Agenda

DAY ONE Monday 23rd March 2009

| Day One | Day Two | Day Three |

8.30

Registration and coffee

FEDERAL AND STATE POLICY UPDATE

9.00

Chair’s opening remarks

Michael Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Public Health Association of Australia

9.10

E-Health as a national reform enabler - overseas experiences

Klaus Boehncke, Principal, Booz & Company Australia

9.40

Opposition’s perspective

The Hon Peter Dutton MP Federal Member for Dickson Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing

POPULATION HEALTH CHALLLENGES

10.10

Tackling the burden of chronic disease

A greater focus on prevention to the health system
Improving frontline care to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent and intervene early in chronic illness
Integrating preventative health practice into Medicare
Supporting the development of intergovernmental and public-private partnerships
Integrating disciplines
Supporting the development of the evidence base
Individual responsibility and behavior change: assessing the evidence
Tackling chronic disease through the workplace

Dr. Rob Moodie, Professor of Global Health – Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne, Chair, National Preventative Health Taskforce

10.40

Refreshments and networking break

11.10

A collaborative approach to the provision of health and aged care services

Australia’s ageing population
Integrating acute services and aged care services
Improving the transition between hospital and aged care services

The Hon. Justine Elliot MP, Minister for Ageing

11.40

Mental health: addressing the need for urgent reform

Reorganising the distribution and costs of specialist care to encourage better access to care
Dehospitalising the mental health sector
Broadening the mix of services and actively engaging in prevention

The Hon. Rob Knowles AO, Chair, Mental Health Council of Australia

12.10

Lunch

1.20

Health reform: The overseas experience

Klaus Boehncke, Principal, Booz & Company Australia

FINANCING AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

2.00

The state / federal administrative divide

Health funding and management: defining roles and responsibilities
Towards more efficient distribution and management of resources
Improving collaboration between the Commonwealth and the states

Prue Power, Executive Director, Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association
Mark Cormack, Chief Executive, ACT Health
Michael Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Public Health Association of Australia

2.50

Afternoon tea

3.20

PANEL DISCUSSION | Creating a sustainable health funding framework

Policy and reform implications
Finding the most effective public/private mix
Drivers of health expenditure in the future
Impact of disease changes, technology changes and demography on health expenditure growth
Addressing the increasing demands and costs
Evidence based health financing
Balancing tax financing, user charges and insurance
Expectations for the future
Is there a case for a single funder?

Moderator: Professor Jim Butler, Director, Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health
Prof. Katherine McGrath, General Manager, Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Medibank Private
Gregor McFie, Senior Policy Officer, Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS)

4.00

Strategies to ensure a sustained and strong private health insurance sector

Private health insurance and 21st century health
Improving access, efficiency and quality
Retaining attractiveness to members
Establishing positive relationships with private and public hospital and medical practitioners

Prof. Katherine McGrath, General Manager, Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Medibank Private

4.40

Closing remarks from the Chair
Networking drinks

DAY TWO Tuesday 24th March 2009

| Day One | Day Two | Day Three |

8.45

Registration and coffee

9.00

Welcome from the Chair

Julie Grealy. Director, Flourish Business Solutions

9.10

Health action plan for Victoria

The Hon. Daniel Andrews MP, Minister for Health, Victoria

IMPROVING ACCESS TO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

9.40

Providing patients with equity of access to medical technology

Exploring improved evaluation processes for the assessment of new medical procedures and technologies
Strengthening medical technology innovation
Exploring frameworks to facilitate affordable and timely access to medical technology

Anne Trimmer, Chief Executive Officer, Medical Technology Association of Australia

10.20

Refreshments and networking break

HOSPITAL DIRECTION

10.50

CEO PANEL DISCUSSION | Examining the future direction of Australia’s hospital systems

Trends and challenges
Infrastructure constraints versus increasing demand
Towards a nationally consistent activity-based funding approach
Improving performance and performance measurement
Improving patient flow
Building stronger links with primary, community and aged care providers

Moderator: Roger Perry, CEO, Bevington Group
John Amery, Chief Executive Officer, Mater Health Services North Queensland
Dr. Leon Clark, Chief Executive Officer, Sydney Adventist Hospital
Dr. John O’Donnell, Chief Executive Officer, Mater Health Services, Brisbane
Chris Crawford, Chief Executive, North Coast Area Health Service

11.50

CASE STUDY | Leveraging off capital health projects to meet sustainable targets

Creating the sustainable culture
Ensuring design translates into “as built”
Case studies
Challenges and opportunities

Mark Buckerfield, Director, Asset Services, SA Health

12.20

Lunch

PRIMARY HEALTHCARE

1.20

CASE STUDY | Rewriting the future of integrated community healthcare

Taking a complete and modern approach to health care delivery
Catering for the rapidly growing population in the area
Integrating preventive and wellness strategies
E-health solutions

Jim Varghese, Executive Director, Health and Education City, Springfield Health Corporation

1.50

PANEL DISCUSSION | Innovative models of primary healthcare delivery

Linking policy and research
Creating better access through community engagement
Focusing on efficiency, outcomes and patient needs
Addressing the limitations of fee-for-service in preventing and managing chronic illness, and increasing out-of-pocket costs for patients
Towards a national policy for rural and indigenous health to close the disparity in health outcomes
Primary health care delivery models in rural and remote Australia – what works and what doesn’t

Moderator: Professor Stephen Leeder, Co-Director, Menzies Institute for Health Policy
Dr. Emil Djakic, Chair, Australian General Practice Network
Debra Cerasa, Executive Director, Royal College of Nursing
Kim Webber, CEO, Rural Health Workforce

2.30

Addressing the healthcare skills crisis

Promoting a more flexible, responsive and sustainable health workforce
Addressing workforce planning and mobility issues
Making better use of health professionals
Reviewing referral rules
Current impediments and strategies for reform

Peter Carver, Executive Director, National Health Workforce Taskforce

3.00

Afternoon tea

3.20

Enticing our future health professionals to live and work in rural Australia

Current initiatives
Providing positive experiences

Shannon Nott, Rural and Indigenous Officer, Australian Medical Students' Association, President, Rural Allied Health and Medical Society (TBC)

3.50

Profiling the future of the Australian nursing workforce in 2020

Predicting the future needs of the Australian nursing workforce
Proposed initiatives within the healthcare sector in Australia

Sharon Lowry, Manager, Asia Pacific Healthcare Division, Kronos

SUSTAINING THE PBS IN THE CURRENT AND FUTURE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT

4.20

Role of pharmaceuticals in improved health outcomes, hospital avoidance and sustainable quality of independent life

National strategy for quality use of medicines
Medicine management for the aged and chronically ill
Assessing the impact of PBS reforms
Reforming for longevity
Examining the decision making process
Addressing transparency issues – Updates on the listing process

Dr Kim Sweeny, Principal Projects Officer, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University

4.50

Closing remarks from the Chair

DAY THREE Wednesday 25th March 2009

| Day One | Day Two | Day Three |

8.45

Registration and coffee

9.00

Welcome from the Chair

Dr Michael Legg, Principal, Michael Legg & Associates, Consultants in Information and Organisational Systems, President, Health Informatics Society of Australia

REFORMING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THROUGH INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

9.10

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS | Becoming a world leader in the implementation of health information technologies

Reforming the health care system through technology
New forms of chronic disease management
Lessons to be learned from overseas

Richard C Alvarez, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Health Infoway

10.00

Towards a National eHealth Strategy

Key issues
Barriers and lessons learned to date
Capabilities
Future priorities and initiatives for e-health

Adam Powick, Lead Partner and primary author of the National eHealth Strategy and Alan Eckstein, Partner, Deloitte

10.40

Refreshments and networking break

11.00

PANEL DISCUSSION | Accelerating the implementation of a national IT infrastructure

Addressing the need for uniform national approaches to e-health
Setting uniform standards in a multi-provider environment
Update on the establishment of the legal, regulatory and technological infrastructure which will enable e-health to operate nationally
Using IT to integrate care and improve clinical outcomes
Addressing security and privacy issues
Getting the basic building blocks in place to accelerate the development and uptake of value adding applications: telehealth systems for remote diagnosis and treatment and electronic decision support
Promoting the uptake of e-health by non-government health care providers
Expected timeframes

Moderator: Gary Morgan, Chief Executive Officer, Australian e-Health Research Centre
Dr. Andy Bond, Chief Architect, National E-Health Transition Authority
David Roffe, Chief Information Officer, St Vincent‘s & Mater Health Sydney
Dr. Leonie Katekar, General Manager Workforce eHealth & Health Services, General Practice Network NT
Victoria Sherwood, Booz & Company Australia

11.40

CIO FORUM | Moving the state e-health agendas from concept to adoption

Practical challenges
The role of governments in funding e-health
New initiatives
Looking at e-health as the enabler of the priorities for the health system: chronic disease management, health promotion and improved self management

Stephen Moo, Chief Information Officer, Department of Health and Families, Northern Territory
Peter Williams, Director IM & T Health, Department of Human Services, Victoria

12.30

Lunch

1.30

CASE STUDY | Implementing integrated medications management across acute care, primary care and aged care settings

Rolling out a patient-centric, integrated health management system
Supporting the work of medical professionals

Stephen Moo, Chief Information Officer, Department of Health and Families, Northern Territory

2.00

HIT Research – helping patients, changing care delivery

The Emergency Department prediction tool
The Care Assessment Platform project
The colonoscopy simulator

Professor Bruce Barraclough AO, Medical Director, Australian e-Health Research Centre

2.30

CASE STUDY | Implementation of the Secure Electronic Messaging Service and the electronic transfer of prescriptions in the Northern Territory

Overcoming the challenges in relation to geography, workforce and distance
Achievements to date: completion of development work and testing to integrate Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Organisations that use Communicare and the inclusion of all NT Public Hospitals
Receiving electronic referrals, notifications and discharge summaries
Towards national implementation

Dr. Leonie Katekar, General Manager Workforce, eHealth and Health Services, GP Network, Northern Territory

3.00

Afternoon tea

3.20

CASE STUDY | Introducing e-health records system for high need patients