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Allied Health Benchmarking Group - 22-23 October




Dates
Thursday, 22 October 2009 - Friday, 23 October 2009

Meeting Code
HRT0919

Location
Novotel on Collins
270 Collins Street
Melbourne
VIC
Australia



Please Register your delegates by 22 September 2009.

NOTE: There is a fee (Conference Package) for each person attending the COMBINED NAHBC & HRT-AHBG Data Session and Workforce Sessions – 22-23 October 2009 which includes all conference facilities, arrival tea & coffee, morning & afternoon teas and lunches.

For catering purposes please select which sessions you will be attending including the Optional Dinner.

Delegate Registrations may be cancelled up to 15 October 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: Delegates are responsible for making their own accommodation and travel/flight arrangements. Please print out and complete the Accommodation Reservations Form and return it to the Hotel before 21 September 2009.

Requests for accommodation after this date will depend on the Hotel's availability.
 
 
Day 1 – Thursday 22 October 2009
NAHBC Business Meeting – NAHBC members only
8.30 – 9.00am
Arrival Tea & Coffee & NAHBC Registration
9.00 – 10.30am
NAHBC Business Meeting
10.30 – 10.45am
Morning Tea
10.45 – 12.30pm
NAHBC Business Meeting continued
12.30 – 1.30pm
Lunch (HRT-AHBG and NAHBC combined) + Registration HRT-AHBG
NAHBC & HRT-AHBG – Combined Data Session + Allied Health Making a Difference
11.30 – 12.30pm
New Members Session:
Allied Health Data and Reports Explanation + Intro to The Health Roundtable
12.30 – 1.30pm
Lunch (HRT-AHBG and NAHBC combined) + Registration HRT-AHBG
1.30 – 3.00pm
Review of 2008/2009 NAHBC & HRT-AHBG Data + Preliminary Ambulatory Care data:
  • Overview of Allied Health Data for 2008/2009
  • Overview & Discussion of Preliminary Ambulatory Care Data
  • High, Low Comparisons – discussing variations with your colleagues
3.00 – 3.30pm
Afternoon Tea
3.30 – 4.30pm
Allied Health Making A Difference: 
Each Health Service to present a poster(s) demonstrating the impact of utilizing Allied Health to enhance organizational outcomes e.g. assisting in reducing length of stay in ED or Ward, cost reduction strategies, improvements in patient flow, how Allied Health is assisting with the management of demand for services etc. 
4.30 – 5.30pm
In depth discussion of selected posters – (selected by participant vote) – Oral presentation and discussion of the top 3 posters.
7.00pm
Dinner – Bluestone Restuarant, 349 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Day 2 – Friday 23 October 2009
COMBINED NAHBC & HRT-AHBG Workshop – Workforce Management
8.30 – 9.00am
Arrival Tea & Coffee
9.00 – 10.30am
Future role of Allied Health – the role of multi-disciplinary care: Health Services are to prepare a poster presentation on what their Allied Health Service is doing from a multi-disciplinary perspective to deal with the future challenges of
  • Models of Care.
  • Increase in demand for services, especially in the aged, chronic complex group.
  • Changes in workforce and workforce shortages.
10.30 – 10.45am
Morning Tea
10.45 – 11.30am

Maximising the use of Allied Health benchmarking data to drive improvement – Participants to provide a brief presentation on the most effective processes and strategies for utilising the AHBG data to drive improvement and change. Please provide one example of where the AHBG data has been used successfully to improve a service or as a successful business case.
11.30 – 12.30pm
Senior Hospital Executive Panel Discussion with Allied Health:
What expectations and outcomes do Executives expect from Allied Health benchmarking?
What hospital KPIs can Allied Health have an impact on?
12.30 – 1.30pm
Lunch
1.30 – 2.30pm
Action Planning:
What ideas can we begin to implement in our Health Service?
(Includes feasibility screening and development of Aims Statements.)
Discussion & Sharing of Aim Statements.
2.30 – 3.00pm
Next Steps & Planning for Next Year
3.00pm
Meeting Concludes
 
 

Accommodation & Flight Arrangements
 
Delegates are responsible for making their own accommodation and travel/flight arrangements.
 
The Novotel on Collins, Melbourne has set aside rooms for the nights of 21 & 22 October 2009 for The Health Roundtable at the Conference rate of AUD$229.00 (room only including GST).
 
To receive this rate please print out and complete the Accommodation Reservations Form and return it to the Hotel.
 
To reserve one of these rooms please book before 21 September 2009.
 
Requests for accommodation after this date will depend on the Hotel’s availability.