Planetary Health and Public Health: The case for collective action (By Leah Agustin) The inextricable link between planetary health and public health has been spotlighted in the global climate change agenda, as the United Nations COP28 welcomed its first dedicated Health Day in December 2023. I want to take the time to reflect on four key lessons I have learned to date. #1 – The climate crisis is a public health crisis. #2 – Environmental sustainability and financial sustainability are not mutually exclusive. #3 – First Peoples’ voice must be at the centre of climate and health decision-making. #4 – Effective climate action requires intersectoral collaboration on a local, national, and global scale. December 18, 2023 By Sharnee Trehan challenges, climate, environment, internship, public health 0 0 Comment Read More »
'Tactics without STRATEGY is the noise before defeat' (By Soumya Shah) My recent experience in the Health Management Internship Program (HMIP) have raised my appreciation for the significance of strategic decision-making and planning within health organisations. Below are my observations and learnings from my development of a long-term Strategic Plan for a public health service during the HMIP. December 5, 2023 By Sharnee Trehan challenges, internship, placement, public health, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
Value based health care model and leadership (By Tinto Cherian) Rising healthcare costs is driving Australia to contain costs while improving the quality of care. Value-based health care (VBHC) model is one such approach that is explored around the world that focus on the ‘value of care provided’ rather than the ‘volume of services’ and prioritise patient outcomes while reducing costs. May 22, 2023 By Sharnee Trehan challenges, health outcomes, internship, public health 0 0 Comment Read More »
Walking (more like crawling) among giants (Harrison Thorn) Working with the CEO and the Board of Alfred Health July 29, 2022 By ACHSM Admin career, Clinical governance, health outcomes, health service delivery, internship, public health, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
How not to waste a good healthcare crisis (Tinto Cherian) COVID, in all its might, crippled the day-to-day functioning of people, organisations, governments, and social structures. It will be constructive to appraise the lessons this crisis invoked on our accustomed conventional systems and the visions that the resilience and experience instilled. June 3, 2022 By ACHSM Admin challenges, Clinical governance, COVID-19, government, health outcomes, health service delivery, patients, public health, public service, regional, remote, rural, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
Pledging Allegiance: the dual loyalties of the public service (Harrison Thorn) From the ‘West Wing’, to ‘Parks and Recreation’, and Australia’s own ‘Utopia’; there are many enjoyable and humorous representations of life in the public service. This semester I am excited to join its ranks at the Victorian Department of Health and learn about life as a government employee. October 6, 2021 By ACHSM Admin career, government, health service delivery, internship, placement, public health, public service, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
Transferrable skills - a clinician to manager's perspective (Kelvin Yap) Kelvin Yap discusses transferable skills in health management. September 2, 2021 By Oscar Chaffey public health, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
A Call To Arms (Kelvin Yap) Kelvin Yap reflects on his learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria. January 24, 2021 By Oscar Chaffey career, challenges, COVID-19, health outcomes, internship, public health, regional, rural, Victoria 0 0 Comment Read More »
Transitioning - A move from the world of supply chain management to health policy administration The intricacies in governance and change management that precedes implementation of new policies or organisational change was quite fascinating. This has been quite helpful in bridging the gap between my experiences as a healthcare staff working at the coalface and policy administration. August 14, 2020 By ACHSM Admin Change, Clinical governance, health outcomes, health service delivery, internship, public health, technology 0 0 Comment Read More »
The role of a health manager during a health crisis – Responding to COVID-19 and leading through uncertainty When I commenced the health management internship in 2020, I would never have expected to be involved in one of the largest public health crises to affect the Australian health system. COVID-19 has infected over 2 million people and resulted in 161,000 deaths globally. May 8, 2020 By ACHSM Admin challenges, Change, COVID-19, General, health service delivery, public health 0 0 Comment Read More »
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and the new Health Manager Ensuring the delivery of safe and high-quality patient care is the responsibility of everyone that work within the health service – including the patient themselves. Introduced in 2013, the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards stipulate the level of care consumers can expect to receive during their episode of care. May 1, 2020 By ACHSM Admin Clinical governance, health service delivery, patients, public health, safety 0 0 Comment Read More »
The challenges in providing rural healthcare According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 75% of the population does not get enough exercise and 69% of the population are considered overweight or obese in rural communities. July 26, 2019 By ACHSM Admin challenges, health service delivery, obesity, public health, regional, remote, rural 0 0 Comment Read More »
What is value-based healthcare? Have you ever heard of value-based healthcare? When I was first introduced to the term during my initial days at Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV) in January 2019 on my very first placement, I thought it was another one of those ‘word salads’ - I understood each of the individual words, but the whole term made no sense! July 4, 2019 By ACHSM Admin cost efficiency, dental, health outcomes, public health, value 0 0 Comment Read More »
The role health managers can play in creating culturally safe environments for Aboriginal people The colonisation and historical events that have occurred in Australia have had and continue to have devastating impacts on Aboriginal people. Accessing healthcare can be particularly difficult for our First Nations people due to a deep mistrust and the institutional racism present in most hospitals. February 22, 2019 By ACHSM Admin challenges, health service delivery, indigenous, patients, public health, regional, remote, rural 0 0 Comment Read More »