09:00

Welcome by Conference Master of Ceremony

Conference Master of Ceremony – Peter Couchman

09:10

Opening Address

The Hon Nicola Roxon, Minister for Health and Ageing

Australian Government’s vision for a 21st century Australia and the place of e-health within the reform agenda

09:50

International Keynote Speaker

Mr Omid Moghadam
Center for Biomedical Informatics, Harvard University and Chair, National Development Board of Ignite Institute for Individual Health

Looking ahead – how e-health will affect health care in 2020 and beyond

11:00

Conference Master of Ceremony

Peter Couchman

So what is the PCEHR system?

11:05

Guest Speakers
The PCEHR system’s governance

The landscape for introducing the PCEHR system across Australia - working together to ensure connectivity across the public and private health sectors.

Perspectives from:
Department of Health and Ageing: Ms Jane Halton, PSM, Secretary
State and Territory Health Department representative:
Mr Michael Reid, Director-General Queensland Health
National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA):
Mr Peter Fleming, Chief Executive Officer

11:50

Guest Speakers
Introducing conference discussion themes

How will the PCEHR system revolutionise “real” health care?

The consumers view: Why we need this system in place
Ms Carol Bennett, Executive Director, CHF

Clinicians driving change: Supporting my care of patients
Dr Steve Hambleton, Federal Vice President, AMA

Industry, partners in care delivery: Responding to and driving technological advances
Mr Philip Cronin, Chairman of Board, AIIA

13:30

Workshop Session 1:
Making the PCEHR system work – priority topics

Session objective: Provide a context for discussion with a focus on identifying our starting points and the priority topics for the PCEHR system

15:15

Workshop Session 2:
Making the PCEHR system work – opportunities and actions

Session objective: Determine the opportunities and key actions to be taken to inform the development of the PCEHR system

16:30

International Keynote Speaker

Dr Ivan Pedersen, Program Manager, Connected Digital Health, Denmark

Key lessons and opportunities from a national electronic health record system implementation

17:15

Closing Remarks

Conference MC Peter Couchman introduces
Mr Adam Powick (Conference lead facilitator) to present Day One wrap up

09:00

Opening Remarks

Conference MC – Peter Couchman

09:05

Keynote Address

The Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity

The digital economy – complementing the health reform agenda and benefits of
e-health

09:35

Keynote Speaker

Mr Shane Solomon, Head of Healthcare, KPMG Australia

A glimpse of the future – using e-health to provide system wide clinical benefits of real value to consumers

10:05

Telehealth Simulation – working with today’s technology

Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, NEHTA, Head of Engagement and Clinical Leadership

11:00

Innovative Projects Sessions
Bringing tomorrow to today

Session objective: To provide opportunities to showcase the breadth of e-health innovation coming from the ground up where benefits are being delivered locally to health care consumers and the health care sector

13:15

Facilitated Panel Session
Recognised experts, senior clinicians and peak body representatives

Taking us towards tomorrow - envisioning the 21^st century when e-health is embedded across the health sector

14:30

Closing Remarks

Ms Rosemary Huxtable, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing

Next steps and the way forward – working together