Attendance at the 2025 RACMA Conference (Wednesday 15 & Thursday 16 October) will provide 12 CPD hours.
Workshops provide additional CPD hours in accordance with hours attended.
Monday 13 October 2025 |
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| 8:00am | Workshop Registration | Crown Ballroom Foyer |
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| WORKSHOPS – Visit the Workshops page for further details and any fees to attend | |||
| Room | Crown Ballroom 3A | Crown Ballroom 3B | Crown Ballroom 3C |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Finance and Data Foundations Dr Luis Prado and Dr Sidney Chandrasiri |
Candidate Workshop – Unique RACMA Career Pathways Professor Tony Lawler, Dr Emily Kirkpatrick, Dr John Wakefield and Dr Monica Trujillo |
Supervisors Workshop Professor Pooshan Navathe, Dr Paul Muir |
| 10:30am – 11:00am | MORNING TEA | Crown Ballroom 3 Foyer | ||
| Room | Crown Ballroom 3A | Crown Ballroom 3B | Crown Ballroom 3C |
| 11:00am – 12:30pm | Finance and Data Foundations – Continued Dr Luis Prado and Dr Sidney Chandrasiri |
Rural Health: How do health services work with the communities they serve? Dr Joe McGirr MP, Prof. Alan Sandford, Dr John Robson, Prof. Rosemary Aldrich |
Supervisors Workshop – Continued Professor Pooshan Navathe, Dr Paul Muir |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | LUNCH | Crown Ballroom 3 Foyer | ||
| Room | Crown Ballroom 3A | Crown Ballroom 3B | Crown Ballroom 3C |
| 1:30pm – 3:00pm | CCIM x RACMA: CICA Lab Innovations Workshop Richard Macliver, Dr Louise Schaper, Dr Bi Mian, Dr Amandeep Hansra, Dr Elise Putt |
Medicolegal Masterclass Dr Owen Bradfield |
Supervisors Workshop – Continued Professor Pooshan Navathe, Dr Paul Muir |
| 3:00pm – 3:30pm | AFTERNOON TEA | Crown Ballroom 3 Foyer | ||
| Room | Crown Ballroom 3A | Crown Ballroom 3B | |
| 3:30pm – 5:00pm | CCIM x RACMA: CICA Lab Innovations Workshop – Continued Richard Macliver, Dr Louise Schaper, Dr Bi Mian, Dr Amandeep Hansra, Dr Elise Putt |
Candidate Forum All Candidates invited! |
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| 5:30pm | Candidate Social Function | The Camfield 1 Roger MacKay Drive, Burswood (next to Optus Stadium) 15 min. walk from Crown Perth Sponsored by Standout Medical Careers |
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Tuesday 14 October 2025 |
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| 7:30am | Registration | Crown Ballroom Foyer | ||
| Room | Crown Ballroom 3B & 3C | ||
| 8:30am – 10:00am | RACMA Annual General Meeting | ||
| 10:00am – 10:30am | MORNING TEA | Crown Ballroom 3 Foyer | ||
| WORKSHOPS – Visit the Workshops page for further details and any fees to attend | |||
| Room | Crown Ballroom 3A | Crown Ballroom 3B | Crown Ballroom 3C |
| 10:30am – 12:00pm | Cultural Safety Workshop – Culturally complex workspaces Nadene Edmonds and Dr Josh Manukonga |
Creating strategic systems change using a Learning Health System: The MCHRI Approach Dr Jenny Proimos and Professor Erwin Loh |
Levers of Power: Politics and Medicine Masterclass Danielle Elston |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | LUNCH | Crown Ballroom 3 Foyer | ||
| Room | Crown Ballroom 3A | Crown Ballroom 3B | Crown Ballroom 3C |
| 1:00pm – 2:30pm | Cultural Safety Workshop – Culturally complex workspaces – Continued Nadene Edmonds and Dr Josh Manukonga |
Private Health Workshop Dr Paul Eleftheriou |
Media and Crisis Management Masterclass Dr David Hawkins, SOCOM |
| 4:30pm – 6:30pm | Conferment Ceremony and Langford Oration Gowning and photos from 2 pm (M3) |
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| Room | Crown Ballroom 1 | ||
| Langford Oration | Justin Untersteiner, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency | |||
| 6:30pm – 8:30pm | Welcome Reception | Crown Ballroom 2 Exhibition Opens |
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Wednesday 15 October 2025 |
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| 6:30am – 7:15am | Morning Yoga: Flow into focus (bookings required) Great Lawn – if raining, this will be cancelled |
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| 7:45am – 8:45am | Breakfast Session – this is an additional fee to attend | ||
| Room | Crown Ballroom 3C | ||
“Medical leaders of the future” by Nous This breakfast session will explore what it means and what is required to be a medical leader of the future, together with an international expert panel. Shirley Bowen, Director General, WA Health Andrew Robertson, Chief Health Officer for WA Health Emily Kirkpatrick, Managing Director EKology Group and former Deputy Chief Public Health Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officer in SA Health Amandeep Hansra, Chief Clinical Adviser Australian Digital Health Agency Andrew Stripp, Chief Executive Epworth Healthcare Group |
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| 8:30am | Registration | Crown Ballroom Foyer | ||
| 9:00am – 9:30am | OFFICIAL OPENING |
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| Room | Crown Ballroom 1 | ||
| Welcome to Country | Uncle Kevin Fitzgerald | |||
| Welcome by RACMA President | Professor Erwin Loh, National Director of Medical Services, Calvary Health Care | |||
| Official Opening | Dr Shirley Bowen, Director General, WA Health | |||
| 9:30am – 10:15am | Keynote Speakers | ||
| Chair | Dr Francis Lee |
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| 9:30am – 9:40am | Dr Kidong Park Director of Data, Strategy and Innovation, WHO |
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| 9:40am – 10:00am | How medical leaders should embrace the future Dr Chris Longhurst CCIO, UCSD |
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| 10:00am – 10:15am | The role of a clinician in the age of AI Dr Louise Schaper Director, Health Intelligence |
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| 10:15am – 10:45am | MORNING TEA, EXHIBITION & POSTERS | Crown Ballroom 2 | ||
| 10:45am – 12:15pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||
| Digital Health (Insights within Healthcare Organisations) |
Abstract Presentations – Session 1 | Workforce | |
| Room | Crown Ballroom 1 | Crown Ballroom 3A | Crown Ballroom 3B |
| Chair | Dr Lisa Sorger | Chair | Dr Georga Cooke | Chair | David Platt | |
| Session Overview | This session brings together digital health leaders from across the world to provide insights and updates, speak about current challenges and future directions within healthcare organisation and regions covered, which include USA, Israel, India, China, Hong Kong, Singapore. | 7 minute presentation, plus a group Q&A panel discussion | This session brings together medical workforce representatives from various aspects of Australia’s health care sector (federal, state, remote/rural, private) and New Zealand to provide updates, speak about current challenges and future direction based on their organisation. |
| Dr Chris Longhurst CCIO, UCSD |
Embracing the future medical officer workforce – innovations, challenges and opportunities for non-traditional RACMA training roles Professor Anthony Lawler & Dr Catherine Brogan |
A/Professor Susan Wearne Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Senior Medical Adviser, Health Workforce Division |
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| Professor Alastair Mah Vice President, Medical Affairs, United Family Healthcare |
How the Medical Training Survey longitudinal data is being used to drive improvements in culture Dr Brooke Sheldon |
Dr Andrew Jamieson Deputy Chief Medical Officer, WA Health |
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| Dr Sai Praveen Haranath SVP for Medical and Strategy, Apollo Health |
Delivering Accessible and Culturally Sensitive Paediatric Care to Aboriginal Communities Dr Raymond Wen |
Dr Rex Prabhu Chair, Clinical Governance Committee & Board Member, RDHS |
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| Dr Jeremy Lim Director, NUS Public Health |
Shorter Stays, Stronger Outcomes: Inside the Digital Transformation of Joint Care at Mater Townsville Garbrielle Dockray |
Dr Lloyd McCann Chief Executive Officer, Tamaki Health |
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| Idan Goldberger CEO, Australian Friends of Sheba Medical Centre |
Short Term Change for Long Term Gains: A Model of Care Change Story Dr Rajdeep Ubeja |
Dr Jemma Hogan General Manager, Medical Workforce & Education, SJOG Australia |
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| Followed by Panel Discussion |
Navigating medication safety with electronic medical records: dual-phase implementation insights in women’s and children’s care A/Professor Dylan Mordaunt |
Marshall Watson Consultant Psychiatrist, Flinders Medical Centre |
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| AI-Powered Discharge Forecasting: A Transformer Model to Revolutionise Hospital Bed Flow Dr Odette Pheiffer |
Followed by Panel Discussion |
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| Followed by Panel Discussion | |||
| 12:15pm – 1:15pm | LUNCH, EXHIBITION & POSTERS | Crown Ballroom 2 SIG’s Networking Lunch | Crown Ballroom 3C |
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| 1:15pm – 2:45pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||
| Digital Health (Insights Beyond Hospitals) |
Abstract Presentations – Session 2 | Culture & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Panel | |
| Room | Crown Ballroom 1 | Crown Ballroom 3A | Crown Ballroom 3B |
| Chair | Dr Adrija Basu |
Chair | Dr Jitendra Jain | Chair | Dr Helen McArdle | |
| Session Overview | This session brings together digital health leaders from across the world to provide insights and updates beyond the traditional hospital setting, speak about current challenges and future directions. | 7-minute presentation, plus a group Q&A panel discussion | This session showcases various aspects of medical culture and the progress done to improve workplace culture in healthcare organisations, as well as DEI initiatives from speakers with various perspectives, which include the College, A Better Culture. Advancing Women in Health Leadership (AWHL), New Zealand, Western Australia, and other medical colleges in Australia. |
| Dr Amandeep Hansra Chief Clinical Advisor, ADHA; Director CCIM |
Strengthening technical governance in Australian healthcare: a framework for safety, quality and innovation Dr Emily Kirkpatrick |
Dr Sarah Newman Assistant Medical Director, DHASWA |
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| Dr Lloyd McCann Chief Executive Officer, Tamaki Health |
Embedding inclusive leadership in medicine: progress and lessons from the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh) Dr Maryann Ferreux |
A/Professor George Eskander Chief Clinical Operating Officer, WA Health |
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| Dr Simon Kos Global Chief Medical Officer, Heidi Health |
Training Enhances Appreciation, Mindset, and Understanding in Practice – A feasibility study: TEAM-UP Dr Samuel Gluck |
Dr Jillann Farmer CEO, A Better Culture |
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| Dr Monica Trujillo Chief Health & Risk Officer, Telstra Health |
Patient-Centred Care: Aligning Clinical Excellence with Organisational Outcomes Dr Jerry Abraham Alex |
Dr Joshua Manukonga Middlemore Hospital, Auckland |
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| Dr Alexander Ng President, Tencent Health |
Carbon Literacy at SWSLHD: The Strongest Predictor of Sustainability Behaviour Dr Odette Pheiffer |
Dr Jenny Proimos
Advancing Women in Healthcare Leadership, Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation |
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| Followed by Panel Discussion |
Right Doctor, Right Term: Optimising Resident Medical Officer Allocations with Large Language Models Dr Anthony Deacon |
Marshall Watson Consultant Psychiatrist, Flinders Medical Centre |
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| Planning for the Future: Resource Optimisation and Budget Impact of Genomic Testing in Australian Healthcare Administration A/Professor Dylan Mordaunt |
Dr Ajitha Nair Principal Medical Advisor, Department of Health (WA Health) |
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| Implementing a protocol-driven same-day discharge post-appendicectomy model: A quality care transformation at Campbelltown Hospital Dr Odette Pheiffer |
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| Followed by Panel Discussion | |||
| 2:45pm – 3:30pm | AFTERNOON TEA, EXHIBITION & POSTERS | Crown Ballroom 2 | ||
| 2:55pm – 3:20pm | Chair | Dr Densearn Seo Poster Presentations (back of Exhibition Hall) – Posters #3, #5, #6, #8, #9, #12, #13, #19, #20, #24 |
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| 3:30pm – 5:00pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||
| Digital Health (Australasia) | Margaret Tobin Presentations | Leadership Across Contexts Panel | |
| Room | Crown Ballroom 1 | Crown Ballroom 3A | Crown Ballroom 3B |
| Chair | Dr Monica Trujillo | Chair | Prof. Alan Sandford AM | Chair | Dr Bennie Ng | |
| Session Overview | This session brings together digital health leaders from APAC and Australasia to provide updates, speak about current challenges and future direction on different aspects based on their organisations, which include the College, federal, aged care, general practice. | The Challenge Award was renamed in 2002 in honour of RACMA Fellow Dr Margaret Tobin, who was tragically murdered in her office building that year. A specialist psychiatrist, Dr Tobin was a great exemplar of the modern mental health leader, who always had time for teaching, mentoring, support and advice. The award recognises Dr Tobin’s contribution to RACMA and her passion in developing leadership in the field of mental health. | This session is a panel discussion with medical leaders from across Australasia who are currently in or have held vital leadership roles in the public or private health care sector. The panel will share their leadership journeys, insights and wisdom with the audience. |
| Dr Paul Miles Director Digital Health, ACSQHC |
Dr Brooke Sheldon TAS Representative |
Dr Debbie Holdsworth Director Funding at Te Whatu Ora, Auckland, Waitemata and Counties |
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| Mr Daniel Spencer Case Manager, MDA National |
Dr Albert Wu NZ Representative |
Dr Shane Kelly Former State Manager (WA), Ramsay Health Care, MBBS MBA MPH FRACMA FCHSM CHE FAICD |
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| Dr Lloyd McCann Chief Executive Officer, Tamaki Health |
Dr Sam Gluck SA Representative |
Dr Audrey Koay Executive Director, Department of Health WA |
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| Dr George Margelis Independent Chair, Aged Care Industry Technology Council |
Dr Jake Bray-Butler VIC Representative |
Professor Tony Lawler Deputy Secretary, Health Products Regulation Group, Department of Health and Aged Care |
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| Peter Sprivulis Deputy-Chair, Council for Connected Care, ADHA; CCIO , WA Health |
Dr Nusrat Mohamed NSW Representative |
Dr David Russell-Weisz RW Health Consulting |
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| Dr Sean Stevens RACGP Digital Health Chair |
Dr Jillian Gardner QLD Representative |
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| Followed by Panel Discussion |
Dr Jemma Hogan WA Representative |
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| 7:00pm – 11:30 pm | Gala Dinner “Pearls by Candlelight” Astral Ballroom, Crown PerthSpecial Guests: Hon Meredith Hammat BA MIR MLA WA Minister for Health; Mental HealthEmily Hamilton MLA WA Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education; Early Childhood; Preventative Health; Wheatbelt |
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Thursday 16 October 2025 |
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| 6:30am – 7:15am | Morning Yoga: Flow into focus (bookings required) Great Lawn – if raining, this will be cancelled |
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| 8:15am – 9:15am | Breakfast Session – this is an additional fee to attend | ||
| Room | Crown Ballroom 3C | ||
| “The Role of Medical Leaders in Research Innovation and Translation” This breakfast session will explore the role of medical leaders in research innovation and translation in Australia, together with an international expert panel. Prof. Sharath Sriram, Chief Scientist of Western Australia Dr Chris Longhurst, CCIO, UCSD Dr Jeremy Lim, Director, NUS Public Health Dr Sai Praveen Haranath, SVP for Medical and Strategy, Apollo Health Idan Goldberger, CEO, Australian Friends of Sheba Medical Centre Dr Stefan Herrar, Director, AI for Science, CSIRO Special Guest:Hon Stephen Dawson MLC WA Minister for Medical Research; Science and Innovation; Regional Development; Ports; Kimberley |
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| 9:00am | Registration | Crown Ballroom Foyer | ||
| 9:30am – 10:15am | Panel Discussion | Medical Board of Australia expedited specialist pathway changes for medical leaders | ||
| Room | Crown Ballroom 1 | ||
| Chair | Dr Hash Abdeen | |||
| Dr Susan O’Dwyer Chair, Medical Board of Australia |
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| Professor Erwin Loh President, RACMA |
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| Dr Kyle Hoath AMA WA President |
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| A/Professor Susan Wearne Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Senior Medical Adviser, Health Workforce Division |
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| Dr Kenneth Clark Medical Council of New Zealand |
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| 10:15am – 10:45am | MORNING TEA, EXHIBITION & POSTERS | Crown Ballroom 2 | ||
| 10:45am – 12:15pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||
| Innovations x AIDH – AI-Related |
Education & Research | Creative Careers x CCIM Panel 1 | |
| Room | Crown Ballroom 1 | Crown Ballroom 3A | Crown Ballroom 3B |
| Chair | Laura Christaens |
Chair | A/Prof. Alastair Mah | Chair | Dr Elise Putt | |
| Session Overview | This is a collaborative session together with the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) team which brings insights into AI-related innovations from various professional perspectives. | This session brings together medical leaders from various parts of the world to discuss the current education and research landscape, the challenges and future directions. Speakers come from USA, India, Singapore, China/HK, New Zealand and Australia. | This is a collaboration panel discussion session with Creative Careers in Medicine (CCIM) team, featuring doctors who have taken interesting and diverse paths through their careers. The panel will share their career journeys, insights and wisdom with the audience. |
| Dr Louise Schaper Director, Health Intelligence |
Dr Chris Longhurst CCIO, UCSD |
Dr Amandeep Hansra Chief Clinical Advisor, ADHA; Director, CCIM |
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| Dr Stefan Harrer Director, AI for Science, CSIRO |
Dr Sai Praveen Haranath SVP for Medical and Strategy, Apollo Health |
Dr Fiona Lander Assoc. Partner, McKinsey & Company |
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| Idan Goldberger CEO, Australian Friends of Sheba Medical Centre |
Dr Jeremy Lim Director, NUS Public Health |
Professor Tony Lawler Chief Medical Officer, Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care |
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| Dr Alex Jenkins Director, WA Data Science Innovation Hub, Curtain University |
Dr Kenneth Clark Medical Council of New Zealand |
Creative Careers x CCIM Panel 2 | |
| Dr Yuliya Karpievitch Artificial Intelligence and Data Scientist, UWA |
Professor Susannah Ahern Head, Clinical Outcomes data Reporting and Research Program, Monash University |
Dr Michael Winlo Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Emyria |
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| Followed by Panel Discussion |
Followed by Panel Discussion |
Dr Sarah Newman Assistant Medical Director, DHASWA |
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| Dr Bi Mian Lead Investor and Co-Founder, Australian Medical Angels |
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| Dr Bennie Ng Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Medical Association (WA) |
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| 12:15pm – 1:15pm | LUNCH, EXHIBTION & POSTERS | Crown Ballroom 2 AFRACMA Networking Lunch (Sponsored by Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care) | Crown Ballroom 3C |
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| 1:15pm – 2:45pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||
| Innovations x AIDH – Digital Health |
Models of Care | ||
| Room | Crown Ballroom 1 | Crown Ballroom 3A | |
| Chair | Amanda Mulcahy |
Chair | Dr Anthony Osbrough | ||
| Session Overview | This is a collaborative session together with the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) team which brings insights into digital health innovations from various professional perspectives. | This session showcases speakers from various organisations who have planned and implemented different models of care, their current state, challenges and future directions. Models of care include emergency telehealth services, palliative telehealth services, coordinated state-wide clinical services, ambulatory care, value-based health care and aged care services. | |
| Dr Chris Longhurst CCIO, UCSD |
Dr George Margelis Independent Chair, Aged Care Industry Technology Council |
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| Professor Susannah Ahern Head, Clinical Outcomes data Reporting and Research Program, Monash University |
Dr Sumit Sinha Roy Executive Director, EMR Program, WA Health |
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| Dr Margaret Shaw Director Medical Services, Mater Health, Queensland |
Dr Justin Yeung Medical Director, Command Centre, WACHS |
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| Dr Michael Winlo Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Emyria |
Professor Kirsten Auret AM & Steph Barrett WACHS Palliative Care Program |
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| Dr Samir Heble Acting Executive Director of Medical Services, WA Country Health Service (WACHS) |
Dr Emily Muxlow Director of Ambulatory Services WA, Silverchain |
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| A/Professor George Eskander Chief Clinical Operating Officer, WA Health |
Dr Andy Papa Adams Chief Medical Officer and GM Member Outcomes, HBF |
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| 2:45pm – 3:30pm | AFTERNOON TEA, EXHIBITION & POSTERS | Crown Ballroom 2 | ||
| 2:55pm – 3:20pm | Chair | Dr Densearn Seo Poster Presentations (back of Exhibition Hall) – Posters #2, #7, #10, #14, #22, #25, #26 |
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| 3:30pm – 4:15pm | Debate | RACMA should become the College to train all health system leaders, not just medical practitioner leaders | ||
| Room | Crown Ballroom 1 | ||
| Moderator | Professor Erwin Loh Adjudicator | Dr Debbie Holdsworth |
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| FOR TEAM: Professor Alan Sandford (FRACMA), Executive Director Medical Services, NT Health Dr Charles Phillis (AFRACMA), Chief Medical Officer (Logic Health & MediConnect Health Solutions) Dr Shweta Nair (Candidate), Medical Administration Registrar, Western Health |
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| AGAINST TEAM: Dr Daryl-Anne Elias (FRACMA), Director of Medical Services, Royal North Shore Hospital Dr Nicole Hancock (AFRACMA), Deputy Director, General Medicine, Alfred Health Dr Josh Manukonga (Candidate), Clinical Quality and Risk Manager, Te Whatu Ora – Counties Manukau |
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| 4:15pm – 4:30pm | Closing comments and handover to 2026 | ||