Nursing Improvement Group Meeting - 20-21 September 2012

Thursday – 20 September 2012

8.30-9.00am

Registration & Arrival Tea & Coffee

9.00-10.00am

Welcome and Introductions

Highlights from 2011 Aim Statements on National Safety & Quality Standards:

2012 participants to report back followed by discussion in small groups to capture learnings.

10.00am-10.30am

Overview of Nursing-Related Indicator Reports:

We will review 5 key indicators from the report circulated to you before the meeting and identify exemplar performers.

You will have the opportunity to hear what the exemplars are doing differently.

(Rohan Cattell/Bernie Mullin)

10.30am-11.00am

Morning Tea

11.00-12.30pm

Keynote presentation - Nursing initiatives to improve staff & patient outcomes:

Prof Di Twigg, Professor of Nursing, Edith Cowan University. Di's research interests are:

• Patient outcomes and nursing services.
• Development of evidenced based staffing methods.
• Safe assimilation of support staff into the clinical workplace.
• Patient and staff outcomes in Magnet designated organisations.
• She will tell you about the evidence behind the various approaches to improving patient and staff outcomes through nursing related activities.

 Di's session will be followed by a facilitated discussion.

12.30-1.30pm

Lunch

1.30-4.00pm

Sharing Key Nursing Initiatives to improve staff & patient outcomes:

Each Health Service to highlight one key initiative implemented in the last 2 years related to improving patient and staff outcomes. 

Selected presentations will be delivered to the group.

(This session includes Afternoon tea)

4.00-4.30pm

Hospital Team Huddle: What have we learnt? 

Hospital teams will have time to discuss and consolidate learnings from the day, identify best practice and improvement opportunities to take back to your Health Service.

6.30pm

Group Dinner: The Italian Village, 17 Circular Quay West, The Rocks

8.30-9.00am

Arrival Tea & Coffee

9.00-9.15am

Recap and Reflections from Day 1 and Review of Agenda

9.15-10.30am

Keynote presentation: Safe Staffing Healthy Workplace

Jane Lawless is Director of the Safe Staffing Healthy Workplace Unit. 

This unit helps New Zealand District Health Boards match patient's requirement for care with nursing levels at the right number and skill mix to deliver it safely while at the same time meeting nurses’ expectations that their workplace will be healthy and management's expectation of efficient operations.

Jane will tell you about the impact of implementing the initiatives in 20 DHBs in New Zealand.

Jane's session will be followed by a facilitated discussion.

10.30-11.00am

Morning Tea

11.00-12.30pm

Facilitated Hot Topic sessions - Rapid fire discussion answering your burning questions about staffing & workforce retention:

Review of Hot Topics from Survey:

We will share ideas, innovations and best practices across the Tasman.

Separate New Zealand and Australian groups:

Regional differences mean that we will give you an opportunity to discuss YOUR issues with your colleagues in country based groups.

Special Hot Topic:

Reducing turnover and sick leave - Nursing Workforce Retention Strategies.

12.30-1.00pm

Action Planning and Aim Statements:

In your teams you will develop an Aim Statement & Action Plan of the one key idea/strategy you would like to implement in your Health Service.

1.00-2.00pm

Lunch

2.00-4.00pm

Concurrent Workshops:

Gaining Traction with Health Roundtable data

Are you new to Health Roundtable data & reports? 

Join Bernie Mullin & Aman Dayal for a session aimed at improving your understanding of your nursing related indicator reports and discuss practical issues on how to gain traction with the data in your service.

Safe Staffing Healthy Workplace:

Jane will deliver a more detailed workshop session on the Safe Staffing Healthy Workplace program running in 10 District Health Boards in New Zealand.

4.30pm

Roundtable concludes

 Accommodation & Flight Arrangements

Delegates are responsible for making their own accommodation and travel/flight arrangements.

The Menzies Sydney has set aside rooms for the nights of 19 & 20 September 2012 for The Health Roundtable at the Conference rate of AUD$165.00 (inc GST) room only, per room per night.  

To receive this rate, Delegates should contact The Menzies Sydney directly on 61 2 9299 1000 during business hours or via email to h2977-re@accor.com to book and pay for their accommodation.

To receive this rate you will need to quote THE HEALTH ROUNDTABLE Conference and Code: 12 09 19 HRT.

To reserve one of these rooms please book before 19 August 2012.

Requests for accommodation after this date will be subject to availability and pricing at the time of booking.