Conferences: Health literacy in Europe

European Parliament Science and Technology Options Assessment

Low health literacy has a direct impact on the management of chronic conditions, productivity levels, mortality rate and overall healthcare costs. With the emergence of new technologies, citizens are faced with making more complex decisions.

It is critical to make sure that patients and citizens have the capacity to make sound decisions about their health.

This workshop examined the opportunities and challenges related to health literacy and considers why increasing health literacy levels should be a key consideration for innovative healthcare solutions. The workshop also explores how innovative technologies could ultimately improve overall health outcomes.

Health Literacy in Europe
Empowering patients – how can technology contribute to improving health literacy?  

01-07-2015 14:30 – 17:00

European Parliament Brussels – Paul-Henri Spaak (PHS) 7C050

Includes Participant’s booklet and presentations

Go to European Parliament Health Literacy workshop website

Report: Food safety conference

Even though humanity enjoys the safest and most reliable food supply in history, the food industry and its regulators and advisors must remain vigilant against new threats. This conference and e-briefing featured two keynote presentations reviewing the food safety landscape, which now encompasses global supply chains, multinational companies, sophisticated consumers, and sensitive tests for pathogens and toxins.

• Global trends
• Why food safety requirements should be science-based
• Communicating food safety risk reduction messages
• “Is my food safe?” app

Food Safety Considerations for Nutrition Science November 6, 2014 New York Academy of Sciences, Posted online February 6, 2015
Choose the “Media” tab for videos and slides

 

 

Presentation: Sir Muir Gray: The third healthcare revolution

On 30 September 2013, Professor Sir Muir Gray gave a  public lecture in Sydney on health reform and medical practice variation. He believes we are in the midst of a Third Healthcare Revolution driven by citizens, knowledge and the internet.

On Tuesday, 1 October 2013. Sir Muir provided further detail on the National Health Service’s experience with developing Atlases of Medical Practice Variation within the United Kingdom. Selected jurisdictional representatives presented their organisational initiatives that aim to reduce clinical variation.

View the lecture or download workshop presentations.

Mapping health care practice – the NHPA experience (PDF 779KB), by Dr Diane Watson, Chief Executive Officer, National Health Performance Authority

Osteoarthritis Hip and Knee Service (PDF 279KB), by Dr Martin Lum, Medical Director, Hospital & Health Service Performance Division, Department of Health Victoria

Initiatives in Queensland (PDF 152KB), by Ms Kirstine Sketcher-Baker, Executive Director, patient Safety unit, Health Service and clinical Innovation Division, Queensland Health

Perinatal practice guidelines (PDF 704KB), by Professor Jodie Dodd, Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology  and Ms Bonnie Fisher, Network Development  Manager South Australian Maternal & Neonatal Clinical Network

Improving care for Hip Fracture Patients in Western Australia (PDF 555KB), by Dr Hannah Seymour, Consultant Geriatrician & Clinical Advisor, Aged Care Policy Directorate, Department of Health, Western Australia

News: From Primary Health Care Conference 2012

Watch the webcasts of plenary sessions and access synchronised audio and PowerPoints of papers at the PHC RIS website.

Go to PHCRIS website

Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication, Chicago 2013

From the BMJ and JAMA, the 7th International Congress will be held in Chicago from 8 – 10 Sep 2013.

Call for abstracts open to 1 Mar 2013.

• Editorial and peer review decision making and responsibilities
• Research and publication ethics
• Evaluations of and mechanisms for improving the quality of reporting
• Models for peer review and scientific publication
• Dissemination of scientific and scholarly information

Read the BMJ editorial BMJ 2012;344:e703

Conference website