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Pre Conference Masterclass:
Chronic Disease Self Management
19th April 2010 8am - 5:30pm
 
Conference:
Day 1
20th April 2010 8am - 5:30pm
 
Day 2
21st April 2010 8am - 5:30pm
 
Day 3
22ndApril 2010 8am - 5:30pm
  

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Pre-Conference Workshop- Monday 19th April 2010 09:00- 12:30
Chronic Disease Self Management – a pragmatic whole of system approach for the health sector

Key Issues addressed:

  • What is Chronic Condition Self-Management and what value is in it for organizations, healthcare
    professionals and consumers.
  • Australian and international policy and trends in the utilisation of self-management support initiatives
  • Available models of self management support - practicality, effectiveness and tailoring
  • The importance of patient health literacy abilities in self management access and utilization across communities.
  • Systematic approaches to making self management support work in your organisation
  • Establishing quality and monitoring systems for evaluation and quality improvement.
Who should attend?
 
  • Divisions of General Practice
  • Health Organisations, Government Agencies & Associations
  • Chronic Disease Prevention Program Managers
  • Corporate Health Program Managers
  • Health Insurers
About our workshop leader:
Richard H Osborne, Director - Public Health Innovation, Deakin University
Richard Osborne is recognised internationally for his innovative research and evaluation in chronic disease self-management across a wide range of settings. Richard leads a highly productive public health research program and is proactive in generating and disseminating policy-relevant research (working closely with policymakers, government agencies, clinical groups, and patients). He is known for developing Australia’s National Quality and Monitoring System for Chronic Disease Self-management Programs through the widely used heiQ (health education impact questionnaire) and sits on several state, federal and international committees. In April 2009 he was con-convener of International Roundtable on Self-management support in Canada and he convenes Australia’s premier CDSM conference.

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