On 1 August 2019, Professor Adrian Barnett, Queensland University of Technology presented a HSRAANZ webinar on the current crisis in health and medical statistics and the potential to increase the value of health and medical research by promoting better statistical practice. A recording and the slides from the presentation are now available to view.
Read more →New Zealand Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield has marked the release of a new Ministry publication Achieving Equity in Health Outcomes: Summary of a Discovery Process, with a video discussing how achieving more equitable health for all New Zealanders requires commissioning work with equity at front of mind. Dr Bloomfield will open the HSRAANZ’s Conference this December, which will focus on the role of HSR in addressing health service inequities to improve health systems performance.
Read more →With funding support from AcademyHealth, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, American Board of Family Medicine, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Association of American Medical Colleges, Federation of American Hospitals, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a new National Academy of Medicine special publication identifies the range of issues that health services research must consider, address, and potentially overcome to transform the field to meet the needs of a 21st-century health care system in the United States.
Read more →PRLIMINARY PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE! This two-day course presented by the Deeble Institute for Health policy Research, the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) and the Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ) is designed to assist academic and clinical researchers make their research more accessible and useful to policymakers. Combining theory with a strong practical focus, you will receive training on the fundamentals of writing for policymakers and communicating in the mainstream media. Practical sessions will include translating a piece of your own research into a policy backgrounder and a media release. Opportunities will be given to develop and present your own work. Places are limited to 25 so register early!
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