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Mental Health Improvement Group 18 & 19 June 2015





Dates
Thursday, 18 June 2015 - Friday, 19 June 2015

Meeting Code
HRT1510

Location
Novotel Central
169 Thomas St
Sydney
NSW
Australia

Would you like more information?
Bernie Mullin +61 403 944 259
bernie.mullin@healthroundtable.org


2015 theme is “Improving quality of life for people with a mental health illness.” 

This will include improving functional outcomes and physical health outcomes. Members will share information about their practical experiences with programs that aim to enhance the physical health of their clients as well as improving  communication, social interaction and coping skills to live more independently and participate more fully in society.

Please include in your delegation a colleague from a support agency / NGO who is helping you improve quality of life of your clients. 

For more  information click here

THURSDAY JUNE 18 2015

8.30 – 9.00am

Registration (Arrival Tea and Coffee)

9.00 – 10.30am

Welcome and Introductions

Review of 2014 Aim Statements

Thought Starter Speakers:

Dr Frances Dark on “Challenges with improving functional outcomes for people living with severe mental illness” and Dr Jackie Curtis on “It’s about Time: Implementing real world service change to reduce cardio metabolic risk in psychosis”

10.30 – 11.00am

Morning Tea

11.00 – 12.30pm

 Overview of Survey Results and Mental Health Reports

We will assist members to review the survey results and audit and analyse their data on mental health with separate breakout sessions for Child&Youth & Psychogeriatric.

12.30 – 1.30pm

Lunch

1.30 – 3.00pm

Poster Session: Each Health Service to highlight one innovation related to improving the quality of life for people living with a severe mental illness.

3.00 – 3.30pm

Afternoon Tea

3.30 – 4.00pm

Poster Session Continued...selected presentations

4.00 – 4.30pm

Hospital Team Huddle: What have we learnt?  Hospital teams have time to discuss and consolidate learning from the day, identify best practice and opportunities to improve.

4.30pm

Meeting Ends

6.30pm

Group Dinner (Optional)

FRIDAY JUNE 19 2015

8.30 – 9.00am

Arrival Tea and Coffee

9.00 – 9.15am

Recap and Reflections from Day 1 and Review of Agenda

9.15 – 10.30am

Key issues: Facilitated session with separate breakout sessions for Child&Youth & Psychogeriatric – sharing ideas, innovations and best practice on key issues such as

·         Funding and costing of mental health services

·         Implementing the national standards in mental health services

10.30 – 11.00am

Morning Tea

11.00 – 12.00 noon

Key Issues Continued…

12.00 – 1.00pm

Action Planning and Aim Statements:

Each team to develop an aim statement and action plan for the strategies they would like to implement.

1.00pm – 1.45pm

Lunch

1.45 – 3.30pm

Optional Workshop

 

 

 

 

Detailed Review of Mental Health Data Specifications and Reports

Following the 2014 meeting members agreed to continue to improve and update the mental health data collection and reporting. For the 2015 workshop The Health Roundtable team have issued an updated data specification, improved the process for auditing the linkage between the community and inpatient datasets and are revising the reports so they will include trend data.  All members are welcome to attend this optional workshop designed to assist members to understand the reports and also to seek feedback on further improvements.

3.30pm

Meeting Ends


 

Accommodation & Flight Arrangements

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

The Novotel Central, Sydney is offering a Health Roundtable a 10% discount on their best rate accommodation available, please quote Ref: 'Health Roundtable' or 'CHAP0515'

To receive this discount please call  +612 9218 2870 or email H8781-RE1@accor.com to make a booking.

Any bookings made on this code have a 7 day cancellation period, therefore any cancellations made less than 7 days prior to arrival date will be charged in full. Please note that no rooms are being held and are only eligible for the 10% off Best Available Rates when booked up to 30 days prior to first arrival.