Program

Please note all times are in AEDT.

Thursday 11 March

Timing	Session	Speaker / Comments
10:00 - 10:05	Welcome	Prof. Alan Sandford, AM RACMA President
10:05 - 10:20	Welcome to Country	Aunty Ann Weldon
10:20 - 10:40	Official Welcome & Program Outline	Prof. Alan Sandford, AM RACMA President
10:40 - 10:45	Official Opening Address	The Hon. Brad Hazzard Minister for Health and Medical Research
10:45 - 11:30	Keynote Speaker	Dr. Brendan Murphy Secretary of the Australian Department of Health
11:30 - 12:00	Break
12:00 - 13:30	Panel Presentation 1 The Value of Medical Leadership	Panellists Dr Andrew Simpson Former Chief Medical Officer, New Zealand Ministry of Health Dr Jillann Farmer Deputy Director-General, Clinical Excellence Queensland, Queensland Health Dr Libby Lee Director, Strategy and Planning Division, Hong Kong Hospital Authority Moderator Dr Roger Boyd Director, State Scope of Clinical Practice Unit, NSW Health 15 minute presentation from each member representing their jurisdiction followed by a panel discussion
13:30 - 14:30	Break
14:30 - 16:00	The moderators are subject matter experts in the sub-themes of service planning and delivery, technology and workforce agility and will provide a presentation on their area of expertise prior to the abstract presentations. Each of the streams also includes abstracts related to the sub-theme of The Value of Medical Leadership.
	Abstract Stream 1 - Service Planning and Delivery	Moderator Prof. Andrew Johnson 14:30 - 15:00 Medical Director – Clinical Leadership and Collaboration (NQ) Abstract Presenters Dr Sabapathi Subiramanian 15:00 - 15:20 Head Of Women's And Children's Department, Central Gippsland Health Waiting list initiative early intervention trans-disciplinary clinic Sub-theme - Service Planning and Delivery Dr Harvey Whiteford Professor of Population Mental Health, University of Queensland Dr Kevin Fjeldsoe Research Project Manager, Queensland Centre Mental Health Research Dr William Kingswell 15:20 - 15:40 A/Executive Director, QEII Jubilee Hospital Metro South HHS The National Mental Health Service Planning Framework as an example of healthcare planning for chronic disease Sub-theme - Service Planning and Delivery Prof. Erwin Loh 15:40 - 16:00 Group Chief Medical Officer, St Vincent's Health Australia Exceptional experience for everyone - Using metrics to lead change in a large national public and private hospital and aged care group. Sub-theme - The Value of Medical Leadership
	Abstract Stream 2 - Technology	Moderator Dr Zoran Bolevich 14:30 - 15:00 Chief Executive Officer, eHealth NSW Abstract Presenters Dr Paul Lane 15:00 - 15:20 Director Medical Services, Townsville Hospital Health Service Artificial intelligence to improve patient safety Sub-theme - Technology Dr Leah Barrett-Beck 15:20 - 15:40 Deputy Executive Director Medical Services Registrar, Metro North Hospital and Health Service The design and implementation of a virtual ward during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sub-theme - Technology Dr Milind Rawal 1540:1600 Medical Administration Trainee, Hunter New England Local Health District The value of medical leadership in managing COVID-19 related mental health symptomology. Sub-theme - The Value of Medical Leadership
	Abstract Stream 3 - Workforce Agility	Moderator Dr Stephen Pang 14:30 - 15:00 Honorary clinical associate professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Abstract Presenters Dr Sidney Chandrasiri 15:00 - 15:20 Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Group Director, Academic and Medical Services, Epworth Healthcare Dr Luis Prado Executive Director Academic and Medical Services and Chief Medical Officer of Epworth HealthCare A private hospital perspective of leading the COVID-19 response in Victoria Sub-theme - The Value of Medical Leadership Prof. Nicki Murdock 15:20 - 15:40 Medical Director, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Health Service Alchemy - Increasing paediatric ICU capacity and creating adult COVID-19 ICU capacity in a tertiary paediatric hospital. Sub-theme - Workforce Agility Dr John Elcock 15:40 - 16:00 Chief Medical Officer, Goulburn Valley Health Sprinting a marathon - The experience of COVID-19 from the perspective of a medical leader in a Victorian regional health service. Sub-theme - The Value of Medical Leadership
16:00 - 16:30	Break
16:30 - 18:00	Panel Presentation 2 Partnerships and Collaborations in the context of Leadership in a Crisis	Panellists Dr Ashley Bloomfield Director-General of Health and Chief Executive New Zealand Ministry Of Health Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons Commissioner of Resilience NSW Dr Mary O'Reilly Medical Director, Patient Safety and Clinical Excellence at Austin Health and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor with Monash University Dr Peter Aitken Medical Director- Qld Health Moderator Dr Ian Hosegood Medical Director-Qantas Medical Services Closing Comments Dr Annette Pantle Medical Director of the Medical Council of NSW

Friday 12 March

Timing	Session	Speaker / Comments
10:00 - 11:00	Keynote Session	Opening Welcome Dr Iwona Stolarek RACMA Vice-President Speakers Dr Melissa Sweet, public health journalist, author, and managing editor of Croakey Health Media, the author of "Inside Madness" to present her account of the death of Margaret Tobin. Supported by Dr Beth Kotze and Dr Murray Wright to discuss the ramifications of the event for medical leaders Moderator Dr Nick O'Connor Clinical Lead of the Mental Health Patient Safety Program NSW Clinical Excellence Commission
11:00 - 11:30	Break
11:30 - 13:00	Margaret Tobin Challenge	Nominees Dr Isabelle Kapterian (NSW) Dr Brian Yow (NZ) Dr Gaurav Puri (Qld) Dr Shehzad Kunwar (Tasmania) Dr Sophie Adams (Victoria) Moderator A/Prof Pooshan Navathe Director Medical Services Hunter New England Local Health District
13:00 - 14:00	Break
14:00 - 14:50	Rural Policy and Advocacy Session	Prof Ruth Stewart, National Rural Health Commissioner for Australia, to present - "How do we as Medical Leaders and Managers improve the health of remote, rural and regional Australians?" Q&A to be led by members of the Rural Policy and Advocacy Group- Dr Hwee Sin Chong, Executive Director of the Queensland Medical Rural Service Dr Suzanne Phillips Regional Director of Medical Services for the Kimberley region of northern WA Dr Allison Turnock. Medical Director, GP & Primary Care, Dept of Health Tasmania Moderator Dr Joe McGirr Member, NSW Parliment
14:50 - 16:30	Panel Presentation Chief Health Officers	Panel discussion by the current Australian Chief Health Officers sharing their experiences in leading their states through crises. Dr Kerry Chant (NSW) Chief Health Officer and Deputy Secretary, Population and Public Health, NSW Health Dr Hugh Heggie (NT) Chief Health Officer and Executive Director of Public Health and Clinical Excellence, Northern Territory Department of Health Dr Jeannette Young (Qld) Queensland Chief Health Officer and one of the Deputy Directors-General in the Department of Health, Queensland Health Prof Nicola Spurrier (SA) Chief Public Health Officer, Department for Health and Wellbeing -SA Prof Tony Lawler (Tas) Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Secretary- Clinical Quality, Regulation and Accreditation, Tasmanian Department of Health Prof Brett Sutton(Vic) Victoria's Chief Health Officer, Department of Health- Victoria Dr Andrew Robertson (WA) Assistant Director General and Chief Health Officer within the Public and Aboriginal Health Division, Western Australia Department of Health Moderator Dr Greg Stewart Retired from his position as Director, Primary Integrated and Community Health for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
16:30 - 16:45	Break
16:45 - 17:30	RACMA Award presentation and acknowledgement of graduates followed by closing comments from our President Prof Alan Sandford AM	Prof. Alan Sandford, AM RACMA President A/Prof Pooshan Navathe Director Medical Services at Maitland NSW