Education Service Provider for Health Practitioners: Rural Health Education Foundation

Minister for Health and Ageing to introduce Foundation program on Taking Action to Prevent Diabetes on November 18th

The Hon Tony Abbott MHR, The Minister for Health and Ageing, will introduce the Rural Health Education Foundation’s November 18th broadcast on Taking Action to Prevent Diabetes.

As diabetes is the sixth major cause of death in Australia and more than one million Australians are affected, this important broadcast for General Practioners and other health professionals is essential viewing.

The panel for the broadcast includes:

• Professor Kerin O’Dea, Director, Menzies School of Medical Research, Casuarina, NT.
• Professor Paul Zimmet AM AO, Director, International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC.
• Dr John Aloizos AO, General Practitioner and Chair of the National Integrated Diabetes Program, Brisbane, QLD.
• Dr Norman Swan (panel chair), Presenter of the “Health Report” on ABC Radio National.

For more information about this program, see the program description.