Program (Morning)

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1. Stream 1 - Patients as Partners
2. Stream 2 - Patients as Partners
3. Stream 3 - Integrated Health Care
4. Stream 4 - Integrated Health Care
5. Stream 5 - Local Solutions
6. Stream 6 - Local Solutions
7. Stream 7 - Healthy Living
8. Stream 8 - Building Partnerships
9. Stream 9 - Collaborative Team

Stream 1 - Patients as Partners

Dr Nigel Lyons, Chief Executive
NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation

Patients as partners in safety & quality
Dr Karen Luxford Director, Patient Based Care

Advance Care Planning in Ballina’s Renal Service
Malcolm Dougherty, NUM, BSN
Arthur Larmer, BSN, Cert. (Renal, ICU) Ballina Renal Unit, NSW
Fidye Westgarth, BSc, MPH Agency for Clinical Innovation, NSW

Closing the Gap on Aboriginal Health in the Upper Blue Mountains
BMDAMH + SWD Hospitals Reconciliation Committee

Stream 2 - Patients as Partners

Associate Professor Brian McCaughan AM
NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation and NSW Clinical Excellence Commission

Heartmoves
Charmian Bridge and Dianna Galbraith, Dungog Community Hospital

Partnerships to improve osteoarthritis chronic care
Matt Jennings, Allied Health Director, Liverpool Hospital
Co-Chair, Musculoskeletal Network
Tim Cooper, OACCP Co-ordinator, CCLHD
Musculoskeletal Network

Patient and Family Activated Escalations in Care
Natalie Grady – Project Officer
Clinical Governance Unit

Stream 3 - Integrated Health Care

Matt Hanrahan, Chief Executive
Central Coast Local Health District

Healthdirect Australia - Integrating access across the health system
Mr. Colin Seery CEO, Healthdirect Australia

Enhanced Patient Transfers (Back End) – CCLHD and NSW Ambulance
A Joint Project between Central Coast Local Health District and NSW Ambulance Project Team: Mel Willis, Deb Scott, Craig Stevens

Stream 4 - Integrated Health Care

Dr Teresa Anderson, Chief Executive
Sydney Local Health District

Sub Acute Care Program Improving access to timely quality healthcare
Pam Lane, A/Manager, Community and Allied Health, Mid North Coast Local Health District

Pre Hospital Assessment for Primary Angioplasty (PAPA)
Tony Tiberio CNC, Department of Cardiology, Category 2: Integrated Health Care

Manning – A whole hospital approach to improving access
Tricia Bulic, General Manager, Manning Base Hospital

Stream 5 - Local Solutions

Stewart Dowrick, Chief Executive
Mid North Coast Local Health District

E= MC2 – An Innovative Hospital Cleaning Model
Altaf Ahmad, Domestic Services Manager Long Bay Hospital

A team-based approach to improving out of hospital care on the Central Coast
Kerry Stevenson Director of Clinical Operations, Children’s, Aged and Community Health

Centre for Healthcare Redesign (CHR) Diploma Program
Lea Kirkwood, Program Manager, Centre for Healthcare Redesign
Estelle Marque, Centre for Healthcare Redesign Course Manager, Agency for Clinical Innovation

Stream 6 - Local Solutions

Ray Creen, Chief Executive
NSW Ambulance

Collaborating for local solutions
Dr Gabriel Shannon, Orange Health Service, Clinical Leader Clinical Governace, WNSWLHD

Fly in Fly out Rural Hospital to Regional Medical Hub
Dr Pankaj Banga, Director Medical Services, Griffith Base Hospital and MIA Rural Group, Murrumbidgee Local Health District

WSLHD Mental Health Redesign Project
Sharon McInerney, Clinical Nurse Manager, Cumberland Hospital

Stream 7 - Healthy Living

Terry Clout, Chief Executive
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

Going Viral, Preventing hepatitis C among young people
Peter Middleton, Senior Project Officer
Gary Gahan, Coordinator - Harm Minimisation & Hepatitis C Programs, HARP Unit

Good for Kids. Good for Life. Child Obesity Prevention program
Karen Gillham, Service Director, Health Promotion, Hunter New England Local Health District

Adult obesity, get healthy- Healthy Workers Initiative
Professor Chris Rissel, Director, NSW Office of Preventive Health

Stream 8 - Building Partnerships

Dr Rohan Hammett, Deputy Director General, Strategy and Resources
NSW Ministry of Health

Managing Outpatient Substance Withdrawal Program - A partnership between General Practitioners and a Drug Health Service
Brett Ross CNC DHS
Greg Frost Counsellor DHS

Automatic Cortical Audiometer (HEARLab module 3)
A/Professor Bob Cowan

Stream 9 - Collaborative Team

Heather Gray, Chief Executive
Health Education and Training Institute

ASK for Guidance
Mr Suman Adhikari, Mr Stuart Bond, Dr Craig Boutlis, Ms Adriana Chubaty, Dr Kate Clezy, Ms Anna Fischmann, Dr Pam Konecny, Mr Alastair McDougall, Dr Michael McGlynn, Mr Arun Subhag, Ms Julie Thompson, Ms Johneen Tierney

Setting the Standard: A patient journey at Royal North Shore Hospital
Brenda Gillard, Manager Patient Safety and Quality Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital and Dr Johnny Taitz, Director Medical Services, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District

RaSH (Risk and Safety Handover)
Tanya Dugard, Mental Health Nurse, Mid North Coast Local Health District