scholarly journals Health, health care and healing: introduction to the Festschrift for Professor Ken Donald

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 301
Author(s):  
Michael Ward
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Health Review

THE CITATION for Ken Donald?s recent and well deserved award of an Order of Australia reads ?For service to medicine as an academic and administrator, particularly as a contributor in the fields of pathology and community health?. A true enough statement but hardly sufficient for such a diverse career and lifetime of contributions in so many different fields. In this issue of Australian Health Review we include a collection of papers to honour Professor Donald.

Australian Health Review call for papers

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Sandra G Leggat
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Right ◽  
Health Review

Technology in health care: are we delivering on the promise? Australian Health Review invites contributions for an upcoming issue on information management and information and communication technology in health care. Submission deadline: 15 May 2007 Despite a reputation for less spending on information and communication technologies (ICT), the health care sector has an imperative to ensure the ?right? information has been made available and accessible to the ?right? person at the ?right? time. While there is increasing evidence that the strategic application of ICT in innovative ways can improve the effectiveness of health care delivery, we don?t often discuss the substantial changes to the way health care organisations operate that are required for best practice information management. In an upcoming issue, Australian Health Review is looking to publish feature articles, research papers, case studies and commentaries related to information management and information and communication technologies in health care. We are particularly interested in papers that report on the successes, or failures, of initiatives in Australia and New Zealand that have brought together the research, the technology and the clinical, managerial and organisational expertise. Submissions related to international initiatives with lessons for Australia and New Zealand will also be welcomed. Submissions can be short commentaries of 1000 to 2000 words, or more comprehensive reviews of 2000 to 4000 words. Please consult the AHR Guidelines for Authors for information on formatting and submission. The deadline for submission is 15 May 2007.

scholarly journals Editorial

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 498
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Models Of Care ◽  
Care Model ◽  
The Public ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Care Models ◽  
Effectiveness And Efficiency ◽  
Regular Section ◽  
Health Review

THIS IS THE FOURTH ISSUE of Australian Health Review which has featured a ?Models of Care? section; now a regular section of the Journal. As 2007 draws to a close, the breadth of formalised care models (such as self-care management, case management and disease management) being implemented in the Australian health care system continues to be publicised. The number of Australian studies which evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of care model interventions is increasing. Being the optimist, I predict that the rate of publication of these studies will also increase. This is fundamental because the value of any intervention needs carefully constructed evaluation that enables results to be debated by experts in the public domain.

scholarly journals Mind the gap

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 416
Author(s):  
Sandra G Leggat
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Health Review

In this issue of Australian Health Review, the contributing authors explore the issues associated with their attempts to bridge the well recognised gap between research and practice in health policy and management. We have heard that it took nearly 200 years from the time that a cure was found for scurvy to the time when the new practices were adopted by the British navy.1 Perhaps the timeframes are not as long, but there still appears to be little evidence of research informing policy development and management practice in health care. There have been discussions over many years in many disciplines on the most appropriate ways to bridge this gap.

The future of community-centred health services in Australia: 'When too many beds are not enough'

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Rosen ◽  
Roger Gurr ◽  
Paul Fanning ◽  
Alan Owen
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Models Of Care ◽  
Community Health Services ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
The Future ◽  
Health Review

The authors welcome a constructive debate on the future of community-centred health services. Therefore, we have written this piece in response to an article published by Cunningham in the previous edition of the Australian Health Review (Cunningham, Australian Health Review 2012; 36: 121–124), which was a very limited analysis and misleading critique of our previous contribution to this journal (Rosen et al. Australian Health Review 2010; 34: 106–115). The focus here is necessarily brief and does not stand in for a detailed analysis of the evidence base. The aim instead, is to draw attention back to the broader political, economic and social dimensions of how the retreat from community health services has affected clinical care. We also outline a response to a longstanding assumption, or belief, that ‘too many hospital beds are not enough’ and may never be enough. How we understand the problem of resource allocation in healthcare shapes the remedies that are considered realistic. We explain that the reasons for the systematic underdevelopment of community health services are complex, historical, and largely relate to political and economic factors, but they are still amenable to change. What is known about the topic? There is a growing evidence base and consensus of expert opinion supporting the gradual shift in health service delivery away from hospital-based models of care to community-centred ones. Wherever possible, speciality community health services should be co-located with primary health care in communal shopping and transport hubs so that patients have access to ‘one-stop-shops’ providing both primary healthcare and community treatment, and support services. It is important that these speciality community health services retain their integrity and control of their budgets, but also that they maintain functional integration with their respective hospital-based services. What does this paper add? In response to a recently published vigorous but narrowly targeted critique of community-based models of care, we explore the wider context of the debate about the appropriate balance between hospital and community health services. We pay particular attention to the current debate in mental health services. What are the implications for practitioners? Clinicians need to understand the historical, political and economic factors that have influenced the underdevelopment of community-centred health services, so as to avoid unhelpful conflicts between specialists and those working in different care settings. Rear-guard attempts to restore the dominance of hospital-centric services are unsustainable in terms of ethics and economic reality. Policy-makers and health planners should instead aim to rebalance resources in the health sector so that people in all age groups and regions have equitable access to the full range of human health and support services across the continuum of care.

scholarly journals And the winner is?system!

1997 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Tim Smyth
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Traditional Health ◽  
Health Review

Australian Health Review sought the following replies to the commentary Why a traditional health outcomes approach will fail in health care and a possible solution by Lesia Gale.

scholarly journals Retrospective

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Allan D Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Professional Journal ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Collective Effort ◽  
Healthcare Executives ◽  
Health Association ◽  
Active Debate ◽  
Health Review

IT HAS TAKEN MORE THAN 30 YEARS for Australian Health Review to evolve into the prestigious professional journal that it is today. In the early years, the Australian Healthcare Association, the Australian College of Healthcare Executives and the Australian Public Health Association each recognised the need for a publication to facilitate dissemination of ideas, publish research results, report on innovations and encourage active debate on health care issues. Each struggled in their own way, at times separately, at times collectively, and various attempts were made at commercialisation. The journal as it is known today was first published in September 1978. In recognition of the collective effort that has been made by many to establish and manage this professional journal, past editors of AHR and its predecessor publications were invited to contribute an article for this collection. Not all were able to be located and not all were able to accept the invitation. However, it is a pleasure to present this collection of interesting and diverse reflections from my colleagues.

scholarly journals Meeting needs for ongoing care

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 165
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
Formal Care ◽  
Personal Account ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Care Processes ◽  
Ongoing Care ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Health Review

THIS ISSUE of Australian Health Review has a primary focus on meeting needs for ongoing health care for people with chronic conditions. The first paper in this issue is our n = 1 feature written by Claire Williams. Claire provides a personal account of her experiences as a carer. Her story is not uncommon ? while often made to feel like an intruder in the formal care processes of her partner, with very little support, she is then required to deliver, organise and coordinate care when her partner is discharged from the system.

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