Emerging Health Policy Research Conference (Annual): Recent submissions
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Understanding the social implications of Dual Sensory Impairment in the older Australian.
Published 2019-07-03DSI refers to the presence of both vision and hearing loss and is considered a poorly defined chronic condition, particularly prevalent in the older Australian population. DSI is underdiagnosed and if left untreated or, ...Open AccessPresentation -
Consumer Perspectives of Accelerated Access to Medicines: A Mixed-Methods Study
Published 2019-07-03There are increasing concerns about the ability of current systems to provide timely access to medicines; a number of policy approaches have been suggested to address these. Such initiatives may provide patients with a ...Open AccessPresentation -
Age, time and health limit: what hours should older workers work?
Published 2019-07-03The current policy aims at raising older worker participation and retirement age. Fast changing in workforce raises questions on what work hours could and should be for older workers. Will older workers be able to work in ...Open AccessOther -
Evolving concepts of health system governance: implications for research and policy
Published 2019-07-03Governance was included as one of the health system building blocks by WHO, with a focus on the steering and direction of the health system. Research has tended towards defining and measuring scales of ‘good governance’. ...Open AccessPresentation -
The Impact of the Obesity Paradigm on the Role of Health Services in Prevention
Published 2019-07-03A major risk factor for many chronic diseases is being obese. Obesity prevention is not routinely integrated into health services due to practical barriers such as time and cost. Barriers also exist due to individual ...Open AccessPresentation