- UTS’s new health strategy is designed to address health care system priorities and challenges.
- The strategy takes a transdisciplinary and inter-professional approach to improving health outcomes, reducing health inequalities and contributing to the redesign of health systems.
UTS is gearing up to better address the health issues facing the 21st century, meeting the growing health care needs of an ageing population; delivering value-driven care and outcomes; and navigating the explosion in digital health technologies and big data.
UTS’s new health strategy is being led by Assistant Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Professor of Public Health Elizabeth Sullivan.
“UTS has a diversity of health expertise that offers unique advantages in taking on new global health challenges and devising novel and sustainable solutions to the delivery and management of health care,” said Professor Sullivan.
“We will work with industry and other partners to be a disruptor in the health and medical research ecosystem, shifting the paradigm to value-driven care and outcomes.”
Guided by a whole-of-university transdisciplinary and inter-professional approach, the strategy is designed to address health care system priorities and challenges. It aims to improve health outcomes, reduce health inequalities and contribute to the redesign of health systems.
“We will be connecting our health research and innovation, our health teaching and learning, our external engagement and providing critical thought leadership,” says Vice-Chancellor Professor Attila Brungs.
In introducing the strategy, Professor Brungs noted the importance of effective and accessible health care for all Australians.
“As part of our commitment to social justice at UTS, we’re determined to improve the overall health and wellbeing of our communities and create a sustainable and equitable people-centred health system for the future.”
Health at UTS – Strategic Directions 2016-21 was launched on Monday 7 November, at an event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of UTS’s Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation.
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