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As Australia celebrates 40 years since Medicare first revolutionised access to medical services, pharmaceuticals and hospital care; researchers from the Centre of the Business and Economics of Health reflect on how public health services and technologies need to evolve to meet the future health needs of Australians.

Dr Sabrina Lenzen recently received the competitive Junior CINCH Research Fellowship allowed her to enhance her international research profile while visiting Germany, the Netherlands and Austria.

Addressing the need of industry to protect the health and well-being of their workers, especially those in remote areas, a UQ research team developed the Remote Health Value Framework in collaboration with Shell Australia.

Dr McAvoy explores how having a better understanding of the underlying dynamics of healthcare systems can inform solutions that improve equity and access to specialist outpatient (SOP) health services.

Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) will focus on improving health workforce planning to provide accessible and affordable primary care for Australians with a grant from the Federal Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

The health landscape has changed enormously since the introduction of Medicare 40 years ago.