Launch of the Anton Breinl Research Centre for Health Systems
The Anton Breinl Research Centre for Health Systems Strengthening, AITHM, held its launch on the 11th August 2015.
Building on JCU strengths in rural and Indigenous health research, the Centre has a focus on working in partnership to make health systems work better for people in the tropics, with a particular focus on Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders, rural and remote populations and our near tropical neighbours.
Centre Co-Directors Professor Sarah Larkins and Professor Jacinta Elston spoke about the research priorities of the Centre, including the use of telehealth and m-health technologies, building a ‘fit-for-purpose’ health workforce for the region and strengthening processes for needs based heath service planning.
Attendees were entertained by the didgeridoo playing of local man Jai Cummings and enjoyed refreshments under the trees in the Townsville health precinct courtyard.
For further information about the Anton Breinl Centre for Health Systems Strengthening, please visit their website or follow them on Twitter.