Health Calendar 2010
| January | ||||
| Date | Event | Organisation | Phone | Website |
| 26/01/2010 | Salt Awareness Week | Australian Division of World Action on Salt and Health (AWASH) | (02) 9993 4520 | awash.org.au |
| February | ||||
| Date | Event | Organisation | Phone | Website |
| 17/02/2010 | Australian Medical Innovations - achieving global success | Innovation Series Sydney | 1300 368 379 | innovationseries.com.au/Sydney%20Home.html |
| 19/02/2010 | NSW Health Volunteer Appreciation Day | The Childrens Hospital at Westmead | 1800 770 122 | chw.edu.au |
| Whole Month | National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month | National Ovarian Cancer Network | 1300 660 334 | ovca.org.au |
| 26/02/2010 | National Sunnies for Sight Day | International Centre for Eyecare Education | 1300 66 42 33 | sunniesforsight.org |
| 26/02/2010 to 27/02/2010 | Improving the Delivery of Maternity Care: Sharing the Lessons Learnt | Change Champions | changechampions.com.au | |
| March | ||||
| Date | Event | Organisation | Phone | Website |
| 02/03/2010 | Business Clean Up Day | Clean Up | 1800 282 329 | cleanup.org.au/au |
| 05/03/2010 | Schools Clean Up Day | Clean Up | 1800 282 329 | cleanup.org.au/au |
| 07/03/2010 | Clean Up Australia Day | Clean Up | 1800 282 329 | cleanup.org.au/au |
| 08/03/2010 to 12/03/2010 | National Orthoptic Awareness Week | Orthoptic Association of Australia | (03) 98954463 | orthoptics.org.au |
| 11/03/2010 to 13/03/2010 | World's Greatest Shave | Leukemia Foundation | 1800 500 088 | worldsgreatestshave.com |
| 12/03/2010 | World Glaucoma Day | Glaucoma Australia | (02) 9906 6640 | glaucoma.org.au |
| 13/03/2009 to 20/03/2010 | Coeliac Awareness Week | The Coeliac Society of Australia | 1300 458 836 | coeliacsociety.com.au |
| 21/03/2010 to 28/03/2010 | NSW Seniors Week | NSW Government | 131244 | nswseniorsweek.com.au |
| 18/03/2010 to 21/03/2010 | NSW Corporate Games | Diabetes Australia - NSW | 1300 727 194 | corporategames.net.au/nsw |
| 21/03/2010 to 27/03/2010 | National Brain Awareness Week | Brain Foundation | (02) 9437 5967 | brainaustralia.org.au/home |
| 24/03/2010 | World TB Day | World Health Organization | +(41) 22 791 4650 | stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day/2010/ |
| April | ||||
| Date | Event | Organisation | Phone | Website |
| 01/04/2010 | April Falls Day | Clinical Excellence Commission | (02) 9412 9300 | cec.health.nsw.gov.au |
| 15/04/2010 to 16/04/2010 | Building Resilience Conference: from Surviving to Thriving | Mental Health Association NSW | (02) 9339 6000 | national-ehealth.com/register.php |
| 14/04/2010 to 15/04/2010 | National eHealth | Criterion Conferences | 1300 316 882 | www.mentalhealth.asn.au |
| 21/04/2010 | Healthcare Human Factors Seminar | Australian Aviation Psychology Association | (02) 6251 0675 | aavpasymposium.org/human-factors.html |
| 28/04/2010 | International Guide Dog Day | Guide Dogs NSW/ACT | (02) 9412 9300 | guidedogs.com.au |
| May | ||||
| Date | Event | Organisation | Phone | Website |
| 01/05/2010 to 07/05/2010 | Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week | Tourette Syndrome Association of Australia inc | (02) 9382 3726 | tourette.org.au |
| 02/05/2010 to 08/05/2010 | Heart Week 2010 | Heart Foundation | 1300 36 27 87 | heartfoundation.org.au/ |
| 12/05/2010 | International Nurses Day | NSW Nurses' Association | nswnurses.asn.au/news/26604.html | |
| 19/05/2010 to 20/05/2010 | Vibe Alive | Vibe Australia | (02) 9361 0140 | vibealive.com.au/ |
| 21/05/2010 to 22/05/2010 | Critical Care Nursing Continuing Education 11th Annual Meeting ICE 2010 | Australian College of Critical Care Nurses | (03) 9347 8577 | acccn.com.au |
| 23/05/2010 to 29/05/2010 | Macular Degeneration Awareness Week | Macular Degeneration Foundation | (02) 8268 8407 | mdfoundation.com.au |
| 26/05/2010 to 28/05/2010 | National Medicines Symposium 2010 | National Prescribing Service Limited | (07) 3848 2100 | nms2010.org.au |
| 31/05/2010 | World No Tobacco Day | NSW Department of Health | who.int/tobacco/wntd/2010/announcement/en/index.html | |
| June | ||||
| Date | Event | Organisation | Phone | Website |
| 01/06/2009 | MS Australia Open Day | MS Australia - ACT/NSW/VIC | (02) 9646 0657 | msaustralia.org.au |
| 01/6/2010 to 07/06/2010 | DES Awareness Week | DES Action Australia - NSW | (02) 9875 4820 | desnsw.blogspot.com |
| 04/6/2010 to 06/06/2010 | Andrology Australia Forum: Tackling the inequities of men's health | Andrology Australia | 1300 300 878 | asnevents.com.au/andrology/ |
| 06/6/2010 | MS WALK AND FUN RUN | MS Australia ACT/NSW/VIC | 1300 733 690 | mswalk.org.au/nsw/portal.asp |
| 21/6/2010 to 22/6/2010 | Population Health Management 2010 | IQPC | (02) 9229 1000 | populationhealth.com.au |
| 23/6/2010 | Australia's health 2010 conference | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | (02) 6244 1012 | aihw.gov.au/eventsdiary/index.cfm |
| 29/6/2010 to 30/6/2010 | Health Facilities Design and Development | IQPC | (02) 9229 1000 | healthfacilities.com.au |
| July | ||||
| Date | Event | Organisation | Phone | Website |
| 07/07/2010 to 10/07/2010 | XXth Congress of the International Association for Cross Cultural Psychology | The Australian Psychological Society | (03) 8662 3300 | iaccp2010.com/registration/ |
| 11/07/2010 to 16/07/2010 | 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology | arinex pty ltd | (02) 9265 0890 | iaccp2010.com |
| 26/07/2010 to 01/08/2010 | Multicultural Health Week | Multicultural Communication | (02) 9816 0347 | multiculturalhealthweek.com |
| August | ||||
| Date | Event | Organisation | Phone | Website |
| 05/08/2010 to 06/08/2010 | STROKES 6th Australasian Nursing & Allied Health Stroke Conference | Conference Action Pty Ltd | (02) 9431 8641 | |
| 05/08/2010 to 06/08/2010 | Climate Change, Healthcare and Carbon Footprints | Change Champions | (02) 9692 0533 | changechampions.com.au |
| 12/08/2010 to 14/08/2010 | Australian Cardiovascular Health & Rehabilitation 21st Annual Conference | Australian Cardiovascular Health & Rehabilitation Association | (03) 6231 2999 | cdesign.com.au/acra2010/ |
| 15/08/2010 to 21/08/2010 | National Glaucoma Week | Glaucoma Australia | (02) 9906 6640 | glaucoma.org.au |
| 16/08/2010 to 22/08/2010 | Brain Injury Awareness Week 2010 | Brain Injury Australia | (02) 9591 1094 | bia.net.au/ |
| 17/08/2010 to 18/08/2010 | Primary Healthcare Design and Construction 2010 | IQPC | (02) 9229 1000 | primaryhealthdesign.com.au / |
| 20/08/2010 to 21/08/2010 | Optimising Patient Flow 2010 | IQPC | (02) 9229 1000 | optimisingpatientflow.com.au |
| 22/08/2010 to 28/08/2010 | Speech Pathology Week 2010 | Speech Pathology Australia | speechpathologyaustralia.org.au | |
| 23/08/2010 to 29/08/2010 | VCFS & 22q11 Awareness Week | VCFS & 22q11 Foundation | vcfsfa.org.au | |
| 30/08/2010 to 02/09/2010 | SimTecT 2010 Health Simulation Conference | Simulation Industry Association of Australia | (02) 6251 0675 | siaa.asn.au/simtect/2010health/2010.htm |
| 30/08/2010 to 24/09/2010 | Fruit 'n' Veg Week | Healthy Kids, Cancer Council NSW and Sydney Markets Ltd | (02) 9876 1300 or 1300 724 85 | healthy-kids.com.au/category/44/fuit-n-veg-week |
| September | ||||
| Date | Event | Organisation | Phone | Website |
| 01/09/2010 | Light the Night | Leukaemia Foundation | 1800 500 088 | lightthenight.org.au |
| 01/09/2010 | CHERI Workshop | CHERI | (02) 9845 0418 | cheri.com.au/documents/OTWorkshopflyer_final_000.pdf |
| 01/09/2010 to 30/09/2010 | Prostate Cancer Awareness Month | Hunter Prostate Cancer Alliance | (02) 4968 9455 | hpca.org.au |
| 02/09/2010 to 03/09/2010 | CHERI Conference | Children's Hospital Education Research Institute | (02) 9845 0418 | cheri.com.au/conferences.html |
| 06/09/2010 to 08/09/2010 | 8th Australasian Conference on Safety and Quality in Health Care | Australasian Association for Quality in Health Care | (02) 9265 0700 | aaqhc2010.org.au/ |
| 10/09/2010 | A Big Day Out for the Dental Team 2010 | The NSW Dental Assistants' Association Inc | (02) 9569 3220 | nswdaa.asn.au/bdo10/ |
| 13/09/2010 to 14/09/2010 | HCA Introduction to Health Coaching for Health Professionals workshop | Health Coaching Australia | (02) 4465 2185 | healthcoaching.worldsecuresystems.com/individual-training/introductory-workshops2.htm |
| 13/09/2010 to 19/09/2010 | National Stroke Week | National Stroke Foundation | 1800 787 653 | strokefoundation.com.au/ |
| 14/09/2010 to 15/09/2010 | Linking Indigenous Policy with Service Delivery | Criterion Conferences | 1300 316 882 | indigenous-policy.com/ |
| 19/09/2010 to 25/09/2010 | Headache and Migraine Awareness Week | Brain Foundation | (02) 9437 5967 | headacheaustralia.org.au |
| 20/09/2010 to 26/09/2010 | Myositis Awareness Week | Myositis Association Australia Incorporated | (02) 4464 2043 | myositis.org.au |
| 21/09/2010 to 22/09/2010 | Early childhood development in Indigenous communities | Criterion Conferences | 1300 316 882 | atsichildren.com |
| 22/09/2010 to 23/09/2010 | Improving the Health Care Experience 2010 | Health Services Performance Improvement Branch, NSW Health | (02) 8644 2070 | hssevents.health.nsw.gov.au/ihce |
| October | ||||
| Date | Event | Organisation | Phone | Website |
| 01/10/2010 to 31/10/2010 | Mental Health Month NSW | Mental Health Association NSW | (02) 9339 6008 | mentalhealth.asn.au |
| 08/10/2010 - 09/10/2010 | Mental Health Month Presentation | Southern General Practice Network | 0400 990 161 | sgpn.com.au |
| 15/10/2010 | International White Cane Day | Guide Dogs NSW/ACT | (02) 9412 9300 | guidedogs.com.au |
| 19/10/2010 to 20/10/2010 | Closing the Gap in Urban Aboriginal Communities | Criterion Conferences | 1300 316 882 | theurbanaboriginal.com |
| 22/10/2010 to 28/05/2010 | A seminar with Dr Dan Siegel: Beyond survival | Australian Childhood Foundation | (03) 9874 3922 | childhood.org.au/home/ |
| 25/10/2010 to 27/05/2010 | National Forum on Safety and Quality in Health Care | The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) | (08) 8274 6050 | sapmea.asn.au/conventions/forumsqhc2010/index.html |
| 31/10/2010 to 06/11/2010 | International Brain Tumour Awareness Week | Brain Tumour Alliance Australia (BTAA) Inc | 1800 857 221 | theibta.org |
| November | ||||
| Date | Event | Organisation | Phone | Website |
| 01/11/2010 to 30/11/2010 | Miracle Babies Foundation National Awareness Month | Miracle Babies Foundation | 1300 622 243 | miraclebabies.org.au |
| 01/11/2010 to 07/11/2010 | Post-Polio Awareness Week | Post-Polio Network (NSW) Inc | (02) 9663 2402 | post-polionetwork.org.au/ |
| 03/11/2010 to 04/11/2010 | The Interface between Policy and Research | Criterion Conferences | 1300 316 882 | interfacepolicyresearch.com/ |
| 03/11/2010 to 05/11/2010 | NSW State Palliative Care Conference | Palliative Care NSW | 1300 MBABIES (1300 622 243) | palliativecarensw.org.au |
| 07/11/2010 | MS Sydney to the Gong Bike Ride | MS Society | 1300 733 690 | gongride.org.au |
| 07/11/2010 | Epilepsy: Top of Mind | Epilepsy Action Australia | 1300 37 45 37 | epilepsy.org.au |
| 11/11/2010 to 12/11/2010 | Australasian Conference on Error in Medical Imaging - Sydney | The Australian Patient Safety Foundation | (03) 9870 2611 | conferenceworks.net.au/apsf |
| 14/11/2010 to 20/11/2010 | National Psychology Week | The Australian Psychological Society | (03) 8662 3301 | psychologyweek.com.au/ |
| 15/11/2010 to 21/11/2010 | National Premmie Week | National Premmie Foundation | 1300 773 622 | prembaby.org.au |
| 19/11/2010 | The Australian Health Services Leadership Conference | Workplace Training Advisory Australia | 1300 138 037 | Australian_Health_Services_Leadership_Conference_NSW_LM.pdf |
| 23/11/2010 to 24/11/2010 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthcare Conference 2010 | Criterion Conferences | 1300 316 882 | indigenoushealthcare.com/ |
| December | ||||
| Date | Event | Organisation | Phone | Website |
| 01/12/2010 | World AIDS Day | NSW STI Programs Unit | worldaidsdaynsw.org | |
| 03/12/2010 | Boardies Day | Surf Life Saving NSW | 1800 642 925 | boardiesday.com.au |