This is unconsidered and ill-informed rubbish in my view. Spectacular in its stupidity and insulting to all those in Australia who actually understand what e-Health is!
Day 1 - Conference Program
Tuesday 30th November 2010
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Registration Open
Plenary Sessions
Welcome by Conference Master of Ceremony
Conference Master of Ceremony – Peter Couchman
Opening Address
The Hon Nicola Roxon, Minister for Health and Ageing
Australian Government’s vision for a 21st century Australia and the place of e-health within the reform agenda
International Keynote Speaker
Mr Omid Moghadam
Center for Biomedical Informatics, Harvard University and Chair, National Development Board of Ignite Institute for Individual Health
Looking ahead – how e-health will affect health care in 2020 and beyond
Morning Tea
Conference Master of Ceremony
So what is the PCEHR system?
Guest Speakers
The PCEHR system’s governance
The landscape for introducing the PCEHR system across Australia – how will it fit in?
Perspectives from:
- Department of Health and Ageing: Ms Jane Halton, PSM, Secretary
- State and Territory Health Department's representative
- National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA):
Mr Peter Fleming, Chief Executive Officer
Guest Speakers
Introducing conference discussion themes
How will the PCEHR system revolutionise “real” health care?
The consumers view: Why we need this system in place
Ms Carol Bennett, Executive Director, CHF
Clinicians driving change: Supporting my care of patients
Dr Steve Hambleton, Federal Vice President, AMA
Industry, partners in care delivery: Responding to and driving technological advances
Mr Philip Cronin, Chairman of Board, AIIA
Lunch
Themed Workshops
Workshop Session 1:
Making the PCEHR system work – priority topics
Session objective: Provide a context for discussion with a focus on identifying our starting points and the priority topics for the PCEHR system
Afternoon Tea
Workshop Session 2:
Making the PCEHR system work – opportunities and actions
Session objective: Determine the opportunities and key actions to be taken to inform the development of the PCEHR system
Plenary Sessions
International Keynote Speaker
Dr Ivan Pedersen, Program Manager, Connected Digital Health, Denmark
Key lessons and opportunities from a national electronic health record system implementation
Closing Remarks
Conference MC Peter Couchman introduces
Adam Powick (Conference lead facilitator) to present Day One wrap up
Day 2 - Conference Program
Wednesday 1st December 2010
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Optional breakfast function
PCEHR demonstrator introduced by Dr Chris Pearce (NEHTA Clinical Lead)
Plenary Sessions
Opening Remarks
Conference MC – Peter Couchman
Keynote Address
The Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity
The digital economy – complementing the health reform agenda and benefits of e-health
Keynote Speaker
Mr Shane Solomon, Head of Healthcare, KPMG Australia
A glimpse of the future – using e-health to provide system wide clinical benefits of real value to consumers
Telehealth Simulation – working with today’s technology
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, NEHTA, Head of Engagement and Clinical Leadership
Morning Tea
Innovation Project Breakout Sessions
Innovative Projects Sessions
Bringing tomorrow to today
Session objective: To provide opportunities to showcase the breadth of e-health innovation coming from the ground up where benefits are being delivered locally to health care consumers and the health care sector
Lunch
Plenary Sessions
Facilitated Panel Session
Recognised experts, senior clinicians and peak body representatives
Taking us towards tomorrow - envisioning the 21st century when e-health is embedded across the health sector
Closing Remarks
Department of Health and Ageing and Consumer Representative
Next steps and the way forward – working together
Afternoon Tea
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I have now seen everything! The MC who is an e-Health novice and a paid MC and e-Health non-expert is to explain to Australia what the PCEHR is and then the Secretary of DoHA is going to tell us about Governance.
I have spent so much of my life wanting to hear from the “Chair, National Development Board of Ignite Institute for Individual Health”. I am sure I will be just amazed! (Note: I am reliably informed Omid is a really good guy who really knows his stuff! Sadly the stuff he knows does not seem to really relate the the current issues we face here in e-Health in OZ!)
It is so sad these organising people and bureaucrats are so utterly clueless and technically ignorant.
Overall, this is a joke!
David.
hmmmm.....now I see the programme, I'd rather go and see the new Harry Potter movie.
ReplyDeleteWe have SO MANY wonderful national treasures who are internationally known for their work in eHealth and informatics - but none of them are here nor privileged to make an address.
ReplyDeleteTypical cultural cringe that we must bring in 'international' experts - as if Australians cannot be international experts.
I am profoundly offended by the deep message this sends to us about how government and NEHTA sees us.
Yes, that's true but perhaps they just surveyed the ranks of NEHTA employees and supporters and decided they had better find some talent??
ReplyDeleteNEHTA would not survive a month in the real world but they are determined to bring everyone else down with them. Maybe it's time to look overseas for a country that appreciates innovation and technical ability?
I don't know why anyone would want to attend idiotic talkfests like these - being talked at and powerpointed at by a bunch of ignorant politicians and professional speechmakers - what is the point? and are there really 26 organisms in the universe that want to spend time watching "Live Interactive and Recorded Streaming of the Proceedings"
ReplyDeleteThe only conference I ever got anything from (The 2009 "NZ Open Govt Data Barcamp") had to be billed as an unconference to attract those who really matter - those that actually produce stuff.
see http://wiki.open.org.nz/Barcamp_and_Hackfest
I was really looking forward to the 2010 unconference but unfortunately it was hijacked by Microsoft who brought back all the polis etc
looks like OZ is stuck in an e-health downward spiral. looking at the aforementioned agenda now, I'm rather happy to have opted out timely and not make the trip to MEL for this. this is fact reporting, which is the last thing OZ e-Health world needs. I can already see a lot of "so-what?" question marks above the many brilliant minds attending this 'summit'.
ReplyDeleteI lived on 4 continents doing HIT in the last 15 years and seen a lot of OZ talent in this area. It must be bitterly frustrating for those who are still in the country and still trying to stitch the political rags together. In a country with so much talent, I don't understand the lack of leadership in Healthcare, let alone in e-Health.
wish you all the best.
VADER