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ACHSM College one-day conference. 
2023 Conference program:

7.50am REGISTRATION OPEN RACV City Club, Level 17 Foyer  
8.15am Plenary doors open    

8.30am-8.40am

Conference opening

Dr Neale Fong, ACHSM College President  
8.40am   Acknowledgement to Country     

8.45am-9.15am 

Keynote presentation

Leadership Development in the Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Sector

Presenter:
 
  • Robert Skeen MCHSM, Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW (AH&MRC)

9.15am-9.45am 

Keynote presentation

Care beyond hospital walls; training tomorrows health leaders

Presenter: 

  • Dr Andrew Wilson, Group Executive – Chief Executive Officer Health Services, Amplar Health
9.45am-10.00am Graduation presentation
  • Presentation to Graduating 2022 Victoria/Tasmania ACHSM HMIP Interns
 

10.00am-10.30am

MORNING TEA & NETWORKING

   

10.30am – 11.10am

Panel: 

Workforce – The Massive Challenge Facing Us All

 Panel members: 

  • Professor Rachel Huxley, Executive Dean for the Faculty of Health, Deakin University
  • John Fogarty FCHSM, Chief Executive Officer, Royal Freemasons Limited
  • Sue Williams, Chief Executive, Cabrini Australia
  • Bernadette Loughnane FCHSM CHE, Chief Executive Officer, Cohuna District Hospital
  • Facilitator: Dr Neale Fong FCHSM CHE, ACHSM College President 

        

      

       

11.10am – 11.50am

Panel:

Living with the pandemic one year on – where is the health system now?

 

 Panel members: 

  • Professor Benjamin Cowie, Acting Chief Health Officer, Department of Health, Victoria
  • Briana Baass FCHSM CHE, Chief Allied Health Officer, Safer Care Victoria
  • Kate Whyman, A / Deputy State Controller – Health Service Operations, Department of Health Victoria
  • Facilitator: Karen Patterson FCHSM CHE

    

     

11.50am – 12.20pm

Keynote presentation

Health Services Management - Reflections from the frontline

Presenter: 

  • Elizabeth Koff AM FCHSM (HON), Managing Director, Telstra Health

12.20pm – 1.10pm

LUNCH & NETWORKING

   

1.20pm-1.50pm 

Keynote presentation

Aged Care

Presenter: 

  • Tom Symondson, Chief Executive Officer, Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA)

   

1.50pm-2.50pm

Panel:

Aged Care

 

Panel members:

  • Dr Richard Olley FCHSM CHE, Cultural Integration Manager, Bolton Clarke Group
  • Dr Linda Mellors, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Regis Aged Care
  • Cam Ansell AFCHSM, Managing Director, Ansell Strategic
  • Tom Symondson, Chief Executive Officer, Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA)
  • Facilitator: Dr Neale Fong FCHSM CHE, ACHSM College President

   

         

2.55pm-3.00pm Launch:
Above-the-Line: Authentic Leadership Development Series
Dr Richard Olley FCHSM CHE  

3.00pm – 3.20pm

AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING

   

3.20pm-3.50pm

Keynote presentation

Presenter:

  • Brian Cook, Chief Executive Officer, Carlton Football Club and Chair, Barwon Health Board 

3.50pm-4.20pm

Keynote presentation: 

Health Care + Climate Care: Sector Leadership + Action

The Australian healthcare sector, as a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions has a responsibility to get its ‘own house in order’ and influence through leadership and action.  By creating the pathways and opportunities to enable decarbonisation of healthcare, the sector can also influence wider transformational change, beyond its provision of treatment and care, for healthier populations.

Presenter:

  • Professor Eugenie Kayak, Enterprise Professor in Sustainable Healthcare at The University of Melbourne’s Melbourne Medical School 

4.20pm-4.30pm Conference close     

4.30pm-5.30pm

NETWORKING SESSION:

including drinks and canapes in the foyer  

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