Description
Can we have a sustainable health system? This was a challenge posed by Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite from the Australian Institute for Health Innovation at Macquarie University for the Routledge Handbook of Climate Change and Health System Sustainability [1] to ChatGPT. Its answer was ‘yes’ it was possible to meet the current healthcare needs of the population and consider the long-term social, environmental, and economic impacts of what health system do. Key solutions included: a stronger focus on preventative health, more efficient resource management, investment in health technologies and virtual care, use of renewable energy and infrastructure, mobilising community-based partnerships to support alternate care models, promoting health literacy, and establishing a supporting policy and governance structure.Yet, as Braithwaite recounts, these solutions fall short of a roadmap for how to navigate the complex task of implementing such new systems of care. For example, how they might future-proof technological change, address workforce shortages, overcome inequalities in care, and the costs of care that are increasingly unaffordable. As health systems grow and become more complex themselves to meet demand, how do we now change the wheels of the speeding car to alter the direction we are taking?
This workshop will discuss what a ‘call to action’ might comprise, including the following questions:
1. What is meant by sustainable health care?
2. What are the components of a more sustainable health system?
3. What actions are needed, what new approaches to care must we take?
4. Where do we go from here?
| Period | 12 Feb 2025 |
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| Event title | 2025 Central Coast Local Health District Research and Innovation Symposium |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Gosford, Australia, New South WalesShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | Regional |