Mind the Gap - quality and safety

followed by HISA Victoria AGM

Where: Deloitte, 550 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000 When: 19 June, 5:30 - 8:30 PM (AGM from 8.00 PM) Cost: Non-members $25, members free

Dr Paul Ireland has long-standing professional interests in public health and clinical practice. Paul’s involvement in health services research and clinical practice improvement goes back to the late 1990s when he worked as Deputy Director of the National Cancer Control Initiative. Following a stint as Program Director at the National Institute of Clinical Studies and a period running his own consulting business specialising in knowledge translation, Paul took up the position of Manager of the Victorian Quality Council where he also had responsibilities for the Victorian Department of Health's knowledge management functions relating to health care quality and safety. With the creation of the Commission for Hospital Improvement, Paul manages the Quality Programs unit.

Professor Hal Swerissen is a leader in health policy, management and program development, particularly in the analysis, evaluation and quality improvement in primary health and community services.  He is currently Pro Vice Chancellor (Strategic Projects) and Professor of Public Health at La Trobe University.  He was previously Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences. He holds a number of health related board appointments. He has published more than 150 books, articles, reports and conference papers on health and community services, policy and program development and evaluation.

Neville Board leads the Information Strategy and Safety in e-health programs at the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. His team is developing national indicators and datasets for health care quality measurement, a standard "core” for hospital patient experience surveys, and national arrangements for clinical quality registries. Concurrently, the group developing standards for laboratory online order entry and results reporting systems for surveillance of healthcare associated infection (HAIs), and developing cumulative antibiogram standards to support the national approach the antimicrobial stewardship, and publishes guides for establishing hospital electronic medication management and discharge systems. Previously, Mr Board has worked in clinical, informatics and healthcare management roles in Australian and abroad.

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