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Announcements
The Final Report of the Special Commission of
Inquiry on allegations made by nurses from
Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals about adverse
events, including
patient deaths, at those hospitals has recently
been released.
The Commissioner, Bret Walker SC made the following
bottom-line statements.... (more)
Coronial Communique
This
is
an
initiative
of
the
Victorian
State
Coroner’s Office and the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine in
a bold attempt to improve patient safety -
go to Patient
Safety in the Resources section.
21st Century
Challenge of Eliminating
the
Suffering and Death
Due to Cancer: The
Role of Science and
Technology -
a presentation from
the OECD Forum, has
been added to the Resources
section of the website.
Report And Recommendations Of The Commonwealth
Fund’s International
Working Group On
Quality Indicators
Released
in June 2004. Go
to the Resources
section to download the report.
CSSP getting international
attention
The success of a series of improvement strategies initiated
by
the
Brisbane Cardiac Consortium (BCC) has been included
on the Canadian HQC website: www.hqc.sk.ca.
Go to the update on Post heart attack care, then go
to the
Quality Improvement Guide, then to success stories,
or try this direct
link.
Health Outcomes Conference
2004
10th Annual National Conference: Perspectives on
Population Health
15-16 September 2004, Rydges Lakeside, London
Circuit, Canberra,
Aust.
Website:
www.uow.edu.au/commerce/ahoc/upcomingconference.html
The Proceedings of Health
Outcomes
2003: The Quest
for Practice Improvement - are available on
CDROM and
may be ordered by completing and returning the form
at
www.uow.edu.au/commerce/ahoc/ConferenceProceedingsOrderForm.pdf or
by
telephoning 02 4221 4411.
The Commonwealth
Fund
The international issue of Health Affairs includes a series of Commonwealth
Fund-supported
studies on global views of health care costs and quality
and practice concerns.
Visit the Fund's website (http://www.cmwf.org/)
to read, download, or order reports from The Commonwealth
Fund. You can also order printed copies of reports
by sending an e-mail to publications@cmwf.org.
Free Online Access to JAMA articles
JAMA (the Journal of the American Medical Association)
is offering free online access to it's articles after
6 months - which means that if you want any articles
from JAMA that were published more than 6 months ago,
they are free.
You can browse the journal online at http://jama.ama-assn.org/and
if there are any articles you want you can sign yourself
up
as a guest.
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