Healthcare Conference: Program

International perspectives on leadership in healthcare

The King’s Fund, is a UK charity which seeks to understand how the national healthcare system can be improved. The King’s Fund has undertaken an extensive review of the future of leadership and management needs of the NHS. The review has covered clinical leadership, cross country comparisons and recent trends in leadership. What are the key findings that can be incorporated into Australia’s healthcare system?

Keynote speaker

• Lorraine King, Leadership Development Consultant, The King’s Fund

Clinical governance

Effective clinical governance is vital for directors across the healthcare sector to ensure the provision of quality care and minimise harm to patients. This can be achieved through sound policy and strategic leadership in clinical safety and quality. Our panel will share their insights and understanding in the practical application of clinical governance frameworks and their experience in managing clinical risk and optimising quality patient care.

Speaker and moderator

• Andrew Donovan FAICD, Chairman, Company Director and Board Adviser

Panel

• Dr Heather Wellington FAICD , Medical Practitioner and Lawyer
• Richard England MAICD , Professional Non-Executive Director
• Mr Christopher H McGowan GAICD, Chief Executive Officer, Silver Chain 

Risk issues for directors

The rate of change in healthcare creates new risks alongside an increasing expectation by stakeholders that risk management frameworks will be utilised by boards. Our expert panel will discuss their personal perspectives on identified and potential risks and how they believe directors should approach risk governance from differing contexts.

Speakers

• Dr Christine Bennett , Dean of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Australia
• Shane Solomon , Lead Partner – Health Sector, KPMG
• Dr Arn Sprogis FAICD, Director, Sprogis and Woods Ltd

The private health environment: The future of health insurance in Australia

Are there pressures for change and will they lead to strategic shifts and opportunities for the board? If change does occur how will this impact market dynamics? Are we going to witness mergers or diversification of business models?

Speakers

• George Savvides, Managing Director, Medibank Private
• Dr Michael Armitage MAICD, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Health Insurance Association Ltd

Private hospitals: What are the big strategic issues and challenges for the next 10 years?

The last year has seen political and media focus on public sector health reform while the private sector continues to evolve and adapt. This session will provide perspectives on the emerging issues and strategic challenges for directors of private hospitals. Will public sector health reform impact the private sector? Are there similarities in the challenges faced by directors in the two sectors?

Speakers

• Dr Philip Williams , Chairman Epworth
• Dr Michael Stanford FAICD , Group Chief Executive Officer, St John of God Health Care Inc

e-Health: The business realities

E-health is proving to be an area of significant change for boards. The strategic and operational opportunities may lead to transformational change. Peter Fleming will identify the critical issues that are of most importance to boards and discuss the possible impacts and solutions available to prepare you for the next wave of change in e-health.

Speaker

• Peter Fleming , Chief Executive Officer, nehta – National E-Health Transition Authority

5. Technology case study

The diversity of utilisation of software selections in primary and secondary care and cost differentials between systems and solutions in healthcare is breathtaking. This session will provide examples of state of the art applications to provoke your thinking in areas such as patient/client interface, clinical tools and operational efficiency.

Speaker

• Gabrielle Davies MAICD, Senior Enterprise and Industry Platform Architect, Alcatel-Lucent

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