Program

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Thursday 21 May 2009
7.30am Registration desk opens and arrival coffee
8.30am Exhibition Opens
9.00am Opening and Welcome:  Rod Young, CEO Aged Care Association Australia
9.10am

Plenary 1
Click for Abstract The global shift in care provision within the ageing and community care markets. What are the technological challenges in this fastest growing market in the world?
Stewart Maxwell Chief Executive, Cerrus International, United Kingdom

9.50am

Plenary 2
Click for Abstract Digitally aware, connected and smarter in transforming Aged Care
Steve de Laurier National Director for Health and Life Sciences Australia New Zealand, IBM Global Business Services

10.30am Morning tea and Exhibition
11.00am Concurrent Sessions 1& 2

Concurrent 1
OPEN SOURCE COMPUTING

New service delivery models – SaaS - How it works
Arthur Petronzio, COO Majitek  

Click for AbstractOpen Source: Win, Win, Win!
David Cartwright, Senior Consultant, Doveria Pty Ltd

Click for AbstractFree Puppies and Open Source Software
Stuart Hope, Managing Director
AutumnCare

Concurrent 2 
MEDICATION MANAGEMENT

Medication Management at Trevu House
Craig Brown CEO , Trevu House and Branko Celler, CEO, Telemedcare

Click for AbstractMedication Management Case Study – The power of data and using mobility at the point of administration
Tanya Gilchrist, Samarinda Aged Services
Chris Gray Managing Director, iCare Australia

The Hatrix Experience at the Assisi Centre
Peter Staples, Executive Manager, Assisi Centre and Dr John Ainge, Managing Director iSOFT Systems

12.30pm Lunch and Exhibition
1.30pm Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent 3
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP

0 - 6000 in 2 years . . . UnitingCare Ageing’s IT into Care journey
Greg Russell, Director Information Management & Technology, UnitingCare Ageing
Lyn May, Director Care Services Policy & Planning, UnitingCare Ageing

Understanding Total Cost of Ownership
Laurie Giles , Head of Solutions, iSOFT Health

Click for AbstractGetting aged care IT projects to succeed
Victor Konijn Managing Director, Plutonic Zoo Pty Ltd

Concurrent 4
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

Click for Abstract Power to the people: utilising new technology to enhance carer, client and professional connectedness
Brad Freeman, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Assistive Independence Systems. Thomas Brand IT Architect and CTO, Assistive Independence Systems

Click for Abstract An External Observers View – what next for aged care?
Peter Wilson, Business Technology

Deployment of an organization wide application - what worked and what did not, lessons learned
Graeme Prior, CEO Hall & Prior Aged Care

3.00pm Afternoon tea and Exhibition
3.30pm Plenary 3 & 4

Click for Abstract Using Technology to Attract and Retain Staff
Silvano Basso Managing Director, Aurion Corporation Pty Ltd

4.00pm What happens when you hand out 2,000 enterprise connected Smart phones to your community care workers; a smart choice or like herding cats
Allan Turner General Manager, Information Management, Silver Chain
4.30pm Click for Abstract Aged Care - Where has it been and where is it headed? And the role technology can play in it’s future
Bill Deveney, Principal, Bill Deveney & Associates
5.00pm Close of Day One
7.00pm Aged Care Industry IT Awards Dinner, WatersEdge, Walsh Bay
 
Friday 22 May 2009
8.30am Registration Desk opens
9.00am

Plenary 5
Click for Abstract The Transformation of Aged Care Through Technology
Ross Dawson Director,  Advanced Human Technologies

9.45am

Plenary 6  Electronic Health Records
State of the Art: What’s happening around the world
George Margelis, Industry Development Manager, Intel Australia Digital Health Group

10.30am Morning tea and Exhibition
11.00am Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent 5
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

Click for AbstractSmart Incontinence Management using the SIMsystem™: a new tool for evidence-based continence care
David Barda, Chief Technology Officer, Simavita Pty Ltd

Click for AbstractImproving patient care and safety, nursing satisfaction and efficiency using Wi-Fi based RFID
Greg Skelton, CFO Prescare, Ash Hanna, Surecom

Click for AbstractThe Medical Device Partnering Program in South Australia
Karen Reynolds, Director, Medical Device Partnering Program Flinders University

Concurrent 6
DESIGNING COMMUNITY CARE

Click for Abstract Mobilising Community Health & Innovative Solutions to Increase Efficiency and Effectiveness of Community Health and Care Workers
Jodie Rugless, Project Manager, Royal District Nursing Service

Click for Abstract Connecting Community – The New Phenomenon – a Developers Perspective
Mark Davis Director, Keyvision

Click for AbstractParlez Vous IT...or ? U Spk IT?
Melissa Young, Manager, Systems and Business Development, Perth Home Care Services Inc.

12.30pm Lunch and Exhibition
1.30pm Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent 7
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP

Click for AbstractScope of Cloud Computing
Kevin Bloch, CTO, CISCO

Click for AbstractDelivering Greater Value with Less ICT $’s in the Community and Aged Care Sector
Tim Brosnan, Director, Valintus

Click for AbstractTechnology Strategy in Community Care
Jason Howie CEO, KinCare

Concurrent 8
DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT

Click for Abstract Documents, Records...Which version was that!
Simon Edwards, Managing Director,Nunatak Systems Pty Ltd

Click for AbstractFrom manual to electronic nursing documentation: the changing perceptions of caregivers
Ping Yu, Director, Health Informatics Research Laboratory, University of Wollongong

Click for AbstractImproved Management Systems in Aged Care
Graeme Wickenden CFO, Villa Maria
Cathi Johnston, Manager, System Accounting Villa Maria

3.00pm Afternoon tea and Exhibition
3.30pm Plenary 7
Click for Abstract E-Health: The Future of Aged Care
Lisa Smith, Head of Strategy and Planning, National e-Health Transition Authority
Plenary 8
ITAC 2008 Aged Care Industry IT Award Winners
4.00pm Electronic Medication Management – Outcomes from an Implementation
Tony Firth Service and Support Manager, iSOFT Systems
4.10pm Click for Abstract Utilising Information Technology to work smarter and improve outcomes for residents
Lorraine Mitchell Continuous Improvement Coordinator, Mary Ogilvy Homes Society
4.20pm Click for Abstract Tomorrow's Gateway - A New Community Care Model
Jennene Buckley,
CEO,  Feros Care
4.30pm

Plenary 9

Suri Ramanathan and members of the Aged Care Industry IT Council
4.50pm Greg Mundy CEO Aged and Community Services Australia
5.00pm ITAC 09 Close