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Professor Jane Halton
Secretary, Department of Health Professor Halton is responsible for all aspects of the operation of the Department including the provision of advice on and administration of Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Population Health, regulation of Therapeutic Goods, plus hospital financing and Private Health Insurance. She also has responsibility for leadership on health security issues, including matters related to bioterrorism. A board member of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the National E-Health Transition Authority; Jane is also a Commissioner of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care; and member of the Advisory Boards of the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) and the Melbourne Institute. Jane is also a Commissioner of the Australian Sports Commission (2013 -) . Internationally Jane was Chair of the OECD’s Health Committee (2007-2012), and is a member (2012 - ) and current Chair of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board. She was a WHO Executive Board member (2004-2007) and President of the World Health Assembly (2007). She serves on the executive board of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington and has also chaired WHO Program, Budget and Administration Committee and the WHO Intergovernmental Meeting on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness 2007-2009. Before her appointment as Secretary of the Department of Health and Ageing in January 2002, Jane was Executive Coordinator, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) and was responsible for advising on all aspects of Australian Government Social Policy including the Status of Women. Prior to joining PM&C, Jane Halton was national program manager of the Australian Government's Aged and Community Care Program with responsibilities for long term care. Jane holds an honours degree in Psychology from the Australian National University, is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and an honorary fellow of the Australian College of Health Service Executives. She was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2002, the Centenary Medal in 2003, and the Geneva Health Prize in 2013. Jane is married with two sons. |
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Jillian Skinner MP Jillian Skinner is the Deputy NSW Liberal Leader, Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research. She was first elected as the Member for North Shore in February 1994 and has been re-elected five times. Jillian began her career as a journalist in Melbourne, becoming the first woman journalist on the Victorian Parliamentary Press Gallery. She later worked as a journalist in Adelaide, Sydney and South East Asia before operating her own editorial, strategic planning and marketing consultancy. Prior to her election to the NSW Parliament, Jillian was the Director of the New South Wales Office of Youth Affairs and she has served on bodies such as the New South Wales Women’s Advisory Council and the New South Wales Youth Advisory Council. Jillian has experience in the health field, having first been appointed Shadow Minister for Health in 1995. She has also held the Shadow portfolios of Education and Training and Youth Affairs and Arts. Since becoming Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research in April 2011, Jillian has: • Boosted the workforce (4000 additional nurses and 900 extra doctors) • Overseen a $4.7 billion hospital building program • Overseen record health spending to deliver more emergency department treatments, hospital admissions and elective surgeries. |
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Paul Wilder Vice President Product Development, Program Director Regional Extension Center New York eHealth CollaborativeIn his dual roles at New York eHealth Collaborative Paul Wilder directs strategy and execution of initiatives to drive the adoption of health information technology for New York’s healthcare providers in all patient care settings. Together with the Regional Extension Center program inNew York City and the NYeC REC serving the remainder of the state, he is confident the Collaborative will help bring nearly 10,000 primary care providers to Meaningful Use in New York and solidify the state’s status as one of the national leaders in Health IT Adoption and the benefits it brings to providers and patients. Before joining the New York eHealth Collaborative, Paul spent over a decade in healthcare with a focus on information technologies. Back in the1990s, Paul started his health technology career path as a systems integrator and technical consultant for document management for medical records, a precursor to today’s electronic health records, and digital medical imaging systems. His early technical experience at McKesson and Fujifilm Medical Systems gave him the first-hand knowledge to make a significant impact in later product management and marketing roles at GE Healthcare and Fujifilm Medical Systems. Paul is excited to be able to influence EHR adoption and help transform our healthcare delivery system in New York and nationwide. Paul also speaks regularly on state and nationwide on EHR adoption, Meaningful Use, and technology transformation. Paul received his Masters of Business Administration from New York University with a concentration in Finance and Operations. Paul also holds two Bachelor Degrees from the University of Pennsylvania – one from the College of Arts and Sciences in Economics, the other from the School of Engineering and Applied Science in Biomedical Science. |
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Dr Gareth Goodier Chief Executive, Melbourne Health Career Summary Fifteen years as the Chief Executive of major academic hospitals in Australia and the UK:· Melbourne Health · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust · Royal Perth Hospital · Women’s and Children’s Hospitals, Perth Seven years as the Regional Director/CEO of regional health structures in Australia and the UK:· North West London Strategic Health Authority · East Metropolitan Region of Perth (at same time as CEO RPH) · Peninsula and Torres Strait Regional Health Authority · Kimberley Health Region Health Care Management Consultant for the World Bank and Arthur AndersenMedical Practitioner in the UK, Australia and Saudi Arabia Qualifications Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical AdministratorsFellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine Doctor of Health Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Masters in Health Administration, University of New South Wales Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Sheffield
Additional Professional Activities Voted ‘Most influential hospital Chief Executive in NHS’ by Health Service Journal, December 2011Co -Chair (with the Minister of Health for Spain) World Executive Health Forum, Montreal, November 2011 President of Women’s Hospitals Australasia President of Australasian Association of Paediatric Teaching Centers National Councilor and State Chairperson, Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators National Councilor and State Chairperson, Australian Quality Council Chair, West Australian Health Export Unit |
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Glenn King Chief Executive Officer, Service NSW Glenn is passionate about putting the customer at the heart of everything he does and is determined to deliver the best outcomes possible to benefit the people and businesses of NSW. He is committed to providing excellent customer service and employee experience. Glenn has demonstrated his ability to deliver award-winning results in customer service, employee engagement and financial performance. He has deep knowledge of service delivery channels and brings strong experience in driving sustainable business and service transformation to Service NSW. Glenn has an extensive background in customer service, distribution, operations, economics, business, employee development and organisational change. He is an experienced executive, having worked in finance, banking and not-for-profit sectors domestically and internationally. He has a strong background in banking, having spent 14 years at the National Australia Bank Group. There he held a number of executive roles across multiple countries in areas such as distribution, customer delivery and operations with a focus on customer service, employee engagement and financial performance. Glenn also holds international experience in the not-for-profit sector, including roles as Chair of the Yorkshire Bank Charitable Trust (United Kingdom) and most recently as an executive with Save the Children Australia where he developed and commenced the implementation of a 3-year transformation agenda to improve delivery and performance. |
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Dr Cathy Balding Director, Qualityworks & Adjunct Associate Professor, La Trobe University School of Public Health Cathy has been involved in health service management, quality and clinical governance in rural and metropolitan health services for over 20 years and has published and presented in these areas nationally and internationally. Cathy was the inaugural Manager of the Victorian Quality Council and has operated her own consultancy in healthcare quality and governance since 2005. In this role she has been involved in evaluation projects for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare, the development and facilitation of Victorian and NSW Board Clinical Governance training, and the Victorian Clinical Leadership in Quality and Safety Program. Cathy is committed to helping organisations develop systems and people that create great consumer experiences within the complexity of healthcare, and has conducted many reviews of health service quality and governance systems across Australia, as well as developing quality frameworks for South Australia and Victoria. Professionally, Cathy is a member of the Board of Uniting Aged Care, an Adjunct Associate Professor in Health Service Management at La Trobe University, an ACHS Accreditation surveyor and a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Service Managers. Cathy is also committed to developing and supporting quality managers and is the author of ‘The Strategic Quality Manager Handbook’ and ’Create a Great Quality System In Six Months.’ |
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Malcolm Crompton Managing Director, Information Integrity Solutions Pty Ltd (IIS) Malcolm Crompton is Managing Director of Information Integrity Solutions Pty Ltd (IIS), a global consultancy specialising in data protection and privacy strategies. IIS assists companies increase business value and customer trust and ensures government meets the high standards expected in the handling of personal information. As Australia's Privacy Commissioner from 1999 to 2004, Malcolm led the implementation of private sector privacy law. Malcolm’s global reputation is built on his forward thinking on the handling and governance of personal information. Malcolm's global reputation and expertise in privacy was recognised when IAPP honoured Malcolm with the 2012 Privacy Leadership Award. |
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Gawaine Powell Davies CEO of the Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of NSW Gawaine Powell Davies is CEO of the Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of NSW, and the leader of its primary health care research stream. Gawaine has been involved in research and development in primary health care and chronic disease prevention and management since 1996. Much of this work has related to the development of national and state policies and programs, and has involved working closely with the field to support and evaluate innovative approaches to health care. He is a firm believer in linking research, policy and practice, and considers that we need to combine experience, evidence and creativity to build a health system that will meet the changing needs and expectations of the community. |
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Rachel de Sain Director, Flaxworks Rachel de Sain is a digital strategist with over 15 years of international experience working with Governments, Fortune 500 companies and leading academic institutions. She's a thought leader with the ability to bridge the gaps between technology, creative, business and operations. Rachel helps her clients to develop solutions that leverage existing infrastructure and look to future innovations to ensure sustainable long-term success. Rachel's user-centric design principles, strong business analytics and stakeholder engagement skills enable her to work with a range of organisations to design, develop and deliver solutions that drive success. A strong understanding and first hand experience of the digital revolution, developing interactive innovation solutions for Accenture's European Financial Services clients in the late 90’s followed by developing the worlds first made-for- mobile TV channel for MTV Networks International, and developing new content management and production techniques for multi platform delivery for publishing clients in Australia. Recently Rachel has been focused on working with the Government to integrate social media, digital and web 2.0 solutions to improve service delivery. One great example was the 18-month transformation project to redevelop the online strategy for health information delivery on behalf of the COAG (Council of Australian Governments) funded, Healthdirect. Rachel believes that successful digital services must not only meet the needs of the business but ensure they are delivered in a way that is engaging and valued to the end-user. |
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Garry Druitt Chief Information Officer, South West Alliance of Rural Health (Victoria) CIO and Executive Officer of the South West Alliance of Rural Health (SWARH), Victoria since 1998.
Garry is responsible to the SWARH Board for all aspects of regional ICT: Strategic Planning, Governance, Policy development, Management and Project Implementation across the SWARH membership of 50+ Agencies over 180 sites.
SWARH members have a gross annual revenue of over $0.8 billion and the SWARH Office a turnover of around $30 million pa.
His recent major focus on: outsourcing and ICT Governance ; virtualization of storage, processing and access; mobility and device virtualization
Current interests include: consumer driven technology, BYON (network), the organization as a cloud.
Statewide activities include the establishment of: A Statewide health agreement for Microsoft products; e-health specialist research and advisory services; video conferencing services for local government. |
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Mary Foley Director-General, NSW Health Mary Foley was appointed Director-General, NSW Health in 2011. NSW Health is Australia’s largest public health care system with an annual budget of $19 billion and over 105,000 staff. Mary‘s extensive career in health policy and service delivery encompasses senior executive experience across Australia’s health sector. She has held leadership roles within state and federal government, the private sector and not-for-profit organisations. She has written extensively on health policy and served as an adviser to the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission. Prior to joining NSW Health, Mary was National Health Practice Leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia (2008 - 2011), foundation Chief Executive of St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney (2001 - 2008), leading the merger of public and private hospitals and affiliated medical research institutes, and a corporate senior executive in the private health sector (1992-2000). Mary was awarded the Centenary Medal by the Federal Government for service to Australian society in business leadership. She was also recognised as Business Woman of the Year (NSW) for her achievements in the private health care sector. Mary served on the board of University of Western Sydney (1993 - 2009), was Deputy Chancellor of the University and is an Adjunct Professor with the University’s School of Science and Health. Mary also served on the Board of the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA), 2009 - 2011. |
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Dr Terry John Hannan M.B.B.S FRACP, FACHI,FACMI
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Dr David Hansen CEO, Australian E-Health Research Centre - CSIRO David Hansen is CEO of the Australian E-Health Research Centre, part of the CSIRO Computation informatics division. David leads a research portfolio developing information and communication technologies for the healthcare system. Project areas include predictive analytics, health informatics biomedical imaging, mobile and tele-health technologies that will underpin the health system in Australia in the next 50 years. Prior to joining CSIRO, David worked for LION bioscience Ltd in the UK, developing genomic data and tool integration software that was used to publish the first human genome and is now used at over 200 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and research institutes world wide. |
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Jason Howie CEO, KinCare Group Jason Howie has been the CEO of KinCare for the past 13 years. In this time, KinCare has grown from a small organisation with around 60 staff to more than 1,500 today. Throughout this period, KinCare has built a strong service culture, a successful marketing strategy, and a strong leadership team, along with significant experience in acquisitions and divestments. KinCare's recognition in its market for leadership and innovation has come about as a result of a focus over many years on using systems and processes to simultaneously improve the service experience and increase efficiency. Jason is a Chartered Accountant with more than 15 years community care experience. |
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Cathy Jones National Manager Quality & Compliance, Healthscope Cathy Jones is the National Quality Manager for Healthscope, across 44 hospitals, 47 pathology labs and 64 GP practices. She began her career as a Speech Pathologist and then moved into quality management roles in various public hospitals. Cathy completed her MBA and then worked at St. Vincent’s Health Melbourne as Director of Strategy. Since 2003 she has been a lecturer for the International Hospital MBA Program at the HfB University in Germany. She represents the private sector on several national committees with the Australian Commission on Safety & Quality in Health Care. |
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Prof Stephen Leeder Professor, public health and community medicine, University of Sydney. Chair, Western Sydney Local Health District Board. Director, Research Network, Western Sydney Local Health District. Editor-in-Chief, Medical Journal of Australia. Stephen Leeder is a Professor of public health and community medicine at the University of Sydney. He is currently Chair of the Western Sydney Local Health District Board, and Director, Research Network, Western Sydney Local Health District. Stephen was appointed Editor-in-Chief, Medical Journal of Australia, in 2013. He has a long history of involvement in public health research, educational development and policy. His research interests as a clinical epidemiologist have been mainly asthma and cardiovascular disease. His interest in public health was stimulated by spending 1968 in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. In 2003-04, Professor Leeder worked at Columbia University, New York, in the Earth Institute and Mailman School of Public Health, developing a substantial report, based on research data and scientific interpretation, of the economic consequences of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in developing economies. The report, A Race against Time: the challenge of cardiovascular disease in developing economies, concentrated upon the macroeconomic consequences of CVD, and especially on the fact that one-third of CVD deaths in many developing countries were occurring among people of working age. In recent years, Professor Leeder has directed the development of the Menzies Centre for Health Policy, a collaborative centre between The Australian National University and the University of Sydney. |
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Julie McCrossin Freelance Journalist and Facilitator Julie McCrossin gets people talking and she is renowned for her warmth, humour, intelligence and commitment to social justice. After 20 years as a broadcaster with ABC Radio National, ABC TV and Network Ten, she is now a freelance journalist and facilitator. She presented the radio show Life Matters on ABC Radio National for 5 years, covering countless health, welfare and educational topics with a frequent rural focus. Julie was also a team leader on the media quiz show “Good News Week” for 5 years on Network Ten and ABC TV. Currently Julie presents a travel program for Qantas and facilitates conferences and seminars nationally. Julie offers a range of interactive formats that stimulate audience discussion while keeping people on topic and on time. Julie is especially known for her capacity to guide forums on sensitive topics, such as suicide prevention, mental health, child protection and family law. Julie has qualifications in the arts, education and law and she is an Ambassador for the Fred Hollows Foundation (http://www.hollows.org.au), Adult Learning Australia (https://ala.asn.au/), CAN (Mental Health) Inc (http://canmentalhealth.org.au/) and FRANS Inc (Making Things Happen for People with Disabilities) (http://www.frans.com.au/). www.juliemccrossin.com |
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Professor Glen F Maberly Senior Staff Specialist Endocrinology Senior Medical Advisor, Department of Innovation and Redesign, Executive Medical Services Western Sydney Local Health District In addition to Specialist Consulting in Endocrinology and Diabetes Prof Maberly works with partners in the Western Sydney Local Health District and Western Sydney Medicare Local to enhance the model of care for Diabetes including enabling communications through eHealth among in-hospital and out-of-hospital services. Glen Maberly was founding Director of the Centre for Health Innovation and Partnership (CHIP) formed in March 2009 to mobilise public, private and civic leaders and organisations committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people living in Western Sydney and neighbouring countries. CHIP brought together programs in Health Workforce Redesign, Clinical Redesign and Care Navigation, and AusAID funded projects on food supply for health in Asia and the Pacific. CHIP was subsequently given the roles of facilitating the Severe Chronic Disease Program and the early adoption of eHealth, and identifying care improvement opportunities arising out of national Health Reform. Glen Maberly took up a Professorial post in the Global Health Department in Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta Georgia, USA at the invitation of UNICEF and the US CDC in response to Heads of Government commitments made at the 1990 World Summit for Children to address vitamin and mineral deficiency on a global scale. During his tenure the Department grew from a small start to having a US$100 million budget, with over 100 faculty and over 250 graduate students admitted each year. Before moving to the USA he was the Endocrinology Department Head at Westmead Hospital. Prior to that he undertook both clinical and basic research and earned an MD. He managed the Endocrinology laboratory and worked two years in Medical Administration as Clinical Superintendent in Medicine. |
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Yin Man Program Manager, HealtheNet Yin Man has over 15 years’ experience working with UK companies to drive transformational change in the financial and cultural sectors, before coming to Australia to work on NSW Health’s leading eHealth program, HealtheNet. Yin is passionate about improving health outcomes through eHealth and is looking forward to the challenges ahead. HealtheNet is the integrated care platform for NSW Health supporting information sharing across hospitals, community health services, primary care and PCEHR. Yin is currently the HealtheNet Programme Manager. |
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Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Marles President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) As well as being Vice-President of the RACGP for 2 years prior to this appointment, she was Chair of the RACGP NSW and ACT Faculty from 2008 and an RACGP Council member for 4 years. Dr Marles lives in Sydney and has been a practising GP at the Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service for the past 15 years. She is also Deputy Director of the Hornsby Brooklyn General Practice Unit which specialises in prevocational GP education.
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Marc Miller General Manager, Utilisation and Integrated Care, Medibank Marc Miller is General Manager, Utilisation & Integrated Care for Medibank, having recently transitioned from a Group Strategy role. Medibank is Australia’s largest health insurer, spending in excess of $4.5 billion per annum on benefit outlays, and is a major provider of healthcare services. Marc has been instrumental in the development of the roadmap for the Medibank Group as it evolves from its traditional position as a healthcare payor to an integrated healthcare business. |
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Richard Royle Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology. Vice-President of the Australian Private Hospitals Association & Chairman of their Policy and Advocacy Committee. Deputy Chairman of the HESTA Superannuation Fund. Richard has 35 years experience in the healthcare industry and is currently Executive Director of UnitingCare Health in Queensland, incorporating 5 private not-for-profit hospitals totalling over 1,000 beds, and employing approximately 4,000 staff. These hospitals include The Wesley and St Andrews in Brisbane, plus hospitals on the Sunshine Coast and in Maryborough and Hervey Bay. Richard has played a key role in setting UnitingCare Health’s growth strategy This has included major expansions at Wesley and St Andrews Hospitals totalling $200 million. The group is also building a new 100 bed private hospital in Hervey Bay which will be Australia’s first fully digital hospital. He has held several other senior roles in healthcare organisations, including public and private hospitals as CEO, in New South Wales and Victoria. Richard is an Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology in Health Management. He is currently Vice-President of the Australian Private Hospitals Association and Chairman of their Policy and Advocacy Committee. He is also Deputy Chairman of the HESTA Superannuation Fund and has recently undertaken the role of chairing an independent review into the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record on behalf of the Federal Minister for Health, Hon. Peter Dutton. |
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Tamati (Tam) Shepherd General Manager Service Delivery Transformation - Department of Human Services, Director - Health Informatics Society of Australia, Chair - National Indigenous Informatics Special Interest Group Tam Shepherd is a well-regarded professional who has deep private and public sector experience in innovation and large scale transformation programs. His background in transformation agendas covers commonwealth and state governments, private industry and boards of professional bodies. This enables Tam to bring a holistic perspective to issues and decision making processes. He currently holds the following positions: • General Manager Service Delivery Transformation, Department of Human Services • Director on the board of Health Informatics Society of Australia • Chair of the National Indigenous Informatics Special Interest Group • Member of the Australian eHealth Research Centre Research Investment Advisory Committee • Member of the Health Informatics Society of Australia |
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Tom Simpson Executive Director, Statewide Hospital Pharmacy, Tasmania Tom is responsible for managing all pharmacy services within the Tasmanian public hospital system, covering both the capital city and regional services. He has led a number of e-health initiatives, including the statewide deployment of innovative IT systems to support medication management and clinical pharmacy activities. Many of these initiatives have enabled the incremental introduction of electronic medication management, including electronic prescription generation and the statewide electronic prescribing formulary. Tom is project sponsor of the projects that will connect Tasmanian hospital prescription records to the PCEHR by mid 2014. As well as Tom’s hospital pharmacy experience, he worked as the E-health Director for the Royal Hobart Hospital, introducing the hospital’s Digital Medical Records system which has now been in operation for 7 years. |
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