The 2022 John Deeble Lecture was presented at the National Portrait Gallery of Australia on the 26th of October 2022 by the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association. The 2nd John Deeble Lecture, was delivered by Mr Michael Brennan, Chair of the Productivity Commission, and was followed by a panel discussion featuring prominent health policy leaders from around Australia and will be released as a follow-up episode of The Health Advocate Podcast ..read more

Welcome back to the 2nd podcast of the 2022 John Deeble Lecture, commemorating the life achievements of Professor John Deeble, co-founder of Australia’s universal healthcare system, Medicare. The Panel Discussion was recorded live, following the 2022 John Deeble Lecture held on the 26th of October 2022 and featured special guest speakers: Mr Michael Brennan (Productivity Commission), Mr Michael Pervan (TAS Government), Ms Yasmin King (Skills IQ), Prof Lisa Nissen (UQ) and Adj AProf Paul Burgess (NT Health). The panel reflected on the complexities of the health workforce and the ways we deliver ..read more

Melanie van Altena, Director of Dental Health Services Victoria's Smile Squad School Dental Program joins AHHA Engagement and Business Director Lisa Robey to discuss the award-winning program. The Smile Squad School Dental Program was awarded the 2021 value-Based Health Care Innovation Award at this year's Value-Based Health Care Conference ..read more

Dr Paul Preisz, St Vincent's Health Network Sydney, Emergency Department Director and Scott Daley, Aboriginal Health Manager, join AHHA Strategic Programs Director, Dr Chris Bourke to discuss how St Vincent's has improved health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients ..read more

Joseph Conte, Executive Director, Staten Island Performing Provider System (SI PPS) in the United States joins AHHA Chief Executive Alison Verhoeven to discuss how SI PPS is implementing the Medicaid Redesign program and shifting from a volume to a value-based approach to healthcare. Joe will be speaking at the upcoming Value-Based Health Care Conference, 27 – 28 May in Perth and online. For more information about the conference visit: www.ciccancer.com/vbhcconf. For more information about the AHHA visit: www.ahha.asn.au ..read more

Adelaide GP Dr Chris Bollen joins AHHA's Dr Rebecca Haddock to talk about his experiences at the coal face during the COVID-19 pandemic, using telehealth services to support his patients. The discussion also focuses on how telehealth has been able to drive the quadruple aim during this period, including an improvement in health outcomes and a better experience both for patients and for general practice ..read more

In our latest episode of The Health Advocate Podcast, AHHA’s Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research Director, Rebecca Haddock sits down with Teresa Anderson Chief Executive, Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) to discuss the RPA Virtual Hospital and its role during the pandemic. Teresa also discusses virtual health and the need for strong clinical governance, scalability, access to technology and the costs associated with that, the virtual workforce and measuring patient outcomes and experience ..read more

In this episode of the Health Advocate Podcast AHHA's Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research Director, Rebecca Haddock, talks with 2020 Jeff Cheverton Memorial Scholar Caitlin Shaw about her experiences as a final year medical student during the COVID-19 pandemic. Caitie also discusses her Issues Brief on the 'Integration of general practice pharmacists into primary healthcare setting for chronic disease management ..read more

Anna Flynn, Centre Executive for the Australian Centre for Value-Based Health Care sits down with Dr Robyn Clay-Williams and Adj Ass Prof. Natalie Taylor to discuss the recent study 'Deepening our Understanding of Quality in Australia' a nationwide study on quality management systems, patient outcomes and emergency departments ..read more

This is episode 2 of a two-part podcast series on the effects of the bushfires on the health of Australians. In this episode, we sit down with Dr Sebastian Rosenberg, Head of the Mental Health Policy Unit, Centre for Mental Health Research at The Australian National University, to discuss the effects that the bushfires have had on the mental health of Australians. In our first episode, Sotiris Vardoulakis, Professor of Global Environmental Health at the Australian National University, explores the effects the bushfires have had on our health. For more information on AHHA, you can follow us on ..read more