Speakers and Events Sneak Peek

4 Apr 2019

We’re working hard to lock in speakers and events so that you know what you can look forward to seeing at the 2019 Annual Forum.

Health Consumers Queensland Consumer Training

• One of the most popular events at last year’s forum, in 2019 we’re giving consumers and carers another chance to take part in our Consumer Partnerships training.

Networking Event

• Meet and mingle with a wide range of people involved in consumer partnerships from throughout Queensland

Young People’s Panel

• Up and coming health consumers talk about what matters to them, and give their thoughts on how to create the best health system possible

What Will Partnerships Look Like in 5 Year’s Time?

• Join representatives of health organisations to look at possibilities, progress and problems we can expect to see over the next 5 years.

Consumer Awards

• Celebrating excellence in consumer partnerships

Table Top Conversations

• An extension of our recent successful series of kitchen table conversations, we bring consumers and staff together to nut out some tricky questions in healthcare

Queensland Genomics

• After a popular session last year, Queensland Genomics return to answer your questions on genomics in the community

Keep your eye on this page for the latest program updates.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS – A NATIONAL FORUM ON THE IMPACT OF MESH IMPLANTS

26 Feb 2019

Health Consumers Queensland continues to support consumer co-design in the development of a statewide, multidisciplinary service for mesh affected Queensland women.  If you haven’t already, please sign up to Queensland Health’s email contact list, to be advised on how to access the clinic when it opens:

https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/patient-safety/transvaginal-mesh/support-treatment-pelvic-mesh

In addition to this work, we are co-hosting a national forum with our equivalent organisations around the country, with funding assistance from several state health departments including Queensland Health.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS – A NATIONAL FORUM ON THE IMPACT OF MESH IMPLANTS

Proudly convened by the Health Issues Centre and Health Consumers NSW, Health Consumers Queensland, Health Consumers’ Council (WA), Health Consumers Alliance of South Australia, Health Care Consumers (ACT), Health Consumers Tasmania.

• 9am-5pm
• Friday April 5, 2019
• Citadines on Bourke, Melbourne

Register to attend here: http://tiny.cc/eventbritemeshforum

With the conclusion of the Senate Inquiry into transvaginal mesh and the subsequent response by the Federal Government, many among the general public assume that the tragedy of the mesh crisis has been addressed and future injury averted.

Thousands of mesh injured women would disagree and the emerging crisis of injury related to hernia mesh suggests the worst may still be ahead. The National Forum on Mesh Implants is the opportunity for those who have been affected by mesh to have their collective voices heard and their concerns finally addressed.

The National Mesh Implant Forum is our opportunity to address the unfinished business of mesh. (more…)