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With the recent announcement of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission at the end of February, we are starting to see how the health reform process might take shape over the coming months.
 
The AIHPS Board and all of its academic partners held a 2-day planning meeting in Sydney in early February.  It is more than 3 years since AIHPS was first formally established, so it was timely to review progress and to forge a future work program that builds on our achievements to date and the new environment that is currently evolving in Australia.

The current AIHPS Board members 

The current AIHPS academic institutional partners

We are planning more AIHPS Roundtables, workshops and other events over the next year, so we shall keep you up to date with these.

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Strategic Directions

Here is a summary update of AIHPS work and research program.

Roundtables

In 2008, we will be holding a number of Roundtables and Forums to discuss key issues that arise from the Health Reform process and the AIHPS research streams.  The first of these - the National Prevention Summit - will be taking place on April 8 and 9 (see more information below).  Details of other events will be advertised to all subscribers as information becomes available.

These will be advertised to all subscribers as information becomes available.

Seminars

Two seminars have already been held and we are now making each of these talks available after the event as a podcast along with a copy of the presented slides.

Professor Richard Southby
Health Care Reform: Looking back to go forward - 26th February, Melbourne
Professor Richard Southby is the Executive Emeritus Dean and Distinguished Professor of Global Health at the George Washington University Medical Center.  In 1975, he was a Commissioner on the Australian Hospitals and Health Services Commission and was Director of Health Services Research and Teaching at the University of Sydney.
His seminar presentation gave a wonderful analysis of how the SAX Commission developed and implemented its work program more than 30 years ago and he reflected on similarities and differences to the current environment.

Click here for more information, including seminar flyer, presentation and podcast

Professor Allan Best
Systems Thinking for Improving Health: Understanding both Process and Outcome - 31st March, Melbourne
Allan Best is Senior Scientist in the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, and Director of the Community Partnerships for Health Research program in the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute in Vancouver, Bristish Columbia, Canada.  His research focuses on systems thinking and organizational change - creating the teams, models, structures and tools that foster effective knowledge to action for health policy and programs that improve the health of the population

Click here for more information, including seminar flyer and the presentation. The podcast will be available a few weeks after the event.

National Prevention Summit

AIHPS in conjunction with VicHealth is convening a National Prevention Summit of health community and other leaders during the second week of April.  The National Prevention Summit is an invitation only event that will be launched with a cocktail function on the evening of the 8th April, followed by a full day program on the 9th April 2008. 

The opening cocktail function is being hosted by The Hon. Daniel Andrews MP, Minister for Health (Victoria). The Federal Health Minister, The Hon. Nicola Roxon MP, will open the 9th April Summit event with as a keynote speaker.

Further information in relation to the event, including the discussion paper, program and those attending the event will be posted on the AIHPS website as they become available.

Consumer Engagement Project

The Consumer Engagement Project continues to make excellent progress and the case studies have almost been finalised and made available more publicly.  These case studies will be posted on the AIHPS website by the end of April.

In August/September a National event will be held to look at the outcomes of the ongoing research project and then to hold a deliberative forum workshop session to analyse and discuss ways forward in different thematic areas.  This event will be a novel and innovative approach to engage participants in a technique that has been successfully by the Department of Planning and Infrastructure (DPI) in Western Australia.

Further information about this project, case studies reports and event information will be posted on the AIHPS website in due course.

ANZHP

The Australian New Zealand Health Policy (ANZHP) open-access journal is ready to receive manuscripts that promote debate and understanding about health policy developments and practice in the regions.

We are currently have a special call for submissions around workforce and public health.  Full manuscript or commentary pieces are due by the 1st May 2008.  Please contact the ANZHP Managing Editor for more information via the ANZHP website or Contact Us

For article submissions and for further information visit the ANZHP (BioMed Central) website

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 Latest News


State News
     
January

Sixty percent obese in far-west NSW
More for hospitals in GST deal
Verdict grim in hospital report

February

Tensions rise over hospital 'tables'
States in revolt on health funding


National News
     
January

Call to add healthcare to apology
Climate threat to human health
Rein puts premium on healthcare
Obesity link found in reduced productivity in the workplace
Roxon's new chief

February

Wider Medicare a reform call
Roxon agrees to publish health data
Aboriginies big users of public health
Roxon to keep states honest on healthcare
Regulation not always in public's interest
Roxon to correct health underfunding
$10m boost to indigenous care


International News 

January

Medicare coverage decisions often based on trial in irrelevant populations
EU Health Chief uses food labels to fight obesity
Health insurance optinos that squeeze individuals
Obesity now a 'lifestyle choice' for Americans, expert says
Among rich nations, U.S has highest number of preventable deaths

February

On health care, affordability and comprehensiveness
Tobacco 'could kill a billion' by 2100

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Latest Events


2008

July:    Population Health Congress (Brisbane, Australia)
September: AHHA 2008 Congress  (Canberra, Australia)

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