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Call for Abstracts

Submissions for presentations and posters now

open until midnight 19 July 2015.

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Outpatients:

Accelerating Flow and Improving Service Integration

19-20 October 2015

Royal on the Park, Corner Albert & Alice Streets

Brisbane QLD Australia

Presenters at this seminar will showcase their innovations programs and share their

knowledge on outpatient service improvement with 20 minute presentations on topics

such as:

1. Reconciling demand and capacity to drive throughput and reduce

wait lists

managing ratio and discharge strategies to generate capacity

contribution of activity based funding as a driver for improved service delivery

data collection as a tool for predicting future resource requirements

2. Improving referrals, referral management, bookings and scheduling etc

(eg through centralised hubs etc)

3. Successful pathways that cover the continuum of care from referral to

discharge

4. Innovations in service and care integration (including acute, hospital

avoidance, ambulatory, intermediary, primary care networks, GP Super

Clinics, community and outreach services)

5. Clinical redesign and flow improvement strategies

6. Patient focused models of care (including nurse/allied health led,

reduce burden of patient transport etc)

7. Stakeholder engagement strategies that have delivered demonstrable

outcomes for outpatients

Public private partnerships

New business models that create opportunities to improve capacity

8. Information technologies as a tool for supporting the integrated

delivery of efficient outpatient services

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Partners and sponsors welcomed. A sponsorship brochure will be available shortly.

Call for Abstracts

GUIDELINES

For Abstract Submissions

All abstracts should be submitted on line at http://www.changechampions.com.au.

The open calls for abstracts are visible on the home page of the website.

Your abstract will only be considered if it is set out as follows:

I. Title

II. Name of presenter i.e. first name + surname

III. Position title

IV. Organisation

V. State

VI. Additional authors i.e. first name + surname, position and organisation

VII. Biography for the presenting author i.e. 6 lines written in the third person that

demonstrate your credibility and qualifications to present

VIII. Abstract

Abstract of up to 400 words set out as follows:

a) Outline of the strategy/project i.e. what you did, when, where and why

b) Explain how it is innovative in one or two sentences i.e. tried overseas but never

before in Australia

c) Brief outline of how the strategy or project was implemented including what

worked and what did not work.

d) Results or findings

e) Lessons learnt

We prefer that abstracts are submitted in Arial 11 without any fancy boxes, colours, designs or

logos. Our interest is in the content. Please save Word documents in Word 97-2003 Format

We will offer ONE only presenter of an accepted abstract a registration to both days of the

event.

ONE only presenter of an accepted poster will receive a discounted on their registration fee.

You will need to pay if you wish to attend any dinner or other social event

By submitting an abstract, you accept and agree that your abstract can be published

electronically and distributed in a book of abstracts to delegates and invited speakers.

The call for abstracts closes on 10 July 2015 at stroke of midnight.

For more information, please email us at info@changechampions.com.au