GIS and Health Symposium 1998 Program

‘Developments in the Application of Geographic Information Systems Within the Health Sector’
Wednesday June 10th 1998.

Chair:	Ms. Elizabeth Waters
	Centre for Community Child Health & Ambulatory Paediatrics

9.00 - 9.05am	Welcome
	Professor Ian Williamson
	Department of Geomatics, The University of Melbourne

9.05 - 9.30am	Geographic Information Systems and Health
	Professor John Catford
	Director, Public Health Branch
	Department Human Services

9.30 - 9.40am	Geospatatial Information for the Health Sector
	Ms. Elizabeth O'Keeffe
	Land Victoria

9.40 - 10.30am	Applications of Geographic Information Science to identify and evaluate areas of high infant mortality rate
	Professor Gerard Rushton
	Department Geography
	University of Iowa

10.30 - 10.50am	‘Implementing a G.I.S. for Divisions of General Practice in Victoria’
	Ms. Julie Green and Dr. Francisco Escobar
	Centre for Community Child Health & Ambulatory Paediatrics and Department of Geomatics, The University of Melbourne
	Geographic Information Systems for General Practice Research Team

10.50 - 11.20am	Morning Tea

Chair:	Prof. Ian Williamson
	Department of Geomatics, The University of Melbourne

11.20 - 11.40am	G.I.S. as a tool to identify demand for welfare services and plan for delivery of those services
	Mr. Andrew Plunkett
	Family and Children’s Services, Perth, W.A.

11.40am - 12.00pm	Two Examples of the Application of Geographic Information Systems in Drug Research
	Dr. Greg Rumbold
	Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, Fitroy, Victoria.

12.00 - 12.20pm	Equity in Health Provision for the Elderly in Adelaide
	Professor Graeme Hugo
	Department of Geography
	University of Adelaide

12.20 - 12.40pm	GIS for Health in Australia without the building blocks: are we missing the point?
	Dr.John Glover
	South Australian Health Commission

12.40 - 1.00pm	Plenary Session

1.00pm	Close

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