From the 6th to 14th of November 2023, in the beautiful season of jacaranda blooming, a study tour led by Mindfront Academy was conducted to Aurora Healthcare hospitals and various institutions for exploring the outstanding mental health services in Australia.
The study tour was attended by experts from Shanghai Mental Health Center, Peking University Sixth Hospital, as well as many senior executives and clinical management teams from Wuhan Weilkan Health Management and Mindfront Health.
Ms. Liu Aona, Executive Chairperson of Luye Medical Group, Ms. Julia Bellamy, CEO of Aurora Healthcare, and Mr. Cai Jun, Secretary of Shanghai Mental Health Center, delivered speeches to open the tour. Ms. Liu said in her opening speech and closing remarks: “The study tour deepens the exchange of mental health services between China and Australia and open a new chapter for our further cooperation; and it also marks the development of exchanges and cooperation between China and Australia in the field of mental health. This is a solid step that will surely bring new hope and possibilities to the mental health of the people of the two countries.”
The delegation first visited The Hills Clinic, a leading mental health hospital under Aurora Healthcare. Ms. Julia Bellamy, CEO of Aurora Healthcare, gave a comprehensive introduction to Australia’s public and private mental health care systems, heling them understand the overall picture of Australia’s psychiatric and psychological services.
The second station was Black Dog Institute, independent not-for-profit medical research institute affiliated with the University of New South Wales, where the delegation followed local experts to gain an in-depth understanding of digital mental health projects, cutting-edge mental health services, and the Centre of Research Excellence in Suicide Prevention.
Overall, the 9-day study tour covered three cities, nine institutions, and focused on more than five subspecialty groups, providing participants with diverse perspectives on mental health theory and practice, including government, public hospitals, private hospitals, well-known research institutions, universities, non-profit organizations and cooperative institutions.
Throughout the tour, China experts not only had an in-depth understanding and immersive study of Australia’s advanced mental health diagnosis and treatment system, but also had exchanges with local representatives on the current industry status in China and Australia, resulting in many findings and insights.
Mr. Charles Wang, CEO of Luye Medical International Group, and Ms. Julia Bellamy, CEO of Aurora Healthcare, attended the graduation ceremony and issued certificates to the representatives who participated in the visit to show their support and gratitude. They also expressed their expectations for further exchanges in the future: “We will continue to cooperate with excellent medical institutions, continuously promote the innovation and development of medical technology, provide patients with better medical services, and jointly promote the development of the mental health industry.”
In the future, Mindfront Health will continue to be committed to promoting domestic and foreign research and academic exchanges, cultivating professional talents with an international perspective, introducing overseas advanced treatment technologies, and assisting the development of China’s mental health industry in talent training, academic research, and clinical practice.
