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Health Issues Centre presents our one-day regional forums The Survey Says...Keep Asking.

You are invited to our 2016 Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 24 November 2016. Guest speaker is Dr Joanna Flynn AM Chair, Medical Board of Australia

The Government today released the report Targeting Zero: supporting the Victorian hospital system to eliminate avoidable harm and strengthen quality of care and announced a suite of reforms to put patient safety first.

Health Issues Centre presents Unspoken (What Will Become of Me?), a provocative and comedic event at the State Library Victoria from 27 - 30 October looking at the lighter side of ageing, declining capacity and how to stay in charge of your future.

Join Cancer Council's free webinar to hear about ways you can manage your own wellbeing, while providing the best support to the person you are caring for.

The Victorian Department of Health and Human Services presents a three-day forum in November on the latest advance care planning updates affecting Victorians.

MOVE muscle, bone & joint health is running a community webinar in conjunction with Maurice Blackburn Lawyers called ‘Chronic Illness and Employment- Your rights at work’.

Take charge! Be Medicinewise is an annual, national awareness week that promotes the safer and wiser use of medicines. This year, it will be held between 22 and 28 August 2016.

Less than a month ago, the world lost a powerful and respected advocate of the patient experience movement, Dr. Kate Granger.

Diabetes Victoria is delivering free webinars to culturally and linguistically diverse communities living in regional Victoria.

Sunday 10 July 2016 marked the first day of National Diabetes Week (10–16 July) and Diabetes Victoria needs your help to increase awareness of all types of diabetes.

The NDIS has started to be rolled out across Australia. Find out more about it.

NAIDOC week has begun. Come celebrate the rich history and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and see how you can get involved.

Before casting your vote on Saturday, we encourage you to consider some key issues around health funding and service provision.

The Australian Government Department of Health is conducting an evaluation of the National Palliative Care Strategy 2010.

Consumers Health Forum invites you to register for their upcoming webinar 'Budget 2016 - what’s in it for Health Consumers'.

Dental Health Services Victoria is developing a new Strategic Plan to set the future direction for public oral healthcare in Victoria.

The Australian Centre for Health Research have released a new report on how we can transform End of Life care in Australia.

The Australian Institute for Patient & Family Centred Care presents a unique event, Gathering of Kindness, in March/April 2016.

Join Palliverse for a tweet chat on taking control of your future health care.

The Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Taskforce is examining more than 5,700 services listed in the MBS. Your feedback on Obsolete MBS items is important.

On 26 & 27 November, hosted by the Health Services Liaison Association (HSLA), the Negotiating Good Health conference will interest anyone involved in complaints handling, alternate dispute resolution and quality improvement.