Perspectives on population health conference

Sep 13, 2004

The University of Wollongong's Centre for Health Service Development (CHSD) is one of the key conveners of a national conference focusing on perspectives on population health to be held in Canberra on September 15 and 16.

Professor Kathy Eagar from the University of Wollongong's CHSD will be among the presenters and facilitators at the conference. The focus of her talk will be on challenges in measuring palliative care outcome. She will also join others from her centre presenting the latest research on measurement suites for screening, assessment and outcomes evaluation for a range of government programs including functional screening and initial needs identification for primary and community care.

Health areas to be covered at the conference will include:

* Measuring outcomes in palliative care

* Hospital quality and safety

* Issues for chronic disease management

* Mental health

* Indigenous health outcomes

* Chronic disease management

* Cancer, asthma and depression

Conference title: Health Outcomes 2004: Perspectives on Population Health

Conference date and venue: 15-16 September 2004, Rydges Lakeside, Canberra

Note: Conference Program and pre-conference workshop details available at: Health Outcomes 2004

Further information: Contact Lorna Tilley at Australian Health Outcomes Collaboration on 0416 112362.

For more information, contact:

media@uow.edu.au
University of Wollongong
Ph: (02) 4221 5942; fax (02) 4221 3128