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1 Delegates will hear the latest on: Policy, reform and funding models Financing better health care Investing in the capital needs of our hospitals Primary care and prevention Aged care Major project report card e-health Health insurance and its role in funding health reform To register or for further information, call or visit To enquire about sponsorship contact John La Rosa on or

2 Tuesday 17th August, Sofitel Sydney, Wentworth Hotel Conference Program 8:00 Registration - Coffee & light breakfast 8:30 Welcome from the chairperson Ben Potter, Melbourne Bureau Chief and Opinion Editor, The Australian Financial Review Policy, Reform & Funding Models 8:45 Ministerial opening address 9:15 Building and implementing a national health and hospital network For the first time, the Commonwealth Government will take majority funding responsibility for public hospitals paying 60 per cent of the national efficient price for all public hospital services that Local Hospital Networks have agreed with states to provide. In this session President of the Australian Medical Association will respond to the reforms from a clinician s perspective. Improving access to elective surgery Transparent hospital performance reports National access targets for emergency departments Dr Andrew Pesce, Federal President, The Australian Medical Association 9:45 Activity based funding panel discussion The Introduction of activity based funding for the public system is well overdue. The Victorian public system is widely regarded as the most efficient and has had case-mix funding since the Kennett Government This session will look at the challenges of implementing activity based funding and block payments in rural hospitals and the role of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority. Panellists: Martin Laverty, Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Health Australia Mary Foley, National Health Practice Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers Professor Philip Davies, Professor of Health Systems & Policy at School of Population Health, University of Queensland Robin Michael, Alliance Partner, Ernst & Young 10:30 MORNING TEA Financing better health care 10:50 Integrating private and public hospitals To achieve Government objectives with the health reforms, the private system must play a key role. In this session the Managing Director of one of Australia s largest private hospital networks will discuss how the private system is the Government s only real option for reducing waiting lists for elective surgery due to capacity constraints in the public system. The impact of increasing demand on the public system Aged care funding and its role in increasing bed capacity in aged care to enable bed blocks to be freed up in the public hospitals. Case-mix funding and driving efficiencies Keynote address: Bruce Dixon, Managing Director, Healthscope Limited 11:35 Investing in the capital needs of our hospitals A panel of experts will discuss the need for further investment in new health facilities to meet future needs. Panellists: Andrew Goodsall, Senior Healthcare Analyst, UBS Healthcare Equity Research 12:15 Major Project Report Card This session will give a report card overview of the Royal Children s Hospital, Melbourne. Tony Canavan, Director, Partnerships Victoria 12:45 LUNCH The future of health insurance 13:45 Health insurance and its role in funding health reform The role of private health insurance rebates Out of pocket expenses Providing insurance services for an ageing society Richard Bowden, Managing Director, Bupa Australia e-health Chair: Paul Smith, IT Editor, The Australian Financial Review 14:15 Leveraging e-technology for better patient outcomes and maximum efficiencies in healthcare A vital part of the e-health revolution is to have remote communities 'wired' for e-health service delivery such as tele-health and internet consultations and advice. In this session Peter Fleming will examine how the roll-out of e-health initiatives will aim to integrate systems, reduce fragmentation, streamline service delivery, reduce duplication, and improve quality and safety. Peter Fleming, Chief Executive Officer, National e-health Transition Authority (NEHTA)

3 Tuesday 17th August, Sofitel Sydney, Wentworth Hotel Conference Program 14:35 e-health Panel discussion e-health records e-prescribing and medication Care management Security and privacy Peter Fleming, Chief Executive Officer, National e-health Transition Authority (NEHTA) Paul Naismith, Chief Executive Officer, Fred Health Lisa Pettigrew, Director Health Services, CSC Australia Carol Bennett, Executive Director, Consumers Health Forum of Australia Aged Care Chair: Khia Mercer, Journalist, The Australian Financial Review 15:05 Will further investment in our aged care system meet the needs of growing numbers of older Australians? Recent announcement made by the Government in regards to an increase to funding for training doctors is welcome news but do they address fundamental aged care problems? This session will look at whether the proposed reforms in the aged care sector will improve access to GP services and ultimately help older Australians receive the care they need in their usual place of residence, reducing unnecessary visits to hospital. Investing in the aged care workforce attracting, training, valuing and retaining the workforce Assessed needs Integrating aged care with acute care Greater choice of services Flexible payment options for accommodation Provisions for special needs groups Confirmed panellists: Professor Peter Brooks MD, Director, Australian Health Workforce Institute, Executive Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Queensland Ian Hardy, Chief Executive, Helping Hand Aged Care Greg Mundy, Chief Executive Officer, Aged & Community Services Australia 15:35 AFTERNOON TEA Primary care and prevention Chair: Khia Mercer, Journalist, The Australian Financial Review 15:55 Primary care and prevention Is the government doing enough to achieve the paradigm shift from acute care to primary care and prevention recommended by the Bennett Commission? This session will look at whether the government reforms will actually achieve better health outcomes or just better hospital performance data. Topics Reskilling the health workforce Preventative health Mental Health Community based care Sub acute/acute/post acute care GP superclinics Hospital in the home Out-of-pocket expenses Confirmed panellists: Dr Anthony Hobbs, Principal, Cootamundra Medical Centre Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite, Foundation Director, Australian, Institute of Health Innovation; and Director, Centre for Clinical, Governance Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales Professor Stephen Leeder, Director, Menzies Centre for Health Policy Public Health, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney Professor Jane Hall, Professor of Health Economics And Director, Centre for Health Economics Research & Evaluation, University of Technology, Sydney 16:30 Assessing governments performance: the work of the COAG Reform Council Mary Ann O Loughlin, Executive Councillor & Head of Secretariat, COAG Reform Council Spotlight on US Health reform *International Guest Speaker* 17:00 What the Australian government can learn from health reform in the US It used to be that Australians looked at the US as an example of what healthcare should not be. Now, in terms of innovative ways to deliver and fund healthcare, there are effective American models Australia could look to implement, that provide better outcomes at reduced cost. In this concluding session Dr Lesley Russell will discuss how the US healthcare reform package has a raft of measures that will fund and expand these new models. International speaker Dr Lesley Russell, Menzies Foundation Fellow, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney-Australian National University; Research Associate, The US Studies Centre, University of Sydney; and Visiting Fellow, The Centre for American Progress, Washington, DC. 17:30 Concluding remarks and conference close Networking drinks

4 Featured speaker profiles Richard Bowden, Managing Director, Bupa Australia Richard started his career in audit, moved into financial services and has spent most of his career in the private health insurance field. He joined HBA 24 years ago and moved through a number of executive roles whilst HBA merged and changed ownership. He has been MD of Bupa Australia for 12 years. Bruce Dixon, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Healthscope Limited Bruce has held his current position at Healthscope since At the time of joining, the company had a market capitalisation of $18 million. It has grown rapidly over the past decade, with revenues now in excess of $2 billion and capitalised at $1.5 billion. Healthscope owns and operates 46 private hospitals in every State and Territory including some of the country s most well known including; Prince of Wales Private, The Melbourne Private, Knox Private, The Melbourne Clinic, Ashford Private, Brisbane Private, The Mount, National Capital and Darwin hospitals. Peter Fleming, Chief Executive Officer, National e-health Transition Authority Peter is tasked to lead the national vision for e-health in Australia. Prior to NEHTA Peter managed a successful tenure as the General Manager Technology, Business Integration, for National Australia Bank. He is also past CIO of Colonial Group and Mayne Group Limited. He has extensive experience in large scale technology transformation and stakeholder management. Martin Laverty, Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Health Australia Catholic Health Australia which represents public and private hospitals and aged care services that care for one in ten of all Australians in a hospital or aged care bed. A constitutional lawyer, Martin has worked as a Political adviser in Australia, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates. He is Chairman of the National Heart Foundation (NSW), and the Chairman of Sunshine, a not-for-profit organisation providing accommodation and care to people with disabilities. Dr Andrew Pesce, Federal President, The Australian Medical Association Andrew is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist who works in both private and public practice. He has been Clinical Director of Women s Health for Sydney West Area Health Service since Andrew s priorities as AMA President include engaging with government to influence national health policy debate for the benefit of patients, the medical profession and the broader community. He is also committed to increasing the AMA s membership base. Dr Lesley Russell, Menzies Foundation Fellow, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney-Australian National University; Research Associate, The US Studies Centre, University of Sydney; and Visiting Fellow, The Centre for American Progress, Washington, DC Dr Russell has substantial experience in working in health policy in the United States and Australia, both in and out of government. She is actively involved in health policy research, analysis and commentary across a wide range of issues and a number of collaborations. A particular focus has been on health care reforms in Australia and the US, mental health, indigenous health and health disparities.

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