Toward 2010 Conference 2007

23/10/2007 | Toward 2010

MidCentral District Health Board’s “Towards 2010—Capacity, Sustainability, Collaboration, Innovation” held from Tuesday, 23 October to Wednesday, 24 October 2007 was hugely successful.

The conference was held to recognise and celebrate the achievements of the many individuals and organisations providing health care services in MidCentral District and New Zealand. It focused on eight key themes:

Management of Long Term Chronic Conditions
Primary-Secondary Collaboration
Child/Youth Health
Challenges for Collaboration
Cancer Continuum
The Futuristic PHO
Systems Innovation
Innovation

Programme Presentations

Conference presentations are available:

"So What Do We Really Need? - MidCentral DHB's Assessment of Health Needs", Dr Richard Fong, Clinical Advisor, MidCentral DHB

"Services to Improve Access - Nurse Led Healthy Lifestyle Clinics", Victoria Speers and Sarah Bate, Hawkes Bay PHO

"Integrated Care", Prof Harry Rea, Professor of Integrated Care & Medicine, South Auckland Clinical School, Middlemore Hospital

"Challenges for Collaboration - Overcoming the Challenge", Maureen Allan, Nurse Integration Leader Primary Health, Te Tai Tokerau PHO

"Palliative Care Partnership", Barry Keane, Director of Clinical Services, Arohanui Hospice and Bruce Stewart, General Practitioner

"The Use of an Innovative IT Structure to Manage Contracts", Kevin Simpson, Director Chronic Disease, Hawkes Bay DHB

"Collaboration Close to the Heart - Establishing Nurse Led Cardiology Clinics", Dr Laura Davidson, Cardiologist and Claire O'Sullivan, Cardiology Clinical Nurse Specialist, MidCentral Health

"Feeling the PHOrce at Lake Taupo PHO", Jeremy Mihaka-Dyer, CEO, Lake Taupo PHO

"Back to the Future: Self Management Support", Melanie Taylor, Project Support Nurse and Liz Elliott, Nurse Coordinator Practice Development, Nursing Development Team, MidCentral Health

"The Power of One - Clinical Leadership Across the Continuum of Care", Dr Simon Allan, Clinical Director, Regional Cancer Treatment Service, MidCentral Health

"Responding to the Inequalities of High Needs, Hard to Reach Patients - Working Together We Will Achieve", Rihipeti Karena, High Needs Nurse; Maree Veuger, High Needs Nurse; and Jackie Tataurangi, Community Health Support Worker - Whanganui Regional PHO

"Innovation and Capacity Building: New Initiatives in Psycho-Oncology", Cheryl Woolley, Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of Clinical Training, School of Psychology, Massey University

"Sustainability of General Practice - Towards 2010", Brad Grimmer, Project Manager, MidCentral DHB; Tom Gibson, General Practitioner; and Warren Nicholls, General Practitioner

"The Power of PEDAL", Denise White, Clinical Nurse Specialist Community; Marg Harvey, Nurse, Emergency Department; and Annie Small, Social Worker - MidCentral Health

"Unite for Diabetes", Helen Snell, Diabetes Nurse Practitioner, Diabetes Lifestyle Centre, MidCentral Health

"Pumping in MidCentral", Mary Yiannoutsos, Diabetes Nurse, MidCentral Health

"Country Calender - Meeting Rural Health Needs", Sharon Wards, Manager, Dannevirke Community Hospital

"Starting with the Child: Opportunities and Challenges for Collaboration between Health, Social Services and Early Childhood Education", Dr Kimberley Powell, Lecturer and Dr Claire McLachlan, Associate Professor, Early Years Education, Massey University College of Education

"Asian Smokefree Communities (ASC) for You and Your Family", Janice van Mil, Clinical Services Manager and Liz Cowling, Health Promotions, Harbour PHO

"The Challenge of Identifying and Managing All Our People at High Risk CVD", Professor Rod Jackson, Professor of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Auckland

"DHB Collaboration with the Primary Sector", Dr Allan Moffit, Director Primary Care Development, Counties-Manukau DHB.

"Building the Capacity of PHOs to meet Population Health Objectives", Craig Johnston, Primary Care Portfolio Manager, MidCentral DHB

"From Good to Great - the Challenge Ahead", Dr Sandy Dawson, Chief Clinical Advisor, Ministry of Health

"Tiakinga Kia Pae - Caring for Wellness, West Coast Chronic Conditions Management Strategy", Dr Carol Atmore, GP Liaison Officer, West Coast DHB; Fiona Doolan-Noble, Clinical Programmes Coordinator and Dr Jocely Tracey, West Coast PHO

"Diabetes Care Across the Continuum: Twenty Years of Collaboration in Action", Dr Paul Dixon, Endocrinologist and Helen Snell, Nurse Practitioner, Diabetes Lifestyle Centre, MidCentral Health

"A Strategic Approach to Regional Maternity Services Provision", Dr Chris Hendry, Acting Midwivery Advisor, MidCentral DHB

"Navigating the Waters of Cultural Competency: Bringing Innovation to Education", Dr David Jansen, Mauri Ora & Associates