Melanie van Altena, Director of Dental Health Services Victoria's Smile Squad School Dental Program joins AHHA Engagement and Business Director Lisa Robey to discuss the award-winning program. The Smile Squad School Dental Program was awarded the 2021 value-Based Health Care Innovation Award at this year's Value-Based Health Care Conference.

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The 2022 John Deeble Lecture was presented at the National Portrait Gallery of Australia on the 26th of October 2022 by the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association. 

The 2nd John Deeble Lecture, was delivered by Mr Michael Brennan, Chair of the Productivity Commission, and was followed by a panel discussion featuring prominent health policy leaders from around Australia and will be released as a follow-up episode of The Health Advocate Podcast.

The 2022 John Deeble Lecture

Welcome back to the 2nd podcast of the 2022 John Deeble Lecture, commemorating the life achievements of Professor John Deeble, co-founder of Australia’s universal healthcare system, Medicare. 

The Panel Discussion was recorded live, following the 2022 John Deeble Lecture held on the 26th of October 2022 and featured special guest speakers: Mr Michael Brennan (Productivity Commission), Mr Michael Pervan (TAS Government), Ms Yasmin King (Skills IQ), Prof Lisa Nissen (UQ) and Adj AProf Paul Burgess (NT Health).

The panel reflected on the complexities of the health workforce and the ways we deliver health workforce policy in Australia.

The 2022 John Deeble Lecture: Panel Discussion

The inaugural John Deeble Lecture was presented at Parliament House on the 18th of October 2019 by the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association. The Lecture was followed by a panel discussion which reflected on the complexities of the health system, and discussed the way we manage and set health policy in Australia. 

Members of the panel included Professor Ian Frazer (Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland), the Hon Nicola Roxon (Chair, HESTA), Mr Romlie Mokak (Commissioner, Productivity Commission) and moderator Professor Johanna Westbrook (Director, Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research Macquarie University).

The 2019 John Deeble Lecture: Panel Discussion

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) is Australia’s national peak body for public and not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare providers.

The 2019 John Deeble Lecture: Panel Discussion

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