Better management of chronic disease constitutes one of the greatest challenges to healthcare in Australia and other similarly developed countries.  It is also a major issue for all developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region.  Research on barrier to better integrated care for people with chronic disease has been limited, and many of Australia's attempts to date have not taken sufficient account of relevant health policy parameters.  Important research questions include:

 What are the issues that are preventing the integration of finance and services across Commonwealth/state and public/private systems?
 What system-level efforts are being made relating to prevention across the health system (including intesectoral partnerships)?
 How can the escalating costs of chronic disease be managed through policy decisions?
 What policy solutions will lead to better national management of chronic disease?
 How are national policies implemented at the local and individual level?

Related events
Roundtable held in 2005: Improving chronic disease management and prevention in Australia (September 2005, Sydney)
Roundtable held in 2005: Putting evidence into action for healthcare reform (May 2005, Sydney)