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AHHA-AIHPS CONGRESS NEWSLETTER

Volume 3, June 2010

Registration is now available

Register before 9th August to take advantage of the discounted earlybird special rates. Also this year we are offering a special 3 day registration fee. This registration covers the 2 full days of the congress, Congress Welcome Reception and Dinner and also the research workshop on the Wednesday prior to the Congress. This special rate represents quite a saving but spaces are limited on the workshop so please register as soon as possible to receive this great deal.

To register, view the speakers and the program, please visit the website www.ahhacongress.com.au

Pre congress workshops

WORKSHOP 1

A workshop to identify key research questions and gaps in the evidence base underpinning the Australian reform agenda

National Health and Hospitals Network Reform Agenda
How will we measure and know the outcomes and impacts?
Attend this workshop and get involved in developing the top research questions?

How will we know that the National Reform Agenda is making an important difference to the future health and well-being of all Australians?

If you are interested in the outcomes and effects of public policy – this workshop is for you.

You will probably be working as a health executive or manager, a clinician or an academic.

Come along and participate in identifying and analysing what should be measured and how, so that we better understand the impact of health policy and the health system on people’s lives and their health.

This workshop will be interactive – a great panel of experts will engage with you in:

discussing the Reform Agenda and how it might be evaluated;
identifying evidence gaps and important research questions for the future.

They are:

Professor John McCallum	Professor John McCallum Senior Scientist Public Health Health Evidence and Advice Branch NHMRC
Professor Philip Darbyshire	Adjunct professor University of Western Sydney Visiting Professor Universities of Bournemouth and Swansea UK
Professor Sandra Leggat	Professor Health Services Management La Trobe University
Professor Kathy Eagar	Director Centre for Health Service Development University of Wollongong
Professor Brian Oldenburg	Chair International Public Health Unit Monash University
Professor Vivian Lin	Chair Public Health La Trobe University
Dr Emma Parkinson-Lawrence	President-elect Australian Society for Medical Research

Our experts will also talk about:

How to get a research project going;
How to measure and research health governance and outcomes;
How to seek funds and write a grant application;
Tips on writing various types of publications.

You will also have an opportunity to contribute to the agenda for the day.

WORKSHOP 2

A workshop to identify the key issues for health facilities when implementing the Australian reform agenda

Join up with your colleagues to discuss some practical responses to the health reforms

If you are an executive, manager or senior clinician in the public or private healthcare sectors you cannot afford to miss this important workshop.

Our workshops will discuss and answer some of the major questions arising from the agreed national health reforms.

Our major topics will be:

How will the States and Commonwealth work together at various levels of the new system?
How should Local Hospital Networks (LHNs) and Medicare Locals interact and integrate services?
What should the main elements of a LHN Service Level Agreement look like?
How should LHNs and Medicare Locals engage with the local communities and clinicians, including medical specialists and other providers who may work across boundaries?
How will the changes impact on and facilitate service redesign to achieve new targets?
What about the missing pieces – out-of-hospital specialist care, e-health, oral & dental health, mental health, Indigenous health?
What impact will the changed environment have on skills requirements, employment and workforce roles of LHNs and Medicare Locals?

Sponsorship and Exhibition

Trade exhibition at the prestigious AHHA-AIHPS Congress is a highly effective and efficient method of reaching an influential group of health executives, senior clinicians and academics from Australia and overseas.

Before, during and after the event your organisation will benefit from significant exposure to an interested, relevant and influential audience.

This is also an excellent opportunity for your organisation to demonstrate its commitment to the public healthcare sector.

For further information on the availability of trade booths or other sponsorship opportunities please contact Rebecca Oliver at roliver@sapmea.asn.au or 08 8274 6054. Space is limited, so don't hesitate!

More information

For further information about HEALTHCON 2010 please visit the website www.ahhacongress.com.au. Here you will find more details on speakers that are constantly updated, accommodation and sponsorship.