What Is the Main Focus of the Conference?

Sustainable design, construction and development of health facilities is key to achieving patient centricity and to meet the government guidelines; it is therefore essential that you fully understand how to plan, design, construct, redevelop, manage and co-ordinate with all stakeholders effectively.

This event will share invaluable information from organisations that have developed solutions to successfully manage and overcome these issues.

• Future proofing health facilities through innovative and sustainable design features
• Ensuring patient and staff centricity within the design process to assist with improved recovery time
• Enhancing communication and interpretation between all stakeholders for a smoother project process

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What Topics will be Covered?

The sessions will cover the central challenges faced by all stakeholders involved in the planning, design, development and commissioning of hospital facilities! Presentations, panel sessions and discussions will combine to cover themes such as future proofing, delivery models, infection control, funding, design challenges, innovative techniques/technologies and more. You will hear a range of experiences and perspectives from across Australia and overseas, all maintaining a case study focus with learning outcomes that can help your project with practical advice and insights into common pitfalls and areas of difficulty.

Session topics include:

• Managing User Groups throughout Design and Development of Healthcare Facilities
• Effective Procurement Strategies to Optimise the Project Process
• Future Proofing Health Facilities to Accommodate Redevelopment
• Discussing the Importance of Interdepartmental and External Stakeholder Communication
• Building Information Modelling in Health: Revitalisation of Hospital Planning and Development
• Retrofitting Healthcare Facilities
• Public Private Partnerships and the Value Add Provided to Assist Redevelopment of your Facility
• Early Contractor Involvement As an Effective Procurement Model
• Ensuring Continuous Functionality of your Facility throughout Redevelopment
• Providing Flexible Building Design to Allow for Future Modification and Expansion