Change Champions Call for papers

You will find the calls for papers that are open below.  Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to view all calls for papers.

Chomping on Reform: Improving the Delivery of Oral and Dental Health

Dates: 3 June - 4 June 2010
Due by: 15 March 2010
Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Guidelines


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Seminar Aims

Highlight strategies for:

  • Improving access to and managing demand for public oral and dental care
  • Integrating oral and dental care into general healthcare and well being
  • Improving preventive oral and dental care programs

Showcase innovations programs and projects with demonstrated outcomes that have:

  • Impacted waiting times for oral and dental care
  • Improved quality, safety and efficiency of service delivery with a particular focus on service integration and co-ordination of care
  • Focussed on preventive programs
  • Addressed workforce challenges including recruitment, retention, education and training

 


 

Climate Change, Healthcare and Carbon Footprints

Dates: 5 August - 6 August 2010
Due by: 15 April 2010
Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Seminar Aims:
To share information about climate change and its impact on human health and healthcare planning and service delivery
To show case innovative initiatives, structures, systems and strategies that have reduced the carbon footprint in health care at any level of the organisation, including what worked well and what could have worked better.
To showcase innovations projects that have focussed on reducing the impact of health service delivery on the environment including those that focus on:
o Improving patient care by improving energy efficiency anywhere in/ at any level of the organisation
o Engaging staff, patients and communities in initiatives to address climate change as it relates to health service delivery, now and in the future
o Greening operations at any level of the organisation


 

2nd Improving the Delivery of Emergency Care

Dates: 26 August - 27 August 2010
Due by: 30 April 2010
Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

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This seminar is collaboration of Change Champions P/L and Queensland Health

Seminar Aims

  • Highlight strategies, systems, structures and redesigns that have resulted in improvements in the safe and timely delivery of emergency care
  • Showcase models of care/service delivery/clinical practice improvement and other innovations projects with demonstrated outcomes that have improved patient flows
  • Showcase patient centred approaches to the design, management, co-ordination and delivery of improved services for outpatients.This seminar is collaboration of Change Champions P/L and Queensland Health

 

In the Spotlight: Patient Centred Care

Dates: 2 September - 3 September 2010
Due by: 15 May 2010
Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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Seminar Aims

• Highlight strategic directions and policy initiatives that focus on the patient at the centre of care
• Showcase development programs that focus on patient empowerment and patients as leaders of quality improvement initiatives
• Showcase innovations programs where learning from the patient experience has improved service delivery and practice
• Share information on approaches to measuring the impact and outcomes of patient involvement in service delivery and practice

 

 

 

 

 

Balancing Emergency and Elective Surgery

Dates: 9 September - 10 October 2010
Due by: 15 May 2010
Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Guidelines


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Seminar Aims
• Highlight strategies, systems, structures and redesigns that have resulted in improvements in the delivery of emergency and elective surgery.

• Showcase models of care/financial models and models of service delivery and practice in emergency and elective surgery.

• Showcase innovative projects with demonstrated outcomes that have resulted in improvements the improved balance of emergency and elective surgery.