Biography

Prof Claire Jackson has been involved in numerous research, education and policy development projects at state and national level in Australia. As Director of the University of Queensland Field Support Service, she was heavily involved in the development of Australian Divisions of General Practice in the mid 90s. Her primary area of research is in improving health system integration, a topic which she has published and presented internationally. Her MD thesis was entitled "Building an Integrated Heath care Delivery System around Primary Care'. With Inge de Jong, Claire co-authored "Achieving Effective Health Care Integration – the Essential Guide" in 2000, a publication that has sold over 1000 copies to date. Prof Jackson's is a Plenary Speaker at the Hong Kong Primary Care Conference 2011, her address will detail key Primary Care reform initiatives from the National Health and Hospital Reform Commission, Australia's first Primary Care Strategy and the move to 'Medicare Locals' from mid 2011.

Theme

Primary Care Reform in Australia: general practice leading the way