THAW out your thinking about telehealth

You are invited to participate in THAW2014 – a program of activities from 17 - 21 March 2014, aimed to initiate, extend or enhance telehealth services in the Barwon South West Region.  THAW2014 will be hosted by Barwon Health at the Deakin University, Geelong Clinical School, Victoria.

The week will:

• Bring together clinicians, technicians, managers and Executives from across the Barwon South West Region 
• Include expert led workshops and Keynote presentations, by Dr Danny Sands and telehealth leaders from Australia, aimed to inspire and enhance Telehealth practice within our services and programs 
• Hold a Hypothetical Practitioner forum aimed at General Practitioners, Specialists and Residential Aged Care Facilities which will be webcast across the region 
• Include the opportunity to attend the Australian Telehealth Conference (ATC 2014) in Melbourne 
• Provide an opportunity for current projects to present an A3 poster for others to learn from, with a prize being offered for Best Poster.

FAQs

A little about our Keynote Speakers:

Dr Danny Sands, MD, MPH
Primary Care Physician
Co-Founder Society of Participatory Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Dr Danny Sands is passionate about healthcare transformation, non-visit based care, collaboration in healthcare, and participatory medicine. A practicing physician with training and experience in clinical informatics, Dr Sands works for a variety of different innovative companies.

Susan Jury

Telehealth Program Manager at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne

Susan leads a three-year initiative to establish a Royal Children's Hospital telehealth service for children and families across rural and regional Victoria and beyond. A nurse by background, she was the principle author and content expert for a four hour online Telehealth learning package of nine interactive modules, developed for nurses and midwives across Australia. 

Chris Ryan

Telehealth Strategy Advisor / Program Director at Healthdirect Australia

Chris is a telehealth strategy advisor to multiple organisations including CoAG funded Healthdirect Australia, Monash University and the centre for Health Innovation at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne.  Not a technologist, he specialises in sustainable telehealth integration into existing healthcare paradigms and patient pathways to support widespread consumer access.  Chris also developed the ‘distributed’ telehealth management model.

Who can attend?

The programmed activities being hosted by Barwon Health are available to health services in the Barwon South West Collaboration. Arrangements will be made for regional sites to attend the Keynote presentations via a webinar link.

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?

Public Transport

The Deakin University, Geelong Clinical School can be easily accessed by bus, car or taxi transportation.

Bus

Two local bus companies service the Geelong area. The nearest bus stops are located on Ryrie Street and Little Ryrie Street.

For more information, visit;

• www.mcharrys.com.au
• www.bendersbusways.com.au
• www.viclink.com.au

Taxis

Can pick up and drop off at near the Ryrie Street Main Entrance.

Vehicle parking

In order to assist visitors we would like to make you aware that vehicle parking opportunities around the precinct of the Clinical School are limited, and consist mainly of City of Greater Geelong controlled, metered parking, with time restrictions ranging from between ½ an hour to two hours.

Parking officers regularly patrol the streets in these areas and visitors are at risk of receiving parking infringement notices if their vehicles are parked illegally.

Do not go back and 'top up' the meter as this does not avoid a parking fine. The City of Greater Geelong Geelong requires that you move the car completely away from that parking zone to a different parking zone.

We would also like to advise those patients who are in possession of a Category 1 (Blue) Disabled Permit that in addition to designated disabled parking spaces; they can park for double the allocated time they have paid for at any metered parking space.

What can/can't I bring to the event?

Please bring your enthusiasm, ideas and writing materials including pen and paper.  All other materials including working notes for the workshops will be provided.  Light refreshments including morning and afternoon tea and lunch will be provided for those registered for the workshops. 

Where can I contact the organiser with any questions?

For other questions or queries regarding this event, please contact the organiser on 03 4215 5660 or by email at THAW2014@barwonhealth.org.au.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

Please bring your printed ticket with you to the in person events.  For those attending via weblink, details of how to connect will be emailed to your nominated email address.

What is the refund policy?

No refunds will be provided.

The name on the registration/ticket doesn't match the attendee. Is that okay?

Please update your details if you are transferring your registration to a colleague as numbers are strictly limited and registration at the event will be checked.