2022 Program

Kurt Fearnley

Kurt Fearnley AO is a three-time Paralympic gold medalist with a can-do attitude that makes the impossible possible. At the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, he won gold and silver medals and was chosen as Australian Flag Bearer for the Closing Ceremony. Kurt’s determination and never-say die attitude have rewarded him with the highest accolades in disability sport.

This session is sponsored by EBOS Healthcare

In this discussion, representatives from key Federal and Jurisdictional Departments of Health, will examine strategies for how day hospitals may assist in the reduction of the backlog of elective surgeries and the role that individual specialised day hospitals and their staff can play.

Chair | A/Prof Philip Truskett AM, Day Hospitals Australia Board Chairperson

• Brian Kelleher, Assistant Secretary, Private Health Industry Branch, Australian Government Department of Health
• Helen Chalmers, A/ Deputy Chief Executive, Commissioning and Performance, Department for Health and Wellbeing, South Australia
• Suzette Dela Cruz Regalo, A/Director, Private Hospitals and NEPT Regulation, Department of Health, Victoria
• Joe Portelli, Executive Director, System Purchasing Branch, NSW Ministry of Health
• Emily Finley, Executive Director, Contracting and Performance Management, Queensland Health
• Dr Sonj Hall, Deputy Secretary, Policy, Purchasing, Performance and Reform, Department of Health Tasmania

This session is sponsored by Saraya Solutions

The evening reception is sponsored by HPA

Simon Coupe, Business Consultant

Simon Coupe was recently engaged by Day Hospitals Australia to write and four targeted position statements with a particular focus on Government, Private Health Insurance, Specialists, and day hospitals. In this presentation Simon will:

• provide a summary of the outcome of this analysis
• give an overview of the targeted position paper with a particular focus on operators of day hospitals
• discuss how important data is to facilities and the management of their hospitals, including when negotiating with PHIs
• and discuss the viability of the sector and moving more procedures into day hospitals

Adele Creighton, National Head of Healthcare, Macquarie Bank

Adele Creighton, National leader of Macquarie Business Banking healthcare division – will be sharing important industry insights for consideration including industry insights that present opportunity and threat in the healthcare space and how these apply to the day hospital space.

Healthcare services are experiencing large worker shortages across Australia and the day hospital sector is competing in a global race to lure experienced doctors and nurses, in a bid to ease staffing shortages with workers battling through their third year of the pandemic. This presentation will highlight the importance of preparing the upcoming nursing workforce with knowledge and experience in the day hospital sector which provides them with a unique set of complex skills.

Chair – Norman Swan

• Frances Rice, Senior Nursing Advisor, Chief Medical Officer Group, Australian Government Department of Health
• Linda Davidson, National Director Professional Practice, Australian College of Nursing
• Professor Christine Stirling, Head of School of Nursing, University of Tasmania
• David Harris, CEO, Gold Coast Eye Hospital
• Mark Priddle, Director, EDUMark

Camille Wilson, National Organisational Development Manager

Self-care is a topical part of mental health that we think we all know how to do – hydrate, exercise, eat well, sleep well – but very few of us are practicing good self-care on a regular basis. There are many reasons for why we do not practice self-care, however typically we hear ourselves saying the words “not enough time” or “I just can’t commit to it”. To be able to support our mental health though, we need to be able to turn our intentions into actions and create a self-care plan that actually works.

 This session aims to explore the reasons for why we avoid, defer and put off the self-care that we know we need. Individuals will learn how to adopt self-care that is personal, specific, and practical, creating a clear plan in how to begin taking care of ourselves in busy and challenging environments.

This session is sponsored by Nexus Hospitals

The private day hospital sector is well positioned to provide safe, quality and cost-effective health care; however innovation is required to ensure the Australian healthcare system is affordable, accessible and sustainable. In this session, panellists will discuss strategies to increase patient services and perform more advanced procedures in the day hospital sector to reduce costs in the private healthcare system.

Chair – the Honourable Greg Hunt, former Minister for Health and Aged Care

• Simon Coupe, Business Consultant
• Andrew Petering, Chief Executive Officer, Nexus Hospitals
• Andrew Roma, Head of Provider Strategy and Proposition, Medibank
• Dr Ahmed Naqeeb, Specialist General Surgeon & Partner of Ballarat Surgical Clinic
• Katie Sherlock, Healthcare Strategy and Operations, Health Insurance, BUPA

This session is sponsored by Mediprotect

Invited experts will provide insights into trends and advancements in ambulatory / day surgery in Europe, the USA and Australia.

Chair – Norman Swan

• Dr Carlos Magalhaes, General Surgeon, President of IAAS, Portugal
• Dr Arnie Valedon, Anaesthetist, President-Elect, IAAS, USA
• Dr Mads HS Moxness, ENT & Facial plastic surgeon, President of the Norwegian Ambulatory Association, Norway
• Dr Scott Tulloch, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Vermont Private Hospital, Melbourne