Conference Program

Strategies to address headwinds

Join us at the Day Hospitals Australia National Conference, which features an intensive 3 day program that will explore innovative strategies and solutions to address headwinds facing the day hospital sector.

The Day Hospitals Australia 2023 National Conference will be held at the Royal International Convention Centre in Brisbane, from Wednesday 30 August to Friday 1 September 2023. Additional speakers and panellists will be added to the following Preliminary Program as they are confirmed.

To receive regular updates email: Aasta.thomson@dayhospitalsaustralia.net.au.

Wednesday 30 August 2023

12:00pm – Registration Desk opens
12:00pm – 7:00pm – Trade Exhibition Hall open
12:30pm – Welcome lunch in the Trade Exhibition Hall	Catering Sponsor Surgical Order
1:30pm – Start of Day 1 – Peter Rowsthorn, MC	Sponsored by Air Liquide
1:40pm – Official Welcome – A/Prof Philip Truskett AM, Day Hospitals Australia Board Chairperson
1:45pm – Official opening of the Conference – the Hon Ged Kearney, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care (video message)
1:55pm – Panel Discussion – Accreditation & Regulation for the future Wendy Adams, Independent Consultant, previously an accreditation assessor for the NSQHS Standards Rodney Fox, Day Hospitals Australia (DHA) representative on the ACSQHC Private Sector Committee, and Independent Board Director DHA Helen Rees, Director Private Health Regulation Unit, Queensland Health Marie Sheehan, Principal Consultant, Licensing Sector, WA Department of Health Dr Arnie Valedon, international guest speaker, Specialist Anaesthetist, Medical Director of Well Span Health, President Elect of the International Association for Ambulatory Surgery (IAAS) and Board member of the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Healthcare (AAAHC) Chair – Jane Griffiths, CEO, Day Hospitals Australia
3:00pm – Afternoon Tea in the Trade Exhibition Hall	Catering Sponsor Surgical Order
3:30pm – Keynote Speaker – Lisa Curry AO	Sponsored by Macquarie
4:30pm – Panel Discussion – PHI Reforms: helping or hindering day hospitals? Scott Bell, COO, Nexus Hospitals Matthew Crane, Associate Director, Health & Human Services, Ernst & Young David Du Plessis, Aller Consulting Dr Ian Irving, Clinical Haematologist, Icon Wesley, Group Medical Director, Icon Group, Director, Icon Group Dr John Napoli, Gastroenterologist, Pennant Hills Gastroenterology Penny Parrish, Director, Prostheses List Reform Taskforce, Technology Assessment & Access Division, Health Resourcing Group, Australian Government Department of Health Chair – Tegan Taylor, Co-host ABC’s Health Report and Coronacast
5:20pm – Jane Griffiths – CEO, Day Hospitals Australia
5:30 – 7:00pm – Evening Cocktail Reception in the Trade Exhibition Hall	Sponsored by Vitramed

Thursday 31 August 2023

8:00am – Registration opens
8:00am – 5:00pm – Trade Exhibition Hall open
8:15am – NSW / ACT Chapter Meeting (NSW and ACT members of Day Hospitals Australia only)
9:00am – Start of Day 2 – Peter Rowsthorn, MC	Sponsored by Air Liquide
9:10am – Keynote Speaker – Dr Denise Quinlan – co-founder of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience
10:15am – Morning Tea in the Trade Exhibition Hall	Catering Sponsor Surgical Order
10:45am – Panel Discussion – Workforce Challenges Michelle Bibby, Infection Control Consultant Dr Melanie Greenwood, Associate Professor, Associate Head Learning and Teaching, School of Nursing, University of Tasmania Jamie Mann-Farrarh, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame Eva Naidoo, General Manager / Director of Nursing, Kogarah Private Hospital Chair – Tegan Taylor, Co-host ABC’s Health Report and Coronacast	Sponsored by Olympus
11:50am – Presentation – David du Plessis, Aller Consulting – Thoughts and Reflections on Private Health Insurance
12:30pm – Networking Lunch in the Trade Exhibition Hall	Catering Sponsor Surgical Order
1:30pm – Panel Discussion – Inflationary pressures – finding the balance Rachel Hart, Commercial Director, Nexus Hospitals Alex Konstandinidis, Strategic Finance Business Partner, Tier One Advisory Aramik Tahmasian, General Manager, EBOS Healthcare Brendan Flanagan, Private Banker, Macquarie Other panellists will be added as they are confirmed
2:30pm – Panel Discussion – Private Health Insurance Contracting: advancing or diminishing day hospitals? Simon Coupe, Business Consultant Judith Day, Director, Healthcare Management & Partnerships, Bupa David Du Plessis, Aller Consulting Milosh Milisavljevic, Group Executive, Customer Portfolios, Medibank Andrew Sando, CEO, Australian Health Service Alliance (AHSA) Chair: Scott Bell, COO, Nexus Hospitals
3:30pm – Afternoon Tea in the Trade Exhibition Hall	Catering Sponsor Surgical Order
4:00pm – Round Table Discussions – Challenging Issues for Day Hospitals
5:00pm – End of Day 2
7:00 – 11:00pm – Conference Dinner – Ballroom, Victoria Park	Sponsored by Air Liquide

Friday 1 September 2023

8:00am – Networking Breakfast in the Trade Exhibition Hall – Come along for your chance to win our Lucky Door Prize valued at $500 thanks to CPG	Sponsored by CPG
8:00am – 11:20am – Trade Exhibition Hall open
9:00am – Start of Day 3 – Peter Rowsthorn, MC	Sponsored by Air Liquide
9:10am – Presentation – Dr Arnie Valedon, international guest speaker, Specialist Anaesthetist, Medical Director of Well Span Health, President Elect of IAAS and Board member of the AAAHC
9:40am – Panel Discussion – Collaborating with VMOs Nicola Ivory, Head of Partnerships, Amplar Health Michael Johnson, Vice President, Australian Orthopaedic Association Dominic de Souza, Medical Specialist Engagement Manager, Medibank Dr Arnie Valedon, international guest speaker, Specialist Anaesthetist, Medical Director of Well Span Health, President Elect of IAAS and Board member of the AAAHC Chair – A/Prof Philip Truskett AM, Day Hospitals Australia Board Chairperson Other panellists will be added as they are confirmed
10:40am – Morning Tea & Prize Draw in the Trade Exhibition Hall	Catering Sponsor Surgical Order
11:20am – Presentation by Winners of the Day Hospitals Australia Poster Competition	Sponsored by Prospitalia H-Track
11:50am – Keynote Speakers – Dr Gareth Andrews and Dr Richard Stephenson – The Last Great First Expedition
1:00pm – Conference Wrap Up – Jane Griffiths, CEO, Day Hospitals Australia
1:15pm – Official Conference Close
1:30pm – Pack and Go lunch served for delegates	Catering Sponsor Surgical Order
1:45pm – 5:00pm – Optional Day Hospital Site visits to Herston Private Hospital & Westside Private Hospital – click here for further information

All times and speakers are subject to change