 Acute
Home Care and Disease Management 2002
The 2002 conference, Acute Home Care and Disease Management 2002,
was held on 25th and 26th July 2002 at Crown Casino Entertainment
Complex in Melbourne. Around 300 delegates attended the conference.
The first day focused on disease management and the second day
focused on hospital in the home. Feedback from the conference has
been significantly positive with the majority of delegates documenting
that they found the conference “excellent”. Comments
included:
- Very high standard, look forward to future conferences
- I have gained a lot of information as well as useful contacts
- The best most relevant conference I have been to in years
- Fantastic conference, learnt so much from speakers & networking
Keynote presentations were provided by international speakers,
Mr Warren Todd and Dr Neal Friedman. Presenters and presentation
titles are listed below. Most of the conference presentations are
available for viewing on the '2002 conference CD'. All conference
delegates received a copy of the CD. Copies of the CD can be ordered
by emailing at aca@alfred.org.au
Day 1
Meeting the Chronic Disease Challenge: Disease Management
Strategies from the US
Speaker: Mr Warren Todd
Executive Director, Disease Management Association of America
Disease Management Programs in Action: Examples of Structure,
Process and Outcomes
Speaker: Dr Neal Friedman
Endocrinologist, Clinical A/Professor, Dept of Medicine, University
of NY
The Utility of Multimedia Technology in Disease Management
Speaker: Dr Matthew Cullen
Co-President McKesson Asia-Pacific Pty Ltd
An Evaluation of the Impact of a Diabetes Disease Management
Program on the Costs of Private Hospital Episodes of Care –
the Context, the Design, the Outcomes
Speaker: Mr Dan Hook
CEO Australian Health Management Group
Disease Management for Complex Medical Patients
Speaker: Dr Marco Bonollo
Consultant Nephrologist, Renal Unit, General Physician, Professorial
General Medical Unit, The Alfred
Panel Discussion: Issues in Disease Management
Chair: Professor John McNeil, Head, Monash Department of Epidemiology
& Preventive Medicine
The Chronic Disease Self Management Course. A pathway to
greater control
Speaker: Ms Liz Bongetti, Senior Health Educator, Self-Management,
Arthritis Foundation of Victoria
Sharing Health Care Initiative
Speaker: Ms Rachel Balmanno
Director, General Practice Interface Section, Population Health
Division, Commonwealth Department of Health & Ageing, ACT
The NSW Chronic & Complex Care Program
Speaker: Mr John Slater, Quality and Clinical Policy Branch, NSW
Health, NSW
Does Disease Management Have a Role in the Prevention of
ED Presentations
and Hospital Admissions?
Speaker: Ms Sue Daly, Project Manager, Emergency Demand Coordination
Group, Victorian Department of Human Services, VIC
The Private Health Funds Perspective of Disease Management
Speaker: Mr Russell Schneider,
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Health Insurance Association
ACT
Day 2
A. Establishing HITH Outcome Benchmarks B.
A New Simplified HITH Treatment Protocol for Cellulitis
Speaker: Professor Lindsay Grayson
Professor of Infectious Diseases, Austin and Repatriation Medical
Centre. VIC
Wound Care for HITH
Speaker: Mr Geoff Sussman
Director, Wound Education & Research Group, Victorian College
of Pharmacy, Monash University VIC
Home Infusion Therapy: Self-administration & Sustainability
Speaker: Mr John Hedley
Director of Pharmacy, Sydney Adventist Hospital NSW
HITH & Emergency Medicine
Speaker: Dr Marcus Kennedy
Director, Emergency Department, Eastern Health VIC
Hospital in the Nursing Home
Speaker: Dr Gideon Caplan
Director, Post Acute Care, Prince of Wales NSW
A Prospective Multi-Site Trial of the Hospital In The Home
Acuity & Dependency Scale (HADS)
Speaker: A/Professor Nick Santamaria
Principal Research Scientist, Ambulatory & Community Services,
The Alfred & Melbourne University VIC
Evaluation of a Model of Rehabilitation Therapy In The
Home
Speaker: A/Professor John Olver
Director, Rehabilitation Services, Caulfield General Medical Centre
and Bethesda Rehabilitation, Epworth Hospital and Monash University
VIC
Anaphylaxis
Speaker: Dr Jo Douglass
Deputy Director and Head Asthma & Allergy Unit, The Alfred and
Monash University. VIC
|
