News & Events
2nd Annual Clinical Training & Workforce Planning Summit
March 18, 2011 at 1:43 pm
28-29 August 2011, Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne
IIR Conferences 2nd Annual Clinical Training & Workforce Planning Summit will bring together the key stakeholders and senior decision makers from your sector to discuss how to ensure Australia’s future nursing workforce can meet the increasing demand.
View full details at: www.iir.com.au/clinicaltraining
Managing Patient Confidentiality & Information Governance
March 18, 2011 at 1:37 pm
23-34 June 2011, Novotel Melbourne on Collins
Patient information is increasingly being accessed for multiple purposes and by multiple users. With increased accessibility comes increased potential for breaches of privacy. This conference will address the key issues for managing patient confidentiality and information governance in the contemporary healthcare context with the benefit of national, state and area health perspectives, as well as allied health and community health providers.
View full details at: www.iir.com.au/patientinfo
4th Annual Preventive Health Summit
February 15, 2011 at 11:22 am
26 - 27 May 2011 | Sydney Harbour Marriott at Circular Quay
Now in its fourth year, Australia’s annual Preventive Health Summit will once again offer the most up-to-date information & approaches to prevention by examining chronic disease prevention and strategies to improve population health.
The prevention of chronic disease in Australia requires collaborative interventions by multiple agencies and sectors. The Summit will examine the challenges and opportunities to reorient the health system toward prevention.
Each year the summit is committed to bringing you the latest in population education and intervention strategies. Hear the latest policy decisions directly from government decision makers, as well as crucial strategies aimed at improving the health of the nation from an outstanding Speaker line-up.
View full details at: www.iir.com.au/preventhealth
2nd Annual Managing Ward Finances & Budgets Conference
February 15, 2011 at 11:19 am
23 - 24 May 2011 | Brisbane Marriott Hotel
At the ward level, over-worked Nurse Unit Managers struggle to balance patient care and ward finances. The current Health Reform Agenda promises to increase this pressure by focusing attention on the per episode costs of healthcare delivery.
By attending IIR’s 2nd Annual Managing Ward Finances & Budgets Conference you’ll have the opportunity to gain practical advice for driving operational effectiveness so your ward will deliver high-quality health care and perform more cost efficiently.
Full program details available at: www.iir.com.au/wardfinances
20th Anniversary Medico Legal Congress
February 15, 2011 at 11:17 am
28 - 29 March 2011 | Parkroyal Darling Harbour, Sydney
IIR’s 20th Anniversary Medico Legal Congress 2011 will look at the current issues and major changes impacting public health today. Benefit from key case studies and presentations delivered by professionals at the forefront of both the medical and legal industries.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to network and discuss practical strategies and solutions with Australia’s leading Medico Legal professionals.
For more information visit: www.medicolegalcongress.com.au
Hospital Patient Costing Conference
February 15, 2011 at 11:12 am
24 - 25 March 2011 | Brisbane Marriott Hotel
Activity Based Funding and the National Health Reform agenda are bringing the cost of service delivery in Australian hospitals to the forefront, integrating the cost and quality of service delivery.
Focusing on the development and implementation of patient costing methodologies to reflect Activity Based Funding allocations, the Hospital Patient Costing Conference will bring together key representatives from all levels of the health system.
View full programme details at: www.iir.com.au/patientcosting
3rd Annual National Telemedicine Summit
February 15, 2011 at 11:11 am
21 - 22 March 2011 | Sydney Harbour Marriott at Circular Quay
Telemedicine is increasingly being recognised as a feasible and necessary alternative to traditional face-to-face healthcare practice as a way enhancing the capacity of Australia’s stretched healthcare system. IIR’s 3rd Annual National Telemedicine Summit offers a unique opportunity to gain practical advice for how to plan, implement and manage telemedicine programs from key case studies across the country.
View full details at: www.iir.com.au/telemedicine
Prof Pat McGorry Discusses Youth Mental Health in Primary Care
April 1, 2010 at 10:44 am
2010 Australian of the Year, Professor Pat McGorry discusses youth mental health in primary care with Broadcast GP medical editor, Dr Michael Johnston.
Click on the link below to hear full audio of the interview.
Prof Ian Hickie joins the Broadcast Health team as editor of Broadcast Psychiatry
February 24, 2010 at 11:17 am
Broadcast Psychiatry is a specialist communication program designed to engage Australian psychiatrists in a nationwide conversation to discuss the latest in research and clinical best practice.In October 2006, the Australian Financial Review included Professor Hickie in its list of the top 10 cultural influences.
In 2007, he was appointed to the Prime Minister’s Australian National Council on Drugs and has led the BMRI as a founding member of the new National Youth Mental Health Foundation. From 2008-13, Professor Hickie is one of the first round of new NHMRC 2008 Australian Fellows; recognising excellence in Australian Medical Research. In July 2008 he was appointed to the Federal Health Minister’s new National Advisory Council on Mental Health.
To view Prof Hickie’s recent interview with Prof Pat McGorry on the SBS "Insight’ program click on the link below.
Professor Pat McGorry discusses Mental Health and Primary Care in April Broadcast GP
February 24, 2010 at 10:00 am
Make sure to listen to the April edition of Broadcast GP where Australian of the Year and Youth Mental Health advocate Prof Pat McGorry discusses the changing role of GPs in the primary care of mental illness.
To view Prof McGorry’s recent interview on the SBS "Insight’ program click on the link below.
http://news.sbs.com.au/insight/episode/index/id/166#watchonline
