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The Centre for Rheumatic Disease Conference Organising Committee has structured an innovative program featuring the latest research on Chronic Disease Self Management.
The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) has accredited the conference program with 6.5 points plus workshop attendance. Review this --> link for further information.
Download the latest program schedule starting Thursday 26 July (PDF)
New Speaker
The Honourable Minister Bronwyn Pike, Minister for Health, Department of Human Services
Session 1: CDSM: International & National Perspectives • Why is high quality self-management for chronic conditions imperative for Australian health care
Session 2: What is the breadth and depth of self-management interventions? • Self-Management at the coalface: the Flinders model of clinician administered self-management support • Self-management education en mass: Effectiveness of a population based multi-media campaign "Back pain, don't take it lying down" • Why is the vision for chronic disease self-management important to the Private Health insurance Industry?
Session 3: Operationalisation of self-management across Australia • Developing the capacity of the primary healthcare sector to respond to chronic disease Victorian initiatives • System changes to increase Self Management support in South Australia • Self-management policy initiatives in QueenslandSelf-management policy initiatives in Western Australia
Session 4: Key Issues in the operationalisation of self-management in Australia
Session 5: Chronic Disease Self-Management: The Way Forward Where to from here?