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Day One, Tuesday 17 February 2009
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8.30am | Welcome coffee and registration
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8.50am | Opening remarks from the chair
Lynette Glendinning, Director palm Consulting Group Chair of the board, Menzies Centre for Health Policy
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| HealthPolicy |
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9am | Opening Keynote Address: Making healthcare sustainable - root and branch reform
The Hon. Peter Dutton MP, Federal Shadow Minister for health and ageing, Liberal Party
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9.25am | International Keynote Address: Financing healthcare
economically
- Improving healthcare outcomes
- Ensuring equity of access
- Reviewing global healthcare expenditure
Dean Westcott, Global Council Member, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Director of Finance & Deputy Chief Executive, West Essex PCT United Kingdom
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9.50am | Keynote Address: Investing in a health system for the future
- Creating a national solution to a national problem
- Reviewing the Australian Healthcare Agreement Reform
- Lessons learned from international models
Pat Grier, Non Executive Director, Ramsay Health Care
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10.15am | Speed Networking
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10.45am | Morning Tea
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11.15am | Panel Session: Policy and reform implications on future
sustainability
- Current health funding policy
- What is the future role of Medicare?
- Adapting policy to ensure a sustainable healthcare model
Moderator: Prof. Stephen Leeder, Co-Director Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
The Hon. Peter Dutton MP, Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing, Liberal Party of Australia
Dr. Tony Sherbon, Chief Executive, SA Health
Prue Power, Executive Director, Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association
Katherine McGrath, Director Corporate & Medical Affairs, Medibank Private
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12pm | Case Study: Blueprint for future healthcare
- The revolutionary health plan for Springfield Health City
- Combining services to cope with growing demand
- Safe, sustainable and accessible healthcare
Jim Varghese, Executive Director (Health and Education City), Springfield Health Corporation
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| Healthy Leadership |
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12.25pm | South Australia’s Healthcare Plan 2007 – 2016
- Developing co-ordinated hospital services
- Chronic disease management
- GP Plus Health Care Centres
Dr. Tony Sherbon, Chief Executive, SA Health
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12.45pm | Networking Lunch
Sponsored by: 
Kristian Holmberg, National Sales Manager, Q-MATIC
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1.45pm | Ready for the future: Redesigning health care in the ACT’
- Update on ACT’s healthcare plan
Mark Cormack, Chief Executive, ACT Health
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2.05pm | Panel Session: Getting the federal-state mix right
- Improving the current funding model
- Do we need a national audit of health expenditure and needs?
- Stimulating better collaboration between the commonwealth
and states
Moderator: Prof. Stephen Leeder, Co-Director Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
Mark Cormack, Chief Executive, ACT Health
Christopher Rex, President, Australian Private Hospitals Association
Mark Fitzgibbon, CEO, nib health funds limited
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2.45pm | Looking at the effectiveness of current public hospital
funding systems
- Increasing funding through PPP’s
- Detecting wasteful spending within hospitals
- Building capacity with strategic planning
Dr. Nigel Lyons, Chief Executive, Hunter New England Area Health Service
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3.10pm | Afternoon Tea
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| Funding & Investment |
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3.40pm | A mixed public-private health system for 2020
- The most effective public-private mix for Australia
- Balancing tax financing, user charges and insurance
- Policy trade offs
- Purchasing models and health system performance
Mary Foley, Former CEO, St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney
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4.05pm | The case for a single funder
- Creating the right incentives
- The role of government
- National funded VS national managed model
Andrew Podger AO, National President, Institute of Public Administration Australia
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4.30pm | Deconstructing health premiums
- Impact of the medicare levy increase
- The premium pool and funding
- Reducing the cost of healthcare
Mark Fitzgibbon, CEO, nib health funds limited
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4.55pm | Case Study: Private/Public Venture approach
- Ensuring better healthcare delivery with PPP’s
- Improving patient experience – the Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
Hospital
- Working with clinical staff
Assoc. Prof. Kaye Challinger, Director MJ&H Clinical Service Planning, SA Health
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5.20pm | End of Day 1 and Networking Cocktail Party
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Day Two, Wednesday 18 February 2009
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8.30am | Welcome coffee
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8.50am | Opening remarks from the chair
Lynette Glendinning, Director, Palm Consulting Group Chair of the Board, Menzies Centre for Health Policy
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| Integrated & Connected Healthcare |
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9am | Health 2015 and care delivery – delivery models refined
- Empowering and activating citizens
- Collaboration and integration
- Optimising operational efficiencies
- Enabling better healthcare delivery through IT
Megan Kennedy, IBM Healthcare
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9.25am | E-Health: Shaping the future of healthcare
- Australia’s national approach to e-health
- The Individual Electronic Health Record
- The benefits of e-health
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, Clinical Lead, National e-Health Transition Authority
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9.50am | Keynote Address: Medicare Australia's approach to e-business
- The Unique Health Identifier numbers
- Ensuring safety and privacy
- Future outcomes and challenges
Mark Jackson, A/G Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Medicare Australia
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10.15am | Panel Session: Implementing a national IT Infrastructure
- Challenges and opportunities in E-Health
Nigel Milan, CEO, Royal Flying Doctors Service of Australia
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, Clinical Lead, National e-Health Transition Authority
David Roffe, CIO, St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney
Annette Hicks, IBM Healthcare
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11am | Consumer-driven National eHealth Network – are we ready
for it?
- Current challenges and projected implementation timeframes
- Consumer-driven VS practice-driven National eHealth Network?
- How might a National eHealth Network form organically?
Tim Hibberd, R&D Manager – Collaborative Service Networks (CSN) Project, Smart Services CRC
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11.25am | Morning Tea
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11.55am | Case Study: Implementing a patient health record system
- Delivering personalised patient care plans
- Capturing standard work practices
- Reducing costs and critical incidents
David Roffe, CIO, St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney
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12.20pm | Case Study: Improving remote and regional healthcare
delivery
- Challenges of healthcare delivery in remote and regional Australia
- E-health solutions
- Improving health service delivery and health outcomes
Sue Zeckendorf, Project Manager, Royal Flying Doctors Service of Australia
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12.45pm | Networking Lunch
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| Demand Management and Collaboration |
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1.45pm | Deconstructing the Emergency Department Debate
- Simplifying point of entry to fast track diagnosis
- Increasing bed capacity and decreasing occupancy rates
- Appropriate staffing and measuring outcomes
Dr. Tony Joseph FACEM, Emergency Physician & Director of Trauma, Royal North Shore Hospital
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2.10pm | Panel Session: Redesigning the workforce
- Alleviating the public burden
- Managing critical incidents
- What is the future for General Practice?
- Quality and safety standards
- Expanding the role of nurses – compromised quality of care or
necessity?
Moderator: Dr. Sally McCarthy, Director Emergency Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital
Dr. Danny Beran, Executive CEO, Eastern Suburbs Medical Service & Secretary, Eastern Sydney Division of GP
Anne Matyear, President, Australian Practice Nurses Association
Liesel Wett, Acting CEO, Australian General Practice Network Community Engagement and Education
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| Community Engagement and Education |
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2.50pm | Working towards preventative health and public education
- Change in policy emphasis from treatment to prevention of ill health
- Evidence for protective effects of physical activity and diet on
health
- The environment as a key determinant of health and well-being
Louise Stewart, Managing Director, Revive Group
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3.15pm | Afternoon Tea
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3.45pm | A national and integrated approach towards CDM
- Linking policy towards treatment to prevention of ill health
- Current challenges and drivers for CDM
- Reducing cost through a collaborative approach
Dr. June Heinrich, CEO, Baptist Community Services
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4.10pm | Managing chronic disease – what is the best approach?
- The need for co-ordinated care to effectively manage chronic illness
- Creating the right incentives for providers
- The role of government and the current model
Prof. Katherine McGrath, Director Corporate & Medical Affairs, Medibank Private
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| Improving the Patient Experience |
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4.35pm | Health is a planning issue
- Rural and urban health needs
- Investing in an effective national rural and remote communities
health plan
- Planning considerations
Jason Black, President Victorian Division, Planning Institute of Australia
Stuart Worn, Executive Officer Victorian Division, Planning Institute of Australia
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5pm | The role of primary care in reforming healthcare
- The role of integrated care
- Creating greater access through community engagement
- Linking policy and research
Robert Wells, Director, Menzies Centre for Health Policy
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5.25pm | Catering to Australia’s ageing population
- Demographic change
- Investing in aged care facilities
- Social and economic challenges
Greg Mundy, CEO, Aged and Community Services Australia
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5.50pm | Closing Remarks and Close of Conference
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