Agenda

Day One: Wednesday 1st December 2010

DAY ONE | DAY TWO | DAY THREE

8.30 Registration and coffee

8.50 Welcome and opening remarks from the Chair

Nicola Stokes, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Diabetes Council

PRIMARY HEALTHCARE

9.00 Evidence based health strategies for diabetes prevention

• How will the new diabetes care policy in general practice affect outcomes for:
  > The patient
  > General practice
  > In an already very busy practice will the new policy lead to a better model of care?

Professor Mark Harris, Executive Director, Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity and Professor of General Practice, The University of NSW

DIABETES IN THE HOSPITAL

9.30 Assessing the impact of diabetes in the hospital and health system

• Should all patients be screened on admission? What are the benefits and costs?
• What are the gaps in the hospital system for staff education and management of people with diabetes?

Dr. David Chipps, Head of Department of Endocrinology, Sydney West Area Health Service and Consultant Endocrinologist, Western Sydney Diabetes and Endocrine Centre

10.00 Morning tea

HEALTH WORKFORCE

10.20 PANEL DISCUSSION: Health professional training

• How long will it take to train increasing numbers of health professional staff to meet the needs of an increasing and ageing population?
• How does the skill shortage affect diabetes care, particularly in rural and regional areas?
• Can technology assist?
• How much face-to-face training needs to be provided?

Moderator:Kristen Hazelwood, Head of Education and Prevention, Australian Diabetes Council
Jan Alford, Nurse Unit Manager, Diabetes Centre, St. Vincents Hospital
Julie Bligh, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, and Course Coordinator – Grad Cert Diabetes Education and Management, University of Technology Sydney
Margaret Burndred, RTO & Learning Centre Manager, Aged & Community Services Association

FUNDING IN HEALTH

11.10 PANEL DISCUSSION: Is there adequate funding for people with diabetes?

• Are high health costs contributing to poor allocation and misuse of public resources?
• What are the key funding priorities relating to government policy?
• What are the funding arrangements for a comprehensive model of care?
• Will the Federal Government support investment in the long term benefits of chronic disease prevention strategies, given the three year electoral cycle?
• What is the role of NGOs in healthcare service and delivery?

Moderator: Stephen Crocker, Chief Executive Officer,  Diabetes ACT
Dr. Henry Cutler, Associate Director (Health Economics), Access Economics
Dr. Agnes Walker, Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health, The Australian National University
Dr. Phillip Clarke, Senior Research Associate, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney

12.00 Lunch

POLICY FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES PREVENTION

1.00 PANEL DISCUSSION: Exploring the burden of diabetes complications in the community

• What health complications are associated with diabetes?
• How to identify patients at risk of diabetic health complications
• What are the benefits of early diagnosis of diabetic complications?

Moderator: Anne Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Kidney Health Australia
Dr. Kenneth Ho, Consultant Endocrinologist, Campbelltown Hospital and MacArthur High Risk Foot Service, Ryde Hospital Diabetes Service
Dr. Bruce King, Paediatric Endocrinologist, John Hunter Hospital
Lisa Cockington, Regional Director, Community Health and Primary Health Care Programmes, Port Pirie Regional Health Service, SA

1.50 PANEL DISCUSSION: Moving towards a preventative model of care

• What are the strategies aimed towards diabetes prevention?
• Future policy direction:
  > Integrating physical activity and exercise into health care delivery
  > Sport and physical activity in schools
  > Food advertising
  > Smoking in public places

Moderator: Philip Vita, Director, Sydney Diabetes Prevention Program
Tony Thirlwell OAM, Chief Executive Officer – NSW, Heart Foundation
Dr Erin Lalor, Chief Executive Officer, National Stroke Foundation
Professor Maria Fiatarone Singh, John Sutton Chair of Exercise and Sport Science, The University of Sydney

2.40 Afternoon tea

BARIATRICS

3.00 PANEL DISCUSSION: Managing obesity and diabetes through the use of bariatric surgery

• What are the short and long term effects of the procedure?
• Should bariatric surgery be subsidised in public hospitals?

Moderator: Dr. Nic Kormas, Endocrinologist & Head, Metabolic Rehabilitation Clinics, Concord & Camden Hospitals
Lamees Kaoutarani, Dietitian, Australian Diabetes Council
Lesley Campbell, Professor of Medicine and Director of Diabetes Services, St Vincent's Hospital

TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

3.50 The role of technology in diabetes management

• Pumps and sensors
• Closed loop systems
• Bluetooth technologies

Dr. Bruce King, Paediatric Endocrinologist, John Hunter Hospital

4.20 Open discussion on diagnostics – What is the best product for individuals?

Xavier Laniol, Country Director, Lifescan Australia
Jenny Read, National Sales Manager, Nipro Australia
Bruce Passingham, Scientific Manager, Abbott Diabetes Care

5.00 Closing remarks from the Chair

5.10 Networking session

DAY TWO: Thursday 2nd December 2010

DAY ONE | DAY TWO | DAY THREE

8.30 Registration and coffee

8.50 Welcome and opening remarks from the Chair
Neville Howard, President, Australian Diabetes Council and Paediatric Endocrinologist, The Children’s Hospital Westmead

THE DIABETES EPIDEMIC IN AUSTRALIA

9.00 The scale and nature of the obesity and associated diabetes epidemic in Australia

• Changing trends in weight status and diabetes patterns in Australia
• Impact on future health of Australians
• Implications for management and prevention policies

A/Professor Timothy Gill, Principal Research Fellow, Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney

• How is socioeconomic status linked to diabetes risk?
• The greater health risk and individual consequences
• The impact of health care expenses and loss of earnings

Professor Mark Daniel, Professor and Research Chair of Social Epidemiology, University of South Australia

10.30 Morning tea

GLOBAL POLICY

10.50 INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS

• What would it take to make real progress on diabetes management?
• Who should be held responsible for prevention of diabetes?

Dr. Stig Pramming, Owner, Pramming Consult, Denmark and Board Member, Oxford Health Alliance, United Kingdom

11.50 From global to national non-communicable disease policy in a rapidly changing environment

Associate Professor Ruth Colagiuri, Director, Health and Sustainability Unit, Menzies Centre for Health Policy

12.30 Lunch

NEW DIRECTIONS IN HEALTH REFORM

1.30 E-health as a policy tool to manage CDM and diabetes

Professor Michael Georgeff, CEO, Precedence Health Care

EVIDENCE BASED POLICY

2.00 PANEL DISCUSSION: Focusing on evidence based policy

• Towards a collaborative national approach to tackling diabetes
• Identifying the optimal strategies for intervention and prevention
• The role of prevention and intervention models in health policy
• Engaging the public through consumer based prevention programs

Dr. David Chipps, Head of Department of Endocrinology, Sydney West Area Health Service and Consultant Endocrinologist, Western Sydney Diabetes and Endocrine Centre
Dr. Kenneth Ho, Consultant Endocrinologist, Campbelltown Hospital and MacArthur High Risk Foot Service, Ryde Hospital Diabetes Service
Dr. Danny Beran, Medical Director and CEO, Eastern Suburbs Medical Service
A/Professor Margaret Allman-Farinelli, Associate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, The University of Sydney

2.50 Afternoon tea

CHILDREN AND DIABETES

3.10 Diabetes in the school setting

• What are the issues surrounding diabetes in schools?
• Who has the duty of care in a school setting?
• What training is available to teachers on providing care?

Angie Middlehurst, Manager, Type 1, Australian Diabetes Council

3.40 Examining the impact of childhood obesity on the increase of children’s Type 2 diabetes

• Increasing prevalence of obesity and diabetes in children
• Childhood as a critical time for growth and development
• Greater risk of insulin sensitivity and diabetic ketoacidosis
• Encouraging healthy habits for prevention of diabetes

A/Professor Maria Craig, Staff Specialist, Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children's Hospital Westmead

GESTATIONAL DIABETES

4.10 Assessing the increase of gestational diabetes and issues during pregnancy

• Increasing rates of gestational diabetes and excess weight gain during pregnancy
• What are the maternal risks of developing Type 2 diabetes?
• What are the risks to childhood obesity?
• Healthy weight management and blood glucose monitoring

Dr. Kenneth Ho, Consultant Endocrinologist, Campbelltown Hospital and MacArthur High Risk Foot Service, Ryde Hospital Diabetes Service

4.40 Closing remarks from the Chair

4.50 Networking drinks

DAY THREE: Friday 3rd December 2010

DAY ONE | DAY TWO | DAY THREE

8.30 Registration and coffee

8.50 Welcome and opening remarks from the Chair
Anne Kemp, Chief Executive Officer, Healthy Living NT and Stephen Crocker, Chief Executive Officer, Diabetes ACT

DIABETES IN THE WORKPLACE

9.00 INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE: Increasing incidental activity in the workplace

• How important is the workplace for general health and wellbeing?
• What are the implications for Workplace Activity Reform?
• What initiatives should be encouraged and implemented?

Dr. James Levine MD, Endocrinologist in the Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, United States of America

DIABETES IN AUSTRALIA

10.00 Measuring the economic burden of diabetes

• Increasing costs associated with the prevalence of diabetes
• How does productivity loss impact on the economy?
• Examining the future projections for health expenditure
• Investing in cost-effective interventions
• The future implications for the health system

Professor Stephen Colagiuri, Professor of Metabolic Health, The University of Sydney

10.40 Morning tea

MULTICULTURAL HEALTH

11.00 Multicultural policy in NSW

• Closing the gap in diabetes risk of ethnic populations
• Establishing links between these communities and screening services
• What is required in terms of multicultural policy?

Peter Todaro, Director, NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service Department

RURAL AND REGIONAL HEALTH

11.30 Providing access to diabetes care in rural and remote areas

• Why is health service delivery a problem in regional and rural area?
• What support services are required?

Dr Kerry Bowen, Specialist Physician – Diabetes, Hunter New England Health Service

12.00 Lunch

DIABETES EDUCATION AND CARE IN A COMMUNITY SETTING

1.00 Implementing the ComDiab Program and the CARDIAB Diabetes Management Program

• A presentation of the ComDiab community based Diabetes Education Program and the computerised CARDIAB Diabetes Management Program

Dr Warwick Ruscoe, Chief Executive Officer, The Southern Highlands Division of General Practice

GENERAL PRACTICE

1.30 Upskilling general practice

• The impact of chronic disease management and the ageing population on general practice systems

Dr. Tony Lembke, General Practitioner and Manager, Alstonville Clinic

E-HEALTH

2.00 IT in healthcare delivery and application towards diabetes management

• What are the pros and cons of IT in healthcare delivery?
• How can attention to patient needs and quality care be maintained?
• What are the issues surrounding privacy of medical records?

Dr. Mohan Karunanithi, Research Team Leader, The Australian E-Health Research Centre

2.30 Afternoon tea

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTHY EATING

2.50 CASE STUDY: Beat It Program - Delivering effective programs to educate trainers about high risk diabetes patients

• Expanding the expertise of personal trainers

Bronwyn Penny, Lifestyle Programs Manager and Exercise Physiologist, Australian Diabetes Council

3.20 CASE STUDY: Food labelling and Glycemic Carbohydrate

• The importance of food and nutrition labelling
• Glycemic carbohydrate – what’s more important: type or amount?
• How does the glycemic index and glycemic load work?
• Which is best for people with diabetes?
• Meal timing
• Dietary recommendations for people with diabetes

Dr. Alan Barclay, Head of Research, Australian Diabetes Council, Chief Scientific Officer, Glycemic Index Foundation

TARGETED STRATEGIES

3.50 PANEL DISCUSSION: Working with the fitness and food industry

• What are the general health benefits of physical activity and diet?
• How important is physical activity and diet for people with Type 2 diabetes?
• What are the key guidelines to encourage good health in people with diabetes?
• What is the role of the food and weight control industries in diabetes prevention?
• What are the legislations on advertising of unhealthy food and beverage?
• How effective is food and nutritional labelling?

Lauretta Stace, Chief Executive Officer, Fitness Australia
Ola Luczak, Dietitian, Jenny Craig
Kate Cody, Director of Publishing and Program, Weight Watchers
Dr. Geoffrey Annison, Deputy Chief Executive, Australian Food and Grocery Council

4.40 Closing remarks from the Chair

4.50 End of conference