Agenda
Day One - Tuesday, 28 May 2024
8:50
Chairperson’s Opening Address
Associate Professor Tam Nguyen, Deputy Director of Research, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
TRANSFORMATION
9:00
Government Keynote: Future-proofing aged care: keys for successful digital transformation
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Establishing strong data governance foundations to thrive within a changing policy space
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Weaving compliance, security, regulatory and ethical considerations into the DNA of your digital strategy
Confirmed:
Fay Flevaras, First Assistant Secretary, Digital Transformation & Delivery Division, Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care
9:30
Enhancing Care and Compliance with Technology
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Understanding the changing landscape of Aged Care
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Challenges & Opportunities
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Practical application of Technology in Aged Care
Nicole Chen, Principal Consultant, Ideagen
9:50
Panel: Unpacking the ethical conundrum of technology usage - how far is too far?
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Establishing where and how to draw the line on what can be done
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Balancing potential without endangering users I.e. camera usage, facial recognition etc...
Fiona Caldwell, Chief Information Officer, Estia Health
Professor Jeannie Paterson, Co-Director, Centre of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics, University of Melbourne
Professor Stacy Carter, Empirical ethics in health director, ACHEEV, University of Wollongong
Nathan Betteridge, Co-Founder & Director, Five Good Friends
10:30
Networking Bingo
10:50
Morning Tea
ARTIFICIAL & BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
11:20
Exploring the incredibly ordinary application of AI to benefit your organisation exponentially
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Observing mundane uses of AI which have increased efficiency and capability in areas such as rostering, appointments, updates etc...
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Scoping out other unexpected areas for potential application of the technology
Daniel Pettman, Chief Digital Information Officer, BaptistCare NSW & ACT
11:50
Digital mess or digital success – evidence-based insights through the lens of advisor & software provider that all service providers need to know
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What are the combination of factors that makes this sector so digitally challenging?
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How do you find the right solutions and partners?
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Why are most digital investments not meeting the high hopes expected?
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The challenge of sustainability for all software vendors in our sector and the risk this presents to Service Providers
Pete Boyd, General Manager, KPMG Community Care, KPMG
12:10
Harnessing the power of business intelligence to solve practical problems in aged care
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Addressing current and future challenges through BI in an aged care setting
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Translating the information gathered to leverage actionable insights
Paul Basso, Head, Data and Business Intelligence Corporate Services, Uniting Age Well
12:40
Combining clinical and technical safety with productivity in medication management
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Alexander Wong, Head of National Clinical Systems (Aged Care), StrongRoom AI
12:45
Networking Lunch
DATA ANALYTICS & DASHBOARDS
1:55
Redmap Session​
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Ben Woolley, CEO, Redmap
2:15
Case study: Charting an example of innovation being utilised to overcome resource limitations
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Identifying and enacting the area in which this can be achieved
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Incorporating effective co-design to ensure successful implementation
Nathan Betteridge, Co-Founder & Director, Five Good Friends
2:45
Explanation of Roundtables + Directions
2:55
Round tables x 4
Roundtable 1: Balancing frontline empowerment with data protection
Padrick Goodwin, Google Practice Engineering Lead, Datacom
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Roundtable 2: Alleviating the headache of rostering and scheduling to maximise efficiencies
Roundtable 3: Constructing the secure infrastructure required to mitigate and contain inevitable intrusions
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Roundtable 4: Discussing what data analysis can unlock for your organisation
3:55
Afternoon Tea
INNOVATIVE PRACTICE
4:15
Discover how McLean Care's workforce solution is revolutionizing aged care in regional, rural and remote Australia
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Addressing nurse and allied health shortages through a bespoke virtual workforce model, connecting skilled clinicians remotely for timely assessments and interventions.
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Integrating IoT devices and AI analytics, to ensure in-depth, tailored care, preventing unnecessary hospitalisations and delivering improved health outcomes in both Residential and Community Care settings
Paul Maher, Director of Finance, McLean Care
4:45
Unpacking the strategy of approaching and implementing innovation
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Creating the right environment to foster innovation
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Sharing the key learnings from attempts to be innovative
Catherine Daley, Chief Executive Officer, IntegratedLiving
5:15
Chairperson’s Closing Address and Networking Drinks
Day Two - Wednesday, 29 May 2024
8:50
Chairperson’s Opening Address
CYBERSECURITY & VALUE
9:00
Articulating the value of investment in AI to CEOs, boards and other executive leaders
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Constructing the persuasive argument to effectively communicate the value and nature of investment
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Preparing teams for the uptake of AI by having the underpinning structures to enable scaling and reskilling
9:30
​​​​Datacom presentation
9:50
The evolving role of risk management in cybersecurity
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Understanding what tools are available (and you might already be using) to help kickstart your Cyber Security roadmap
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Integrating cyber security practices and responses effectively into your risk management strategies/practice
Joshua Baker, Senior Project Manager, Management Governance Australia and Workforce Plus
10:20
Novata Lightning Address
10:25
Morning Tea
INNOVATION, TRANSFORMATION, AND WORKFORCE
11:00
Digital is the easy bit, transformation is the hard bit
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A journey of organisational readiness in preparation for digital transformation.
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How big is the ambition for digital transformation, is it really transformation or “Big Change”
Anne McCormack, CEO, Mecwacare
11:30
Panel: Utilising innovation to enhance both backroom operation and connection with the clinicians on the frontline
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Entwining systems across your organisation to enable usage by multiple teams
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Aligning strategy to enable control and agency from a single source
Chris Balogi, Executive – ICT, Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC)
Annette Hili, General Manager ANZ, AlayaCare
Julie Reeves, Strategic Lead-Aged Care, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Foundation
Jo Chopamba, Head of IT Application Services, Catholic Healthcare
12:20
Going beyond dashboards and exploring how to prepare for a future where they’re obsolete
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Discussing how data will be and can be utilised to enable actionable insights and value creation
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Driving efficacy in action to execution, the development of learning mechanisms and effective processes
Neha Jain, Head of Data Analytics, Estia Health
12:50
Lunch
1:50
Finding a balance between regulatory obligations and developing internal capacity with a constricted budget
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Exploring the role metrics can play in developing quality data and achieving better data maturity to build a stronger business case
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Using such information to strike a balance between regulatory requirements and development opportunities
Marcello Sequeira, Head of Information Architecture and Governance, The Benevolent Society
2:20
​Empowering decision making through the utilisation of business intelligence
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Fueling technological advancements through the usage of BI
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Anticipating the upcoming trends to pivot your organisation in the right direction
David Silvestre, Director, Data & Digital, Bupa Villages and Aged Care
2:45
Afternoon Tea
3:15
Leading digital transformation in the workforce
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Encouraging strategic thinking and innovation in workforce development
Chris Balogi, Executive – ICT, Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC)
3:45
Preparing your organisation and consumers for the introduction of AI and machine learning
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Utilising AI and machine learning to facilitate consumer-led care
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Ensuring the adoption of AI only happens if staff and consumers can simply and effectively use the technology
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Analysing examples of where AI has made a positive difference within aged care
David Cox, Managing Director, Curtin Heritage Living
4:15
Chairperson’s Closing Address