scholarly journals Retrospective

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Allan D Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Professional Journal ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Collective Effort ◽  
Healthcare Executives ◽  
Health Association ◽  
Active Debate ◽  
Health Review

IT HAS TAKEN MORE THAN 30 YEARS for Australian Health Review to evolve into the prestigious professional journal that it is today. In the early years, the Australian Healthcare Association, the Australian College of Healthcare Executives and the Australian Public Health Association each recognised the need for a publication to facilitate dissemination of ideas, publish research results, report on innovations and encourage active debate on health care issues. Each struggled in their own way, at times separately, at times collectively, and various attempts were made at commercialisation. The journal as it is known today was first published in September 1978. In recognition of the collective effort that has been made by many to establish and manage this professional journal, past editors of AHR and its predecessor publications were invited to contribute an article for this collection. Not all were able to be located and not all were able to accept the invitation. However, it is a pleasure to present this collection of interesting and diverse reflections from my colleagues.

scholarly journals Health Care Governance: Introduction

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Choy Flannigan ◽  
Prue Power
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Chief Executives ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Financial Governance ◽  
Health Care Governance

IN RECOGNITION OF the importance and the complexity of governance within the Australian health care sector, the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association has established a regular governance section in Australian Health Review. The aim of this new section is to provide relevant and up-to-date information on governance to assist those working at senior leadership and management levels in the industry. We plan to include perspectives on governance of interest to government Ministers and senior executives, chief executives, members of boards and advisory bodies, senior managers and senior clinicians. This section is produced with the assistance of Ebsworth & Ebsworth lawyers, who are pleased to team with the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association in this important area. We expect that further articles in this section will cover topics such as: � Principles of good corporate governance � Corporate governance structures in the public health sector in Australia � Legal responsibilities of public health managers � Governance and occupational health and safety � Financial governance and probity. We would be pleased to hear your suggestions for future governance topics.

Australian Health Review call for papers

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Sandra G Leggat
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Right ◽  
Health Review

Technology in health care: are we delivering on the promise? Australian Health Review invites contributions for an upcoming issue on information management and information and communication technology in health care. Submission deadline: 15 May 2007 Despite a reputation for less spending on information and communication technologies (ICT), the health care sector has an imperative to ensure the ?right? information has been made available and accessible to the ?right? person at the ?right? time. While there is increasing evidence that the strategic application of ICT in innovative ways can improve the effectiveness of health care delivery, we don?t often discuss the substantial changes to the way health care organisations operate that are required for best practice information management. In an upcoming issue, Australian Health Review is looking to publish feature articles, research papers, case studies and commentaries related to information management and information and communication technologies in health care. We are particularly interested in papers that report on the successes, or failures, of initiatives in Australia and New Zealand that have brought together the research, the technology and the clinical, managerial and organisational expertise. Submissions related to international initiatives with lessons for Australia and New Zealand will also be welcomed. Submissions can be short commentaries of 1000 to 2000 words, or more comprehensive reviews of 2000 to 4000 words. Please consult the AHR Guidelines for Authors for information on formatting and submission. The deadline for submission is 15 May 2007.

scholarly journals Editorial

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 498
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Models Of Care ◽  
Care Model ◽  
The Public ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Care Models ◽  
Effectiveness And Efficiency ◽  
Regular Section ◽  
Health Review

THIS IS THE FOURTH ISSUE of Australian Health Review which has featured a ?Models of Care? section; now a regular section of the Journal. As 2007 draws to a close, the breadth of formalised care models (such as self-care management, case management and disease management) being implemented in the Australian health care system continues to be publicised. The number of Australian studies which evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of care model interventions is increasing. Being the optimist, I predict that the rate of publication of these studies will also increase. This is fundamental because the value of any intervention needs carefully constructed evaluation that enables results to be debated by experts in the public domain.

scholarly journals Mind the gap

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 416
Author(s):  
Sandra G Leggat
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Health Review

In this issue of Australian Health Review, the contributing authors explore the issues associated with their attempts to bridge the well recognised gap between research and practice in health policy and management. We have heard that it took nearly 200 years from the time that a cure was found for scurvy to the time when the new practices were adopted by the British navy.1 Perhaps the timeframes are not as long, but there still appears to be little evidence of research informing policy development and management practice in health care. There have been discussions over many years in many disciplines on the most appropriate ways to bridge this gap.

scholarly journals And the winner is?system!

1997 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Tim Smyth
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Traditional Health ◽  
Health Review

Australian Health Review sought the following replies to the commentary Why a traditional health outcomes approach will fail in health care and a possible solution by Lesia Gale.

scholarly journals Health, health care and healing: introduction to the Festschrift for Professor Ken Donald

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 301
Author(s):  
Michael Ward
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Health Review

THE CITATION for Ken Donald?s recent and well deserved award of an Order of Australia reads ?For service to medicine as an academic and administrator, particularly as a contributor in the fields of pathology and community health?. A true enough statement but hardly sufficient for such a diverse career and lifetime of contributions in so many different fields. In this issue of Australian Health Review we include a collection of papers to honour Professor Donald.

Public Interest Report No. 7: Rx: A Healthy National Organization for American Physicians

1973 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-79
Author(s):  
Robert N. Butler
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
The United States ◽  
Professional Organization ◽  
Institute Of Medicine ◽  
American Public Health Association ◽  
Quality Health Care ◽  
Health Association ◽  
Quality Health

The American Medical Association, like all organizations, is not guaranteed a permanent life. The AMA has shown serious signs of obsolescence after years of poorly representing both doctors and their patients. AMA membership has fallen below 50 per cent of American physicians. It is possible that the AMA might be revamped and become a major force for constructive change. It is also possible that a new professional organization will emerge along with unionization. Specialty groups have evolved. An Institute of Medicine has gained considerable status. Various socially-conscious groups like the Medical Committee on Human Rights and the American Public Health Association have made important contributions toward the ultimate goal of providing quality health care in the United States.

scholarly journals Modelling the impact of COVID-19 in Australia to inform transmission reducing measures and health system preparedness

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Moss ◽  
J Wood ◽  
D Brown ◽  
F Shearer ◽  
AJ Black ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Transmission Model ◽  
Australian Government ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTBackgroundThe ability of global health systems to cope with increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases is of major concern. In readiness for this challenge, Australia has drawn on clinical pathway models developed over many years in preparation for influenza pandemics. These models have been used to estimate health care requirements for COVID-19 patients, in the context of broader public health measures.MethodsAn age and risk stratified transmission model of COVID-19 infection was used to simulate an unmitigated epidemic with parameter ranges reflecting uncertainty in current estimates of transmissibility and severity. Overlaid public health measures included case isolation and quarantine of contacts, and broadly applied social distancing. Clinical presentations and patient flows through the Australian health care system were simulated, including expansion of available intensive care capacity and alternative clinical assessment pathways.FindingsAn unmitigated COVID-19 epidemic would dramatically exceed the capacity of the Australian health system, over a prolonged period. Case isolation and contact quarantine alone will be insufficient to constrain case presentations within a feasible level of expansion of health sector capacity. Overlaid social restrictions will need to be applied at some level over the course of the epidemic to ensure that systems do not become overwhelmed, and that essential health sector functions, including care of COVID-19 patients, can be maintained. Attention to the full pathway of clinical care is needed to ensure access to critical care.InterpretationReducing COVID-19 morbidity and mortality will rely on a combination of measures to strengthen and extend public health and clinical capacity, along with reduction of overall infection transmission in the community. Ongoing attention to maintaining and strengthening the capacity of health care systems and workers to manage cases is needed.FundingAustralian Government Department of Health Office of Health Protection, Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council

scholarly journals Meeting needs for ongoing care

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 165
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
Formal Care ◽  
Personal Account ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Care Processes ◽  
Ongoing Care ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Health Review

THIS ISSUE of Australian Health Review has a primary focus on meeting needs for ongoing health care for people with chronic conditions. The first paper in this issue is our n = 1 feature written by Claire Williams. Claire provides a personal account of her experiences as a carer. Her story is not uncommon ? while often made to feel like an intruder in the formal care processes of her partner, with very little support, she is then required to deliver, organise and coordinate care when her partner is discharged from the system.

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