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Author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Author and poet Lily Brett at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 18 October 2012 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author and poet Lily Brett at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 18 October 2012.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
Nursing and midwifery workforce 2012
Full text linkThis report outlines the workforce characteristics of nurses and midwives in 2012.SummarySize of nursing and midwifery workforce In 2012, the total number of nurses and midwives registered in Australia was 334,078, a 6.8% (312,828) increase since 2008.There were 35,632 midwives registered and 30,792 employed, almost all of whom were also registered nurses.Between 2008 and 2012, the number of nurses and midwives employed in nursing or midwifery increased by 7.5% from 269,909 to 290,144.Of these people employed in nursing and midwifery, 238,520 were registered nurses (including midwives) and 51,624 were enrolled nurses.Overall, the nursing and midwifery workforce increased by 0.5% between 2008 and 2012, from 1,117.8 to 1,123.6 full-time equivalent nurses and midwives per 100,000 population.Nursing and midwifery supply across remoteness areas ranged from 1,071.3 full-time equivalent nurses and midwives per 100,000 population in Outer regional areas to 1,302.8 in Very remote areas.Demography Nursing and midwifery continued to be a female-dominated profession, with women comprising 89.8% of employed nurses and midwives in 2012 (slightly down from 90.5% in 2008).The average age of the nursing and midwifery workforce increased slightly between 2008 and 2012, from 44.1 to 44.6 years.The proportion of employed nurses and midwives aged 50 or older increased from 35.1% to 39.1% over this period.Working arrangements The average weekly hours worked by employed nurses and midwives remained the same between 2008 and 2012, at 33.4 hours. Of all employed clinical nurses and midwives, almost two-thirds (62.6%) worked in hospitals. The principal area of nursing and midwifery with the largest number of workers in 2012 was aged care (41,300). There were almost twice as many registered nurses working in the public sector compared to the private sector. Nurses employed in the public sector worked more hours on average than those in the private sector
PICES Press, Vol. 20, No. 2, Summer 2012
Full text link•The 2012 Inter-sessional Science Board Meeting: A Note from Science Board Chairman (pp. 1-4)
◾PICES Interns (p. 4)
◾2012 Inter-sessional Workshop on a Roadmap for FUTURE (pp. 5-8)
◾Second Symposium on “Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Oceans” (pp. 9-13)
◾2012 Yeosu Workshop on “Framework for Ocean Observing” (pp. 14-15)
◾2012 Yeosu Workshop on “Climate Change Projections” (pp. 16-17)
◾2012 Yeosu Workshop on “Coastal Blue Carbon” (pp. 18-20)
◾Polar Comparisons: Summary of 2012 Yeosu Workshop (pp. 21-23)
◾2012 Yeosu Workshop on “Climate Change and Range Shifts in the Oceans" (pp. 24-27)
◾2012 Yeosu Workshop on “Beyond Dispersion” (pp. 28-30)
◾2012 Yeosu Workshop on “Public Perception of Climate Change” (pp. 31, 50)
◾PICES Working Group 20: Accomplishments and Legacy (pp. 32-33)
◾The State of the Western North Pacific in the Second Half of 2011 (pp. 34-35)
◾Another Cold Winter in the Gulf of Alaska (pp. 36-37)
◾The Bering Sea: Current Status and Recent Events (pp. 38-40)
◾PICES/ICES 2012 Conference for Early Career Marine Scientists (pp. 41-43)
◾Completion of the PICES Seafood Safety Project – Indonesia (pp. 44-46)
◾Oceanography Improves Salmon Forecasts (p. 47)
◾2012 GEOHAB Open Science Meeting (p. 48-50)
◾Shin-ichi Ito awarded 2011 Uda Prize (p. 50
David Hill speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 23 October 2012, 1 /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer from information supplied by photographer.; Part of the collection: Author talk with David Hill at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 23 October 2012; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
David Hill speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 23 October 2012, 2 /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer from information supplied by photographer.; Part of the collection: Author talk with David Hill at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 23 October 2012; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
Australian hospital statistics 2012-13
Full text linkThere were 1,338 hospitals in Australia in 2012-13, according to this detailed overview of Australia’s public and private hospitals.
Summary
There were 1,338 hospitals in Australia in 2012-13. The 746 public hospitals accounted for about 68% of hospital beds (58,300) and the 592 private hospitals accounted for about 32% of beds (28,000, based on 2011-12 data).
Expenditure and staffing
Public hospitals spent over $42 billion in 2012-13. Salary expenditure (for about 274,700 employees) accounted for about 62% of the recurrent expenditure.
Adjusted for inflation, public hospital expenditure increased by an average of 5% each year between 2008-09 and 2012-13. Over the same period, revenue increased by an average of 15% per year (adjusted for inflation).
Between 2008-09 and 2012-13, the number of salaried medical officers employed in Australia\u27s public hospitals increased by about 4.8% on average every year, compared with an increase of 2.7% for nurses and for staff overall.
Admitted patient care
In 2012-13, there were almost 9.4 million separations from hospitals for admitted patients -5.5 million in public hospitals and 3.8 million in private hospitals.
Between 2008-09 and 2012-13, the number of separations increased by 3.1% on average each year for public hospitals and by 4.1% for private hospitals. However, if a change in emergency department admission policy in Victoria had not occurred, it is estimated that public hospital separations would have risen by an average of 3.8% each year. Notably, between 2008-09 and 2012-13:
Western Australia had the greatest average annual increase in separations (6.3%)
same-day separations increased at a higher rate than overnight separations (3.6% and 2.7%, respectively)
subacute and non-acute separations increased by an average of 8.2% for public hospitals, and at a higher rate in private hospitals (13.7%)
non-emergency medical care increased by an average of 6.4% for private hospitals, and 4.2% for public hospitals.
In 2012-13, there were almost 27.7 million patient days reported for admitted patients- 18.8 million in public hospitals and 8.9 million in private hospitals.
Between 2008–09 and 2012–13, patient days in public hospitals increased by about 1.8% each year compared with 3.0% for private hospitals.
Surgery
In 2012–13, there were 2.5 million admissions that involved surgery. Of these, about 300,000 were emergency admissions and 2.0 million were elective admissions. The majority of elective admissions that involved surgery occurred in private hospitals (67%).
Indigenous Australians had about twice the rate of emergency admissions involving surgery compared with other Australians (27 per 1,000 persons and 13 per 1,000, respectively). In contrast, for elective admissions involving surgery, Indigenous Australians had a rate that was about two-thirds the rate for other Australians (58 per 1,000 persons and 88 per 1,000, respectively)
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