OUR SPONSORS


MAJOR SPONSOR



iSimulate
Contact: Bill Thalmeier
Email: bill.thalmeier@isimulate.com
Number: 02 6129 8200
Website: www.isimulate.com



iSimulate provides innovative and world class health simulation systems that are a cost effective solutions for organisations around the world. We currently have two main systems ALSi and CTGi with a third, AURiS our latest offering.

Using just two iPads, the lightness and simplicity of ALSi makes it ideal for in-situ training. ALSi gives facilitators a great tool for training and students an incredibly realistic platform to learn from. ALSi offers medical simulation as you’ve never seen it before, built off technology you use every day.

CTGi provides an economical, highly advanced and realistic foetal heart rate monitor simulation package. Using just two iPads, the lightness and simplicity of CTGi makes it ideal for in-situ training. CTGi gives facilitators a great tool for training and students an incredibly realistic platform to learn from. CTGi offers obstetric simulation as you’ve never seen it before, built off technology you use every day.

Our latest system is AURiS, is a low cost simulation stethoscope that is easy to use, versatile and only sends sounds when applied to the patient.

Our systems, especially ALSi, have revolutionised simulation practises worldwide allowing health educators to conduct simulations in any environment in minutes, rather than hours. We have removed the need for technicians (who run the simulations) and specialised facilities, reducing cost and complexity. We have standardised simulated patient practices allowing the safe use of defibrillators.

In 2015/16 we sold into four main markets, Universities (235), Hospitals (239), EMS (172) and training/private organisations (162). Some of the most prestigious organisation in the world including the Sydney Children’s Hospital, Royal Flying Doctors Services, Flinders University, Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS), UCLA, Cambridge, and the German Red Cross use our systems.

Our systems are differentiated by their affordability, versatility, and constant improvement. We are highly re-active to customer’s needs providing continuous free application updates to them incorporating 80% of suggested enhancements. Our systems are self-contained, simple to understand, and ready to use out of the box with no training required. They can be used independently, on a simulated patient or a manikin.             




SILVER SPONSOR



LeasePLUS
Contact: Samantha McNamara
Email: Samantha.McNamara@leaseplus.com.au
Number: 1300 13 13 16
Website: www.leaseplus.com.au



A Novated Lease is the easiest and most tax effective way to own and operate the vehicle you love whilst leaving more money in your pocket to spend on other things in life.

The ‘Less is More’ approach is in everything we do at LeasePLUS. Its purpose is to simplify the process of researching, finding, leasing and running a vehicle for all of our members.

You will have a personalised plan created for you, with all your vehicle expenses budgeted to avoid any unexpected surprises.

The latest available technology is used as an aid in delivering to our members all the information you need, and more, into mobile applications and personal computers.

LeasePLUS has grown its reputation across a range of industries including healthcare, emergency services and other corporate sectors, where we have developed strong and long-lasting relationships with some of Australia’s largest employers.

Your best interests are our only interest!             





KEY SPONSOR



Bureau of Health Information
Contact: Stephanie Watson
Email:Stephanie.Watson1@health.nsw.gov.au Number: 02 9464 4441
Website: www.bhi.nsw.gov.au



The Bureau of Health Information (BHI) is a board-governed organisation that publishes independent reports and data about the performance of the NSW public healthcare system. BHI was established in 2009 to provide system-wide support through transparent reporting. We publish a range of reports and tools so government, the community and healthcare professionals can see how well the healthcare system is functioning, and where there are opportunities to improve. BHI reports provide timely, accurate and comparable information about how the healthcare system is measuring up in relation to: 

  • Accessibility: healthcare, when and where needed
  • Appropriateness: the right healthcare, the right way
  • Effectiveness: making a difference for patients
  • Efficiency: value for money
  • Equity: health for all, healthcare that’s fair
  • Sustainability: caring for the future

BHI also manages the NSW Patient Survey Program, gathering information from thousands of patients each month about their experiences in public hospitals and healthcare facilities.

All of BHI’s reports and patient surveys are available at bhi.nsw.gov.au to download and read. Interactive data are also available online at bhi.nsw.gov.au/healthcare_observer, where you can explore, analyse and download information on individual hospitals, peer groups and NSW local health districts.             




            

DELEGATE SATCHEL SPONSOR



Agency for Clinical Innovation
Contact: Jenny Preece
Email: aci-info@health.nsw.gov.au Number: 02 9464 4666
Website: www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au



The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) works with clinicians, consumers and managers to design and promote better healthcare for NSW. Our vision is “Better Healthcare: Better Outcomes” for patients and carers across NSW.

The ACI works with Local Health Districts (LHDs) and Specialty Health Networks (SHNs) to support local service improvement and healthcare innovation projects. Services provided by the ACI include:

  • Service improvement, redesign and evaluation – applying redesign methodology to assist healthcare providers and consumers to review and improve the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of services
  • Specialist advice on healthcare innovation – advising on the development, evaluation and adoption of healthcare innovations from optimal use through to disinvestment
  • Initiatives including guidelines and models of care – developing a range of evidence-based healthcare innovations and service improvement initiatives to benefit the NSW health system.
  • Implementation support – working with LHDs, SHNs, ACI Networks, consumers and healthcare providers to assist local delivery of healthcare innovations into practice across metropolitan and rural NSW
  • Knowledge sharing – partnering with healthcare providers to support collaboration, learning capability and knowledge sharing on local healthcare innovation and improvement.
  • Continuous capability building – working with healthcare providers to build capability in redesign, clinical leadership, service improvement, project management and change management through the Centre for Healthcare Redesign.

ACI Clinical Networks, Taskforces and Institutes provide a unique forum for clinicians, consumers and managers to collaborate at a state level to develop improvement initiatives and healthcare innovations for local implementation.

Join an ACI Clinical Network, Taskforce or Institute and share your knowledge and experience to improve healthcare www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au.            



DELEGATE SATCHEL SPONSOR




Clinical Excellence Commission
Contact: Cathy Vinters
Email: CEC-Events@health.nsw.gov.au
Number: 02 9269 5500
Website: www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au



The Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) was established in 2004 as one of the five key structural reforms outlined in the NSW Health Patient Safety and Clinical Quality Program (PSCQP) and as an evolution of the Institute for Clinical Excellence. Emerging in the midst of system-wide patient and safety concerns, the primary focus of the CEC has been to promote and support improved clinical care, safety and quality across the NSW public health system, and to meet functions specified by the Minister for Health.

Since its development, the CEC has gained local, national and international recognition by developing and driving programs and initiatives in collaboration with clinicians, managers, consumers and health service partners. The range of areas addressed includes clinical incident review, deteriorating patients, end of life care, falls prevention, human factors, infection control, leadership, medication safety, mortality review, open disclosure, paediatric quality and safety, partnering with patients, pressure injury prevention, safety and quality education, sepsis, teamwork, transfusion medicine and venous thromboembolism prevention. Monitoring processes and performance, to provide assurance of clinical quality and safety improvement at a system-wide level, has been a central and distinct role of the CEC within the NSW health system.

The CEC Strategic Plan 2015-18 outlines four key strategic direction themes for the CEC to progress over the next three years:

  • Building system excellence together
  • Quality improvement capability and capacity
  • Knowledge-based system improvement, and
  • Organisational excellence

                    
                  


CONGRESS DINNER SPONSOR



Cancer Institute NSW
E: information@cancerinstitute.org.au
Number: 02 8374 5600
Website: www.cancerinstitute.org.au



The Cancer Institute NSW is Australia’s first statewide cancer control agency, established under the Cancer Institute NSW (2003) Act to lessen the impact of cancer in NSW.

The Institute supports and promotes best practice; working to ensure people across the state, no matter where they live, are provided the same high quality treatment and care that is vital to optimising the outcomes and quality of life for people diagnosed with cancer.

Driven by the purpose and objectives of the NSW Cancer Plan 2011–15, the Institute continuously works to:

  • reduce the incidence of cancer in the community
  • increase the survival rate for cancer patients
  • improve the quality of life of cancer patients and their carers
  • provide a source of expertise on cancer control for the government, health service
  • providers, medical researchers and the general community

In order to achieve this, the Institute engages with the community, health professionals, researchers, governments and charity organisations to:

  • Provide information, resources and advice about preventing cancer
  • promote the importance of early detection through cancer screening programs
  • provide grants that build research capacity and foster innovation in, and translation of, cancer research
  • maintain quality information repositories about cancer in NSW to inform future policy and health planning
  • establish partnerships with cancer healthcare professionals to develop and evaluate programs to improve the quality of cancer treatment and care in NSW.

www.cancerinstitute.org.au


            


WELCOME RECEPTION SPONSOR



North Coast Primary Health Network
Contact: Sharyn White
Email: swhite@ncphn.org.au
Number: 02 6618 5400            
Website: www.ncphn.org.au


            

NCPHN came into being in 1 July 2015.

We work alongside community members and health professionals to improve access to well coordinated quality health care.

Our aim is to work together to transform the healthcare system and reduce health inequities.

Our work begins by gaining an understanding of health care needs of the North Coast. This needs assessment involves our community, clinicians and service providers and is available for all to use. We use this information to work with health professionals and community members to find gaps and facilitate local solutions.

We do this by commissioning services – this is a new way of all of us working together to design services that best meet our community’s needs.

We have well established and effective Clinical and Community Councils across the region that guide our actions to improve the quality of health care.            

Our priorities are

  1. Better mental health and emotional well-being
  2. Closing the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
  3. Improving our population’s health and well-being
  4. Building a highly skilled and capable health workforce
  5. Improving the integration of health services through electronic and digital health platforms
  6. Improving the health and wellbeing of older people.

Our region covers 35,570 square kilometres from the Queensland border up north down to Port Macquarie. The population we serve is 520,000, with high rates of older people and disadvantage.             




KEYNOTE SPEAKER SPONSOR



The Australian Rural Health Research Collaboration (ARHRC)
Contact: Elayne Mitchell
Email: Elayne.Mitchell@ucrh.edu.au             
Number: 02 6620 7317
Website: http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/research/rural-health/arhrc/index.php



ARHRC is a joint venture of research and health service partners that has been operating effectively to undertake research and build rural health research capacity in NSW since 2002. It is administered through the University of Sydney and comprises four rural health research centres:

  • Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety in Moree
  • Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health
  • Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health in Orange
  • University Centre for Rural Health - North Coast in Lismore

ARHRC partners with five rural NSW Local Health Districts, Far West; Hunter New England; Mid-North Coast; Northern NSW and Western NSW, as well as the NSW Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Office and the NSW Health Education & Training Institute, Rural and Remote Portfolio.

The Collaboration is a leading expert resource in improving the health of rural populations into the future and key result areas include:

  • Fostering rural health research: Leading edge research of high quality, addressing the challenges of ensuring a high standard of health for the people of rural NSW and Australia;
  • Building research capacity: Strengthened public health research capacity in rural NSW by increasing the numbers of skilled rural health researchers working in strong centres providing supportive partnerships, systems and values;
  • Improving policy and practice: Effective processes and programs to ensure transfer of research knowledge into improved policy and practice.

ARHRC receives infrastructure funding from the NSW Ministry of Health Population Health and Health Services Research Support Program.



OUR EXHIBITORS




Health Education & Training Institute (HETI)

Email: heti-info@health.nsw.gov.au
Number: 02 9844 6551
Website: www.heti.nsw.gov.au



The Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) supports education and training for excellent health care across the NSW Health system. HETI’s mission is to improve the health of NSW and the working lives of NSW Health staff through education and training. To do this, it works closely with Local Health Districts, Specialty Health Networks, other public health organisations and health education and training providers. HETI ensures that education and training:

  • Support safe, high quality, multi-disciplinary, team based, patient centred care
  • Meet service delivery needs and operational requirements, and
  • Enhance workforce skills, flexibility and productivity.

HETI began operations on 2 April 2012 as a Statutory Health Corporation following a Ministerial Review of Future Governance for NSW Health. It builds on the work of predecessor organisations: the Clinical Education and Training Institute (CETI), the NSW Institute of Medical Education and Training (IMET) and the NSW Institute of Rural Clinical Services and Teaching (IRCST).

HETI’s main functions are to:

  • design, commission, conduct, coordinate and evaluate education and training for patient care, administrative and support services
  • take the lead role in NSW Health for the design, commissioning, conduct, coordination and evaluation of leadership and management development
  • support reform to improve workforce capacity and the quality of clinical and non-clinical training
  • develop, coordinate, oversee and evaluate education and training networks, ensuring they support service delivery needs and meet operational requirements.





iSimulate
Contact: Bill Thalmeier
Email: bill.thalmeier@isimulate.com
Number: 02 6129 8200
Website: www.isimulate.com



iSimulate provides innovative and world class health simulation systems that are a cost effective solutions for organisations around the world. Our systems, especially ALSi, have revolutionised simulation practises worldwide allowing health professionals to conduct simulations in any environment in minutes, rather than hours. We have standardised simulated patient practices allowing the safe use of defibrillators. Our systems have been embraced with 600 ALSi systems in Australia and over 2,000 worldwide.             





LeasePLUS
Contact: Samantha McNamara
Email: Samantha.McNamara@leaseplus.com.au
Number: 1300 13 13 16
Website: www.leaseplus.com.au



A Novated Lease is the easiest and most tax effective way to drive the vehicle you love whilst leaving more money in your pocket to spend on other things in life.

Since 2002 LeasePLUS has been simplifying the whole process of finding, leasing and running vehicles.             







Bureau of Health Information
Contact: Stephanie Watson
Email:Stephanie.Watson1@health.nsw.gov.au Number: 02 9464 4441
Website: www.bhi.nsw.gov.au



The Bureau of Health Information (BHI) was established by the NSW Government in 2009 to deliver timely, accurate, comparable and independent information on the performance of the public health system.

Our information is used to inform efforts to improve patient care and strengthen healthcare policy in NSW. All of BHI’s reports are available at
bhi.nsw.gov.au.



            



Agency for Clinical Innovation
Contact: Jenny Preece
Email:aci-info@health.nsw.gov.au Number: 02 9464 4666
Website: www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au



The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) works with clinicians, consumers and managers to design and promote better healthcare for NSW. Our vision is “Better Healthcare: Better Outcomes” for patients and carers across NSW. Join an ACI Clinical Network, Taskforce or Institute to share your knowledge and experience to improve healthcare www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au.            






Clinical Excellence Commission
Contact: Cathy Vinters
Email: CEC-Events@health.nsw.gov.au Number: 02 9269 5500
Website: www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au



The Clinical Excellence Commission was established in 2004 to promote and support improved clinical care, safety and quality. Being responsible for leading safety and quality improvement in the NSW public health system, key areas of focus include improving clinical practice, engaging patients and consumers in care, building capacity in health care and using data to drive change.            






 


NSW STI Program Unit
Contact: Philip Tayler
Email: Philip.tayler@health.nsw.gov.au
Number: 02 9382 7525
Website: www.stipu.nsw.gov.au



The NSW STI Programs Unit works to build the capacity of services and communities around sexual health across NSW. Our capacity building activities are guided by the New South Wales Sexually Transmissible Infections and HIV Strategies which aim to reduce HIV and STIs and associated morbidity and mortality in NSW.







RIENDLY FACES HELPING HANDS
Contact: Kelly Foran
Email: friendlyfaces.info@gmail.com
Number: 0457 175 888
Website: www.friendlyfaces.info



The foundation provides information and assistance to people who are involved in medical and health related situations, with the aim of reducing emotional, mental and financial stress. It fills a void in providing a comprehensive, easy to use portal of the facilities, services and support networks around private and public hospitals and medical hubs in Australia.

The foundation allows people living in rural and remote areas of Australia to be more proactive with their health, as they will know how and where to access quality information and support. .