Event information

Type of event

Conference lasting more than one day

Description of the event

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association and Queensland Health welcomes hospital and health service leaders from around the world to Brisbane for the 42nd World Hospital Congress, 10-12 October 2018 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC), Australia.

The World Hospital Congress, under the umbrella of the International Hospital Federation, is a unique global event that brings key health leaders together annually to share views and experiences, network and develop excellence in healthcare and hospitals leadership. Through this forum multidisciplinary exchange of knowledge, expertise and experiences are facilitated, together with dialogue on best practices in leadership in hospital and healthcare management and delivery of services.

Queensland Health staff can access special discount tickets for the 42 ^nd World Hospital Congress using the code QLDHEALTH at the checkout.

http://event.icebergevents.com.au/whc2018

Due date for submission of abstracts (YYYY-MM-DD)

2018-01-31

Due date for early bird registration (YYYY-MM-DD)

2018-06-30

Event begins (YYYY-MM-DD)

2018-10-10

Start time

8.30

End date (YYYY-MM-DD)

2018-10-12

Venue

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC)

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Points

TBC

Key Words (MeSH) describing the topic

Added MeSH terms

Hospitals: Institutions with an organized medical staff which provide medical care to patients.
Health Services: Services for the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the maintenance of health.
Congresses: Published records of the papers delivered at or issued on the occasion of individual congresses, symposia, and meetings; abstracts of papers delivered at such congresses; reports of the officers and delegates of such congresses; combinations of the foregoing; or proceedings of the conference of a society if they are not limited to matters of internal organization.
Australia: The smallest continent and an independent country, comprising six states and two territories. Its capital is Canberra.
Queensland: A state in northeastern Australia. Its capital is Brisbane. Its coast was first visited by Captain Cook in 1770 and its first settlement (penal) was located on Moreton Bay in 1824. The name Cooksland was first proposed but honor to Queen Victoria prevailed. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p996 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p441)

Workplaces involved

Added workplaces

Health Care - Health care providers - Queensland Health - Mackay Hospital and Health Service - Mackay Base Hospital - Mackay Institute of Research and Innovation

Target group for the event

Medicine - Primary Health Care

Medicine - Specialist Care

Dentistry

University

Target profession

Medical practitioners - General Practitioners / Specialists

Medical practitioners - Registrars / Principal House Officers (PMOs)

Medical practitioners - Resident Medical Officers (RMOs)

Medical practitioners - Interns

Nursing - Midwifes

Nursing - Nurses

Nursing - Nurse practitioners

Nursing - Assistants in nursing and personal care workers

Allied Health - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners

Allied Health - Audiologists

Allied Health - Chinese medicine practitioners

Allied Health - Chiropractors

Allied Health - Dietitians

Allied Health - Medical radiation practitioners

Allied Health - Occupational therapists

Allied Health - Optometrists

Allied Health - Osteopaths

Allied Health - Pharmacists

Allied Health - Physiotherapists

Allied Health - Podiatrists

Allied Health - Psychologists

Allied Health - Social workers

Allied Health - Speech pathologists

Dentistry - Dentist

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Geographical location in Queensland

Brisbane

Document information: 2018 IHF Brisbane - 42nd World Hospital Congress | Last modified: 2018-04-05 by Mackay Institute of Research and Innovation