The Future of Medicare Conference is a timely event as the Abbott government debates a full over haul of the Australian healthcare system. As Medicare turned 30 at the start of 2014, it was becoming increasingly obvious that cracks in the system could no longer be ignored. The May 13th Budget, as expected, outlined many changes that the government would like to introduce. Some of these measures have been met with hostility and have sparked muc...

The 4th Annual Hospital Procurement Conference will take place on 24th-25th July at the Menzies, Sydney. Being the only event to bring together the full Australian Hospital Procurement ecosystem of procurement managers, clinical staff, hospital management and suppliers, in addition to state and federal government departments, lawyers and academics, learn how to streamline and automate your procurement activities, whilst optimising the use of p...

With significant spending cuts and an emphasis toward the Commonwealth government living within its means, 2014 will be an economically challenging year in a climate of deepening deficit and declining growth, as the mining boom subsides. The impact this will have on the direction of future healthcare reform and its influence on the healthcare system raises several questions.Amongst this economic backdrop, 2014 presents itself as critical year...

What is behind the Emergency Department (ED) bottle neck? This conference will examine innovative models for improving waiting times, and access block with an emphasis on safe, quality of care. Between 2009 and 2010, Australian public hospitals provided almost 7.4 million accident and emergency services, with an annual growth rate of 4.3 per cent per year over the past five years. Coupled with the rising demand for emergency services, there ha...