9.00 Welcoming Remarks From The Chair

Mason Stevenson
President
AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND

Future Proofing Health Facility Infrastructure

9.05 Ministerial Address:

Honourable Paul Lucas
Deputy Premier And Minister For Health
QUEENSLAND

9.30 KEYNOTE: Queensland Hospitals - Building The Future In Health Care

• Planning health services and designing hospitals to meet growth and health care improvements
• Building hospitals to meet the needs of patients, staff and other stakeholders
• What have we learnt so far and how are we improving the way we do the business of hospital development and redevelopment?

Michael Walsh
Deputy Director-General – Health Infrastructure and Projects
QUEENSLAND HEALTH

10.10 Outlining The Different Parameters To Consider When Making A Decision About How Much Money Is Spent On Design Vs Equipment

• Future proofing capacity vs future proofing your models of care
• Deciding how you are going to operate differently in 20 years
• Predicting what is around the corner and how to plan for it
• Assessing how much you may need to spend on new innovations

Adrian Nowitzke
CEO
GOLD COAST HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT, QLD

11.20 A Strategic Approach To Hospital Development To Ensure Project Success

• Addressing strategic issues in the built form
• Operational costs as a determinant for design
• Flexibility and future proofing health facilities
• Future trends in health facility planning and design

Warren Kerr AM
National Director (Hames Sharley Health Group)
HAMES SHARLEY, WA

Hames Sharley is part of a consortium responsible for the development of the Fiona Stanley Hospital

12.00 CEOs PANEL DISCUSSION: Outlining The Future Of Health Infrastructure In Australia

• Predicting what future healthcare will look like and tailoring the infrastructure to suit future patient needs
• Identifying areas where various stakeholders can collaborate better during a redevelopment
• Understanding how to use your redevelopment project to improve the model of care
• Discussing the status of current healthcare in Australia and how it can be improved

12.40 An International Perspective On Optimising Clinical Efficiency In A Patient Centered Health Facilty : St Olav’s Hospital, Norway

• Achieving optimum clinical efficiencies without compromising human environments.
• Ensuring design support for team work and interdisiplinary communication Ensuring a future proof design which facilitates expansion
• Implementing genuine patient oriented environments through patient privacy while maximising the use of daylight, art, colour and views

Ragnhild Aslaksen
Chief Architect, ST. OLAVS HOSPITAL
NORWAY

2.20 Designing The Right Care Environment

• The ArjoHuntleigh Guidebook for architects and planners
• Outlining sufficient space conditions for your redevelopment
• Highlighting proper aids and correct working techniques

Speaker TBC
ARJOHUNTLEIGH

2.50 Overcoming The Challenges Of Performing Redevelopments In Rural Areas To Accommodate Growing Trends And Changing Needs Of The Remote Population

• Overcoming the lack of available material by maximising on existing stock
• Looking at ways to speed up the redevelopment phases
• Looking at innovative building styles in remote centres
• Engaging with various stakeholders to understand what the demographics of the population will look like

Les Marrable
Manager Capital & Infrastructure
COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICE, WA

3.30 Afternoon Tea & Networking

4.00 PANEL DISCUSSION: Effective Change Management Processes And Applying Modern Principles Through Engagement With Staff

• Identifying core competencies for staff to sustain their ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Ensuring successful transition in changes to work systems and processes with-in a health facility
• Developing new operating techniques for staff to ensure best practice and job satisfaction
• Identifying evolving roles and matching these with most suitable personnel

4.40 Overcoming Design Implications From A Clinical Perspective

• Focusing on an integrated design of one facility yet catering for different types of patient needs
• Design of facility: considerations, consultation processes with staff, consumers and other stakeholders
• Developing future proofing design while working within a facility that has became outdated
• Working with architects, progression of design briefs with clinicians and collaborative relationships

A/Prof. D.K. Arya
Area Director Mental Health & Clinical Lead Innovation and Reform Programme
HUNTER NEW ENGLAND AREA HEALTH SERVICE, NSW

5.20 End Of Conference Day One