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Health, Passion, Career: A chat with Director of Health Services Management Centre about her journey

Health PhD candidate Jo Khoo was a guest host alongside Dr Amalie Dyda on the soundcloud podcast “Stories in Public Health”  interviewing with the Director of Health Services Management Centre Professor Judith Smith, University of Birmingham. In the podcast, Professor Judith Smith shares her professional journey into health services research and management. Her own research

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CMCRC HEALTH PHD STUDENTS AT HSRAANZ CONFERENCE

The 10th Health Services and Policy Research Conference was held from 1-3 November 2017 at Surfers Paradise Marriott on the Gold Coast. The conference theme was “Shifting priorities: balancing acute and primary care services”. The conference was presented by the Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand and hosted by the Australian Centre

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COULD PROVIDING MORE CHOICE FOR PUBLIC PATIENTS DRIVE HOSPITAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS IN AUSTRALIA?

Speaker: Henry Cutler, Macquarie University Seminar Date: Tuesday August 8 12:00pm Brief abstract: Publically funded elective surgery patients in Australia have little informed choice when seeking hospital care. They have limited information on hospital quality and are generally directed towards their local public hospital, where they are treated by doctors nominated by the hospital. International research suggests patients want

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MEASURING ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCIDENT RISK IN MELBOURNE METROPOLITAN AREA

Speaker: Sara Moridpour, RMIT Seminar Date: Tuesday July 11 12:00pm Brief abstract: Converting routine motorised travels to public transport trips, walking, and cycling as well as reducing the number of traffic accidents have been suggested as the main solutions to improve the sustainability of transportation systems. The importance of physical activity and its impacts on health has not only

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