Community Health Sciences Colloquium Series
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Room 405 Brodie Centre 12:00 – 1:00 p.m

“Using routine data to measure and promote safety and quality in hospitals”
Dr. Stephen Duckett PhD, DSc, FCHSE, FASSA

Stephen Duckett, an economist, is Chief Executive of the centre for Healthcare Improvement in Queensland Health. He was Secretary of the Australian Health Department from 1994 – 1996 and has held leadership positions in the Victorian Health Department, at La Trobe University and as Chair of the Boards governing The Alfred and the Brotherhood of St Laurence.

He was recognized by his peers in 2004 for his academic excellence by election as a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and in 2006 by the University of New South Wales by award of a higher doctorate, the Doctor of Science, on the basis of his published works. He is an Adjunct Professor at Griffith University and the University of Queensland.

There will be a luncheon following the talk. Please RSVP to Theresa Daniuk @ 789-3819 or email to Theresa_Daniuk@cpe.umanitoba.ca

All are welcome to attend.