BACH Complexity Seminars 2005

Healthcare is increasingly complex. How well do we understand and manage complex and interrelated problems?

Is complexity theory useful in health practice or research?
Can we use complexity in healthcare practice and research?
Where is the network in the Sydney Region?

In the third annual series of BACH Complexity Seminars
- Action & Research Open Web (AROW), Faculty of Health Sciences,
- Institute for Teaching and Learning (ITL), The University of Sydney,
- Northern Centre for Healthcare Improvement (NCHI), NSW Health, and
- Society for Organisational Learning Australia (SOLA)
combine to invite health professionals, researchers, consultants, graduate students and others to join us for one or more seminars in this program.

Participants will be invited to join a Sydney network to for complexity research in healthcare.

Seminar program

Complexity and intractable problems: the Cynefin process CANCELLED

Presented by AROW and SOLA
This seminar cancelled due to insufficient registrations.
Other seminars will continue as scheduled (Registration not required).

Complexity and learning: learning to research

Presented by ITL
Where: Carslaw 354, The University of Sydney Camperdown Campus,
When: Wednesday 14 September, 4:00-5.30PM

Complexity and health care: reducing hospital acquired infections

Presented by AROW and NCHI
Where: Norman Nock Tutorial Room 606, Northern Clinical School, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards.
When: Thursday 13 October 2005, 9:30-11:30AM

Complexity and health research: current research projects

Presented by AROW
Where: Room G217 Building G, The University of Sydney Cumberland Campus, East Street, Lidcombe
When: Thursday 3 November, 9:00-11:00AM

BACH Complexity Seminars acknowledge the BACH Research Group at the University of Michigan, founded by A. Burks, R. Axelrod, M. Cohen and J. Holland. Their publications include Axelrod, R., & Cohen, M. (1999) Harnessing Complexity: Organizational implications of a scientific frontier, New York: Free Press.