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Evaluating Disease Management!
4th Annual National ADMA Conference 2008
4 - 5 September 2008
InterContinental, Sydney
Conference Program(PDF File 453KB)
Presentations will be uploaded shortly.
NOTE: The information provided in the presentations below are not to be reproduced or used without the author's expressed permission.
Day 1: Plenary sessions
The Future of Chronic Disease Management in Australia: Summary from the Recent ADMA Forum (not available)
Dr Marco Bonollo, Chairman ADMA
The National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (not available)
Dr Christine Bennett, Chair, The National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission
Chronic Disease Management - England's approach
Prof David Colin-Thome, National Director for Primary Care, Commissioning & System Management Directorate Department of Health, United Kingdom
Disease Management Programs: Design & Evaluation
Adj/Prof Ariel Linden, President Linden Consulting Group, School of Medicine & School of Nursing, Oregon
betterhealth On Call: Are we on the Money? Key Findings of Medibank Private's Telephonic Support Programs for Members With Chronic Disease
Julie Andrews, Group Manager Health Services, Medibank Private Limited.
The Next Revolution in Medicine will be Electronic not Genomic
Prof Rod Jackson, Head Section of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Mental Health Problems: The Chronic Diseases of Young Australians
Prof Ian Hickie, Executive Director, Brain & Mind Research Institute (BMRI), University of Sydney, NSW
Integrated Chronic Disease Management Through the Hospital Admission Risk Program
Sian Reilly, Senior Project Officer, Chronic & Complex Care, Department of Human Services, VIC
Chronic and Aged Care Program, NSW - Phase 3
Prof Ron Penny, Advisor NSW Health, NSW
Day 1: Concurrent sessions
The COACH Program - An evidence-based telephone delivered coaching program for patients with chronic disease - update of the rollout in the public and the private health sector (not available)
Assoc/Prof Margarite Vale, Dept of Medicine, The University of Melbourne; Director, The COACH Program.
Walgan Tilly - Chronic Care for Aboriginal People Redesign Project
Paul Preobrajensky for Raelene Gordon, Program Manager, Chronic Care for Aboriginal People, NSW Health
Developing a Diabetes Registry to Support Clinical Decision Making and Outcome Management in Singapore
Dr Matthias Toh, Health Services & Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Group and National Healthcare Group Polyclinics, Singapore
Building a Robust System: Linking General Practice to the Broader Diabetes Service System
Christine Crosbie. Dandenong Casey General Practice Association, VIC.
Health Coaching: Overcoming Individual Barriers to Chronic Disease Prevention and Self-Management
Janette Gale, Health Psychologist, Health Coaching Australia.
A Systematic Evaluation of a Diverse DM Model Across Northern Melbourne: Preliminary Results
Marnie Graco, Coordinator, Northern Clinical Research Centre, Northern Health, VIC
Chronic Disease Management in Primary Care: What Works?
Dr Sarah Dennis, University of NSW
Maximizing Health Choices for the Client with Chronic Disease in the Community Health Setting
Libby Jewson, Western Region Health Centre, VIC
Day 2: Plenary sessions
Contemporary Approaches to Self-Management of Chronic Disease
Prof Brian Oldenburg, International Public Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University, VIC
What Skills do Health Workers Need to Best Support Patients to Manage their Chronic Conditions?
A/Prof Malcolm Battersby, Director Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit, Dept Psychiatry, Flinders University, SA.
The Kanyini Vascular Collaboration: Improving Health Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
A/Prof Alan Cass, Director, Renal Division, The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, NSW
The need for Global Standards to Achieve Scalable Telehealth and Telecare
Dr Mike Bainbridge, Senior Clinical Architect, NHS Connecting for Health, United Kingdom
More is Better: Development of a Heart Failure Management Program Complexity score (HFIS): BENCH Study
Dr Andrea Driscoll, Research fellow, Dept Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Monash University, VIC
Self help interventions for Depression: Development, Evaluation and Dissemination
Prof Helen Christensen, Director, Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University, ACT
Wellness Programs: Design & Evaluation
Adj/Prof Ariel Linden, President Linden Consulting Group, School of Medicine & School of Nursing Oregon Health and Sciences University, USA
Day 2: Concurrent sessions
Continua Health Alliance: The Next Generation of Personal Telehealth is Here! (not available)
David Whitlinger, President & Board Chairman, Continua Health Alliance; Director Healthcare Device Standards, Intel Corporation, USA
Diabetes Control in General Practice: What is the Clinical Evidence?
Daniel Carbone, Rural Health Academic Network, University of Melbourne
Challenges of Evaluating Integrated Chronic Disease Management Innovations and Practical Learnings from the Victorian Primary Health Sector
Ruth Azzopardi, Primary Health Care Branch, Dept Human Services, Carolyn Hines, Darebin Community Health Service, VIC
Joan Nankervis & Melissa Sapuppo, Moonee Valley Melbourne and Hume Moreland Primary Care Partnerships, VIC
My Name's Pete and I've Got Diabetes - An Innovative Chronic Disease Management Outreach Model in Melbourne's South East
Coralie Cross, Greater Dandenong Community Health Service, Southern Health, VIC
Service delivery model of care: a heart failure specific group education & exercise program
Darron Webber, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Heart Failure Service Co-ordinator, Bulli District Hospital, NSW
Program to Support Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management (not available)
Steven James, Diabetes Australia,NSW
An Evaluation of the Adherence to Best-Practice Guidelines for COPD Patients Enrolled in a Chronic Disease Management Program
Mark Tran, Restoring Health Program, St Vincent? Health, VIC
Evaluation of Disease Management Program Effectiveness Using Observational Study
Adj/Prof Ariel Linden, President Linden Consulting Group, School of Medicine & School of Nursing Oregon Health and Sciences University, USA
Looking Beyond Bed Days
Cecily Barrack, North Coast Area Health Service, NSW
The Role of Diabetes Teams in the Care of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
Lorraine Smith / Kristy Hatherly, University of Sydney, NSW
Australian Cardiac Health & Rehabilitation Health Professionals: Pilot of a UK Developed and Validated Telephone-Based Program
Robyn Speerin on behalf of the ACRA Executive Management Committee
Developments in Internet Facilitated Disease Management Systems: The Application of Recovery Road in Mental Health
Dr Dennis Tannenbaum, Sentiens Pty Ltd, WA
The Inala Chronic Disease Management Service?emonstrating the Benefits of a Community Based Integrated Primary/Tertiary Diabetes Service
Dr Deborah Askew, Discipline of General Practice, University of Queensland, QLD
Cardiac Rehabilitation after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Overcoming the Barriers (not available)
Rosemarie Higgins, Heart Research Centre, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC
Developing and Facilitating a Generic Behaviour Change Group Called "Lets Get Started"
Tess Bergin & Libby Jewson, Living Well Team. Early Intervention in Chronic Disease, Western Region Health Centre, VIC
Comparing Clinical Outcomes of Diabetes Patients in NZ and the UK
Dr David Nixon, The Doctors, Masterton, NZ
Heart Foundation Heartmoves program - How a partnership model with the fitness industry can deliver ongoing safe exercise options for chronic disease management
Dr Amanda Nagle, National Heart Foundation Australia, Newcastle, NSW
Health Coaching and Its Implications First Hand in the Clinical Setting
Melanie Clifford, Susan Jennings, HARP Complex Needs and Chronic Disease Program, VIC
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