• Victorian Travelling Fellowship Program home
• About the program
• 2008-10 program
• 2007-09 program
• 2006-08 program
• 2005-06 program
• 2004-05 program
• 2003-04 program
• ISQua sponsorship
• Fellows
• Contact us

International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) sponsorship

Page contents: Eligibility | Key dates | ISQua sponsorship

The Quality and Safety Branch, Department of Human Services, is pleased to announce the availability of one sponsorship for a departmental officer to the ISQua Conference in Dublin, Ireland, 11-14 October 2009.

‘Professionally and personally it was an extraordinary experience. I really felt part of a global exchange, focussing on improving quality in healthcare. By presenting and attending the ISQua conference, as well as visiting leaders in healthcare innovation in the UK, I am not only recharged but better equipped to put new ideas into action. I strongly recommend to all departmental staff working in healthcare to seize this opportunity.’  
John T Walker, sponsored officer to the 2008 ISQua Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark

Eligibility

1. You must be an employee of the Department of Human Services, working in healthcare.
2. You must have submitted an abstract for a poster or paper presentation to the 2009 ISQua Conference in Dublin, Ireland.
3. You must be a permanent Australian resident over the age of eighteen.
4. You must have the support and endorsement of your director for attendance at the ISQua Conference in October 2008.
5. You must not be an executive officer, or equivalent, of the department.
6. You will abide by the department’s published policies and procedures for officers travelling overseas on official business (available below for download).
7. You will be able to demonstrate enthusiasm for innovation in quality and safety in healthcare.
8. You will be able to nominate the methods you will use to disseminate your learnings from the conference on your return to the department.
9. You will commit to publishing an article on return from the conference (in addition to satisfying departmental reporting requirements) in a nominated publication.

Key dates

For further information or enquiries, please email the Victorian Travelling Fellowship Program Project Officer, Paula Marsh or phone on (61 3) 9096 7742.

ISQua sponsorship 2008

The successful candidate for the 2008 ISQua Conference sponsorship to Copenhagen, Denmark, was Mr John Walker, Senior Project Officer, Statewide Quality Branch.

John presented a paper to the conference titled 'Using collaborative approaches to improve patient experiences for patient journeys through Victorian acute and primary care services'. A copy of John's presentation and his travel report are below.