HSCM2006

 

 

 


International Conference On Health and Social Care Modelling and Applications

 

HSCM2006

 

Organised by the Nosokinetics Group

 

University of Adelaide

Adelaide, South Australia

19 – 21 April, 2006

Aims and Scope

 

HSCM2006 provides a unique opportunity for practitioners and researchers to meet, exchange ideas, examine the current modelling trends and issues, and develop new solutions and research directions to ultimately, improve patient and client care by:

  • Widening international understanding of the potential benefits of modelling health and social care systems
  • Highlighting instances where theory meets practice and practice meets theory
  • Encouraging close working relationships between practitioners, decision-makers and modellers
  • Increasing understanding of the different modelling, computational and data analytical methods used to measure and model health and social care services.

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Program

Topics of Interest

 

Techniques:  Information Systems, Intelligent Systems, Optimisation and Meta-heuristics, Simulation and Modelling, Soft and Hard Systems, Statistical Analysis, Stochastic Modelling

 

Clinical and Practical: Capacity Planning, Community Care Management, Disease Monitoring & Management, Early Diagnosis and Screening, Impact of E-Health on patient management, Implementing change, Long Term Care, Long term planning, Resource Usage, Survival, Waiting list management and, Workforce planning

The program for the conference can be accessed here.

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Wednesday, 19 April 2006

Registration                              from 11.00 am

Conference                               commences midday

Conference reception                6.30 – 8.00 pm

Thursday, 20 April 2006

Registration                              8.45 am

Conference                               commences 9.00 am

Conference dinner                    7.00 pm for 7.30 pm

Friday, 21 April 2006

Conference                               commences 9.00 am

Informal dinner                         to be arranged and at own cost

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General Chairs

 

Peter Millard    International Chair

Mark Mackay Australian Chair

 

Programme Chair

Elia El-Darzi (England) 

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Programme Committee

David Ben-Tovim

Thierry Chaussalet

Panagiotis Chountas 

Malcolm Faddy

Florin Gorunescu

Gary Harrison

Michael Lee

Peng Liu

Mark Mackay

Adele Marshall

Boris Sobolev

Abdel-Badeeh Salem

Sally McClean

Geoff McDonnell

Peter Millard

Terry Mills

Brendon Rae

David Sier

Peter Taylor

Christos Vasilakis

Don Campbell

Ludwig Kuntz

Rose Baker

Sally Brailsford

 

 

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Publication

 

Selected papers will be invited to submit for publication in a special edition of an established journal. Omega, the international journal of management science, has agreed to publish a selection of papers. The Australian Health Review, a journal  covering  all aspects of health policy and management, health care delivery systems, clinical programs, health financing and other matters of interest to those working in health care, has also agreed to publish a selection of papers from the conference.

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Registration and Costs

 

To provide you with a good service, as well as facilitating registrations across different time zones and reducing paper work, we have chosen to use the Conference      Online e-registration service. To register please go to: Conference Online.

 

The registration service can also be used for making accommodation bookings, airline reservations and booking other tourist activities.

 

We have suggested several alternative places of accommodation, which vary in price and location. We have suggested two locations: the city and Glenelg. Conference Online has arranged deals with those accommodation providers listed in this conference flyer.

 

Student Registration (full time students only)      $280.00

Full Registration                                               $550.00    

Single Day Registration                                     $300.00      

Accompanying Person                                      $85.00         

 

Participant Registration fees cover attendance at all scientific sessions, conference bag, abstracts, welcome reception, coffee breaks, luncheon and conference dinner.

 

Accompanying Persons

Accompanying guests are welcome to attend the conference reception and dinner.

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Finding Your Way Around Town

 

To help you find your way around town and in particular to the conference venues, maps and pictures of Adelaide can be found here

 

Full details (warning large file 3.8 mb MS Word file)      click here to download

Smaller file (pictures removed)                                      click here to download

 

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Climate

For those new to Australia, a little information about the April weather in Adelaide can be found here

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Suggested Accommodation

City

Hilton Adelaide

http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml;jsessionid=E1YWNKDD4E5QQCSGBIVM22QKIYFC3UUC?ctyhocn=ADLHITW

 

Mecure Grosvenor Hotel Adelaide

http://www.accorhotels.com.au/hotdeals/detail.asp?id=10193&location=Adelaide&brand=Mercure

 

Rockford Adelaide

http://www.rockfordhotels.com.au/go/south-australia/rockford-adelaide/profile

Glenelg

For those wishing to stay near the seaside and only a short distance from the city, the following accommodation is suggested:

 

Stamford Grand Hotel Adelaide

http://www.stamford.com.au/adelaide/adgran1bar.html

 

Atlantic Towers

http://www.atlantictowermotorinn.com/pages/1/index.htm

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Tourist Information

Adelaide provides a range of experiences for tourists: good food, wineries, sporting activities, music and arts, etc. We have not organized a tourist program for accompanying partners or for those wishing to spend some time relaxing in Adelaide before or after the conference. For those wishing to spend some time relaxing in Adelaide we suggest that you may wish to find something of interest through the Government tourism website.

 

http://www.southaustralia.com/home.asp

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Sponsors

 

The conference organizers are grateful for the support and/or promotion of this conference provided by the following organizations:

 

            Psychology Department, University of Adelaide

            Department of Psychology

Level 4, Hughes Building

The University of Adelaide

SA 5005

Australia

            http://www.psychology.adelaide.edu.au/

 

Department of Health (South Australia)

CitiCentre Building

11 Hindmarsh Square

Adelaide SA 5000

http://www.health.sa.gov.au/

 

The Health Roundtable Limited

PO Box 438

Turramurra NSW 2074

www.healthroundtable.org.au

 

CHIK Services Pty Ltd

            ACN: 43 100 748 552

            608/97-99 John Whiteway Drive

Gosford NSW 2250 Australia 

            http://www.chik.com.au/main/index.php

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Additional Information

For those seeking additional information about the conference, the conference chairs can be contacted in the first instance via email:

 

Peter Millard                            Mark Mackay

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