Day One - Reform in Primary Health Care
Tuesday 28th September, 2010

8:00	Registration, coffee & networking
8:30	Welcome remarks from the Chair
National Primary Health Care Reform

8:40	National Primary Health Care Reform Five Building Blocks Government reform and its impacts on providers How to implement the strategies adopted Dr Anthony Hobbs, GP Obstetrician & Chair National Primary Health Care Strategy External ReferenceGroup
9:20	State approach towards primary health care integration NSW Health and PHCOs How will Local Hospitals Network interact with PHCOs? Partnerships and cooperation Janet Anderson, Director Department of Health NSW
10:00	Morning Tea & Networking

Funding & Governance Structures

10:20	Structure & governance of PHCOs Engagement and roles of general practice with other primary health care sectors Structures, governance and reporting Monitoring integration within PHCOs A/ Prof Gawaine Powell Davies, CEO UNSW Research Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity
11:00	Towards a top down, bottom up health system Building a “Top down, bottom up” health system “Next level up” services: PHCOs, after hours dial-a-doctor and preservation of doctor-patient relationship Bringing it together at regional level – the missing link Dr Diana O’Halloran, Chair NSW General Practice Council
Implementation of PHCOs

11:40	PHCOs’ role in delivering primary health care Principles underpinning the organisation of PHCOs and lessons from elsewhere How might PHCOs relate to hospital networks? Blending public and private practice together Prof Hal Swerissen, Dean & Pro Vice Chancellor Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, VIC
12:00	Lunch
1:40	Collaboration between divisions, general practices & PHCOs - CASE STUDY What will PHCOs mean for divisions of general practices? Partnership proposals to integrate with PHCOs Successful collaboration strategies Kevin Reid, CEO Eastern Sydney Division of General Practice, NSW
2:10	Culture outcomes of primary health care integration CASE STUDY Monash’s perspective on partnerships and alliances Culture outcomes formed through integration of alliances Past lessons build best managerial structures Slawka M Bell, CEO Monash Division of General Practice, VIC
Enhancing PatienT Care


2:40	Implementation of Team Care Plans and Enrolled Population to enhance patient care Implementation of patient care through Team Care Plans PHCOs’ role in supporting GPs ‘Enrolled Population’: advantages and disadvantages Is the doctor-patient relationship enhanced by PHCOs and Super Clinics? Dr Brian Morton, Chair AMA Council of General Practice
3:20	Afternoon Tea & Networking
3:40	Primary care partnerships: An example of how collaborative partnerships can improve the health of the community PANEL DISCUSSION Service co-ordination Integrated chronic disease management Integrated health promotion Partnerships that meet the local need of the community Jennifer Gale, Deputy Chair, Statewide Primary Care Partnerships Victorian Healthcare Association Limited
4:10	Linking funding models to patient outcomes - PANEL DISCUSSION Measuring incentives based on patient outcomes How should PHCOs be structured and monitored Responsibilities of PHCOs, State and Commonwealth Prof Hal Swerissen, Dean La Trobe University, VIC Slawka M Bell, CEO Monash Division of General Practice, VIC Russell McGowan, Consumer Commissioner Australian Commission for Safety & Quality in Health Care Dr Brian Morton, Chair AMA Council of General Practice
Integrating allied health

4:40	Integrating public dental care into PHCOs and Super Clinics Best delivery models to integrate dental care Partnership and communication between GPs and Dentists within a clinic Funding and government agreements Dr Martin Dooland, Executive Director, Statewide Services Adelaide Health Services, SA
5:10	Pharmacy – the front line of primary care Pharmacy’s role in national primary care programs Is the pharmacy infrastructure ideally suited to the integrated care model Working collaboratively in primary care to improve health outcomes Warwick Plunkett, National President Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, NSW
5:40	Closing remarks from the Chair
5:50	Close of Day One

Day One - Reform in Primary Health Care Tuesday 28th September, 2010

Day One - Reform in Primary Health Care
Tuesday 28th September, 2010