Evolve Resources for Understanding the Australian Health Care System, 4th Edition

1. Introduction to the Australian health care system

Section One: System Overview2. The public health sector and Medicare3. The private health sector and private health insurance 4. International health care systems5. Public health in Australia6. Primary health care systems and reforms7. The Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme: recent trends and options for reform8. The aged care sector: residential and community care9. Rural health systems: spotlight on equity and access10. Indigenous health systems and services11. Organising care for the mentally ill in Australia12. People living with disability: navigating support and health systems13. Australian workers’ compensation systems 14. The complementary and alternative health care system in Australia15. Oral health and dental services 16. NEW The digital divide and health

Section Two: Health Professionals17. The Health Workforce18. Clinical exercise physiology in the Australian health care system 19. Dietetics and Nutrition: promoting health for all Australians20. Health care managers in a changing system21. The profession of Medicine 22. Midwifery: the profession in Australia23. Nursing in Australia24. Occupational Therapy25. Paramedics: the emerging professionalisation of urgent care

Eileen Willis, MEd, PhD, Professor, Social Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Flinders University, SA, Australia, Trudy Rudge, RN, PhD, BA(Hons.) and Louise Reynolds