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Thank you to Dr Kristie Matthews, Dr Liza Seubert, and Dr Katrina Li for presenting at the ACDHS 2022 Symposium in the session on Rapid Fire Showcase: Innovations in curriculum design. We are

Graduate Attributes in an Age of Uncertainty Join us for the Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences Symposium, to be held on Friday 21 October 2022 at the SMC Conference & Function

ACDHS proudly supports ClinEdAus ClinEdAus – Vision, Mission and Scope Vision Supporting high quality student placement experiences for allied health students Mission To provide a repository

Tomorrow we celebrate International Allied Health Professions Day As allied health educators we are calling for an increase in community-based models of care to keep hospitals and emergency

  0727 Submission to PHC Reform Recommendations

Infection prevention and control (IPC) is an essential part of safety in healthcare settings. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Council of Deans of Health Science in

SA Health has produced a PPE Guide for Allied Health Professionals. The Guide provides a process for risk assessment as well as usage and infection control guidelines for community based services.

The Chair and Executive extend a warm welcome to our new members: Australian Catholic University, University of Wollongong Charles Darwin University University of the Sunshine Coast University of

Universities Australia is working with various Commonwealth departments, including Health and Education regarding the Coronavirus and actions relevant to universities. You will no doubt be

The Commission has made an excellent start on re-envisioning aged care in Australia. We as a major provider of training for a broad variety of relevant disciplines look forward to continued

The Boosting the Local Care Workforce (BLCW) Program was announced in the 2017/18 budget as a $33 million program to support service providers in the disability and aged care sectors. Click here

Nicole Velkoski is a Wiradjuri woman who has just completed her final year of her Psychology undergraduate degree with a distinction average.

The 2018 Graduate Outcomes Survey – Longitudinal (GOS-L) measures the medium-term outcomes of higher education graduates based on a cohort analysis of graduates who responded to the 2015

The Department of Jobs and Small Business has published the results of its research identifying skill shortages in the Australian labour market. A research report which provides a national

The Department of Health has announced the release of the National Health Workforce Dataset (NHWDS) Allied Health 2016 data in the form of: updated aggregate data accessible via the Health

The Medical Deans of Australia and New Zealand (MDANZ) has released a report on ‘Medical student clinical placements as sites of learning and contribution’. The pilot project, funded

An evaluation report of the NDIS has been completed and is now available to view by visiting the Key Documents section here An independent evaluation of the trial of the National Disability

The Podiatry Board of Australia (the Board) has published a revised for endorsement for scheduled medicines registration standard and associated guidelines which will come into effect on 1 August

The 9th Biennial ‘Are You Remotely Interested’ Conference 2018 invites Abstracts that relate to this years theme ‘Realising Remote Possibilities’.  The Conference on

Second edition: Mobilising system wide commitment and participation for the further development of Australian IPE. This second newsletter provides an overview and highlights what the SIF Project

Australian Research Council (ARC) Chief Executive Officer, Professor Sue Thomas, has announced the appointment of eight Research Evaluation Committee (REC) chairpersons who will perform a key role

The recommendations of the Higher Education Standards Panel on professional accreditation requirements in higher education  were provided to Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for

Featured Speaker: 2018 Australian of the Year, Prof Michelle Simmons Prof Michelle Simmons will join this year’s Universities Australia Higher Education Conference for the session on

In 2017 the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) conducted an extensive public consultation on peer review for the new grant program. The  report is now available here.

Australia and Peru signed the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement (PAFTA) today, opening the door for Australian exports to one of the fastest growing economies and regions in the world. As one of

The SARRAH conference theme ‘Changing Landscapes, Changing Lives‘ invites abstracts that relate to the theme of change. The modern healthcare landscape is undergoing massive and rapid changes

Professor Brendan Murphy, the Australian Government’s Chief Medical Officer, 23 February 2018 Challenges facing the healthcare workforce and its customers: from operations to out-of-pocket costs

Effective from 1 February 2018, the Tokyo Convention will make it easier for Australian higher education qualifications to be recognised across the Asia-Pacific. Minister for Education and

Applications open: 29 January 2018 and close on 06 April 2018 2018 NSW RURAL ALLIED HEALTH POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS – For Rural Allied Health staff employed by NSW Health 2018 RURAL ALLIED

The Productivity Commissioner has released the 23rd edition of the Report on Government Services. The Report is produced by the Productivity Commission for the Steering Committee for the Review

On 7 August 2017 Weenthunga Health Network, supported by Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) held a ground-breaking Summit at Victoria University which focussed

Call for applications for appointment to the National Boards regulating health professions across Australia. Applications are now sought from registered health practitioners and members of the

Call for applications for appointment to the Scheduled Medicines Advisory Committee of the Optometry Board of Australia. The Optometry Board of Australia (the Board) invites applications from

The Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA) have developed processes for individual registration for the health promotion practitioners and for course accreditation of health promotion

The Paramedicine Board of Australia is currently seeking feedback through public consultation on the registration standards that paramedics must meet once paramedicine joins the National

New accreditation standards for psychology programs have been approved by the Psychology Board of Australia which will take effect from 1 January 2019. The standards and ‘APAC Accreditation

Professor Woods submitted the final report titled: “Australia’s Health Workforce: strengthening the education foundation” to the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC) on 30