Note: Peer reviewed papers are marked with the word Peer Review

WEDNESDAY 30 April 2008

Keynote Addresses: Facilitating Knowledge Exchange and Transfer for a Dynamic Future (Lake Superior)
Chair: Ms Jan Sansoni, Australian Health Outcomes Collaboration

11:00 - 11:30 Morning Tea

1A: Health Outcomes and Bipolar Disorder (Lake Superior)
This session is sponsored by Eli Lilly Australia.
Chair: Prof Jayashri Kulkarni, Professor of Psychiatry, The Alfred and Monash University and Director of the Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre.

1B: Health Outcomes and Issues in Palliative Care (Lake Nyanza/Geneva)
This session is sponsored by the Palliative Care Section of the Chronic Disease and Palliative Care Branch, The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
Chair: Mr Stan Piperoglou, Director of the Palliative Care Section, The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

1C: Health Outcomes, Quality and Safety (Lake Huron)
Chair: Mr Roy Harvey.

1:00 - 1:45pm Lunch

1.00 – 1.45pm Poster Presentations (Lake Hakone)

2A: Indigenous Health Outcomes and Multicultural Issues (Lake Huron)
Chair: Assoc Prof Madeleine King, Centre for Health Economic Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney.

2B: Evidence Based Practice and Health Care (Lake Superior)
This session is sponsored by The Pharmaceutical Alliance.
Chair: Mrs Wendy Curran, Project Manager, The Pharmaceutical Alliance.

2C: Health Outcomes: Analysing Chronic Disease Issues (Lake Nyanza/Geneva)
This session is sponsored by the Continence Section, Office for an Ageing Australia, The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
Chair: Ms Melinda Bromley, Assistant Secretary, Office for an Ageing Australia.

3:15 - 3:40 Afternoon Tea

3A: National Health Priorities and Health Outcomes: Dementia (Lake Superior)
This session is sponsored by the Dementia Policy and Programs Section, Office for an Ageing Australia, The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
Chair: Ms Melinda Bromley, Assistant Secretary, Office for an Ageing Australia.

3B: Health Outcomes: Primary, Community and Intersectoral Care (Lake Huron)
This session is sponsored by the Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Chair: Vicki Ludwig, Acting National Manager of Primary Care Policy, Department of Veterans Affairs.

3C: National Health Priorities and Health Outcomes: Arthritis and Musculo-skeletal Conditions (Lake Nyanza/Geneva)
This session is sponsored by the Asthma and Arthritis Branch Support section, Chronic Disease and Palliative Care Branch, The Department of Health and Ageing.
Chair: Mr Mick Hoare, Acting Assistant Secretary, Chronic Disease and Palliative Care Branch, The Department of Health and Ageing.

5.20 Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Health Assessment Methods Network

7.30 Conference Dinner

THURSDAY 1 May 2008

9.00 Keynote Addresses (Lake Superior)
Chair: Dr Bruce Shadbolt, The Canberra Hospital.

10.00 Plenary Health Outcomes: Measurement and Related Issues (Lake Superior)
Chair: Dr Bruce Shadbolt, Centre for Advances in Epidemiology and Information Technology, The Canberra Hospital.

10.50 - 11.20 Morning Tea

4A: Health Outcomes and Injury Management (Lake Superior)
This session is sponsored by The Motor Accidents Authority of NSW*.
Chair: Dr Gnani Thenabadu, Principal Policy Officer, The Motor Accident Authority of NSW.
*The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of the Authority.

4B: National Health Priorities and Health Outcomes: Cancer (Lake Nyanza/Geneva)
Chair: Dr Bruce Shadbolt, Centre for Advances in Epidemiology and Information Technology, The Canberra Hospital.

4C: Health Outcomes: Measurement Issues (Lake Huron)
Chair: Assoc Prof Richard Osborne, Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, The University of Melbourne.

12.50 - 1.30 Lunch

12.50 - 1.30 Poster Presentations (Lake Hakone)

5A: National Health Priorities: Mental Health Outcomes (Lake Superior)
This session is sponsored by the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Programs Branch, The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
Chair: Ms Suzy Shaw, Assistant Secretary, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Programs Branch.

5B: Health Outcomes: New Presenters’ Session (Lake Huron)
This session is sponsored by the Palliative Care Section of the Chronic Diseases and Palliative Care Branch, and the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Programs Branch of The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
Chair: Professor Kathy Eagar, Centre for Health Service Development, University of Wollongong.

5C: Economic, Cost and Utilisation Issues for Health Outcomes (Lake Nyanza/Geneva)
Chair: Associate Professor Graeme Hawthorne, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne.

3.00 - 3.20 Afternoon Tea

6A: Health Outcomes and Injury (Lake Superior)
Chair: Associate Professor Madeleine King, Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney.

6B: Health Outcomes and Particular Population Groups (Lake Nyanza/Geneva)
Chair: Dr Kate Senior, Menzies School of Health Research.

6C: Health Outcomes and Service Improvement (Lake Michigan)
Chair: Mr Nick Marosszeky, Centre for Health Service Development.

4.45 End of Conference

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Pre Conference Workshops

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Peer Review Status

The peer reviewed papers in this proceedings were blind reviewed. The Chairman of the Peer Review Process, Prof Ian Ring, identified relevant expert review personnel. Papers were sent via the conference secretariat to the peer reviewers and then the review reports were returned to the secretariat to pass back to the authors. 

Thank you to Professor Ian Ring who coordinated the peer review process for papers.

Conference Details

The Conference Evaluation Report is available for download here.

Conference Venue

Rydges Lakeside, London Circuit, Canberra ACT 2600
Tel 02 6247 6244, Fax 02 6257 3071

The Conference Committee

Ms Jan Sansoni, Professor Ian Ring, Associate Professor Graeme Hawthorne, Professor Madeleine King, Associate Professor Richard Osborne, Mr Nick Marosszeky, Dr Bruce Shadbolt, Dr Kate Senior and Ms Astoria Barr.

Conference Secretariat

Jan Sansoni
Tel: 02 6291 7271
Fax: 02 6244 4201
Email:janet.sansoni@grapevine.com.au
Website: http://chsd.uow.edu.au/ahoc

The conference proceedings was compiled and edited by Astoria Barr, Liz Rodgers and Jan Sansoni.

Postal Address

Health Outcomes Secretariat
Bldg 8, The Canberra Hospital
PO Box 11, Woden ACT 2606

2009 Health Outcomes Conference

The next conference will be held 1-3 September 2009, in Canberra.

Sponsorship Opportunities - Sponsorship plays an important role in the conference success. Sponsorship is available for dedicated conference sessions, keynote addresses, workshops, part conference sessions, and the first presenter's session.
Other Promotional Opportunities - If you would like to insert a flier in the conference corporate satchels or have a promotional stand at the conference please contact Astoria Barr (price on request).

Conference Proceedings

The aim of this online proceedings version is to provide delegates and other interested parties with the most accessible access to the abstracts, papers and slide presentations from the conference. As far as possible we have tried to reproduce these as submitted by the authors, and copy editing only has been undertaken. The contents of the papers are therefore the sole responsibility of the corresponding author(s). Authors were able to nominate their conference paper for peer review; papers accepted as meeting peer review standards are found within. Readers seeking further information are encouraged to contact the relevant author(s) directly. Contact details for the speakers and conference delegates may be requested from the conference secretariat.

The views expressed in papers included in this publication are those of the corresponding author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Health Outcomes Collaboration or the editors of the proceedings.

This program as represented in this site incorporates all relevant amendments to the published conference program.

Acknowledgements

We would gratefully like to acknowledge all of the conference sponsors whose generous support helped make the conference possible.

Our Sponsors

• Office for an Ageing Australia; Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Program; Palliative Care Section; Asthma, Arthritis and Branch Support Section of the Department of Health and Ageing
• Eli Lilly Australia Pty Ltd
• The Pharmaceutical Alliance
• Community Care Branch and Veterans and
  Veterans’ Families Counselling Service of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs
• The Motor Accidents Authority of NSW

Thankyou also to all members of the peer review committee and the conference committee for being so instrumental in the organisation of this conference.

Finally we would like to thank all conference, workshop and panellist speakers and poster presenters, as well as all conference delegates, for their participation in this very successful conference.

Jan Sansoni - Director, Australian Health Outcomes Collaboration, September 2008

Sansoni J, Barr A and Rodgers E (2008) Health Outcomes 2008: Facilitating Knowledge Exchange and Transfer For a Dynamic Future, 13th National Health Outcomes Conference, Proceedings Canberra April 29 to May 1, 2008. The Australian Health Outcomes Collaboration, Centre for Health Service Development, University of Wollongong.
ISBN number - 0 9577767 80S.

©The Australian Health Outcomes Collaboration 2008. 
This work is copyright.  Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced without written permission from the Australian Health Outcomes Collaboration.  Requests and enquiries concerning reproductions and rights should be directed to Ms Jan Sansoni, Director , Australian Health Outcomes Collaboration, Bldg 8, The Canberra Hospital, PO Box 11, Woden ACT 2606, Australia.

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