FORUM PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

Dr Thompson has broad experience in the development of collaborative models of primary health care in regional and rural Victoria. She has chaired committees that led to the establishment of a community health service in West Gippsland, the regional Gippsland breastscreening service and a multidisciplinary youth health clinic in West Gippsland. Until recently, she was president of the West Gippsland Health Care Group which manages acute, community and aged care facilities.
           
 

Thursday 7 November

Friday 8 November

Saturday 9 November

Sunday 10 November

 

 

Dr Julie Thompson has been a general practitioner for 20 years, currently working in rural Victoria. She has an extensive history of contributing to general practice policy through her representation on national and state GP organisations and committees.

Guest Speaker

0900-0905Dr Thompson currently represents Divisions of General Practice nationally as Chair of the Australian Divisions of General Practice Ltd and she is the Medical Director of the Central West Gippsland Division of General Practice. She sits on a number of national committees including the General Practice Representative Group, the General Practice Partnership Advisory Committee, (GPPAC) for which she chairs the Primary Care Standing Committee, and the Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee (APAC).

Welcome - Dr Val Summers, Steering Committee Chair

0915-1030

Guest Panel:

Divisions - The Next Ten Years

0930-1000

 

0930-1020

Keynote Address:

Exploring the role of general practice in addressing the mental health issues affecting young people

0940-1030

Keynote Address
Helen Owens, Productivity Commissioner

0930-1030

Guest Panel:

Rebuilding General Practice

1000-1030

 

1030-1100

 

1020-1040

Morning Tea

1030-1115

Morning Tea

1030-1115

Morning Tea

1030-1100

Morning Tea

1100-1130

 

1040-1230

Guest Panel: Perspectives in Youth Mental Health - Working Together

1115-1140

Guest Speaker: Mr Stephen Smith, MP, Shadow Minister for Health & Ageing

1140-1245

Guest Panel: Integrating Health Care: Lessons for Australia

1115-1245

Concurrent Sessions

(1)     Workplace Support

(2)     Peer Support and Small Group CME

(3)     Data and Planning

(4)     Chronic Disease Management

(5)     Consumer Participation in Divisions

AAAGP EBM Workshop

Sponsor Session

1100-1230

Workshops

(1)     Good Governance, Good Business

(2)     Networking the Divisions Network

(3)     Divisions Delivering

1130-1200

 

1200-1230

1200 � 1500

Exhibitors and Posters set up

1230-1300

1230-1330

Lunch

1245-1400

Lunch

1245-1400

Lunch

1230-1235

National Divisions News

1230-1330

Sum Up and Closing Plenary: Towards a National Primary Health Care Strategy

1300-1330

1330-1400

1330-1500

Concurrent Sessions

(1)     Challenges and Best Practice in Youth Mental Health Care

(2)     Divisions of General Practice Initiatives

(3)     Building Partnerships

(4)     Engaging Consumers

 

1400-1430

1400-1515

Concurrent Sessions

(1)     General Practice Teams

(2)     Quality

(3)     Information Management

(4)     Access and Continuity

(5)     Engaging the Community

1400-1515

Concurrent Workshops

(1)     Workplace Support

(2)     Peer Support and Small Group CME

(3)     Data and Planning

(4)     Chronic Disease Management

(5)     Consumer Participation in Divisions

AAAGP EBM Workshop

Sponsor Session

1330-1500

Lunch

 

1430-1500

 

1500-1530

 

1500-1520

Afternoon Tea

1515-1545

Afternoon Tea

1515-1545

Afternoon Tea

   

1530-1600

 

1520 � 1630

Concurrent Sessions (repeated)

(5)     Challenges and Best Practice in Youth Mental Health Care

(6)     Divisions of General Practice Initiatives

(7)     Building Partnerships

(8)     Engaging Consumers

1545-1700

Concurrent Sessions (repeated)

(6)     General Practice Teams

(7)     Quality

(8)     Information Management

(9)     Access and Continuity

(10)  Engaging the Community

1545-1645

Debate �Divisions are the Trojan Horse of Health Care Reform�

1530-1630

Exhibitors and Posters bump out

 

1600-1630

   

1630-1700

 

1630-1700

Conference Summary & Official Close:

Building on success, challenges, future directions

 

1700-1730

         

1730-1800

   

1715

ADGP Annual General Meeting

1730 Registration desk closes 

1630 Registration desk closes 

 

1800-1830

         

1830-1900

1830 � 2030

Welcome Reception

1830 Registration desk closes 

   

1900-1930

From 1900
Networking Dinners

1900 for 1930

Gala Dinner

 

1930-2000

 

2000-2030

 

2030-2100

 

 2030 Registration desk closes

 

2100-2130

     

2130-2200

     

2200-2230

     

2230-2300

     

2300-2330

     

2330-2400

       

2400-2430

       

2430-0100