CURRENT AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Inaugural National Allied Health Conference 2008
‘Allied Health – Practice and Leadership for our Future Conference’
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‘Leadership Master Class for Allied Health Leaders in DHBs’
Allied Health – Practice and Leadership for our Future Conference
This conference is a unique opportunity for Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) to come together to showcase our outstanding individual and collective talents. We will present, discuss, debate and summarise the elements of our professional lives that bind us together and work towards building the influence and capacity that can be realised through the AHPs speaking with one voice.
Dates for your diary: 12 – 13 November 2008
Venue: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Clinical Education Centre
Auckland City Hospital
Call for Abstracts
The Allied Health Workforce Strategy Group and Health Sector Conferences on behalf of District Health Boards are pleased to invite you to submit an abstract for the presentation at the 2008 Allied Health – Practice and Leadership for Our Future Conference.
We welcome interest from individuals and groups on topics related to the conference themes or other subjects of particular relevance to allied health practitioners in the health sector.
We are seeking offers of high quality presentations and will select and group these to present an exciting and challenging programme for 2008.
For instructions on how to submit and abstract and an abstract template please click here. The closing date for submitting abstracts is Friday 7th April 2008 please email your abstract to Nicola Papps at nicola.papps@dhbnz.org.nz.
Conference themes will include:
• Creating the future of allied health practice and leadership
• Primary health context and innovations
• Service strategy, policy and structure for allied health professionals
• Clinical Governance for allied health professionals
Further information and background on the Conference Themes can be found by clicking here.
Key Note Speakers:
Dr Robert Jones PhD, MPhil, BA, FCSP, Grad.Dip.Phys,. MHSM, MMACP
Fiona Jenkins MA (Dist), FCSP, NEBS (M), Grad.Dip.Phys., MHSM, PGCO
Dr Rosalie Boyce PhD, MBus, Grad.Dip Health Admin, Grad.Dip Dietetics, BSc
The Leadership Master Class for Allied Health Leaders in DHBs
The one day Master Class will be run by four highly successful internationally respected allied health speakers, researchers and leaders. This class has been developed so that we can identify, support and grow our allied health leaders. The class will be targeted at DHB allied health leaders who could be in a professional leader/advisor role or an allied health manager. Numbers will be restricted to 60 in order to optimise learning.
Dates for your diary: 14 November 2008
Venue: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Clinical Education Centre
Auckland City Hospital
Key Note Speakers:
Janice Mueller: MBA (Dist), ADP (Paediatrics), MNZCP, NZRP
Dr Robert Jones: PhD, MPhil, BA, FCSP, Grad.Dip.Phys,. MHSM, MMACP
Fiona Jenkins: MA (Dist), FCSP, NEBS (M), Grad.Dip.Phys., MHSM, PGCO
Dr Rosalie Boyce: PhD, MBus, Grad.Dip Health Admin, Grad.Dip Dietetics, BSc
For further information, please contact Nicola Papps on (04) 803-5819 or nicola.papps@dhbnz.org.nz
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