02
Oct
Why is health care in the United States so expensive?
Presented by Menzies Health Institue Queensland and The Economic, Policy and Innovation Centre for Health Systems.In this Seminar, Dr Benjamin P. Geisler from the Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, USA) will explore why health insurance and care delivery are so expensive in the U.S and the role that geographic variation in costs and quality play, which relates to several macro trends over the past twenty years.
27
Sep
Hospital admission and readmission for chronic cardiovascular disease: An avoidable cost for our health service
Menzies Health Institute Queensland welcomes Professor Thomas Marwick from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute to speak on studies in the possibility of better risk-prediction for readmission and how they may enable more efficient investment in disease management programs, including the adoption of new technologies for home monitoring and home care.â
21
Sep
Dementia Month Seminar: Technologies and programs that could help make life as a carer easier
This seminar will focus on technologies that could help make life as a carer easier for a person living with dementia. There will be an opportunity afterward to view and discuss new technologies and programs being developed to help carers of people with dementia.â
18
Sep
Eye tracking: Hidden insights into human behaviour
Presented by Menzies Health Institute Queensland and Healthcare Practice and Survivorship Research Group.In this Seminar, there will be a brief overview of why eye tracking has become such a useful tool in the study of cognition and behaviour, show examples of actual research projects that have benefited from the technology, and give a demonstration of the Tobii Glasses mobile eye tracker.
10
Sep
The neuropsychology of delirium
Menzies Health Institute Queensland hosts Professor Alasdair MacLullich's Seminar as part of the Healthcare Practice and Survivorship research group.The study of the neuropsychology of delirium is potentially valuable in developing better tools for research and clinical practice as well as improving understanding of the neural substrates of delirium. In this seminar an update on research on the neuropsychology of delirium will be provided.
30
Jul
Academic nursing: Postdoctoral nurses working in research
MHIQ Program Seminar Series, Healthcare Practice and Survivorship, Women's Wellness Seminar with Dr Thóra B. HafsteinsdóttirIn this presentation Dr Hafsteinsdóttir will discuss studies investigating academic leadership of postdoctoral nurses in the Netherlands which include a national survey and qualitative studies exploring postdoctoral nurses working in research experiences of their leadership and professional development.