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Other Useful Resources
The Annual Australian Health Outcomes Conference
This is a conference usually held between July and August
each year and also includes a day of pre-conference outcomes
workshops on themes relevant to this training program. For
further information contact the Australian Health Outcomes
Collaboration or visit the web site at www.health.act.gov.au/ahoc
or phone Australia 61 2 62050869. The proceedings are published
on CD-ROM (refer below)
Annual Australian Health Outcomes Conference Proceedings
The Annual National Health Outcomes Conference commenced
in 1995 and the proceedings from most of these conferences
are available from the Australian Health Outcomes Collaboration
(02 62050869 or contact Astoria Barr at astoria.barr@act.gov.au).
They include a range of relevant papers and presentation from
both leading Australian and international speakers on health
outcomes measurement and management. Since 1997 the proceedings
have been published on CD-ROM and can be purchased
from the Australian Health Outcomes Collaboration. These
references for the Annual National Health Outcomes Conference
Proceedings are listed below:
12th Annual National Health Outcomes Conference: Managing
Health and Disease in Today's Society (9-10 August 2006)
11th Annual National Health Outcomes Conference: Making a
Difference (17-18 August 2005)
10th Annual National Health Outcomes Conference: Perspectives
on Population Health (15-16 September 2004)
9th Annual National Health Outcomes Conference: The Quest
for Practice Improvement (20-21 August 2003)
8th Annual National Health Outcomes Conference: Current challenges
and future frontiers (17–18 July 2002)
7th Annual National Health Outcomes Conference: The Odyssey
Advances (27-28 June 2001)
6th Annual National Health Outcomes Conference: Health Outcomes
for the Nation (2-3 August 2000)
5th Annual National Health Outcomes Conference: Integrating
the Elements (July 21-22 1999)
4th Annual National Health Outcomes Conference: Implementing
the Health Outcomes Approach (7-8 August 1998)
3rd Annual National Health Outcomes Conference: Managing
and Measuring Health Outcomes - From Policy to Practice (31
October - 1 November 1997)
2nd Annual National Health Outcomes Conference: Integrating
Health Outcomes Measurement in Routine Health Care
1st Annual National Health Outcomes Conference: Health Outcomes
and Quality of Life Measurement
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