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CHAA are best known for our work on the Health Facility Guidelines, but there's a lot more work that goes on behind the scenes. Using our website you can review our areas of research interest, find useful resources and references, download papers and presentations, read our newsletter and even register for notification of upcoming events in your area.

NEWS FLASH

• 14-16 JULY 2010 - ACHSE-CHAA National Congress 2010 Sailing the Tides of Turbulence
  The “Sailing the Tides of Turbulence” Congress will be held next year in Fremantle, WA. It is an ideal opportunity to meet, network and form partnerships with key government and health industry leaders and be part of their future business decisions. This event is the major health management professional meeting offered across the Australasian health sector. Visit the ACHSE website for more information.
  There are sponsorship and trade opportunities available but the 2009 packages went fast, so if you are interested, please click here for the 2010 brochure or contact us for further information.

• TUESDAY 8 DECEMBER 9:30-11:30am - Prof Edward Steinfeld, USA - Public Lecture '"Enabling Environments" Around the World', Rex Vowels Theatre, UNSW
  HMinfo, CHAA and the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission invited Prof Edward Steinfeld from the State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, USA to UNSW Built Environment. Click here to view the presentation on HMinfo's website.

• ARC Climate Change Project
  CHAA has engaged with health departments from NSW, South Australia, Queensland and New Zealand to undertake a project examining the implications of climate change-related extreme weather events on the physical infrastructure and adaptive capacity of their health facilities. Click here for further information.

• 22-24 September 2010 - HaCIRIC, Edinburgh, Scotland
  Click here for a brochure regarding The Health and Care Infrastructure Research and Innovation Centre (HaCIRIC) Conference Better Healthcare Through Better Infrastructure.. This event aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from across disciplines and countries to focus on key challenges in the provision of healthcare infrastructure for the 21st century. Abstracts by 2 December, 2009 to b.trimcev@imperial.ac.uk

• 21 OCTOBER 2009 - A/Prof Catherine Bridge, HMinfo - CHAA, on ABC Radio National
  Hear A/Prof Catherine Bridge talking Dementia Friendly Environments with ABC Radio National's Alan Saunders. Click here for more info.

• 21-23 SEPTEMBER 2009 - EuHPN Conference, Van Mildert College, Durham Universit, UK
  A/Prof Jane Carthey presented on the Australian Mental Health Facilities and the devleopment of the Australasian Health Facility Guidelines. More info.

• 4-7 AUGUST 2009 - ACHSE-CHAA National Congress - Building our Healthcare Systems around People and their Needs
  In partnership with CHAA, the ACHSE Congress was held on the Gold Coast, QLD. The focus of the scientific program for this Congress fell into three sub themes: Building People, Building Services/ Systems, Building Infrastructure. For presentations and webcasts, click here.

• 20 MAY 2009 - A/Prof Catherine Bridge (HMinfo) on ABC Radio National - Life Matters
  A/Prof Catherine Bridge was interviewed by Richard Aedy on 'The Family Home' and explains what can be done to help people 'age in place'. Click here for more info.

• HMinfo joins CHAA
  We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new staff members - Dr Catherine Bridge and her team of six researchers. Their research combines health, built environment, disability & computing to create a more inclusive environment for all. Dr Bridge is the Director of the Home Modification Information Clearinghouse (HMinfo), an on-line research project that develops & disseminates home maintenance & modification knowledge in order to improve outcomes in direct service provision, as well as improving outcomes for the general community through capacity building activities. For more information, visit: www.homemods.info

• Useful list of references
  CHAA has developed a list of useful references that impact on guideline development and health facility design. The list can be found under Resources, Links & References, Information. Click here to view.

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