Pathology Services Special Roundtable 18 & 19 October 2017

Day 1 – 18^th October 2017

7.45am

Registration for Optional Masterclass – Health Roundtable data

8.00 – 8.45am

Breakfast Meeting – Optional Masterclass – Health Roundtable data

 (All first time attendees and those interested in understanding how Health Roundtable bench-marking data is compiled and how it can be used, are strongly encouraged to attend this session).

8.30 – 9.00am

Registration (Arrival Tea and Coffee)

9.00 – 10.30am

Welcome and Introductions

Networking to share ideas

Overview of the meeting and introduction to the Harvard Business School Model of Change

SETTING THE STAGE 1 – Identifying the critical issues

·         What data do we have about pathology services already?

·         What do the comparative reports tell us?

·         What trends does the pre-meeting survey reveal?

·         Identifying good practice to improve your performance

10.30 – 11.00am

Morning Tea

11.00 – 12:30pm

SETTING THE STAGE – Identifying  the burning platform for change, value and customer focus

Dr Michael Whiley – Public Pathology Australia Vice President, Director of Medical Services and A/Director Forensics at NSW Health Pathology

This session will incorporate questions and small group / table discussion time

12.30 – 1.30pm

Lunch

1.30 – 3.00pm

DECIDE WHAT TO DO

Small group facilitated workshop discussion: 

·         What has been identified from the morning’s presentations?

·         What are the burning issue(s) for my hospital / network /DHB?

·         What needs to be done to make a transformational improvement?

·         Develop current state picture

‘Innovations’ Poster session & Meeting Market Place - Each facility to highlight one or more innovation projects (preferably related to initiatives to understand / optimise usage of pathology services in their organisations).  We want to encourage you to bring any documents / materials you may have for your colleagues to look at and take.   The room will be set up like a market place with your posters & material around the room.  There will also be a data stall for those interested in talking & exploring the data with our data team

3.00 – 3.30pm

Afternoon Tea

3.30 – 4.45pm

DECIDE WHAT TO DO

Top 3 Poster presentations - Top Innovations – more detailed presentation of selected posters with discussion and questions

Deciding What To Do 2 - Health Service team action planning

 – Deciding on a clear goal and vision for ongoing efficient usage of pathology services

4.45 – 5.00pm

Summary and Day 1 close

6.30pm

Group Dinner (Optional) – Viet de Lites, Little Stanley Street, South Bank QLD 4101