Upcoming Events:
- Emerging Health Policy Research Conference- 9 October
- Set Adrift in a Boat Without Oars: Carer Navigation of the Health System
Date: 9 October
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: The Darlington Centre, University of Sydney
Map: http://www.facilities.usyd.edu.au/services/univenue/darl.shtml#loc
The Menzies Centre for Health Policy will hold its annual Emerging Health Policy Research Conference on 9 October 2008. The conference will showcase the work in progress of current doctoral and post-doctoral researchers working in all areas of health policy – including chronic disease policy, health services policy, emerging policy issues, evaluation processes in policy making, participatory policy development and evaluation of policy outcomes.
Registration prices are as follows:
Students Early Bird $80
Students Full $100
Non-students Early Bird $100
Non-students Full $120
Please note that the Early Bird deadline is 12 September 2008.
To access a draft program, please click here.
To access a registration package, please click here.
For any enquiries, please email:
Date: 23 October
Time: 5:00 pm for 5:30pm
Venue: Bosch Lecture Theatre 1, University of Sydney
Map: http://db.auth.usyd.edu.au/directories/map/building.stm?location=08L#loc
The House of Representatives Family and Community Committee has received an overwhelming response to its inquiry into better support for carers. What are the key policy gaps and dilemmas of care? What are the problems encountered by the 2.6 million carers in Australia as they navigate their way through the health system? Join us for an evening of debate and discussion as we hear from researchers and experts in the field:
Ms Beverley Essue, SCIPPS Project,
The University of Sydney
“Carers and Chronic Illness: A Policy Vacuum”
Professor Bettina Cass, Social Policy Research Centre,
The University of New South Wales
“Carers of people with disability and chronic illness:
The costs and benefits of care and policies for carers”
To access a PDF flyer please click here.
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