Stephen Leeder is Chair of the Western Sydney Local Health District Board in NSW. He took the job because he saw the potential of linking the health network with the new Medicare Local there. His research in recent years has emphasised the necessity for better linkage for people with chronic illness. He is a stuanch believer in information technology as a means to build communication. His major career interests have been in epidmeiology, public health, medical education and health policy.
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Keynote: Saving lives and relieving suffering in general practice: how we will recover our central mission within the new structures
Glenn has over 20 year’s experience in leadership in executive management positions within the Australian hospital and primary healthcare sectors.
Glenn is currently Chief Executive Officer of Ballan District Health & Care where he presided over the building and development of Australia’s first Commonwealth GP Super Clinic.
Glenn was also principal consultant with GR Health Consulting where he provided strategic planning and organizational capacity building advice to the health and medical sectors.
Glenn’s health industry experience, leadership skills and qualifications in psychology, business management and development studies have been well recognized by Federal and State Governments and healthcare organizations throughout Australia.
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Case Study: The GP Super Clinic program objectives in practice: A critical reflection
Panel Discussion: Filling the gaps amongst various stakeholders in integrated primary health care
A general practitioner involved in health system change for more than a decade, Di is the Chair of the NSW General Practice Advisory Council, a member of the NSW Health Care Advisory Council and Co-Chair of the Primary and Community Health Advisory Committee. Di also chairs WentWest: a large regional general practice training provider and one of only two such organisations to also manage divisional services. She has just stepped down after eight years as an RACGP Board member and Chair of the college’s NSW & ACT Faculty, and currently chairs the college’s National Presidential Task Force on Health System Reform.
Through NSW Health, Di is very involved in, and committed to, the evolution of HealthOne NSW, and sees this as a key strategy in building local partnerships between general practitioners, community health, other local services and the communities they serve. The development of a HealthOne community hub model in Mt Druitt is becoming a wonderful example of how such partnerships can form an effective local support platform for significantly disadvantaged patients, families and their carers while making health professionals’ lives more satisfying.
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Working with Medicare Locals to enhance primary health care services
Improving healthcare through integration
The infrastructure of Australia’s health care system is overloaded due to avoidable hospital admissions, increased chronic disease and demand for aged care.
With a powerful reform agenda the Australian government is committed to invest heavily in upgrading general practices and developing GP Super Clinics. They are also dedicated to improving Aboriginal Medical Services and access to integrated GP and primary health care services.
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Strategic and business planning for integrated primary health care providers
Pre-Conference Workshop
Tuesday 27th March, 2012
9:00am – 4:00pm
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How to recruit doctors and specialists in rural and remote areas
Post-Conference Workshop
Friday 30th March, 2012
9:00am – 4:00pm
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