Primary Healthcare Reform Summit 2010

IIR's Primary Health Care Reform Summit will ‘nut out’ some of the details. The event will offer a platform for discussion and a chance to develop the features of some of the key aspects of the primary healthcare reform package. The conference program has been specifically designed around the key elements of the national primary healthcare strategy and the feedback, requests and suggestions of key stakeholders from around the country.

21-22 October 2010 | Hilton on the Park, Melbourne

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The Primary Health Care Reform Summit will 'nut out' some of the details. The event will offer a platform for discussion and a chance to develop the features of some of the key aspects of the primary healthcare reform package.

The conference program has been specifically designed around the key elements of the national primary healthcare strategy and the feedback, requests and suggestions of key stakeholders from around the country.

Key Panel Discussion:
Coordinating and Effectively Integrating Primary Health Services

Key International Case Study:
Learning from Integrated Primary Care in a New Zealand Health Service

Speakers include:

John Dwyer, Professor Emeritus, UNSW and Founder of the Australian Healthcare Reform Alliance
Phillip Bain, CEO Northern Division of General Practice and Board Member, Barwon Health
Kim Marr, Manager of the GP and Service Improvement Team, Department of Health Victoria
Lucio Naccarella, Senior Research Fellow, The Australian Health Workforce Institute, University of Melbourne and NHMRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, General Practice Victoria
Mark Smith, General Manager for Royal District Nursing Service, Chair of the Victorian Primary and Community Health Network
Kelsey Hegarty, Associate Professor, Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Victoria
Kathy Kirby, Director Ehealth Innovation and Business Solutions, Southern Tasmania Area Health Service
Tony Hobbs, Chair of National Primary Healthcare Strategy and Cootamundra Medical Centre
Craig Bosworth, Director of Strategy, Healthways Australia

Key themes and topics to be addressed include:

The government's plans for primary healthcare reform and the rolling out of Medicare Locals Adopting a patient centred focus on primary healthcare Enrolment, governance mutual responsibilities for consumers in primary healthcare Delivering appropriate primary care services to rural and remote communities

Closing the Gap: Improving primary healthcare for Indigenous communities Enhancing primary healthcare to support preventive health activities Models for chronic disease management in primary healthcare

Case study: Developing and integrated primary care centre The role and future of GP super clinics Ensuring an Adequate, Sustainable and Effective Primary Health care Workforce Education and Training for the Primary Care Workforce Developing, Enhancing and Supporting Nurse Roles to Ensure and Effective Primary Healthcare Workforce Government priorities for implementation of ehealth reform and the impact on primary healthcare

Case Study: CLIP (Clinical Information Portal) - Enabling Linkages into Primary Care Translating Evidence into Practice and Supporting Healthcare Professionals Involvement in Research and Innovation Possible Effective Funding Models for Primary Healthcare and Ensuring Sustainability in Primary Healthcare Expenditure

Key Panel Discussion: Coordinating and Effectively Integrating Primary Health Services

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