The 2009 MCHP Oration was presented by Dr Derek Yach,
Senior Vice President,
Global Health Policy at Pepsi Co.
Cardiovascular disease as a cause of death and disability first gained attention in the
1940s in the USA and Europe. After a few decades of solid epidemiological research, the
core risk factors were established and actions to reduce them began in earnest. The result
has been a dramatic decline in CVD death rates in most OECD countries. Simultaneously,
there have been steady increases in CVD incidents and death rates in emerging economies.
This presentation asked: What will it take to reverse these trends? What lessons are applicable from developed countries? And, given our current state of knowledge about causes and the effectiveness of interventions: Is CVD preventable within the next 50 years?
A sound recording of Dr Yach's presenation will be available soon.
Policy for Enhanced Prevention in US and Australia: how much bang for the buck?
7 October 2009, Sydney
Speakers:
Dr Lesley Russell, Menzies Foundation Fellow and Research Associate, United States Studies Centre, lead the discussion with an account of where prevention sits in the US proposals for reform, especially the three House Committee proposals. How does it compare with the commitment in Australia?
Dr Garry Egger, Director, Centre for Health Promotion and Research, then looked at health reform in Australia. Do the various reform platforms hit the mark or are they just fiddling around the edges? Is there a link between obesity, climate change and economic growth?
Professor Glenn Salkeld, Head of the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney then discussed whether prevention is a good investment, and if so, how it should be evaluated.
Professor Stephen Leeder, Director, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, moderated the discussion.
The Menzies Centre for Health Policy held its 4th annual Emerging Health Policy Research Conference.
The conference showcased the work in progress of current doctoral and early career research workers.
Keynote Speakers:
John Wyn Owen, Chair, Board of Governors, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff; former Secretary of the Nuffield Trust; and former Director-General of NSW Health
Dr Christine Bennett, National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission
Ms Mary Ann O’Loughlin, Executive Councillor and Head of the Secretariat of the COAG Reform Council, and member of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission
The Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Australia 21 held a symposium to honour Michael Ward, a Founding Director of Australia 21 and a Board Member and Associate of the Menzies Centre for Health Policy. Michael’s personal resilience in the face of enormous health adversity has been an inspiration to his many friends and colleagues.
Speakers:
Dr Brian Walker, Chair of the (International) Resilience Alliance, and Director, Australia 21
Teresa Burgess, Manager, Australia 21 Project on Resilience in Early Childcare Systems
Emeritus Professor Bob Douglas AO, Board Chair, Australia 21 and Leader of A21 Project on Resilience of Health and Education Systems
Professor Stephen Leeder AO, Director, Menzies Centre for Health Policy
The Menzies Centre for Health Policy held the inaugural S.T. Lee Lecture on Thursday, 16 July 2009.
The University of Sydney, by way of a gift, established the S.T. Lee Lecture Fund in 2008 to invite a distinguished scholar and/or practitioner on the subject of contemporary health policy to deliver an annual lecture. The S.T. Lee Lecture is named for Seng Tee Lee, a business executive and noted philanthropist. Dr Lee is director of the Lee group of companies in Singapore and of the Lee Foundation.
The inaugural S. T. Lee Lecture was delivered by:
Dr. Tikki Pang, Director, Research Policy & Cooperation (RPC/IER), World Health Organization. Dr Pang's topic was Global Health Governance - A Search for Meaning.
Roger Magnusson, Professor of Health, Law and Governance, Sydney Law School, responded to Dr Pang's presentation.
Robert Cumming, Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, chaired the discussion.
We have the maps but can we follow the tracks? Our journey to being the healthiest country by 2020
28 April 2009, Sydney
Speakers:
Mike Daube, Professor of Health Policy and Director, Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA at Curtin University of Technology; Deputy Chair of the Preventative Health Taskforce, and President of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA)
Fran Baum, Professor of Public Health and Director, Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity & South Australian Community Health Research Unit at Flinders University; commissioner on the WHO’s Commission on Social Determinants of Health
John Catford, Dean of the Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, and Professor of Health Development at Deakin University
Dr Tony Hobbs, Chair, National Primary Health Care Strategy External Reference Group
Honourable Dr Geoff Gallop, Commissioner, National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission
Associate Professor Ruth Colagiuri, Director, Diabetes Unit at the Menzies Centre for Health Policy, opened the seminar and introduced The Sydney Resolution - a call to urgent international action at all levels of society to halt the devastating global impact of chronic disease, and promote economic and environmental sustainability. The five points of the Resolution’s framework focus on achieving healthy people in healthy places on a healthy planet.
Professor Stephen Leeder, Director, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, chaired the audience discussion.
Strengthening The Governance of Australia's Healthcare System: Option C - How Others Do it and How Could We Do It?
15 April 2009, Canberra
Speakers:
Professor Gur Ofer, Head, the Israel National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research.
Professor Just Stoelwinder, Chair of Health Services Management, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University and Director of Medibank Private Limited.
Mr George Savvides, Chief Executive Officer, Medibank Private Limited.
Mr Shaun Gath, Chief Executive Officer of the Private Health Insurance Administration Council.
Professor Henry Ergas, Chairman of Concept Economics. Prof Ergas is also an external Professor in the Faculty of Economics at Monash University, Melbourne and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Economics at the National University of Singapore.
Mr Robert Wells, Co-Director, Menzies Centre for Health Policy & Director of the Australian Primary Healthcare Research Institute, The Australian National University.
Dr Francesco Paolucci, Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health College of Medicine and Health Sciences, The Australian National University.
Dr Jim Gillespie, Deputy Director, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney.
e-health from here to eternity: turning talk into a reality
1 April 2009, Canberra
This seminar was part of the Health Conundrums series organised with and sponsored by Minter Ellison. Dr Lesley Russell introduced the seminar.
Speakers:
Adam Powick, Deloitte - overview of the national e-health strategy, what is behind it and what is needed to make it a reality.
Dr Chris Pearce, GP - the reality of e-health exploring the pluses and minuses. Looking at the conflict between patient-owned health care records and GP records.
George Margelis, Intel - provide a vendor perspective. What will encourage the IT industry to invest in e-health? Exploring cases from overseas.
International collaborative health research: making partnerships a reality
24 March 2009, Sydney
Panel Members:
Professor Gur Ofer, Harvey M. and Lyn P. Meyerhoff Professor of Soviet Economics, Departments of Economics and of Russian Studies, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Michael Dibley, Associate Professor in International Public Health, School of Public Health/The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney
A/Professor Ruth Colagiuri, Director, Diabetes Unit, Menzies Centre for Health Policy
Dr Clive Aspin, Chief Investigator, Mauri Tu Mauri Ora, International Collaborative Indigenous Health Research Partnership, and Research Director, SCIPPS, Menzies Centre for Health Policy
The seminar was Chaired by Professor Stephen MacMahon, Principal Director, The George Institute for International Health.
Health Literacy: Just what the doctor ordered?
17 February 2009, Sydney
Speakers:
Dr Jim Gillespie, Deputy Director, Menzies Centre for Health Policy
Dr Clive Aspin, Research Director, Serious and Continuing Illness Policy and Practice Study (SCIPPS), Menzies Centre for Health Policy
Professor Don Nutbeam, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Sydney
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