Australia's health 2006 conference

21 June 2006, Hyatt Hotel Canberra, Commonwealth Avenue, Yarralumla

This one-day conference, held in Canberra, provides the big picture on the health of Australians and factors that influence their health, including health services and resources. It will highlight levels and trends and demonstrate successes and concerns in population health.

The conference will discuss current health statistics and relate them to existing and future health practices and reforms.

It brings together health professionals, researchers, policy makers, practitioners and academics working across all industry and government fields. Delegates will have the chance to listen to expert speakers from these areas, including AIHW staff.

The Hon. Tony Abbott MP, Minister for Health and Ageing, will launch the report Australia's health 2006 at this conference. This publication is the nation's most comprehensive and authoritative source of health statistics and related information. All delegates receive a complimentary copy of this important statistical resource.

The conference program includes keynote addresses by eminent speakers, with sessions being held in a broad spectrum of health arenas including:

• Socioeconomic inequalities
• Workforce planning
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
• Changing face of primary healthcare
• Chronic diseases
• Health as an economic growth sector
• Rural health

To get in touch with the Conference Coordinator, telephone or email:

Tel 61 2 6244 1032
Fax 61 2 6244 1045