International Experts Provide Direction For The Next Decade Of Healthcare

International Experts Provide Direction for the Next Decade of Healthcare

The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) will again host leading health academics during its annual Executive Masterclass for health industry leaders, aimed at addressing critical industry dilemmas with evidence and international case studies.

Professor John vretveit (Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden) and Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite (Centre for Clinical Governance Research, University of NSW) will present this year's topic: Change, Culture and Innovation: Making a better decade for patients and staff.

A pivotal question to be addressed by the Masterclass is how to negotiate and set the agenda and then make sure it gets done. "If you are a health service leader working to improve the safety and quality of healthcare, you are undoubtedly coming to terms with new IT and other systems, clinical procedures, policies and regulations combined with changing community expectations," commented Professor Braithwaite.

"We look at how to prioritise effort so policymakers, managers and clinicians get the best bang for the buck, and avoid running into change fatigue," continued Professor Braithwaite.

The Masterclasses are evidence based, and use local and international research, case studies, peer examples and change management exercises, to explore a variety of ways to tackle these leadership challenges.

Key dates

Sydney: 1 & 2 March 2010
Adelaide: 4 & 5 March 2010
Melbourne: 11 & 12 March 2010

Early Bird registration closes Monday 1 February 2010

At the end of the Masterclass you will be able to:
* Describe the trends and changes affecting your service in the next decade
* Explain how your service can be more innovative in patient care and organisation
* Lead culture change and service improvements
* Manage the change overload that can impair services and personnel wellbeing
* Learn lessons from elsewhere: the national and international experiences
* Develop new approaches to apply lessons learned.

Testimonials
The presenters will build on the highly successful Executive Masterclass approaches of 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Over 300 senior executives, clinical leaders and managers from every State and Territory have attended and rated the teaching and content very strongly.

This is what some have said:
`One of the main drawcards for me was the link to research'
`It was excellent, thought provoking, challenging - thank you'
`Totally hit the mark. I can't believe how much we covered'
`Excellent presentations by very knowledgeable and engaging facilitators'
`Excellent resources and program'

Registration Fees:
Early Bird fee: $1,550. Early Bird registration closes Monday 1 February 2010
Standard fee: $1,860. Registration closes 15 February 2010
Discounts available for:
* WA, QLD, NT and TAS registrants
* ACHS surveyors
* >4 registrants from the same organisation
Please see the ACHS website for details, www.achs.org.au

For more information
To view CPD point opportunities and to register, visit: www.achs.org.au

Conference organisation, logistics, general enquiries:
Joy Brumby, ACHS Education Manager and Ms Julie Ings, ACHS Administration
The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, 5 Macarthur Street, ULTIMO, NSW, 2007
Phone: 02 9281 9955
email: [email protected]
website: www.achs.org.au

Content, teaching methods, materials, evidence:
Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite
Professor and Director
Centre for Clinical Governance Research
University of NSW, KENSINGTON, NSW, 2032
Phone: 02 9385 2590
Mobile: 0414 812 579
email: [email protected]
website: www.med.unsw.edu.au/clingov

Media information:
Communications Manager
Megan Taylor
02 9281 9955
0416 280 826

Established in 1974, the ACHS is Australia's leading healthcare accreditation agency and is recognised by the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) for both its standards and accreditation program. Over 1200 individual hospitals and healthcare organisations are members of ACHS quality improvement programs.


SOURCE: Australian Council on Healthcare Standards