Program
The VBHC Congress 2023 will...
...place a spotlight on the transformation to improve the health outcomes of Australians and the sustainability of our health system.
Value-Based Health Care (VBHC) is a global movement. Both in Australia and internationally, health services and systems are exploring opportunities to move from a focus on the volume of services delivered, to the outcomes achieved, through a range of transformative programs and policies.
Program overview
Value for patients requires collaboration and we know that Integrated care cannot be achieved when organisations work in isolation. Together we must create a shared purpose and culture across the disciplines - clinical, financial, operational, management, informatics and technology.
This Congress will bring together leaders from across the health system - clinician leaders, executives, senior managers, consumers, policy makers and researchers to showcase and share experiences.
The Congress program will include:
- Two days of panel discussions from health policy leaders from across Australia and internationally.
- 2023 AHHA Sidney Sax Medal and Congress Presentation Dinner, supported by HESTA.
- Australian Centre for Value-Based Health Care Awards presentation.
Our panel sessions
Our facilitated panel sessions are being designed to engage you in discussion that considers the latest evidence, showcases programs across Australia, explores the potential in emerging policies and examines the realities of implementing change across our services.
More details to come
Panel sessions will include:
Panellists will explore:
- How we can best understand the way people and communities experience care.
- Shifting care upstream and supporting a wellbeing economy.
- Connecting care through MyMedicare, Australia’s voluntary patient registration initiative.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Susan McKee, CEO, Dental Health Services Victoria (facilitator)
- Monique Bareham, Lymphoedema and Cancer Survivor Patient Advocate and 2022 South Australian Local Hero
- Mike Bosel, CEO, Brisbane South PHN
- Associate Professor Reema Harrison, Macquarie University
- Dr Alicia Veasey, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist; and Co-Chair, Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Clinical Network, Queensland Health
Panellists will explore:
- Navigating competing interests in the design of new models of care and ethical collaboration.
- Who comprises a team and how do they work together?
- Clinician engagement in the research agenda.
- How we draw on the global experience - shifting innovation to implementation.
Confirmed Speakers:
- The Hon. Jillian Skinner, Chair, AHHA (facilitator)
- Elizabeth Koff AM, Managing Director, Telstra Health
- Tessa Boyd-Caine, CEO, Health Justice Australia
- Prof Zephanie Tyack, AusHSI
- Dr Sonj Hall, Editor-in-Chief, Australian Health Review
Panellists will explore:
- Whose data is it?
- Capturing outcomes to engage in care decisions.
- Why variation is important to understand and how to respond.
- Rationalising the burden and the benefits of more data.
- Digital transformations.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Prof Steven McPhail, Director, AusHSI (facilitator)
- Dr Katherine See, Director Respiratory, Eastern Health
- Shireen Martin, Director, Connected Care and Partnerships, NSW Health
- Philippa Hawke, Lead Evaluator, CheckUP Australia
Panellists will discuss:
- The health system's impact on our planet
- Defensive medicine and the resulting unintended circles of harm
- Low, value, high carbon care and disinvestment
- Engaging the workforce in sustainability outcomes.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Yasmin King, CEO, SkillsIQ (facilitator)
- Conjoint Professor Anne Duggan, CEO, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
- Professor Alexandra Barratt, Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney
- Dr John Slater, Director, Health Economics and Analytics, SA Health
- Dr Kate Sinclair, Consumer advocate
Panellists will discuss:
- The many ways that we price and fund across the Australian health system, and why.
- What could be achieved when all stakeholders engage in a roadmap towards value-based funding.
- When funding is the barrier to improving outcomes, and when it is not.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Kylie Woolcock, CEO, AHHA (facilitator)
- Prof Michael Pervan, CEO, Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority
- Richard Nankervis, CEO, Hunter New England and Central Coast PHN
- Tracey Johnson, CEO, Inala Primary Care
