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8.00
Registration and coffee
8.40
Welcome and speed networking session
8.55
Opening remarks from the Chair
Craig Bosworth, Director of Strategy, Healthways Australia
Craig Bosworth, Director of Strategy, Healthways Australia
HEALTH POLICY REFORM – THE EXTENSIVE PROGRAM
9.00
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
United we stand, divided we fall
Mr Robert Wells, Director, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute and Menzies Centre for Health Policy, The Australian National University
United we stand, divided we fall
- Addressing over-burdened hospitals with the rise of ageing population
- Increasing awareness of chronic disease management
- Budgetary issues of The First National Primary Healthcare Strategy
- Taking the preventative approach whilst closing the communication gap
- Integrating e-health to implement the Individual Healthcare Identifier in the current system
Mr Robert Wells, Director, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute and Menzies Centre for Health Policy, The Australian National University
THE FIRST NATIONAL HEALTH CARE STRATEGY
9.30
Time for a change: Building a 21st century - Primary health care system
Philip Moran, CEO, Merri Community Health Services Inc
- Examining the role of a responsive and cost-effective primary health care system
- Steering away from disparate set of health services and incorporating a more integrated service system
- How Primary Health Organisations can assist in improving the health of the nation
- Reform, where to from here?
Philip Moran, CEO, Merri Community Health Services Inc
GOVERNANCE & HEALTHCARE FUNDING OPTIONS
10.00
With rising healthcare expenditures, how will Australia pay for it?
Dr. Francesco Paolucci, Research Fellow, ACERH, The Australian National University
- How the ageing population will directly impact healthcare expenditures
- Addressing issues posed by the public/private mix in healthcare financing and insurance, and its impact on equity and efficiency
- Design options and their key challenges moving forward
Dr. Francesco Paolucci, Research Fellow, ACERH, The Australian National University
10.30
Morning tea
CHANGES IN MEDICARE
11.00
Impact of Extended Medicare Safety Net (EMSN) and the changes to Medicare Benefit Scheme (MBS)
- How will the government sustain the MBS with a demanding ageing population?
- The National Compliance Program: what it is and how does it work?
- Understanding what MBS Audit is and its role in the Medicare health system
- Impact of the changes in Medicare Levy Threshold on individuals?
- The introduction to Health Professional Online Services
- Universal excess to MBS and PBS for episodic medical care
GP SUPER CLINICS
11.30
Understanding the role and impact of GP Super Clinics
Dr. Richard Kidd, President Elect, AMA Qld & Director, GP Partners
- Will a collaborative approach work in alleviating pressure off hospitals and general practices or will it cannibalise it
- Introducing streamlined arrangements in Medicare chronic disease items for GPs to refer patients to allied health services
- Assessing what health services should be approved in Super Clinics
- Benefits and challenges facing GP Super Clinics
- Lessons learnt from overseas.
Dr. Richard Kidd, President Elect, AMA Qld & Director, GP Partners
GENERAL PRACTICE AND AUSTRALIA’S PRIMARY HEALTHCARE
12.00
GP, the backbone of the healthcare system. Is the future bleak or bright?
Kevin Reid, CEO, Eastern Sydney Division of General Practice
- The Role of Primary Health Care Organisations towards an integrated high performing primary health care system
- Enhancing the role of health executives to successfully drive patient-centric care
- The Red tape battle persists: When will it all end?
Kevin Reid, CEO, Eastern Sydney Division of General Practice
12.30
Lunch
HEALTH CITY SPRINGFIELD: THE RESULT OF PLANNING TOWARDS A SEAMLESS PATIENT EXPERIENCE
1.30
CASE STUDY
Master Planned Health City precinct - a model of Integrated Primary Care
Terry Kearney, Executive GM, Health and Education, Springfield Land Corporation
Master Planned Health City precinct - a model of Integrated Primary Care
- How the Master Plan model applies to primary care
- Lessons learnt to ensure an innovative model of healthcare
- Identifying core ‘pillars’ of integration to ensure delivery of an innovative primary care service
Terry Kearney, Executive GM, Health and Education, Springfield Land Corporation
E-HEALTH, IT, ICT & MEDICAL INNOVATION
2.00
CASE STUDY
E-HEALTH - How will the e-health records system work within the current system?
E-HEALTH - How will the e-health records system work within the current system?
- Addressing e-health with an ageing population and a rapid increase in chronic diseases
- E-health within Medicare: Benefits and challenges to improve healthcare delivery and its advancement in Australia
- Budgeting for an e-health infrastructure: Is the budget realistic and achievable?
2.20
CASE STUDY
IT, ICT & MEDICAL INNOVATION
Chris Bartlett, Senior Associate & Klaus Boehncke, Principal, Booz & Company
IT, ICT & MEDICAL INNOVATION
- Key trends in information technology and how they will impact healthcare
- Effects on providers, home care, personal medicine
- Medicine 2.0
- Empowering staff and patients through IT
Chris Bartlett, Senior Associate & Klaus Boehncke, Principal, Booz & Company
INDIVIDUAL HEALTHCARE IDENTIFIER (IHI)
2.40
Working with Medicare to develop the IHI
Dr. Andy Bond, Chief Architect, NEHTA
- The function of IHI within e-health and what it will mean to consumers and providers
- Addressing privacy and security issues when linking health information.
- Enhancing communication within the healthcare system using identifiers
- Knowing where information came from, where it went, and why we did it
- What is the next step?
Dr. Andy Bond, Chief Architect, NEHTA
HEALTH REFORM FROM WITHIN - MEDIBANK PRIVATE CASE STUDY
3.10
CASE STUDY
A case for organisational transformation within Medibank
George Savvides, Managing Director, Medibank Private
A case for organisational transformation within Medibank
- How 30% of chronic disease can be prevented
- How focusing on preventative health management programs allows Medibank to improve health outcomes of their members
- Delivering better care via Medibank’s new division with around 1,500 nurses, doctors, psychologists, dentists, physiotherapists and other health professionals
- Implementing new services: Telephone nurse triage, health and wellness advice, chronic disease management and mental health services
George Savvides, Managing Director, Medibank Private
3.40
Afternoon tea
4.00
PANEL DISCUSSION
Super Clinics: How will Medicare be affected and will they work in conjunction with the current healthcare system?
Dr. Gino Pecoraro, President, AMA Qld
Terry Kearney, Executive GM, Health and Education, Springfield Land Corporation
Simon Fawssett, Project Manager, Health and Education, Springfield Land Corporation
Kevin Reid, CEO, Eastern Sydney Division of General Practice
Super Clinics: How will Medicare be affected and will they work in conjunction with the current healthcare system?
- Can the Super Clinics be successfully integrated into the primary healthcare system?
- The Impact of Super Clinics on GPs, the Medicare System and the Private health sector
- How will the Super Clinics be funded?
- What is the future of GP Super Clinics? Is Australia ready for it?
Dr. Gino Pecoraro, President, AMA Qld
Terry Kearney, Executive GM, Health and Education, Springfield Land Corporation
Simon Fawssett, Project Manager, Health and Education, Springfield Land Corporation
Kevin Reid, CEO, Eastern Sydney Division of General Practice
PUBLIC HEALTH VS. PRIVATE HEALTHCARE
4.50
It’s a constant balancing act!
Dr. Gino Pecoraro, President, AMA Qld
- Balancing public and private sectors in financing and the execution of health services
- How PHI can further alleviate pressure off an over-burdened Public healthcare system
- Gazing into the crystal ball: What does the future of PHI hold?
Dr. Gino Pecoraro, President, AMA Qld
5.20
Closing remarks from the Chair
5.30
End of Day One
8.00
Registration and coffee
8.55
Opening remarks from the Chair
Ron Pila, Partner, Minter Ellison Lawyers
Ron Pila, Partner, Minter Ellison Lawyers
PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE PROMOTION
9.00
CASE STUDY
Nipping it in the bud: 'Prevention is better than cure'
Professor John Dwyer AO, Emeritus Professor, University of NSW and Founder, Australian Health Care Reform Alliance
Nipping it in the bud: 'Prevention is better than cure'
- Improving the current primary healthcare under a more integrated and extensive model
- The push from disease prevention to the promotion of better quality of health
- Examining a new model of funding for GPs to ensure quality of care
- Acknowledging that preventative care, primary healthcare and acute care are all intertwined in the healthcare system
- Coping with rapidly increasing demands of the current health services
Professor John Dwyer AO, Emeritus Professor, University of NSW and Founder, Australian Health Care Reform Alliance
IMPACT ON AUSTRALIA’S AGEING POPULATION
9.30
Recognising mental health requirements of the ageing population
Henry Brodaty, Professor of Ageing and Mental Health and Director of Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, University of NSW and Director, Aged Care Psychiatry and Head of Memory Disorders Clinic, Prince of Wales Hospital
- What are the major mental health challenges for an ageing Australia?
- Key issues in the daily running of the health and aged care systems
- How can Australia cater to an ageing baby boomer population?
Henry Brodaty, Professor of Ageing and Mental Health and Director of Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, University of NSW and Director, Aged Care Psychiatry and Head of Memory Disorders Clinic, Prince of Wales Hospital
CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT
10.00
Identifying key areas that assist in addressing inequities and gaps whilst meeting future challenges of increased chronic diseases
Professor Michael Georgeff, CEO, Precedence Health Care
- Cutting red tape requirements for Medicare chronic disease items
- Chronic Disease: Understanding how to manage it better
- Using IT to address chronic disease in the primary healthcare system
- The role of GPs, the care team, Super Clinics, and the patient in the management of chronic disease
- Assessing preventative measures to control chronic disease earlier on and identifying future projections of chronic conditions
- How will the increasing cost of chronic disease management and the need for chronic care be managed?
- The impact of telemedicine on chronic disease management
Professor Michael Georgeff, CEO, Precedence Health Care
MENTAL HEALTHCARE
10.30
Creating awareness and prioritising the demand of mental health and upgrading accessibility to care
Dr. Nickolai Titov, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychiatry, University of NSW and Honorary Clinical Psychologist, St Vincent’s Hospital
- The scope of the problem – the prevalence of mental illness in Australia
- What is the impact on Primary Healthcare now and in the future?
- What is the impact on the mental health items covered by Medicare?
- The potential of telemedicine solutions for mental health
Dr. Nickolai Titov, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychiatry, University of NSW and Honorary Clinical Psychologist, St Vincent’s Hospital
11.00
Morning tea
AGED CARE
11.30
Continuing the transformation of aged care in Australia
Henry Ergas, Senior Economic Advisor, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
- Investing in residential aged care addressing infrastructure requirements needed for an ageing population
- Addressing fundamental quality care requirements
- Addressing nursing wages
- Increasing in MBS rebates for services provided by doctors and practice nurses
Henry Ergas, Senior Economic Advisor, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
DELIVERY OF QUALITY PRIMARY HEALTHCARE IN RURAL AND REGIONAL AUSTRALIA
12.00
Enhancing health care support services in remote and rural Australia
- Sourcing out options in enhancing regional integration
- How is Medicare providing initiatives to encourage young health workers to relocate?
- Reinforcing education and training of Super Clinics whilst addressing the inefficiency of current training channels for future needs for skilled and experienced practitioners
- Considering practical and legal issues in developing or licensing content and delivering these initiatives to rural and remote medical practitioners
12.30
Lunch
INDIGENOUS HEALTHCARE
1.30
Closing the gap on Indigenous health
Professor Lisa Jackson Pulver, University of NSW
- Overview of Aboriginal health in Australia
- Aboriginal identification in the data
- The usefulness and use of the voluntary Indigenous identifier in Medicare
- Service use patterns
- Summary of health transitions what this means for chronic care
Professor Lisa Jackson Pulver, University of NSW
PHARMACEUTICALS
2.00
Sustaining the PBS for the future
Dr. Brendan Shaw, CEO, Medicines Australia
- Trends in the pharmaceutical industry and development of medicines
- The role of medicines and the PBS in broader healthcare
- Impact of PBS reforms on pharmaceutical industry
- Future challenges
Dr. Brendan Shaw, CEO, Medicines Australia
2.30
Afternoon tea
CANCER
2.50
CASE STUDY Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) - a model for cancer care, chronic illness, aged care, pharmaceutical and healthcare equity of access in a single disease
Adjunct Associate Professor Stephen Mulligan, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney, Founder and Chairman, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Australian Research Consortium
- CLL as a model of cancer care and chronic illness
- The epidemiology of CLL and implications of the aging population
- Where, when and how do people want their cancer care?
- Access to appropriate drug therapy in a timely manner
- Achieving consistency in national outcomes in cancer control
Adjunct Associate Professor Stephen Mulligan, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney, Founder and Chairman, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Australian Research Consortium
3.20
Closing remarks from the Chair
3.30
End of Conference
