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- Hon Justine Elliot MP, Minister for Ageing and Federal MP for Richmond
- Hon Jan McLucas, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister for Health and Ageing
- Hon Rob Knowles AO, Chair of the Mental Health Council of Australia
- Hon Bill
Shorten MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services
- Hon Joe Hockey MP, Federal Shadow Minister for Health & Ageing and Member for North Sydney
- Hon Rob Knowles AO,
Chair of the Mental Health Council of Australia
- Hon Jillian Skinner MP, NSW Shadow Minister for Health and Member for North Shore
- Anne Trimmer, Chief Executive Officer, Medical Technology Association of Australia
- Dr Simon Towler, Executive Director, Health Policy & Clinical Reform, WA Department of Health
- Luke Worth, Operations Director, Institute of Rural Health, QLD Department of Health
- Paul Summergreene, CIO, Department of Health Queensland
- Lynne Pezullo, Health Economics, Access Economics
- Mike Brooke, Director, UltraFeedback
- Andrew Howard, Acting CEO, National E-Health Transition Authority
- Professor Jeff Richardson, Founding Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University
- Dr Lisa Jackson-Pulver, Associate Professor, Muru Marri Indigenous Health Unit, University of NSW
- Dr Mark Wenitong, Past President, Australian Indigenous Doctor's Association
- Dr Cindy Shannon, Director, New Centre for Indigenous Health, University of Queensland
- Mark Jackson, e-Business & Development Manager, Medicare Australia
- Brett Holmes, General Secretary, NSW Nursing Association of Australia
- Patrick Grier, Chairman, Australian Private Hospitals Association
- Mark Fitzgibbon, CEO, NIB Health Funds Limited
- Professor Gordon Parker, Executive Director, Black Dog Institute
About the Australian Health Congress 2008
Australia’s health system is in need of urgent reform! Post federal elections, Prime Minister Rudd and his new Labour Government are about to deliver the biggest National Health Reform this Century and it is important that this Summit brings together key leaders in healthcare and service delivery to hear this announcement. Invitees will include both Federal and State Government leaders, hospitals, health insurance and healthcare organisations to consider the constellation of challenges facing our health system.
All Australians are looking toward the new Government to deliver a better health care system and address major issues such as:
- An ageing population
- The increasing cost of pharmaceuticals and new technologies
- The rise of chronic disease in our Indigenous community, and
- The increasing expectations for access to high quality health services in the community without lengthy delays in surgery waiting times
This three day event features not only a conference but a Workshop and an exhibitors’ area and will provide an environment for lasting networking and personal future contacts for delegates, speakers and exhibitors.
Who attends?
- Government
- Health
- Insurance
- Medical Practitioners
- Health Fund Providers
- Telecoms
- Medical Consultants
Topics of discussion include:
- Keynote Address: New directions for Australian health under the new federal government
- State roundtable on harmonising and improving the health state system
- Queensland Government’s update on an innovative e-health plan
- Strategy for national e-health
- How Medicare’s new strategy for ICT services will deliver a better deal
- NEHTA and the development of personal electronic health records
- Advancement in medical technology
- An ageing population is a looming threat – how information technology might be the cure
- A review of the new government’s “New directions for Indigenous children” report
- Indigenous health in 21st century
- An alternative approach to the Australian hospital crisis
- NSW nursing in need of a health check
- Bringing down the waiting lists
- Factors in health premium increases
- A review of an employment strategy with the rise in mental health issues
- [Case study] Black Dog Institute
- A study of public/private partnership and how an integrated model can work
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