FINAL Conference Program Leading through challenging times

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1 supporting day hospitals FINAL Conference Program Leading through challenging times August Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsors Corporate Sponsors

2 President s Welcome Welcome! On behalf of all of the team at ADHA - the Board of Directors, the members of the Conference Committee, the National Advisory Committees and State Chapters it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the beautiful Gold Coast for our Annual National Conference for. This year s conference theme Leading through challenging times is intended to follow on and expand on our 2012 Conference program content and theme of Quality Expectations vs Financial Viability and Commercial Reality. There is a focus this year, on providing feedback and the challenges faced by the Day Hospital sector, following the implementation of the new National Safety & Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHSS). The NSQHSS have been a major focus for all Day Hospitals and are addressed further on Day 1 (10.40am 12.30pm). An update on the Deloitte s report on Day 2 (9am - 10am) released last year will talk about progress to date. National Conferences do not function without the significant support from our valued Sponsors MEDIPROTECT (Gold Sponsor); C.R. Kennedy, ACSS & Resolutions (Int) and Quality Innovation Performance (Silver Sponsors); Sentry Medical, Totalcare, Brand s Surgical Supply, Johnson & Johnson Medical, Vitramed and LOGIQC Quality Management System (Corporate Sponsors), our Smart Ideas Competition Sponsors and Trade Exhibitors, a huge thank you to all of you and we hope you enjoy the conference. We wish all delegates a rewarding, enlightening and memorable few days and thank you for your support of ADHA. My fellow Board Directors Martin Leonard (Acting Treasurer & QLD Director), Michael Chalk (SA Director), Tony Geftakis (NSW Director), Tim Puyk (VIC Director), Dr Andrew Thomson (located in Canberra) and I look forward to meeting you and renewing friendships throughout the conference. The Board of Directors wishes to thank the members of the Conference Committee for their dedication, enthusiasm and hard work throughout the year under the chairmanship of Deanne Day. Congratulations to Deanne, Julie Baker, Anne Crouch, Alison O Brien, Shaley Bush and Heather Machin for their contribution to this committee over the past 12 months. Special thanks also to the ADHA Secretariat, who have again worked incredibly hard to bring you this conference Debbie Pantany, Keeley Berg and Daphne Lavender. Enjoy the conference and we look forward to catching up with many of you over the next few days! Jane Griffiths, ADHA President (on behalf of the ADHA Board of Directors). History The Australian Day Hospital Association (ADHA), formerly known as the Australian Day Surgery Association, was started in the early 1990 s and continues as a peak body representing day hospitals. It is to the present day growing stronger. Following the Commonwealth s decision in 2007, recognising day surgeries as Private Day Hospitals, the Association changed its name to recognise this. The Association is now known as the Australian Day Hospital Association (ADHA). The ADHA is the leading Association representing day surgery and procedural services in Australia. The Association delivers a range of services of the highest quality to members. Membership is made up of freestanding Stand Alone Day Hospitals, Affiliate, Individual and Honorary Members, as well as Industry Members. Mission and Objectives Mission Statement - To support and represent day hospitals within the health care environment. Objectives - Add value to members. - Actively represent and lobby on behalf of members. - Support and facilitate communication between members. Governance ADHA is a public company, governed by a Constitution and required to meet the legal requirements of the Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC). 2 About ADHA

3 Welcome Reception (24 Aug) 4 Conference Dinner (25 Aug) 4 Program - Day 1 (26 Aug) 7 Program - Day 2 (27 Aug) 8 Speaker Abstracts & Bios 11 Trade Exhibition Locations 23 Trade Exhibition Floor Plan 24 Trade Exhibition Listings 25 General Information 35 Notes Page 37 Delegate Feedback Form 38 ADHA Registration Desk Opening Hours Sunday: 5.30pm pm Monday: 7.30am pm Tuesday: 8.30am pm ADHA Staff can also be found at Trade Stand T40 Secretariat ICMS Australasia Pty Ltd Secretariat PO Box 5005, South Melbourne VIC 3205 Phone: Fax: ADHAregistration@icmsaust.com.au Website: ADHA Conference Committee: Deanne Day (Chair) Buderim Gastroenterology Centre, QLD Julie Baker Primary Health Care, NSW Shaley Bush Albury Day Surgery, NSW Anne Crouch Eye-Tech Day Surgeries, QLD Heather Machin Robina Procedure Centre Day Surgery, QLD Alison O Brien Melbourne Oral & Facial Surgery, VIC With the assistance of the ADHA Secretariat 3

4 SOCIAL PROGRAM Welcome Reception & Trade Exhibition (included under Full Registration) Date: Sunday, 25 August 5.30pm pm (drinks and canapés provided) Venue: Exhibition Hall 1, Ground Floor GCCEC Dress: Smart Casual Conference Dinner (included under Full Registration) Sponsored by MEDIPROTECT (Fine wine, food, conversation and live music) Date: Monday, 26 August Time: Pre dinner drinks & canapés from 7.00pm followed by dinner at 7.30pm until 11.00pm Venue: Foyers E & F, First Floor GCCEC Dress: Smart Evening Wear (no jeans) What a wonderful opportunity to renew old friendships and make new acquaintances in an informal atmosphere during the Welcome Reception. This relaxed function allows you to become familiar with the Conference venue, the Trade Exhibition and be officially welcomed to the Conference. GOLD SPONSOR PROFILE Since 1999 MEDIPROTECT has been dedicated to providing quality insurance solutions to the healthcare profession. We have come a long way and grown in both size and reputation since 1999, but being a SME ourselves, we understand the need for flexibility and the provision of quality support and advice in the day to day running of a business. We also understand that without you, we will cease to exist. As a specialist insurance broker we are in the best position to help you ensure your business assets and income are adequately protected. We can advise you on, and assist with, strategies and solutions to combat any potential gaps in your risk management program and safeguard your businesses assets, income and reputation, including your legislative obligations as a business operator. We have been partnering and assisting health professionals; just like you for over 10 years. Our advice is free, practical and insightful. Come and see us at Booth 6 or please call us on (Freecall). 4

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7 Sunday, 25 August 5.30pm pm Welcome Reception, Trade Exhibition and Registration over drinks and canapés. Sponsored by MEDIPROTECT (GCCEC Hall 1) Day 1: Monday, 26 August 7.30am am 8.30am Registration. Session 1 Plenary: 8.30am am Opening & Welcome. Jane Griffiths, ADHA President 8.45am am Chair: Jane Griffiths 9.15am am Chair: Jane Griffiths Keynote Address - Leading through challenging times. Dealing with difficult employees. Margie McIntyre, Australian Adventurer, Antarctic Expert, Author & Wildlife Advocate, Inspirational Speaker, Expedition Planner and Classically Trained Singer Rachel Drew, Brisbane Employment Partner, TressCox Lawyers 10.00am am Morning Tea & Trade Exhibition (Hall 1) 10.40am 10.40am am Chair: Deanne Day Session 2 Plenary: Update from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care: Pilot testing of the National Core Common Patient Experience Questions for Day Surgeries. Sheila Matete-Owiti, Senior Project Officer, Indicator Development, ACSQHC Janet Grant, Population Research & Outcome Studies, University of Adelaide 11.10am am Open Disclosure. Margaret Banks, Senior Program Director, Accreditation Program, ACSQHC 11.35am pm Chair: Deanne Day National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. (Feedback and challenges since the 1 January implementation.) Margaret Banks Day Hospital perspective: Anne Crouch, CEO, Eye-Tech Day Surgeries, QLD Alison O Brien, DON, Melbourne Oral & Facial Surgery, VIC 12.30pm pm Lunch & Trade Exhibition (Hall 1) 1.30pm Session 3 Plenary: 1.30pm pm Chair: Anne Crouch National Funding Reform: Achieving success with Activity Based Funding. Dr Tony Sherbon, CEO, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority Current projects and future directions of the National Hospital Cost Data Collection. Julia Smith, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) 7

8 Day 1: Monday, 26 August continued pm Session 3 Plenary continued pm pm Chair: Tony Geftakis Member Value - what s in it for you! (Maximise your ADHA membership dollars. This informative session explains the initiatives the Member Value committee have put in place for you to realise cost benefits far exceeding annual membership fees.) ADHA Member Value Committee Members 3.00pm pm Afternoon Tea & Trade Exhibition (Hall 1) 3.30pm pm Chair: Deanne Day Session 4 Plenary: Difficult conversations made easy. Ken Warren, The Relationships Specialist, Positive People 4.30pm 7.00pm 7.30pm Day 1 Sessions Conclude. Pre-Dinner Drinks. (Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre) Conference Dinner, GCCEC Foyers E & F (First Floor). Sponsored By Day 2: Tuesday, 27 August 8.30am am 8.15am am 9.00am 9.00am am Chair: Jane Griffiths Registration. ADHA Annual General Meeting. (Open to ADHA Members only). Session 1 Plenary: Feedback and progress from ADHA on the Deloitte s Australian Day Hospital Environment Surveillance and Sustainability report released at the ADHA 2012 Conference. Includes time for Questions. ADHA Board of Directors Jane Griffiths, ADHA Board President Romy Baker, ADHA Business Development Consultant 10.00am am Chair: Jane Griffiths Innovation - Making a Difference in Queensland Health. The Hon Lawrence Springborg MP, QLD Minister for Health. 8

9 Day 2: Tuesday, 27 August continued am am 10.55am 10.55am am Chair: Heather Machin 11.20am pm Chair: Julie Baker Morning Tea & Trade Exhibition Session 2 Plenary: Benchmarking and Clinical Indicators in our changing Environment. Includes time for Questions. National Procedure Banding Committee. (Members of the NPBC will outline the purpose and work of the committee, it s processes, the need for data to achieve desired outcomes for day hospitals, etc. Questions will also be welcomed from delegates.) Jenny Bichel Findlay, Deputy Director, Centre for Health Services Management, University of Technology, Sydney Slade Logan, Chair - NPBC & Senior Hospital Manager, Medibank Private George Neale, Secretary, NPBC Julie Pescod, ADHA representative on NPBC 12.20pm pm Chair: Alison O Brien Presenting the experience of converting to a paperless hospital. Development of paperless records, particularly relating to a day surgery record module and architectural awards for innovative day hospital design. Susan Dusting, DON and Pauline Cleary, Administration, Frankston Private Day Surgery (VIC) Dr Richard Smith, The Sydney Eye Specialist Centre, Kingsford (NSW) 12.40pm pm 1.55pm pm SPONSORED BY: Lunch & Trade Exhibition Presentation of the annual ADHA Smart Ideas Awards. Julie Baker and Heather Machin, Committee Members Clinical Governance Purchasing & Contracting HR Information Technology Business Development 2.20pm pm Chair: Tim Puyk Session 3 Plenary: Health Fund Forum - this popular session returns again this year allowing Health Funds to talk on topical issues affecting Day Hospitals. Questions will also be welcomed from delegates. Facilitated by Tim Puyk, ADHA VIC Board Director. HCF - Chris Wallace, GM - Benefits Management AHSA - Rosie Hailes, Negotiator & Prosthesis Manager Nib Health - Lisa Lowry, Provider, Contract & Relationship Manager BUPA - Dr Stan Goldstein, Head of Clinical Advisory 3.50pm pm Conference Close and Invitation to Next Year. Jane Griffiths, ADHA President 9

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11 Speaker Abstracts & Bios (listed in the order the sessions appear on the program) Monday, 8.30am am - Opening & Welcome Speaker Profile: Jane Griffiths, ADHA President - Jane Griffiths, BAppSc (Dist), MCNA, AIMM, RN Jane Griffiths, of JG Consulting and as of July Business Manager/DON of Perth Dermatology Clinic. Previously Jane was the Business Manager of The Women s Clinic Day Hospital for 7½ years, McCourt Street Day Surgery for 7 years and prior to that she was the Nursing Coordinator, Perioperative Services at St John of God Hospital Subiaco for 10 years. Whilst a Senior Nursing Executive at St John of God, Subiaco Jane was sent on a 7 week sabbatical to the USA in 1997 to explore latest trends in same day surgery visiting Santa Barbara, California, Chicago Illinois & Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jane is passionate about same day surgery and care. Jane has served on the Management Committee of ADHA since 2008 and then the Board of Directors since late Monday, 8.45am am - Key Note Address - Leading through challenging times Speaker Profile: Margie McIntyre, Australian Adventurer, Antarctic Expert, Author and Wildlife Advocate, Inspirational Speaker, Expedition Planner and Classically Trained Singer. Margie McIntyre s quest for adventure has taken her to Antarctica no less than 20 times, and seen her compete at an elite level in Tarmac Rallying, as well as participating in flying, scuba diving, sailing, bike riding and trekking expeditions around the world. A registered nurse who originally ran the family marine importing business, Margie took up full-time adventuring in 1994 when she and her husband, Don McIntyre began planning a year-long expedition to winter-over in Antarctica. Soon they became known as Australia s Antarctic Couple. In 1995 Margie and Don McIntyre spent a year living together, alone in a 2.4 x 3.6 metre box chained to rocks at Cape Denison Commonwealth Bay, the windiest spot on the face of the earth. Only 400 metres from the historic huts of Sir Douglas Mawson, they struggled to survive a frontier experience battling blizzards which at times kept them trapped in their box for up to 20 days. The effects of this self-imposed isolation are the subject of an award-winning documentary and best-selling book 'Two Below Zero'. Hailing originally from Brisbane, before Margie journeyed to Antarctica aged 35, she had only seen snow twice. Her tenacity and determination to complete the 12 month extreme odyssey have provided inspiration for a generation of young adventurers. As a couple, Don and Margie have received many awards and accolades for their endeavours and support of various causes. In 1996 Margie was included on a list as one of Australia's 12 most outstanding women and together they were presented with the Australian Geographical Society s highest honour - a gold medal as Adventurers of the Year, the youngest adventurers at the time to receive the honour. In 2000, the couple ran with the Olympic torch on the day of the Opening Ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games and have been committed Australia Day Ambassadors since Along with the late Sir Edmund Hillary, Tim Bowden and Sir Peter Durham, they are also Mawson Huts Foundation Ambassadors. From 1993 to 2000, the McIntyre's continued their adventure program, undertaking nine sailing expeditions aboard their own expedition yachts and working on Russian Antarctic tourist ships as lecturers, field guides, boat drivers and as joint Expedition Leaders. In 2000 they purchased a 36 metre, 500 tonne, helicopter-equipped ice ship 'Sir Hubert Wilkins' in Finland. During the next three years they sailed half way around the world and then set out on four Antarctic Expeditions in support of education, research and adventure. To thaw out in 2004, the McIntyre's headed north to the Philippines on a six month treasure hunting expedition looking for gold aboard a Spanish Galleon. They were unsuccessful. 11

12 Speaker Abstracts & Bios (listed in the order the sessions appear on the program) To keep their land legs active and for something different Margie and Don McIntyre took on another challenge - racing Tarmac Rally cars with some success in the Targa Tasmania Rally. Throughout 2003 Margie navigated for Don in various rallies around Tasmania while in 2004, Margie teamed up with a girlfriend entering Targa Tasmania as the only all girl crew in a field of 284 drivers placing second in their division. The successful partnership, with the support of Blackmores, helped raise widespread public awareness of the plight of the endangered Tasmanian Devil. In 2005, Margie s focus returned to her great love, the Antarctic, and for the past six summers she has been the joint Expedition Leader on board the MV Orion, a five star cruise ship. During that time she has helped guide over 1800 visitors to Antarctica and shared her rich experiences and southern ocean tales with them. Back on land in Tasmania during the winter season, Margie has been responsible for logistics planning, Government liaison and Expedition Team sourcing and briefing in preparation for Orion s next Antarctic season. An accomplished inspirational public speaker, Margie has adapted her skills in the field providing the medical back-up in remote areas for her expeditions. During the past 27 years, Margie has also provided the necessary shore-side logistics support and crisis management planning for Don McIntyre as he undertook his life of adventure - from the single handed race around the world in a 50 ft yacht, Buttercup in The BOC Challenge, to the 200 Teddy Bears to Antarctica Expedition, a solo flight in a gyrocopter around Australia or his most recent epic, sailing a 7.5 metre open boat, 4000 miles across the pacific from Tonga to Timor, retracing the legendary voyage of William Bligh. Margie McIntyre, now 52, continues to face challenges - her most recent being the two year rehabilitation from a spinal fusion, the result of her extreme expeditionary lifestyle. Described by her peers as determined, passionate, caring, reliable and highly organised a true team player - Margie has evolved from this life-time of adventure with diverse skills. She has demonstrated the ability to conquer her fears and accomplish the task before her, no matter how daunting. While Don and Margie mutually agreed to go their separate ways in 2010, they remain firm friends having shared a life of adventure and supported each other through some of the toughest situations imaginable. A classically trained singer who practices only occasionally mostly to entertain the wildlife, Margie resides in Battery Point in Hobart and is currently planning her next adventure. Contact Details: Mail: P O Box 126, Battery Point, Tasmania, 7004 Mobile: / margie@oz .com.au Monday, 9.15am 10.00am - Dealing with difficult employees Speaker Profile: Rachel Drew, Brisbane Employment Partner, TressCox Lawyers. Rachel s expertise covers industrial relations, employee entitlements, award coverage, with particular specialty in the areas of workers health legislation, discrimination, managing discipline and dismissal, assessing workplace health and safety compliance, and transmission of business issues. Rachel is a Certified Professional with the Australian Human Resources Institute and regularly presents at national and international conferences on employment and human resources law. Rachel is also a registered migration agent. 12

13 Speaker Abstracts & Bios (listed in the order the sessions appear on the program) Monday, 10.40am 11.10am - Update from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care National set of core, common patient experience questions set for use in day procedure settings The importance of measuring patient experiences and using the information for local quality improvement is well documented. It is reflected in the Australian Safety and Quality Framework for Health Care, the Australian Safety and Quality Goals for Health Care, the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, the National Healthcare Agreement (NHA) and the Performance and Accountability Framework (PAF). The Patient Experience Information Development Working Group (PEIDWG), in collaboration with the University of Adelaide, have recently completed reliability testing of the national set of core, common patient experience questions. A test-retest pilot study was used to assess the reliability of these questions for use within day procedure centres in Australia. The results from the study are presented and implications discussed. Speaker Profile: Sheila Matele-Owitt,, BSc Biomedical Science (Hons); MSc InfoSys (DIS); MSc. Public Health (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care). Ms Matete-Owiti is as a Senior Project Officer at the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. Her role involves the specification of indicators to measure health care quality. Prior to this, Sheila worked at the NSW Ministry of Health where she evaluated the NSW HIV, Hepatitis C and Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategies and the Aboriginal Implementation Plan. Previous roles include research at the University of Wollongong, Exelixis Incorporated, Abbott Laboratories, South Carolina State University, and Walsh University in the USA. From 2007 to 2008, Sheila represented Australia as the Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar to the Netherlands. During this period, she completed a MSc Public Health at Maastricht Universities. She is also an alumni of the Sydney Leadership Program run by the Benevolent Society. Sheila is passionate about contributing her skills to improving patient experiences and health outcomes. Speaker Profile: Ms Janet Grant (University of Adelaide). Ms Janet Grant is a Chronic Disease Epidemiologist in Population Research & Outcome Studies, within the Discipline of Medicine at The University of Adelaide. She is also an Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Medicine at the university. Her qualifications include a Master of Public Health from The University of Adelaide and a Bachelor of Arts (Library & Information Studies) from the University of South Australia. She is currently undertaking a PhD on parental body shape at midlife and its effect on adult offspring body shape, chronic disease status and mortality. Ms Grant worked at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a senior administrative role for over twelve years. She has worked with population health surveys since 1998 and from 2000 to 2002, assisted with research within the Diabetes Clearing House and the establishment of the Gestational Diabetes Recall Register. She has been the Study Co-ordinator of the North West Adelaide Health Study since Janet s work involves the coordination of chronic disease and risk factor related research activities, as well as ongoing maintenance of the study cohort, and preparation and dissemination of analyses and study results via publications and presentations. Since December 2012, she has undertaken project management of the South Australian Consumer Experience Surveillance System (SACESS), which is designed to capture information on patients experiences of the care they receive in SA public hospitals and health centres in order to improve outcomes. 13

14 Speaker Abstracts & Bios (listed in the order the sessions appear on the program) Monday, 11.10am 11.35am - Update from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Open Disclosure. Implementation of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards has raised a series of challenges and issues for health services, regulators and national coordination. In present preliminary results from assessments to date, we will explore the challenges and issues and what that means for services. Discussion will also include where next for the National Safety and Quality Health Standards and accreditation processes. Speaker Profile: Margaret Gaynor Banks, BSc, Grad Dip (Physio), MHA, Grad Cert Management, Dip AICD, FACHM. Margaret Banks has worked as the Senior Program Director with the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care since July In this time, she has worked with stakeholders, consumers and jurisdictions on the development of National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and a program of systematic accreditation reform for the implementation of the Standards. Prior to this appointment, she worked with the Department of Health and Ageing, the Australian Health Workforce Advisory Committee and the NSW Health Department on matters relating to workforce. She has also worked as a physiotherapist for 9 years in both Australia and Papua New Guinea, and held an Adjunct Professorship with the University of Technology Sydney. Monday, 11.35am 12.30pm - Update from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care National Quality and Safety Standards (Feedback and challenges since the 1 January implementation Speaker Profile: Margaret Gaynor Banks, BSc, Grad Dip (Physio), MHA, Grad Cert Management, Dip AICD, FACHM (as above). Speaker Profile: Anne Crouch, CEO, Eye-Tech Day Surgeries, QLD. Anne is the CEO and Director of Nursing at Eye-Tech Day Surgeries, Spring Hill and Southside in Brisbane. Key areas of practice include long and short range strategic planning and implementation, revenue cycle management; contracting; management problem solving; safety quality and accreditation. Anne represents the day hospital sector on a variety of industry Committees namely: Australian Private Hospitals Association, Australian Day Hospital Association - Conference Committee, Private Hospitals Association of Queensland; Day Surgery Nurses Association - Queensland, ACSQHC Private Hospital Sector Committee, ACSQHC - Day Hospital Working Group, Health Quality & Complaints Commission Private Sector Advisory Group, Queensland Local Hospital Networks Private Hospitals Advisory Group Speaker Profile: Alison O Brien, Melbourne Oral & Facial Surgery, VIC. Alison is the Executive Director/Director of Nursing at Melbourne Oral and Facial Surgery. She has held this position since She completed her Bachelor of Nursing at QUT, Brisbane in Alison has spent the majority of her career in the perioperative environment, including Day Surgery. Alison is a member of RCNA, ACORN, VPNG, ANF, ADHA, APHA and The Australian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM). Alison is a trainee auditor with Global Mark as well as a Quality Consultant for her own business, Quality Health Services Pty Ltd. 14

15 Speaker Abstracts & Bios (listed in the order the sessions appear on the program) Monday, 1.30pm 2.30pm National Funding Reform: Achieving success with Activity Based Funding Activity based funding is a funding method in which hospitals are funded on outputs which are categorised, weighted, costed and priced by purchasing organisations. There are a range of categorisation systems available for use by purchasers. Australia uses Australian Revised Diagnosis Related Groups for inpatient service classification and is developing improved systems for categorisation of emergency department services, subacute services, and outpatient services. In December 2011, Australia established an independent agency to price each service provided by state government hospitals. This, in turn, determines the amount of federal government funding provided to each state government run local hospital network. Hospitals can gain a greater understanding of their cost base with activity based funding and can plan their investment in services to fund their services based on the expected price and funding received for those services. Speaker Profile: Dr Tony Sherbon, CEO, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA). Before taking up the position of Chief Executive Officer in the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority recently, Dr Tony Sherbon had 22 years experience in clinical and administrative management within the NSW, ACT and South Australian health systems. Dr Sherbon previously oversaw the design and implementation of the SA Government s Health Care Plan in his previous role as Chief Executive of SA Health. Dr Sherbon has previously chaired the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council, and has previously been a Board member of the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, National E-Health Transition Authority and Health Workforce Australia. Current projects and future directions of the National Hospital Cost Data Collection PwC coordinated the Round 16 Private Sector NHCDC, which involved collecting data and costing 105 hospitals using one instance of PPM2. This presentation will overview some of the tools and templates used to coordinate the collection, and share some of the reporting outputs developed to present snapshots of hospitals results and benchmark against the population. PwC has also completed a Strategic Review of the NHCDC and made recommendations regarding future development of the NHCDC. Julia will discuss findings around the costing standards, timing, and use in benchmarking. Speaker Profile: Julia Smith, Director, PWC. Julia Smith is a Director at PwC who has spent over 11 years within the Assurance practice providing audit and assurance services within the healthcare sector and more recently has specialised in clinical costing. Julia has worked closely with the hospital sector with her experience ranging from reviewing the finance function and clinical costing process within hospitals through to various roles around the NHCDC. These include: coordinating the Round 16 Private Sector NHCDC for ; conducting the Strategic Review of the collection; and performing the Independent Financial Review of the Round 16 Public Sector collection. Monday, 2.30pm 3.00pm - Member Value - what s in it for you! Maximise your ADHA membership dollars. This informative session explains the initiatives the Member Value Committee have put in place for you to realise cost benefits far exceeding your annual membership fees. The ADHA Member Value Committee consists of: Tony Geftakis, Chair of the ADHA Member Value Committee (Liverpool Day Surgery), Jane Griffiths (JG Consulting & Perth Dermatology Centre), Natalie Taylor (Westminster Day Surgery), Sharon Woodward (Knox Surgicentre) and Dr Michelle Fernon (Wagga Endoscopy Centre). 15