Program

24 MARCH 2022


10:00 – 10:15

Open

10:15 – 11:25

Plenary 1: Healthcare and PHI in the wake of COVID-19
Video
 

In this plenary, we  explore the  lessons and debunk some myths around COVID19 and assess how the pandemic and responses to it may transform the healthcare system through three lenses:

  • A market view 
  • An epidemiological view (vaccines, Long COVID, system interruptions etc)
  • A predictive view – assessing COVID-19’s impact on future priorities. 

Speakers

  • Siddharth Parameswaran
  • Dan Ryan - COIOS Health
  • Adrian Baskir – Bupa
  • Daniel Pole  - IPSOS

Chair
  • Andrew Matthews

11:25 – 11:55

Morning Tea

11:55 – 12:55

Keynote: At what cost? The case for value-based care
Video

The growth of value-based care is changing the health insurance and workers compensation industries in Australia. In this plenary, Professor Rachelle Buchbinder and Professor Ian Harris define the key tenets of value-based care and explore the emerging evidence of value-for-money in healthcare. The session will cover the role of health funders and actuaries in promoting value-based care and the opportunities this switch offers the profession. 


Speakers

  • Professor Ian Harris,
  • Professor Rachelle Buchbinder AO

Chair
  • Kirsten Armstrong
12:55 - 1:35

Virtual Networking 

1:35 – 2:15

Lunch

2:15 – 3:25

Plenary 2: Prostheses cost in Australia
Video

Privately-insured patients pay more for prostheses than public patients and this is a key factor in rising private health insurance costs. The Government has announced reforms designed to align medical devices prices for private providers with those in competitive markets and public hospitals. This plenary assesses the opportunities around prosthesis costs from three perspectives:

Speakers

  • Insurers - Rachel David, CEO, PHA
  • Pricing authority - James Downie, CEO, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
  • Hospital - Toby Hall, Group CEO, St Vincent’s Health Australia.

Chair

  • Evelyn Njoo

3:25 – 3:55

Afternoon Tea

3:55 – 5:05

Plenary 3: Value from different perspectives
Video

Building on the keynote address, this plenary explores the benefits, challenges and objectives of each of the key healthcare stakeholders in relation to value-based case. It discusses the actions and plans of current players, with a focus on how evolving technology and data analytics can be used to create additional value within the healthcare system. The panel features a mix of voices from government, healthcare, data-driven healthcare consultants and private health insurance.

Speakers

  • Dr Jean-Frédéric Levesque (Agency Clinical Innovation)
  • Dr Kean-Seng Lim (AMA)
  • Dr Sidney Chandrasiri (Epworth Healthcare )

Chair
  • Kirsten Armstrong 

5:05 – 5:15

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