What's on @ AHWI?
Workshop:
Who? National and international experts on health workforce (co-hosted with UNSW, School of Population Health)
Topic? Expert Consultative Meeting on Human Resources for Health
Where? University House, The Australian National University, Canberra
When?: Thursday, 18 Feb & 19 Feb, 2010
Sustainable Health Workforce Australia
Workshop 2:
Who?: Health Experts from around Australia - academics, government policymakers, and industry (by invitation)
Topic?: 'Building a Sustainable Health Workforce in Australia'
Where?: St. Lucia, Brisbane
When? Friday 27 November 2009
Who?: By Invitation Only
Free Public Lecture:
Who?: Professor James Buchan, Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK
Topic?: "Health Workforce Self-Sufficiency in a Time of Global Financial Crisis: Desirable? Achievable?"
Where?
Sunderland Lecturer Theatre, Ground Floor,
Medical Building (Corner of Grattan Street and Royal Parade)
The University of Melbourne, Parkville (Melways, 2B, C8)
When?
Thursday 12 November 2009, 5:30-6:30pm
Handouts: Click here for a copy of the powerpoint presentation.
Free Public Lecture:
Who? Prof. Debra Humphris (University of Southampton) recently visited the Australia as part of an APHCRI Visiting Fellowship awarded to the AHWI.
Where? Prof. Humphris visit included public lectures and seminars at the University of Queensland, Australian National University, and the University of Melbourne. She also visited various state health departments including the Department of Human Services in Victoria.
What? Prof. Humphris emphasized the importance of Inter-Professional Learning to the training of future health workers and the significance benefits that effective team work has in health settings. A further issue raised concerned the role that universities have in accrediting health workers.
Selections from Prof. Humphris' visit:
- Presentation (Audio): Embedding Inter-Professional Learning in Primary Health Education
- Presentation (PDF): Embedding Inter-Professional Learning in Primary Health Education
- Documents: Team Work, Good Team-Work