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E-Health Forum

The AMA convened an E-Health Forum on 7th and 8th December 2005 in Canberra.

The AMA's leadership in E-Health was further demonstrated when it convened an E-Health Forum held on 7th and 8th December 2005 in Canberra. The AMA has been a major player and the key opinion leader on E-Health in Australia and this Forum represented a significant milestone in the development of medical profession, industry and consumer partnerships to progress the key issues. The aim of the Forum was to raise the level of debate on E-Health beyond specific projects, pilots, activities or specific standards to one that focused on connectivity as the foundation for progress on E-Health, how the agreed "vision" might or should be financed and health sector and industry partnerships as the wave of the future to make the connected clinician a reality.

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FORUM AGENDA (DAY 1)
Introduction and Welcome

Introduction - Dr Peter Garcia-Webb, Chair AMA Expert Advisory Committee on Information Technology
Welcome - Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, President, Australian Medical Association

Session 1: Expectations - the Vision for E-Health
Industry perspective: Mr Philip Bullock, CEO, IBM Australia
Medical profession perspective: Dr John Aloizos AM, GP member of the Australian Health Information Council
Consumer perspective: Ms Heather Grain, Lecturer in Health Informatics, LaTrobe University
Discussion and debate

Session 2: Behavioural Change as an Obstacle
Dr John Youngman
Professor Johanna Westbrook, Centre for Health Informatics, University of NSW
Discussion and debate

Session 3: The Hole in the Plan - Neglecting Provider and User Consultation
Industry perspective: Mr Tom Bowden, CEO, HealthLink Ltd Australia
Medical profession perspective: Professor Enrico Coiera, Centre for Health Informatics, University of NSW
Consumer perspective: Mr Martyn Goddard
Discussion and debate

Lessons from Australian Banking - Ms Leslie Martin, Executive General Manager, Commonwealth Bank

(DAY 2)
Minister for Health and Ageing, Mr Tony Abbott
- Communique delivered by Mr Ken Ticehurst

The Role of Government - debate facilitated by Dr Peter Garcia-Webb

Session 4: Connectivity as the Foundation
Professor Michael Georgeff, Professor Health & IT, Monash University
Dr Mark Parrish, IBM Australia
Discussion and debate

Session 5: The Patient Journey - Identifying the Gaps
Industry perspective: Mr Jeff Parker, independent consultant
Medical profession perspective: Dr Carmel Simpson, GP
Aged care perspective: Mr Francis Sullivan, CEO, Catholic Health
Discussion and debate

Session 6: Connected Clinicians - what do we need to fill the gaps?
Industry perspective: Dr Jeffrey Tobias, Cisco Systems
Medical profession perspective 1: Dr Andrew Siegmund, Goldfields Project
Medical profession perspective 2: Dr Philip Dubois, AMA Radiologist Craft Group
Discussion and debate

Session 7: Financing the Vision in Australia
Government perspective: Mr Philip Davies, Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing
Industry perspective: Mr Greg McAnulty, Microsoft Australia
Public health perspective: Dr Louisa Jorm, NSW Health
Discussion and debate

Session 8: Industry and Health Sector Partnerships
Industry perspective: Ms Vivien Rowland, Optus
Medical profession perspective: Dr Peter Garcia-Webb, AMA

Forum Wrap-up
Pulling in all together - Jill Maxwell, Forum Facilitator
Forum Close - Dr Mukesh Haikerwal

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