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Getting more value from mental healthcare funding and investment
03 Jul 2024
New report advocates for better patient outcomes... -
The future of healthcare will demand leaders with a unique skill set
26 Jun 2024
New report highlights trends and future implications... -
Climate change and the impact on human health
06 Jun 2024
COVID-19 pandemic “a dress rehearsal” for climate change... -
NHMRC grant to improve medication safety
06 Jun 2024
Optimising and leveraging technology to improve medication safety in hospital and aged care... -
Clearing the elective surgery backlog
06 Jun 2024
Clearing the elective surgery backlog will take more than one budget. It'll need major reform... -
New report into wellbeing for aged care residents
06 Jun 2024
Improving access to restorative and wellbeing care for older Australians... -
The Lancet Psychiatry Report
04 Apr 2024
People are missing out on mental healthcare due to system gaps – new report released from The Lancet... -
National Roundtable on climate change and human health
04 Apr 2024
National roundtable sets the research agenda for climate change and human health... -
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Potential link between delirium and dementia
04 Apr 2024
New study reveals potential link between delirium and dementia... -
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New funding to improve care for people living with intellectual disability
05 Apr 2024
New MRFF project to improve care for people living with intellectual disability co-led with consumers... -
$4.9m from MRFF to improve care for children
15 Feb 2024
Asthma, type 1 diabetes and antibiotic overuse in the spotlight... -
Aged care residents receive best practice care for continence but not for all conditions
23 Jan 2024
Quality of care revealed in world first research... -
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Accreditation reports reveal unsafe care in aged care
06 Dec 2023
Wound and skin care is the most frequently found safety risk to residents of aged care in accreditation reports... -
New NHMRC-EU Collaborative Research Grant awarded
18 Dec 2023
Supporting resilience and wellbeing in aged care... -
Prestigious award for cancer research announced
23 Nov 2023
Improving care for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds... -
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Digital health experts recommend establishment of a National AI in Healthcare Council
22 Nov 2023
Launched today... -
New Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
21 Nov 2023
Macquarie University academic elected to the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences... -
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Time in hospital sets back tens of thousands of children’s learning each year
24 Aug 2023
New research calls for targeted support to help kids catch up... -
Hospital EDs as noisy as construction sites
22 Aug 2023
A new study of hospital noise has found that emergency departments can be as loud as a construction site, potentially affecti... -
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Digital health experts call for responsible use of AI in healthcare
16 Aug 2023
Leaders meet at Macquarie University... -
More accurate measures are needed to report patient harm
27 Jul 2023
New research shows incident rates may be under reported by up to ten times... -
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AI is already being used in healthcare. But not all of it is ‘medical grade’
22 Jun 2023
The Conversation... -
Digital health experts say Australia must benefit from AI in healthcare
15 Jun 2023
Medical Journal of Australia... -
Kids with concussion are more likely to have poorer school performance
31 May 2023
New world first research... -
Youthfulness should not be a barrier to timely bowel cancer diagnosis
30 May 2023
Younger people self advocating as bowel cancer becomes the deadliest cancer for 25-44... -
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Groundhog Day on emergency departments in Australian media
08 May 2023
New research finds Australian media representation of EDs is largely negative... -
Rise in psychotropic meds for children during COVID
28 Apr 2023
Prescribing of psychotropic medication (antidepressant / antianxiety) for children and adolescents by GPs increased during th... -
AI enabled medical devices raise safety concerns
19 Apr 2023
Problems with the use of AI enabled medical devices are a concern for the safety of patients... -
New project to reduce medication error in aged care
17 May 2023
$1.5 million from the Medical Research Future Fund for a new digital portal... -
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How learning health systems can future-proof healthcare
02 Mar 2023
Preparing for pandemics and climate change... -
Montreux Charter
27 Feb 2023
Fifth WHO Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety in Montreux, Switzerland... -
New project to reduce patient harm
15 Dec 2022
Macquarie University secures $1.5 million federal funding to improve the health system’s response when patients are har... -
Living with Long COVID
14 Dec 2022
New funding to deepen our understanding to better support frontline GPs and improve patient care... -
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New project to unlock the future of virtual care
23 Nov 2022
New NHMRC partnership grant with Health Infrastructure NSW... -
International research on climate change and health informatics
21 Nov 2022
JAMIA focus issue reports IT can help reduce greenhouse emissions and manage the health impacts of climate change... -
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New grant funds infrastructure for aged care quality and safety
05 Oct 2022
First funding for the Australian Consortium for Aged Care... -
New grant will transform medication safety in aged care
27 Sep 2022
IT innovation will support residents and staff... -
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New Macquarie Uni Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
21 Sep 2022
Macquarie University academic elected to the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences... -
First of its kind study to assess the impact of AI on clinical decision-making
07 Sep 2022
New Digital Health CRC project, led by Macquarie University, Sydney Local Health District and annalise.ai... -
The physio will see you now
07 Sep 2022
Why health workers need to broaden their roles to fix the workforce crisis... -
Leading AI and health experts converge on Macquarie
30 Jun 2022
The Centre for Health Informatics celebrates 21 years... -
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Emergency departments are clogged
07 Jun 2022
Patients are waiting for hours or giving up. What’s going on?... -
Deeble Institute Fellowship 2022
27 May 2022
Prestigious Fellowship to recognise leading health economist... -
National symposium to make hospital systems safer
09 Sep 2022
National Medication Safety Symposium at Macquarie University on 21 September 2022... -
Reducing wait times in hospital emergency departments
04 May 2022
Help for the vulnerable in new federal funding... -
Analysis of the Federal Budget for health and aged care
01 Apr 2022
What's in it for healthcare, aged care and hospitals?... -
Health consumer voices more important now than ever
01 Apr 2022
Australia’s largest consumer survey of healthcare... -
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Calling aged care research participants
15 Feb 2022
New research project with allied health professionals... -
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End-of-life cancer care attracts new funding
06 Dec 2021
Cancer Institute NSW funds new research into care for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds... -
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Enrico Coiera and Terry Hannan feature in IMIA’s first History Book on medical informatics
19 Nov 2021
Medical Informatics - the first 50 years... -
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Sidney Sax Award for outstanding health leader
28 Oct 2021
Awarded to Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite... -
Recommendations for children with COVID-19
25 Oct 2021
National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce... -
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People with intellectual disability face barriers accessing information about mental health care
20 Oct 2021
Policies need urgent reform... -
Largely undiagnosed genetic condition causing heart disease
20 Oct 2021
New Heart Foundation funding... -
Hospitalisation affects academic performance
14 Oct 2021
Education interrupted by injury or chronic asthma can have a cumulative effect that ultimately limits later employment opport... -
Doctors at risk
28 Sep 2021
Key factors identified for doctors at risk of complaints, malpractice claims or impaired performance... -
Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare AI White Paper now available
23 Sep 2021
Eight key human factors and ergonomics principles and methods for AI in healthcare... -
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New NHMRC Investigator Grant Funding
14 Sep 2021
Aged care and healthcare AI researchers top the field for Federal funding... -
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New NHMRC Partnership Project for diagnostic excellence
14 Sep 2021
New federal funding will improve disease diagnosis and management by ensuring the right pathology and medical imaging tests a... -
New NHMRC Partnership Project in Aged Care
14 Sep 2021
New federal funding targets overuse of antipsychotics and antibiotics in aged care... -
Antibiotic overuse in aged care
25 Aug 2021
Antibiotic use is higher in Australia's residential aged care facilities than in other countries... -
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AI and Healthcare: What are Australia’s national priorities?
29 Jul 2021
Take the survey now. Closes 19 August 2021... -
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Australia and the US working together to combat cybersecurity threats using bots and humans
02 Jul 2021
CATCH: Cybersecurity Assurance for Teams of Computers and Humans... -
Study finds "serious problems with privacy" in mobile health apps
17 Jun 2021
Patients should be informed... -
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AI will enhance healthcare, but caution is needed
12 May 2021
New research to improve patient safety... -
Linked data systems will immediately expose neglect of people in aged care and medical error
11 May 2021
Johanna Westbrook calls for action... -
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Services for children in hospital - survey
03 May 2021
If your child were in hospital, what care and services would be most important to you?... -
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Charting Australia’s healthcare journey into the age of artificial intelligence
21 Apr 2021
Actions for policy and implementation... -
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IAHSI - IMIA call for Applied Clinical Informatics Papers
03 Feb 2021
IAHSI - IMIA: Special Issue on Disparities, Biases, and Disinformation in Healthcare - Have your say by 1 August 2021... -
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Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics
22 Oct 2020
Associate Professor Farah Magrabi... -
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Dr Terry Hannan discusses how listening can improve a patient's health
25 Sep 2020
The value of stories... -
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AI-assisted EHR documentation will need human help
08 Sep 2020
Results from a co-design study with practitioners.... -
AI in health care - Australia in danger of lagging behind
22 Oct 2020
The challenge is that there is no single agency in Australia that covers AI... -
Brain Boot Camp
03 Sep 2020
Dr Joyce Siette has been awarded a NSW Government 'My Community Project' grant for the Lane Cove electorate, called Brain Boo... -
Variation in test results management
28 Aug 2020
New research: Variation in electronic results management... -
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New international health IT PhD Program
26 Aug 2020
Joint initiative between Australia and Germany... -
Errors in administration of medicine
13 Aug 2020
Errors in paediatric wards despite 'double-checking'... -
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How children break their bones: a decade of data
10 Aug 2020
How children break their bones: a decade of data... -
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World first genomic diagnosis testing
26 Jun 2020
Rapid results delivered for critically ill children... -
New precision pictures improve diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases
15 Apr 2021
New precision pictures improve diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases... -
Macquarie University AI expert appointed to world-first global forum
17 Jun 2020
Australia will have a seat at the table to guide the responsible development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) internationally... -
Mobilising hospital staff
17 Jun 2020
What if we sent the wrong hospital staff home during the COVID-19 pandemic?... -
Healthcare research positions available
04 Jun 2020
Come and join our team at AIHI - Senior AI in Healthcare position or Post-Doc/ Biostatistician... -
AI in Health: Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges
04 Jun 2020
The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences is calling on the Australian Government to invest in the safety and qua... -
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COVID-19 is opening up fault lines in the health care system
04 May 2020
Two major fault lines need long term solutions... -
What happens when surgical tools are left inside a patient
04 May 2020
Surgical instruments wrongly left inside a patient may not be detected for more than 6 months... -
MRes and PhD Scholarships available
28 Apr 2020
Come and study at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation... -
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New results from Australia's largest public hospitals
18 Feb 2020
Does quality management make a real difference to patients?... -
New research on emergency department performance
06 Feb 2020
Focus on shorter wait times may put people at risk... -
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Australian system to detect sepsis is best
03 Feb 2020
International system proves less effective... -
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Professor Johanna Westbrook to chair at Parliament House
16 Oct 2019
Expert panel on universal healthcare... -
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Social factors for optimal memory
24 Jun 2019
Social factors for optimal memory function in older adults in aged care: what matters?... -
AIHI Diagnostic Informatics team host the opening session of a ground-breaking 16-week course
19 Jun 2019
‘Development of systematic reviews to provide evidence for alert thresholds for critical laboratory results’.... -
New research shows under-prescribing of anti-dementia medication
13 Jun 2019
Australia first research... -
Over the counter contraceptive pill, a real option
05 Jun 2019
Improved care and health dollar savings... -
Untreated osteoporosis in residential aged care facilities
05 Jun 2019
Putting older people at risk... -
Associate Professor Shlomo Berkovsky receives Best Paper Award at CHI 2019
15 Apr 2021
Detecting personality traits using eye-tracking data... -
Advising Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office of WHO
18 Apr 2019
Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite in Egypt... -
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Artificial Intelligence research positions available now
19 Mar 2019
Applications close 14 April 2019.... -
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the modern classroom
18 Mar 2019
30 May 2019 - 6pm to 9pmLearn from a panel of experts in this twilight workshop.... -
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Dr Yvonne Tran visits Taiwan for quality and accreditation talks
12 Mar 2019
Joint Commission of Taiwan welcomes AIHI... -
AIHI hosts International Women’s Day Event
07 Mar 2019
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences key academics... -
Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite appointed as adviser to WHO
14 Jan 2019
Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office... -
Congratulations on promotions
19 Dec 2018
Researchers from AIHI recognised for their contribution... -
Increased risk of death for people with traumatic brain injury
21 Nov 2018
Australians admitted to hospital with traumatic brain injury seven times more likely to die within a year... -
Deaths linked to handling of documentation
21 Nov 2018
Almost half of deaths of people with disability are linked to how documentation is handled... -
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Professor Braithwaite awarded the Peter Reizenstein Award
18 Oct 2018
Prestigious International Society for Quality in Health Care award... -
Professor Coiera elected as fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
18 Oct 2018
Recognising outstanding contribution... -
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National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Committee appointment
15 Apr 2021
Announced... -
Consumers enhance diagnostic informatics
17 Sep 2018
The NHMRC Partnership in Diagnostic Informatics released its first Consumer Reference Group report following the inaugural co... -
Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite offers real solutions to hospital safety
06 Sep 2018
Sydney Morning Herald... -
Leaders in healthcare research release White Paper
06 Sep 2018
Qualitative Research in Healthcare – Modern Methods, Clear Translation: A White Paper... -
Social engagement pays off
03 Sep 2018
Identifying loneliness and connections vital to aged care assessments... -
AIHI award winners at HIC2018
03 Sep 2018
Associate Professor Melissa Baysari and Dr Terry Hannan win top awards at HIC2018... -
Artificial Intelligence team wins Best Paper at HCI2018
17 Jul 2018
Measuring user experience in conversational interfaces.... -
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Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite in conversation with ABC Radio National
18 Jun 2018
From Ghana to Denmark, Professor Braithwaite shares stories of successful health programs from across the globe... -
Health system in the spotlight
22 May 2018
Experts from across the country meet at AIHI for Partnership Centre for Health System Sustainability workshop... -
Complexity science generates discussion
22 May 2018
Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite urges a change to the collective mindset... -
Artificial intelligence improving healthcare
16 May 2018
Medical Research Future Fund’s $240m for Frontier Science on Artificial Intelligence (AI) creates opportunity for chang... -
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NHMRC Partnership Centre in Health System Sustainability up and running
08 May 2018
NHMRC Partnership Centre in Health System Sustainability is up and running and welcomes two new senior members to the re... -
AIHI PhD candidate receives first ACHI Fellowship Program work placement
20 Apr 2018
Australian Digital Health Agency takes first ACHI Fellowship Program work placement.... -
AIHI proudly represented at university graduation ceremony
17 Apr 2018
The Australian Institute of Health Innovation was proudly represented by students, supervisors and current staff at the Macqu... -
AIHI invited to present at WHO health ministers summit, Japan
11 Apr 2018
Professors Braithwaite and Westbrook are the only Australian academics presenting at the global conference... -
Dr Rae-Anne Hardie – finalist in the 2017 BUPA Health Foundation’s national Emerging Health Researcher Awards
26 Mar 2018
Dr Rae-Anne Hardie, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, was recognised as a fi... -
Australian children receive healthcare in line with guidelines 60 per cent of the time: National study
21 Mar 2018
Landmark national CareTrack Kids study assessed the quality of healthcare for children... -
Call for national strategy on child injury prevention
13 Mar 2018
Intentional childhood injury study releases results... -
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Dr Mary Dahm presents at RCPAQAP Quality Managers’ workshop
28 Feb 2018
Dr Dahm’s presentation was titled “Improving test results – communication, management and follow-up”... -
Dr Rae-Anne Hardie – Finalist for the BUPA Health Foundation’s national Emerging Health Researcher Award
19 Feb 2018
Dr Rae-Anne Hardie, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, is one of six up-and-c... -
Inaugural Associate Professor, Health System Sustainability, announced
12 Feb 2018
Dr Yvonne Zurynski joins the team... -
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AIHI awarded NHMRC Project Grant for CareTrack Aged
27 Feb 2019
AIHI to lead research to improve the quality of care for older Australians... -
AIHI finds the number of children admitted to hospital due to falls from playground equipment is rising
14 Dec 2017
Researchers find hospitalisation for injuries from playground falls cost NSW $4 million annually.... -
AIHI presenters at HFESA 2017
04 Dec 2017
Translational research - AIHI researchers lead the way forward.... -
Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite delivers keynote address at HFESA 2017 Conference
30 Nov 2017
Professor Braithwaite urges a new way of thinking to improve patient safety.... -
Join the team at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation
24 Nov 2017
Academic and professional positions available... -
ABC Radio Hobart - interview with Dr Mikaela Jorgensen on aged care
22 Nov 2017
Dr Mikaela Jorgensen's study showing the impact of using home care services and early entry into residential care.... -
Professor Johanna Westbrook featured in The Medical Republic
16 Nov 2017
Professor Johanna Westbrook was featured in The Medical Republic discussing the benefits of being able to track patients elec... -
Macquarie University’s AIHI congratulates Dr Klay Lamprell on PhD
07 Nov 2017
Macquarie University’s AIHI is pleased to congratulate Dr Klay Lamprell on the awarding of her PhD highlighting patient... -
Professor Braithwaite elected as Fellow of Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
24 Oct 2017
Professor Braithwaite has been elected as a Fellow for outstanding leadership and contributions to health and medical science... -
Macquarie’s AIHI to establish state-of-the-art centre for excellence in oncology research and implementation science
12 Oct 2017
Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite awarded $2.5 million to lead team of world-class researchers... -
Macquarie University to lead new national Centre for Research Excellence in Digital Health
12 Oct 2017
The CRE will be led by renowned health informatician Professor Enrico Coiera, Director of the Centre for Health Informatics a... -
NHMRC funding success to deliver world-leading oncology, digital health and patient safety research
12 Oct 2017
AIHI awarded $7.3million in grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).... -
Macquarie’s AIHI Director appointed President Elect to prominent international Healthcare Board
09 Oct 2017
Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite, named President Elect of the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua).... -
Australian health IT sage looks back to the future and sees what went wrong
05 Oct 2017
It must have seemed such a long way away, but Coiera boldly foretold the future when he described a 2020 in which technology ... -
Link between home care hours, social support and entry to residential care
28 Sep 2017
An article published in Australian Ageing Agenda discusses research into the link between home care hours, social s... -
Dr Mikaela Jorgensen awarded the inaugural Jeff Cheverton Memorial Scholarship
26 Sep 2017
Dr Mikaela Jorgensen has been awarded the inaugural Jeff Cheverton Memorial Scholarship established by the Australian Healthc... -
SURE helps researchers fill knowledge gaps on aged care transitions
14 Sep 2017
Associate Professor Rebecca Mitchell...... -
Five reasons to do your MRes and PhD at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation
12 Sep 2017
Scholarships available now.... -
AIHI supports Australasian College of Health Informatics Fellowship Program
28 Aug 2017
Student applications open late 2017. Industry are invited to offer work placements.... -
Complexity science in healthcare – Aspirations, approaches, applications and accomplishments: A White Paper
24 Aug 2017
Comments are invited to Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite... -
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Enhancing patient outcomes through evaluation of the appropriateness and quality use of pathology in general practice
23 Jun 2017
AIHI received a Commonwealth Department of Health Quality Use of Pathology Program grant for the project “Enhancing pat... -
Ageing well - a social participation and engagement tool
23 Jun 2017
AIHI received a Commonwealth Department of Health Dementia and Aged Care Services (DACS) Fund grant totalling $265,976 f... -
Dr Joyce Siette and Dr Mikaela Jorgensen present at the Better Practice Conference
23 Jun 2017
Two researchers from the Centre of Health Systems and Safety Research in the Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI)... -
Playground danger: Injury the biggest cause of hospitalisation of Australian children, report finds
13 Jun 2017
Researchers from AIHI have found that injuries are the number one cause of hospitalisation in children aged 1 to 16 years in ...
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