Featuring Cutting Edge Insights from Leading Health Infrastructure Experts including:

  • Liza Tomlinson
    Acting Director Corporate Services
    TOWNSVILLE HEALTH SERVICE DISTRICT
  • Glenn Hokin
    Redevelopment Manager
    MACKAY BASE HOSPITAL
  • Brett Hudson
    Associate Director
    PEDDLE THORP ARCHITECTS

Meeting Future Healthcare Demands through Energy Efficient, Flexible and User Group Centric Design

As the Australian population grows, combined with changing needs of the Australian Health System, the necessity to provide facilities that can cope with that growth is increasing. If the facilities within each region cannot accommodate the population it will leave patients at risk of not having the right medical assistance available, putting those patients at risk of their health deteriorating. The key is for the Department of Health Queensland to develop Queensland Health Hospitals, Queensland Health Mental Health facilities and other health infrastructure through adopting a user centered approach to health facilities design, and embrace technology such as Building Information Modelling that can assist in to planning, design, procurement and delivery of the digital hospital and other health facilities.

Why is Designing and Building Energy Efficient, Sustainable and Cost Effective Facilities so Important to Ensuring Future Healthcare Demands are Met?

As the Australian demographic changes so does the needs of patients, staff and visitors that use them so maximising the potential of a limited budget is becoming harder. Whether you are expanding, building, maintaining or retrofitting a health facility it is critical that you keep tight control of costs and maximize funding in the right areas.

As many Queensland projects move through their lifecycle from the business and master plan stages to design, construction and operational phases, Health Facilities Design and Development 2012 will provide an eye opening educational forum where knowledge, new ideas, best practice and real world learning experiences can be shared amongst healthcare specialists. Providing 16 case studies from Queensland, the event will highlight the specific challenges, techniques and methodologies on new and existing facilities. And combine it with networking opportunities to share ideas with peers and competitors.

Ensuring User Group Focused Outcomes and Improving Recovery Times:

Sustainable design, construction and development of health facilities is key to achieve patient centricity and 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 throughout the process.

Health Facilities Design and Development is a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals, construction contractors, architects, consulting engineers, state and federal government to share insights and strategies on how to collaborate effectively to achieve the shared objectives.

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

  • Meet current and future healthcare demands through energy efficient, sustainable, flexible and costs effective health facilities
  • Providing user group centric facilities that are fit for purpose and contribute to improving healing times
  • Securing and maximising funding allocation to develop and manage cost effective facilities

How to Develop the Best Facilities and Maximise Budget:

These 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.

Key Topics Addressed:

  • Application of Evidence Based Design Principles in the Gold Coast University Hospital
  • Achieving Tight Project Timelines for Client Handover through Advanced Planning and Sequencing
  • Maintaining and Improving Patient Care through Developing Quality Education Facilities
  • Improving Healing Times through Intelligent, Patient Focused Design
  • Effective Planning and Response Solutions to Rapidly Changing Equipment and Technology
  • Proactive Strategies to Ensure Continuity of Health Facilities
  • Managing the Complexities Associated with Ensuring Facilities Remain Fully Functional
  • Overcoming the Challenges Associated with Offsite Parking and Creating Sufficient Transport Access Links
  • Effective Strategies for Commissioning Hospital Construction: Steps and Stages
  • Ready, Steady, Go: Managing the Logistical Challenges of Decanting a Large Scale Health Facility
  • Aligning Design Principles to Match Patient Needs
  • The Role of Design in Flexibility, Cost Reduction and Time Management
  • Enhancing Project Delivery Performance through the Managing Contractor Method
  • Retrofitting for Energy Efficiency: Carbon Foot Printing to Measure Performance of your Facility
  • Retrofitting Health Facilities to Accommodate New Equipment and Supporting ICT Infrastructure
  • New South Wales Health Infrastructure Sub-acute Programme

Who Will I Meet?

Australian Health Facilities Design and Development 2012 has been developed for:

  • CEO’s
  • COO’s
  • CIO’s
  • Facility Planner/Planning Manager/Master Planners
  • Project Managers/Directors
  • Directors of Nursing
  • Departmental Heads
  • Director Capital Works
  • BIM Managers
  • BIM Modellers
  • BIM Architects
  • Infrastructure Managers
  • Engineering Managers
  • Procurement Managers
  • Quality Managers
  • Redevelopment/Development Managers
  • Facilities Managers
  • Operations Managers
  • Construction Managers
  • Design Managers
  • State Managers
  • Architects
  • Designers
  • Researchers
  • Consultants

This will cover industry leaders from:

  • Federal Government
  • State Government
  • Area Health Boards
  • Contractors
  • Architects
  • Private Hospitals
  • Public Hospitals
  • Superclinics/Super Clinics
  • Aged Care Facilities
  • Consulting Engineers
  • Banks
  • Primary Healthcare
  • Mental Health Institutes

2 Strategic Days Including

  • Numerous Queensland developments, redevelopments and expansions
  • Comprehensive coverage of planning, design and delivery mechanisms
  • Focused technical presentations and workshops
  • Interactive discussions including expert led panels and roundtables
  • Presence of prospective buyers
  • Networking opportunities with peers, competitors and solution providers
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