National Rural Health Student's Network Conference: 'Rural Health: Diverse Landscapes, Endless Opportunities'
Organised by: NRHSN
Starts: 23/07/2009
Ends: 25/07/2009
Held in: Cairns

Activity Based Funding Summit 2009
Organised by:
Starts: 27/07/2009
Ends: 28/07/2009
Held in: Brisbane

Bridging the Gap Seminar
Organised by:
Starts: 27/07/2009
Ends: 28/07/2009
Held in: Sydney

The 8th Annual Health Insurance Summit
Organised by:
Starts: 28/07/2009
Ends: 29/07/2009
Held in: Sydney

Call For Papers - 2nd Passionate about Practice Conference 2009 - Celebrating Diversity & Partnerships through Nursing & Midwifery
Organised by: QLD Health
Starts: 29/07/2009
Ends: 30/07/2009
Held in: Brisbane

Associations Forum National Conference 09
Organised by: The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Starts: 29/07/2009
Ends: 30/07/2009
Held in: Melbourne

ATRAA 2009 National Convention Centre Canberra
Organised by: ATRAA
Starts: 30/07/2009
Ends: 1/08/2009
Held in: Canberra

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

The kindest cut of all: did we get it wrong on circumcision?
Organised by: School of Public Health at the University of Sydney
Starts: 5/08/2009
Ends: 5/08/2009
Held in: Camperdown

10th International Mental Health Conference
Organised by:
Starts: 12/08/2009
Ends: 14/08/2009
Held in: Surfers Paradise

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

HIC 2009
Organised by: Health Informatics Society of Australia
Starts: 19/08/2009
Ends: 21/08/2009
Held in: Canberra

International Swine Flu Conference
Organised by:
Starts: 19/08/2009
Ends: 20/08/2009
Held in: Washington DC

Emerging Health Policy Research Conference
Organised by:
Starts: 19/08/2009
Ends: 19/08/2009
Held in: Sydney

2nd Annual Pharmaceutical Law Conference
Organised by: IIR
Starts: 20/08/2009
Ends: 21/08/2009
Held in: Sydney

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

9th Rural Critical Care Conference ‘Teamwork Strengthens Rural Critical Care’
Organised by: NSW Rural Critical Care Clinical Nurse Consultant Planning Group
Starts: 21/08/2009
Ends: 22/08/2009
Held in: Wagga Wagga

GP Super Clinics Conference - AHHA Endorsed Event
Organised by: Informa
Starts: 26/08/2009
Ends: 27/08/2009
Held in: Sydney

Financial Review Health Conference 2009
Organised by:
Starts: 26/08/2009
Ends: 26/08/2009
Held in: Sydney, Wentworth

Singapore Podiatry Symposium 2009
Organised by: National Healthcare Group
Starts: 28/08/2009
Ends: 30/08/2009
Held in:

3rd Medical Indemnity Issues for 2009
Organised by: MIIAA
Starts: 28/08/2009
Ends: 28/08/2009
Held in: Sydney

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

Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth Conference 2009
Organised by: ARACY
Starts: 2/09/2009
Ends: 4/09/2009
Held in: Melbourne

National Doctors Health Conference: Healthy Doctors Better Medicine
Organised by:
Starts: 3/09/2009
Ends: 5/09/2009
Held in: Adelaide

The National Homelessness Summit
Organised by: IIR
Starts: 3/09/2009
Ends: 4/09/2009
Held in: Sydney

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

Is the genetic revolution overhyped?
Organised by: School of Public Health at the University of Sydney
Starts: 9/09/2009
Ends: 9/09/2009
Held in: Camperdown

Operating Theatre Management Conference 2009
Organised by:
Starts: 10/09/2009
Ends: 11/09/2009
Held in: Sydney

Australian Quarantine & Biosecurity Summit
Organised by: IIR Conferences
Starts: 17/09/2009
Ends: 18/09/2009
Held in: Canberra

13th Australasian Menopause Society Congress
Organised by: AMS
Starts: 18/09/2009
Ends: 20/09/2009
Held in: Canberra

12th Annual Health Facilities Planning & Design
Organised by: informa
Starts: 22/09/2009
Ends: 23/09/2009
Held in: Wentworth Sydney

Palliative Care 2009 'Cultural connections for quality care at the end of life'
Organised by:
Starts: 24/09/2009
Ends: 27/09/2009
Held in: Perth

Translating Research into Practice - National Dementia Research Forum 2009
Organised by: Dementia Collaborative Research Centres (DCRCs)
Starts: 24/09/2009
Ends: 25/09/2009
Held in: Sydney

The Fourth Scientific Meeting of the Asia Pacific Menopause Federation
Organised by: APMF & AMS
Starts: 26/09/2009
Ends: 29/09/2009
Held in: Sydney

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

AHHA Endorsed Event - 3rd Annual Australian Health Congress 2009
Organised by:
Starts: 29/09/2009
Ends: 1/10/2009
Held in: Sydney

44th APS Annual Conference
Organised by:
Starts: 30/09/2009
Ends: 4/10/2009
Held in:

Australian Drugs Conference – Drugs in Hard Times
Organised by: Anex
Starts: 1/10/2009
Ends: 2/10/2009
Held in: Melbourne

38th World Congress on Military Medicine
Organised by:
Starts: 4/10/2009
Ends: 9/10/2009
Held in: Kuala Lumpur

Biotechnica 2009
Organised by:
Starts: 6/10/2009
Ends: 8/10/2009
Held in: Hannover

8th Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Symposium
Organised by: National Diabetes Institute (NADI)
Starts: 7/10/2009
Ends: 11/10/2009
Held in: Kuala Lumpur

'Diabetes Asia 2009' Workshop
Organised by:
Starts: 7/10/2009
Ends: 7/10/2009
Held in: Kuala Lumpur

Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association & Australian Institute of Health Policy Studies 2009 Congress
Organised by: AHHA
Starts: 7/10/2009
Ends: 9/10/2009
Held in: Hobart

15th International Holistic Health Conference - 'The definitive evidence-based integrative medicine conference'
Organised by: The Australasian Integrative Medicine Association
Starts: 9/10/2009
Ends: 11/10/2009
Held in: St Kilda

Conducting Clinical Trials in Europe
Organised by:
Starts: 12/10/2009
Ends: 13/10/2009
Held in: St James

Obesity: is the food industry more part of the problem than part of the solution?
Organised by: School of Public Health at the University of Sydney
Starts: 12/10/2009
Ends: 12/10/2009
Held in: Camperdown

5th ECHO Singapore 2009 Conference
Organised by: The National University Heart Centre
Starts: 14/10/2009
Ends: 16/10/2009
Held in:

HIMAA National Conference 2009 - Call For Abstracts
Organised by:
Starts: 14/10/2009
Ends: 16/10/2009
Held in: Perth

5th Annual CS&H Industry Skills Council Making a difference
Organised by: Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council
Starts: 21/10/2009
Ends: 22/10/2009
Held in: Melbourne

National Accolades for Excellence Gala Presentation Dinner
Organised by: Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council
Starts: 21/10/2009
Ends: 21/10/2009
Held in: Melbourne

The VHA Annual Conference 'People Centred Healthcare Systems'
Organised by: Victorian Healthcare Association
Starts: 22/10/2009
Ends: 23/10/2009
Held in: Melbourne

6th European Congress on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry
Organised by: Oud Consultancy & Conference Management
Starts: 22/10/2009
Ends: 24/10/2009
Held in:

Inaugural World Children of Parents with a Mental Illness & The 6th National Child & Adolescent Mental Health Conference (CAMH)
Organised by: Australian Infant Child Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association (AICAFMHA)
Starts: 26/10/2009
Ends: 28/10/2009
Held in:

4th World Congress on Mental Health and Deafness
Organised by:
Starts: 27/10/2009
Ends: 30/10/2009
Held in: Brisbane

Nurse Practitioners: Bridging the gaps in healthcare
Organised by: ACNP
Starts: 28/10/2009
Ends: 30/10/2009
Held in: Sydney

Mental Health and Deafness 2009
Organised by:
Starts: 28/10/2009
Ends: 30/10/2009
Held in: Brisbane

1st Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium 2009
Organised by:
Starts: 2/11/2009
Ends: 3/11/2009
Held in: Canberra

11th AGPN Forum
Organised by: AGPN
Starts: 4/11/2009
Ends: 7/11/2009
Held in: Sydney

2009 Australasian Society of Cardiac Thoracic Surgery
Organised by: Taylored Images – Conference, Meetings and Events Management
Starts: 4/11/2009
Ends: 8/11/2009
Held in: Sunshine Coast

XVII World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics
Organised by:
Starts: 4/11/2009
Ends: 9/11/2009
Held in: 1 Market Place

2ND Annual Hospital in the Home Society Australiasia Conference
Organised by: HITH Society (Australasia)
Starts: 5/11/2009
Ends: 6/11/2009
Held in: Sydney

Trends in over 50s housing
Organised by:
Starts: 6/11/2009
Ends: 6/11/2009
Held in: Melbourne

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

NSW Rural Allied Health Conference
Organised by:
Starts: 12/11/2009
Ends: 13/11/2009
Held in: Tamworth

ASMI 2009 Conference & AGM - 'Self Care: How Much Is Your Responsibility?'
Organised by: ASMI
Starts: 12/11/2009
Ends: 12/11/2009
Held in: Redfern, Sydney

2009 JBI International Convention- ‘Ripples to Revolution: from bench to bedside'
Organised by: Joanna Briggs Institute
Starts: 18/11/2009
Ends: 20/11/2009
Held in: Adelaide

2009 QLD Hand Surgery Society Conference
Organised by: Taylored Images – Conference, Meetings and Events Management
Starts: 20/11/2009
Ends: 22/11/2009
Held in: Sunshine Coast

Australian Association of Gerontology 42nd National Conference 'Translation & Transformation’
Organised by: Australian Association of Gerontology
Starts: 25/11/2009
Ends: 27/11/2009
Held in: CANBERRA

4th Annual Mind & Its Potential Conference
Organised by: Vajrayana Institute and the World Happiness Forum
Starts: 2/12/2009
Ends: 3/12/2009
Held in: Sydney

Medifest ‘09
Organised by: Vantage Trade Fairs (P) Limited
Starts: 11/12/2009
Ends: 13/12/2009
Held in: New Delhi

Attachment and the Role of Emotion in Effective Services
Organised by: Berry Street
Starts: 30/01/2010
Ends: 30/01/2010
Held in:

Call for Abstracts - New Directions in American Health Care: Innovations from Home and Abroad
Organised by: Hofstra University
Starts: 11/03/2010
Ends: 12/03/2010
Held in:

6th Australian Women's Health Conference 'The New National Agenda' - Call For Abstracts
Organised by:
Starts: 18/05/2010
Ends: 21/05/2010
Held in: Hobart

The 6th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe 2010
Organised by:
Starts: 19/05/2010
Ends: 20/05/2010
Held in: Brussels

Medinfo 2010
Organised by:
Starts: 13/09/2010
Ends: 16/09/2010
Held in:

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