Breast density research study
A research team from Wiser Healthcare is currently aiming to provide comprehensive and timely evidence about how to tackle the…
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Health Consumer Representative Training courses 2020
Health Consumer Representative Training 2020 Our Consumer Representative Training course provides education, support and networking opportunities for new and experienced…
A word with… Setchen Brimson
Setchen Brimson is Murrumbidgee Local Health District’s (LHD’s) Marketing & Community Engagement Manager, based in Wagga Wagga. Here, she tells…
Advise researchers at NICM about a clinical depression study
Researchers, academics and clinicians at NICM in Western Sydney are currently forming a clinical study for treating Clinical Depression. The…
Health consumers awareness and attitudes of defensive practice
Associate Professor Nola Ries from UTS’ Law I Health I Justice Research Centre would like to interview healthcare consumer representatives,…
A word with… Fay Rhodes and Paul Wildin
Fay Rhodes is NSW Ambulance’s first frequent user program health consumer representative and Paul Wildin – NSW Ambulance Frequent User…
A word with… Brad Rossiter
Brad is one of our individual members and an outstanding patient advocate and health consumer representative who is happy to…
A word with… Karen Filocamo
Karen has played many roles in the NSW health consumer movement. In between others, she was also our interim Executive…
My Health Record events in January 2019
Health Consumers NSW along with Positive Life NSW, the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, Karumah and the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA), are jointly hosting…
Become part of research team investigating rapid flu testing in EDs in NSW
The Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, is looking for up to five health consumer reps to establish a…
Tell researchers your experiences in communicating with healthcare practitioners
How do you feel about talking to healthcare practitioners such as doctors and dentists? QUT researchers want to understand how…
A word with… Dianne Nyoni
Dianne is one of our treasured individual members and an experienced health consumer representative. She has been a member of…
A word with… Justine Watson from MIA
Justine Watson flew to America to have her pelvic mesh implant removed. Mesh Injured Australia Incorporated (MIA) is a new…
A word with… Heather Topp
Coordinating Chaplain at Canterbury Hospital, Sydney Australia NSW Accredited Disaster Recovery Chaplain and Team Leader (2017) Ordained Interfaith Minister TNS…
A word with… Lynda Johnston
Being passionate is not hard when you are motivated by working so closely with consumers. I can’t work where I…
A word with … Yvonne McMaster
One of the first palliative care specialists in Australia, Dr Yvonne McMaster didn’t slow down when she retired. Instead, she…
A word with … Dr John Leyden
“One might consider it a little ‘odd’ for a health provider to be a passionate health consumer, but I consider…