HWA’s Caring for Older People Program national event is being held as a wrap up event to disseminate and discuss the findings of the Caring for Older People Program.
The COSA Annual Scientific Meeting is the premier gathering of cancer health professionals in our region. Being the peak multidisciplinary cancer conference in Australia, COSA welcomes clinicians and researchers working in cancer from medical and radiation oncology, surgery, nursing, pharmacy, and allied health.
The Health Workforce Australia Board Chairman, the Hon James McGinty, is to speak at "Bridging the Gap", the 16th Prevocational Medical Education Forum.
Bridging the Gap is scheduled to take place between November 6th and 9th at SkyCity Auckland Convention Centre, New Zealand.
An introduction to the Health Workforce Australia Board is provided on the HWA Board pages.
Mr Pat Maher, Program Manager with the HWA Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Project will participate in a plenary panel at LIME Connection IV, discussing the topic "Indigenous Medical Education: Responsibility, Reform and Strategies for Success".
Wrest Point Conference Centre, Hobart, Tasmania 19-21 October
HWA is proud to be sponsoring the Community and Primary Health Care Nursing Conference (CPHCNC) in Hobart on 19-21 October.
This conference aims to profile nurses and midwives working at the forefront of community and primary health care and across all primary health care settings.
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 19-20 October
HWA is proud to be sponsoring the Making a Difference…2011 conference to be held in Brisbane on 20-21 October by the Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council.
Over the two-day conference more than 40 speakers will be providing insight and inspiration to help you break through the barriers in your own work environment.
Topic: Building a viable Australian Health Workforce for our future
The Healthy Australia Forum series is jointly presented in South Australia by Health Workforce Australia and The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre at UniSA.
Refreshments available from 5.30pm. Event starts at 6 pm and finishes at 7.30 pm.
Speakers:
Dr Helen Bevan OBE Chief of Service Transformation, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, UK
The development of Health Workforce Australia’s Rural and Remote Health Workforce Innovation and Reform (RRHWIR) Strategy will provide national guidance on future needs, reforms and initiatives to improve the health care services of those in rural and remote communities.
The RRHWIR Strategy will be informed by an extensive consultation process with stakeholders from the health and education sectors.
The consultation phase will be conducted throughout September and October 2011 in the 19 metropolitan, regional, rural and remote locations listed below:
Health Workforce Australia is proud to be providing sponsorship support of the Garma Festival, which takes place between August 5th and 8th in Arnhem Land.
The Garma Festival is a nationally significant, intimate, spectacular celebration of cultural traditions and practices:
dance;
song;
music;
art (including presentations, collaborations, sales); and
the annual venue for a major Key Forum on Indigenous issues.
The 2011 Garma Festival Key Theme is Academic Excellence & Cultural Integrity.
A podcast of the Healthy Australia Forum entitled "An 'Ethical' Approach to Health Workforce Sustainability: Desirable? Achievable?" is now available to download as an mp3. A pdf transcript of the discussion is also available below:
