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Day One: Wednesday 9th June 2010
| Day One | Day Two |
8.30
Registration and coffee
8.45
Speed networking session
8.55
Opening remarks from the Chair
THE NEED FOR SUPER CLINICS
9.05
KEYNOTE Three elephants in the GP room: MBS restructuring, integrated care and the HER
  • Mr. Rudd’s new policies for healthcare: is primary healthcare a priority?
  • Paying GPs and specialists: palpable gaps in the MBS that render care less efficient
  • At what cost?
  • Integrated care: enough primary care for the chronic conditions that are emerging?
  • Government commitments to a national EHR: mandated standards? Sufficient funds? Private sector onboard?
Dr. Paul Gross, Institute of Health Economics and Health Assessment
9.45
Understanding the need for Integrated and Aged Care
  • The ageing population challenge
  • The importance of primary care
  • The integrated care challenge (e-Health)
  • Best practices & Lessons Learned
  • The way ahead
Klaus Boehncke, Principal, ANZSEA Healthcare Lead, Booz & Company (Aust) Pty Ltd.
10.30
Morning tea
11.00
Understanding the Super clinic Model
  • Meeting industry accreditation standards
  • The current trends in primary healthcare and the challenges the current system is facing
  • Looking at the potential of the super clinic model to affect population health and ease the strain on hospitals and general practices as primary health service providers
Dr Francois Pretorius, Lister House Clinic
MAINTAINING THE WORK FORCE
11.40
The medical skills shortage
  • Current education and training procedures and their inadequate support for future needs
  • The lack of flexibility and prevalence of mal-distribution of skilled primary health care personne
  • Understanding the skills shortage in each sector of primary health care and how this is likely to affect the future state of service delivery
  • Looking at the potential for super clinics to be effective educational facilities
John Dwyer, UNSW Founder of Australian Healthcare Reform Alliance
12.15
Complex patients and the super clinic model of care
  • Integrating multidisciplinary teams in one location.
  • How to collaborate with local health professionals, clinical service design and IM/IT considerations
  • Education and workforce considerations.
Jarred Dart, Professor, UQ, Ipswich Super Clinic
1.00
Lunch proudly sponsored by:
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1.15
Lunch
2.15
Recruiting Medical Personnel to Rural Positions
  • Establishing a desirable working environment as a result of integrating larger multidisciplinary teams in one location.
  • Improving clinical service delivery through design and facility standards as well as a systematic change to the potential of services on offer in one location.
  • Education and teaching potential of super clinics and tackling the inefficiency of current training channels to tackle future needs for skilled and experienced personnel.
  • Retention of skilled practitioners through exposure to the super clinic model and rural
University of Wollongong
EASING EMERGENCY OVER LOAD
3.00
Deciphering the politics of health; super clinics and hospitals
  • Looking at the results achieved by proposed reforms and understanding their potential
3.40
Afternoon tea
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND CLINICAL SERVICE DELIVERY
4.10
Continuity and coordination of care
  • The potential of integrated IT services in the health sector to improve the quality and precision of prognosis delivery and minimise mistakes in diagnosis
  • Minimising waste and cutting the cost of recording patient information, whilst improving the quality of care and patient safety
  • Facilitating the patient-doctor familiarity aspect of primary care and increasing the flexibility of service delivery by allowing the potential for consistent quality care from a number of healthcare personnel
Jeremy Compston, founder of Dr2Dr
4.50
Closing remarks
 
Day Two: Thursday 10th June 2010
| Day One | Day Two |
8.30
Coffee and networking
8.55
Opening remarks from the Chair
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE
9.05
Preventative health under a more integrated and comprehensive model
  • Addressing the economic stress of poor population health and the shortcomings of the current system
  • To what extent will existing services be “cannibalised’ or incorporated into the super clinic system of care
  • Are current services really meeting demand? How can current services be better supported
Mark Harris Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, UNSW
9.45
Preventative care in primary health
  • Why preventative care in primary health needs a new model of care and a new model of funding for GPs to do their best
  • Why we need to shift the focus from disease prevention to lifestyle promotion
  • Gaining a better understanding of the health 'tsunami' coming through the system
Craig Bosworth, Healthways International
10.30
Morning tea
THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY ACCEPTANCE
11.00
CASE STUDY Understanding the community and its perceptions, Ballan GP Super Clinic
  • Local community needs and priorities
  • Integration with local programs and initiatives
  • The relationship between patient enrolment and community acceptance
Glen Rowbotham, CEO, Ballan District Health & Care
11.40
Health and the Consumer
  • What are the main issues causing concern for consumers of health service?
  • What potential does the Super clinic model hold for effectively meeting the needs of health consumers?
  • Will a better outcome be achieved for consumers than the current primary health situation under the super clinic model?
Carol Bennett, Consumers Health Forum
COLLABORATION OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTH PROVIDERS
12.15
Pharmaceutical engagement
  • Assessing what services could be and should be rendered in GP super clinics
Darryl Grundy, General Manager, APHS
1.00
Lunch
2.00
Role of Nurse Practitioners in Clinic Environment
  • The expanding role of nurse practitioners within the super clinic environment;
  • The negatives and positives of such a change on the delivery of service
  • The maintenance of a solid workforce and an attractive work environment
Alison Bean-Hodges, Chair, Victorian Chapter Australian College Nurse Practitioners
2.40
Setting standards and evaluating service
  • Why Super Clinics should be evaluated
  • Setting standards for assessment and developing and authorising an evaluation body
  • How assessment could be used for further research and improvement of primary health care delivery through the super clinic model?
Jennifer Doggett, Fellow, Centre for Policy Development
3.10
Afternoon tea
3.40
Integrated multidisciplinary patient centered care
  • Developing organisational cultures and establishing processes for care in a multidisciplinary environment.
  • Accepting new roles in the medical industry, i.e. Nurse Practitioners
  • The potential of super clinics to change the current “sickness” system of primary health to a more preventative “wellness” model
John Stafford, Network Coordinator, Queensland Health, Developer of the Wellness Centers concept
4.50
Closing remarks
5.00
Close of conference
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