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Improving Patient Pathways Special Roundtable 22 & 23 Feb 2017





Dates
Wednesday, 22 February 2017 - Thursday, 23 February 2017

Meeting Code
HRT1701

Location
UTS Aerial Function Centre
235 Jones Street, Level 7, Building 10
Ultimo
NSW
Australia

Would you like more information?
Mark Limber
mark.limber@healthroundtable.org


Right Patient, Right Test, Right Time

Improving Efficiencies for High Volume Investigations

This workshop will focus on two critical areas for pathways incorporating high volume investigations ;

Making Good Decisions; Ensuring the right patients receive appropriate tests at the right point in their care pathway. This will include embracing new investigation technologies (e.g. PET scans)

  • First Class Scheduling; Applying production planning approaches to scheduling high volumes

The programme will include key note speakers who are experts in this field with real examples of successful and innovative tips to help you create your own action plans .

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Agenda
HRT1701

UTS Aerial Centre Sydney

Day 1 22nd Feb 2017

7.15 – 7.30am

Registration for Optional Masterclass – Health Roundtable data

7.30 – 8.45am

Breakfast Meeting – Optional Masterclass – Health Roundtable data

 (All first time attendees and those interested in understanding how Health Roundtable bench-marking data is compiled and how it can be used, are strongly encouraged to attend this session).

8.30 – 9.00am

Registration (Arrival Tea and Coffee)

9.00 – 10.30am

Welcome and Introductions

Networking to share ideas

Overview of the meeting and introduction to the Harvard Business School Model of Change

SETTING THE STAGE 1 – Identifying the critical issues

·         Analysis and review of data

·         Presentation of benchmarked analysis of your highest volume investigation

·         Wait list and complications trends

·         Department or clinician variation

·         Comparison of booking, procedure and follow up practices

·         Comparative demand forecasts

·         Identifying good practice to improve your performance

Setting aim statements for high volume investigations

Selected sites will be asked to provide short “thought starter” presentations on their approach

10.30 – 11.00am

Morning Tea

11.00 – 12.45pm

SETTING THE STAGE – Identifying  the burning platform for change

Di Riley – Regional Director, Southern Cancer Network, New Zealand describes why tackling high volume demand pathways now is crucial for future survival.

Real life case study example: Implementing national bowel screening policy in New Zealand

DECIDE WHAT TO DO – Right Patient, Right Test

Dr Jason Hill, Clinical Leader  Gastroenterology, Dunedin Hospital shares insights on developing effective nurse led triage processes to handle high volume colonoscopies.  Jason has recently overhauled the gastroenterology service at Dunedin Hospital to include utilising nursing skills more effectively to improve efficiency.

12.45 – 1.30pm

Lunch

1.30 – 3.00pm

DECIDE WHAT TO DO

Small group facilitated workshop discussion: 

·         What has been identified from the morning’s presentations?

·         What are the burning issue(s) for my hospital / network /DHB?

·         What needs to be done to make a transformational improvement?

·         Develop current state picture

‘Innovations’ Poster session & Meeting Market Place - Each facility to highlight one or more innovation projects (preferably related to theatre scheduling improvements).  We want to encourage you to bring any documents / materials  you may have for your colleagues to look at and  take.   The room will be set up like a market place with your posters & material around the room.  There will also be a data stall for those interested in talking & exploring the data with our data team.

3.00 – 3.30pm

Afternoon Tea

3.30 – 4.45pm

DECIDE WHAT TO DO

Top 3 Poster presentations - Top Innovations – more detailed presentation of selected posters with discussion and questions

Deciding What To Do 2 - Health Service team action planning

 – Deciding on a clear goal and vision for improving scheduling

4.45 – 5.00pm

Summary and Day 1 close

6.30pm

Group Dinner (Optional) – Marigold Chinese Cuisine - Citymark Building, 683-689 George St, Haymarket NSW 2000

 

 

Day 2 23rd Feb 2017

8.15 – 8.30am

Arrival Tea and Coffee

8.30 – 9.00am

Welcome and reflections from day one

9:00 - 10:00am

MAKE IT HAPPEN:  - Right Test, Right Time

Sharyn MacDonald, Chief of Radiology, Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand shares experience of applying production planning methods to scheduling and providing quality, safe, right time diagnostic imaging. Christchurch Hospital has applied production planning techniques from industry to healthcare resulting in positive efficiency gains in radiology.  This session will also look at the impact of advancing technology on existing pathways.

10.00 – 10.30am

Morning Tea

10.30 – 11.00pm

DECIDE WHAT TO DO

Deciding What To Do 3 - Health Service Team

 – Deciding how transformational change can occur and developing a clear goal and vision of the change activities that are needed

11.00 – 12.30pm

MAKE IT HAPPEN

Solving burning platform issues for improving scheduling services

(Small group discussion with other participants from same state or country on how issues can be addressed)

12.30 – 1.15pm

Lunch

1.15 – 3.30pm

MAKE IT HAPPEN

Not letting up – creating a new culture - Team Action Planning & Presentations

How to make change happen – people engagement, marketing & branding your change, risks to manage etc.

Teams to develop Action plans

All plans will be placed on wall posters for general improvement discussion / suggestions by other teams.

Finally, teams will refine their action plans.

Decide on 2017 Theme

3.30pm

Meeting Ends


Accommodation & Flight Arrangements
Delegates are responsible for making their own accommodation and travel/flight arrangements.


Suggested Accommodation

Accommodation Contact Details Reference Code Discounts
Vulcan Hotel
500 Wattle St, Sydney NSW 2007

+61 2 9211 3283
info@vulcanhotel.com.au
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Mercure Sydney
818-820 George St, Ultimo NSW 2007

+61 2 9217 6666
h2073@accor.com
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Novotel Sydney Central
169/179 Thomas St, Sydney NSW 2000

+61 2 9281 6888
H8781@accor.com
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Rendezvous Hotel Sydney Central
Cnr of George and Quay Streets, Sydney NSW 2000

+61 2 9212 2544
sales.sydneyc@rendezvoushotels.com
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Adina Apartment Hotel Sydney Central
2 Lee St, Haymarket NSW 2000

+61 2 8396 9800
sydneycentral@adinahotels.com.au
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