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New Zealand Benchmarking Group - 17-18 September




Dates
Thursday, 17 September 2009 - Friday, 18 September 2009

Meeting Code
HRT0915

Location
Copthorne Central
776 Colombo Street
Christchurch

New Zealand



Please register your delegates by 17 August 2009 and indicate which Sessions/Workshop each delegate will be attending on both days including the optional Dinner on 17 September.

NOTE: If those from your DHB who are attending on the Friday want to attend the Executive Briefing session with Dr Ken Catchpole at 3.30pm on the Thursday they can register. There is no charge for this session only.

Delegate Registrations may be cancelled up 10 September 2009, with a full credit of monies paid. After that date, no credits are possible. However, you may substitute a different person for those registered at any time. Hotel and airfare arrangements are separate, and may have different policies regarding cancellations and name changes. Please contact them directly.   

NOTE: If you require accommodation please call Reservations on 64 3 353 0160 and mention THE HEALTH ROUNDTABLE Block Booking #23000269701 or email them at copthorne.central@millenniumhotels.co.nz by 15 August 2009. Requests for accommodation after this date will depend on the Hotel’s availability.
Thursday 17 September 2009
Draft Plenary Session Agenda
Code: HRT0915a
12.00 – 13.00
Registration (and lunch) – All Delegates
13.00 – 14.00
Welcome and Introductions
Executive Briefing: Health Roundtable NZ data
  • Overview of latest NZ wide Health Roundtable Casemix and Indicators.
  • Review of Stroke, ED and Operating Theatre Indicators and ongoing development.
14.00 – 15.00
Small Group Discussions:
Identifying overall NZ Benchmarking Group priorities and activities for 2010.
15.00 – 15.30
Afternoon tea
15.30 – 17.00
Executive Briefing: Dr Ken Catchpole 
In a 90-minute briefing, Ken will discuss his work with the Ferrari Formula 1 racing team to apply pit-stop principles to patient handovers from surgery to intensive care, which was short-listed for the Times Research Project of the Year in 2007, and has been adopted internationally by a variety of hospitals and quality improvement organisations.
17.00
Meeting ends
18.30
Optional Group Dinner - Restaurant to be advised
Friday 18 September 2009

Draft Stroke Group Workshop Agenda - Code: HRT0915b
8.30 – 9.00
Arrival Tea and Coffee
9.00 – 10.30
 
Review of Stroke Indicators
Review of Special Survey Results
10.30 – 10.45
Morning Tea
10.45 – 12.00
Small Group Workshop: 
Identifying areas for improvement on management of stroke patients.
12.00 – 13.00
Lunch
13.00 – 15.00
Formation of NZ Stroke Network:
  • Should an ongoing working group be formed to develop and compare data on stroke indicators?
  • Which indicators?
  • How to co-ordinate with other groups?
  • How often to meet?
  • What support required?
15.00
Meeting Ends
Draft Operating Theatre Group Workshop Agenda - Code: HRT0915c
8.30 – 9.00
Arrival Tea and Coffee
9.00 – 12.00
 
Workshop: Identifying and Reducing Errors in Surgical Care (Dr Ken Catchpole)
Ken will lead an interactive workshop to discuss ways to reduce adverse events in clinical practice. He will highlight how to use empirical research methods to make evidence-based changes in practice, by taking the time to experience, observe and discuss the causes at the coalface.
Ken will share his experience from several studies including an examination of the mechanism by which errors in surgery cause harm, an empirical evaluation of aviation-style training in teamwork to reduce surgical error, and a project to reduce adverse incidents on surgical wards using Toyota production principles.
(including Morning Tea)
12.00 – 13.00
Lunch
13.00 – 15.00
Review of Operating Theatre Indicator Data:
  • Waiting list patient cancellation/rescheduling.
  • Operating list cancellations.
  • Returns to OT in 24 hours.
  • Time from admission to surgery for acute patients (e.g. Fractured Neck of Femur, Appendicectomy)
  • DOSA Rate for elective multi-day surgery
  • Identifying areas for improvement in management of surgical patients.
15.00
Meeting Ends
Draft Emergency Department Group Workshop Agenda - Code: HRT0915d
8.30 – 9.00
Arrival Tea and Coffee
9.00 – 10.30
 
Welcome to meeting and working together:
David Dean and Mike Ardagh
Review of Health Roundtable ED Indicators and dataset.
10.30 – 10.45
Morning Tea
10.45 – 12.00
How to improve and standardise operational data:
Experiences from:
  • Bay of Plenty
  • Auckland
  • Counties Manukau
12.00 – 13.00
Lunch
13.00 – 15.00
Case studies from Emergency Departments which have started to create flow in their facilities to meet Ministry Targets.
15.00
Meeting Ends
 

 
Accommodation & Flight Arrangements
 
Delegates are responsible for making their own accommodation and travel/flight arrangements.
 
The Copthorne Hotel Christchurch Central has set aside rooms for the nights of 16 & 17 September 2009 for The Health Roundtable at the Conference rate of NZ$160.00 inc GST (room only).
 
To receive this rate, Delegates should call Reservations on +64... and mention THE HEALTH ROUNDTABLE Block Booking #23000269701 or email them at copthorne.central@millenniumhotels.co.nz
 
To reserve one of these rooms please book before 15 August 2009.
 
Requests for accommodation after this date will depend on the Hotel’s availability.