Thursday 5 November 2009

Presentations may be available pending permission from the presenters.

7.00am	Walking Group hosted by the Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science
8.00am-6.00pm	Registration
	Theme for the day - Creating the future by going outside the square
9.00am	Koomurri Australian Aboriginal Dancers representing the Gadigal People of Sydney Australia are performing the welcome to country
Chair	Dr Tony Lembke, Director, Australian General Practice Network
9.00am	Welcome to country by Koomurri
9.15am	Welcome by Dr Emil Djakic, Chair, Australian General Practice Network Audio
9.20am	International Keynote Speaker: Professor David Colin-Thome, OBE, National Director of Primary Care, Department of Health, United Kingdom Changing the balance: what are the international lessons for Australia and the Network in leading and enabling the development of a primary health care oriented system? Audio
9.50am	Keynote Speaker: Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, Former Commissioner, National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission The Health Care Reform Agenda: how does the Network best meet the challenges, seize the opportunities, and lead the way? Audio
10.10am	Question time
10.30am-11.15am	Morning Tea, Trade Exhibition
11.15am-12.45pm	Concurrent Session 1
1A Regional Primary Health Care Organisations	Panel discussion: What does a move to Primary Health Care Organisations (PHCOs) mean for Australia? What are the roles, responsibilities and characteristics of a PHCO? Is the network ready, willing and able to claim this space? *Facilitator: Dr Emil Djakic* Panel members Dr Helena Williams, CEO, General Practice Network South Audio Associate Professor Diana O'Halloran, Chair, Wentwest Audio Ms Alison Faigniez, CEO, General Practice Network Northern Territory Audio Dr Glen Koski, Chair, Perth Primary Care Network Audio
1B Health inequities	How can integrated Primary Health Care Organisations reduce health inequalities? *Facilitator: Dr Andrew Dalley* Mr Robert Wells, Director, Australian Primary Health Care Network Reducing inequalities: demonstrating the impact that Primary Health Care Organisations have on population health Audio Mr Chris Clark, CEO, Northern Rivers General Practice Network Healthy Data - Healthy Community Audio
1C Population health and prevention Sponsored by beyondblue	How can general practice networks be more involved in prevention? *Facilitator: Dr Rob Grenfell* Dr Susan Dann, Board Director, General Practice Queensland Behavioural change: they know what to do, so why wont they do it? Dr Michael Wright, President, General Practice Gold Coast Population health or perish.
1D Leading in quality Sponsored by Global Mind Screen	Table top presentations This session will be repeated on Friday at 11.15am *Facilitator: Dr Tony Lembke* Abstract presentations by: Ms Jill Kelly, Melbourne East General Practice Network A divisions worth of data. Ms Kathryn Bondoc, WentWest Where are all the nurses? Mr Darren Carr, Hawkesbury-Hills Division of General Practice More than a letter of support - divisions' role in research. Miss Melissa Cook, Knox Division of General Practice Using comedy and community action to teach men about the importance of health care. Mr Deon Davis and Ms Lynne Cooper, Penisula General Practice Network Community dreaming. Ms Lynda French, Bayside General Practice Network Building and sustaining the Practice Nurse workforce - small group networks for Practice Nurses. Miss Claudia Giugni, NSW Central West Division of General Practice Supporting general practices in their role within palliative care. Mrs Natalie Green, New England Division of General Practice The Aboriginal Health Workers in general practice project. Mr Jairo Herrera (Thursday) and Dr Peter Brennan (Friday) Acute post acute care and general practice shared care: providing clinical support to General Practitioners who manage patients with acute post acute care conditions. Miss Kelly Hollier, Bayside General Practice Network Population health and practice liaison: more than projects. Ms Merissa Judkins, Knox Division of General Practice Referral links - linking general practice with the wider health care community. Mr Michael Kundukulam, WentWest Integrating hospital, general practice and community health. Mrs Jann Offer, General Practice Queensland Sowing, bestowing and growing innovation. Mrs Kerry Parry, Murray-Plains Division of General Practice Integrating practice teams into community. Ms Sue Pope, Brisbane South Division of General Practice Connecting communities. Ms Lee Wake, Capricornia Division of General Practice Creating an inclusive community facilitated by technology in a regional area.
12.45pm - 1.45pm	Lunch, Trade Exhibition Meet AGPN Directors at the AGPN Booth: Dr Karen Flegg and Dr Amjad Hussain
1.25pm - 1.45pm	Poster viewing - poster authors at poster display. Poster abstract information is available at the registration deskand AGPN booth.
1.45pm - 3.15pm	Concurrent Session 2
2A Regional Primary Health Care Organisations Sponsored by Pfizer	The opportunities and challenges of blended payment systems *Facilitator: Dr Tony Hobbs* Mr Paul Roseman, Project Director, ProCare Health Limited The New Zealand experience Audio Professor David Colin-Thome, OBE, National Director for Primary Care, Department of Health, United Kingdom The United Kingdom experience Audio Ms Carol Bennett, Executive Director, Consumers Health Forum of Australia Changing payment systems to improve health outcomes; a consumer view on what works and what needs fixing Audio
2B Health inequities	Working with marginalised groups *Facilitator: Ms Di Walsh* Ms Deb Lee, Mental Health Programs Manager, Adelaide Northern Division of General Practice Integrating youth services (headspace) into existing sites. Dr I-Hao Cheng, Refugee Health Program Coordinator, Dandenong Casey General Practice Association The role of GPs and division in refugee health Audio
2C Population health and prevention Sponsored by beyondblue	Becoming the healthiest country by 2020 *Facilitator: Ms Trish Rowlinson* Mr Rene Pennock, CEO and Mark Long, Program Manager, Macarthur Division of General Practice Eat It, Work It, Move IT - health and education portfolios working together. Ms Lyndell Crawford-Round, Project Officer and Ms Nicole Armstrong, Medfitt Lifestyle Modification Program, Central Coast Division of General Practice Lifestyle Modification Programs that work. Dr Nicole Highet, Deputy CEO, and Ms Carol Purtell, National Program Manager, beyondblue Australia's response to preventing more than the baby blues; a national perinatal depression initiative.
2D Leading in quality Sponsored by Global Mind Screen	Table top presentations This session will be repeated on Friday at 1.45pm *Facilitator: Dr Tony Lembke* Abstract presentations by Dr Bridget Bassilios, The University of Melbourne Telephone Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: a new option for treatment of high prevalence mental disorders through the Access to Allied Psychological Services component of the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care Program. Mr Jamie Peck, GP Access General practice taking the lead on diabetes care. Mr Raffael Di Bartolmeo, Fremantle GP Network Primary health care and Fremantle headspace: a case study on making the system work for young people. Ms Annette Hart, Osborne GP Network Type 2 diabetes self management education: an evaluation of the Osborne GP Network pilot study. Ms Kay Gallary, GP Partners Adelaide Genersl practice divisions supporting oral health in residential aged care. Mrs Alisa Gregory, Bayside General Practice Network Home - a residential aged care facility - smoothing the transition. Ms Suzanne Heppell, Penisula GP Network Peninsula GP Network, nutrition and swallowing audit. Ms Anita Hill, Melbourne East General Practice Network A service brokerage model for aged care funding. The Pharmaceutical Alliance, presented by Dr David Lim Preventing the progression of Type 2 diabetes - partnerships and experiences using an electronic decision support tool in primary care. Mr Jerry Bacich, General Practice NSW Public and private community health collaboration - a new model for providing physical health care to the mentally ill. Mrs Denise Lyons, GP Access Addressing childhood obesity in general practice. Ms Michelle Mead, Central Coast Division of General Practice sisting in falls reduction - strength and balance training for staff in residential aged care facilities. Dr Toula Tsovolos, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners The GP Psych Support Service. Mrs Sue Saltmarsh, Division of General Practice Northern Tasmania Refugee health assessment and care - outside the square. Mrs Hailey Shaw, ACT Division of General Practice Engaging childcare workers as jey immunisation stakeholders. Ms Kirsten Ward, General Practice NSW Evaluation of a pictoral post vaccination care resource in NSW and the ACT.
3.15pm - 4.00pm	Afternoon Tea, Trade Exhibition Meet the AGPN Directors at the AGPN Booth: Dr Karen Stringer and Dr Ross Hetherington
4.00pm - 5.30pm	Plenary 2
Chair	Ms Leanne Wells, Executive Director, Australian General Practice Network
4.05pm - 4.15pm	Welcome Reception Sponsor: The Hon Trish Worth , Chair, DrinkWise Australia The challenge of shifting cultural and social norms around alcohol consumption Audio
4.15pm	United General Practice Australia and the Great Debate: Just how united are we on national health reform? *Facilitator: Fran Kelly, ABC Radio National* Panel members Dr Emil Djakic, Chair, Australian General Practice Network Audio Dr Chris Mitchell, President, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Audio Dr Steve Hambleton, Vice President, Australian Medical Association Audio Associate Professor Dennis Pashen, President, Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine Audio Dr Nola Maxfield, President, Rural Doctors Association of Australia Audio Dr Belinda Guest, Chair, General Practice Registrars Australia Audio
5.30pm - 7.30pm	Welcome Reception sponsored by DrinkWise