Your healthcare idea deserves funding - here’s how to get it
Graduate House, University of MelbourneCarlton, VIC
Wednesday, Mar 18, 2026 from 9 am to 5 pm
Overview
Join experts from the office of the Northern Health Chief Financial Officer in this one-day workshop.
Interested to learn real-world healthcare financial skills?
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
- Read financial statements like a healthcare leader
- Build a business case that actually gets approved
- Navigate funding models (MBS, NWAU, NDIS, TAC)
- Understand how financial decisions drive clinical care
- Master procurement, probity, and delegations
WHAT YOU'LL LEAVE WITH:
- A completed business case template for a project YOU want to develop
- Practical tools that you can use immediately
- Confidence to speak the language of healthcare finance
- Connections with healthcare leaders
- Claiming CPD/CME? Attendance document provided on request
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
- Clinicians, allied health practitioners, healthcare managers
- Anyone with a great healthcare idea that needs funding
- Interested in exploring healthcare leadership study? This is your taster. For information on study opportunities, see:
Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership - The University of Melbourne
THE DETAILS:
- Wednesday 18th March, 2026
- 9am - 5pm AEDT
- In person: Graduate House, University of Melbourne, 220 Leicester St, Carlton VIC 3053
Graduate House Maps - $800 AUD (plus GST)
LED BY:
- Basil Ireland, CFO - Northern Health
- Rick Garrotti, Deputy CFO - Northern Health
- Ishmeet Singh, Director of Procurement - Northern Health
- Kathryn Bartho, Divisional Director Community Hospitals and Outpatient Services - Northern Health
- Odette Taylor, Director Health Information Services - Northern Health
- Vinita Rane, Academic Lead, Health Leadership - University of Melbourne
LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE - REGISTER NOW
Join experts from the office of the Northern Health Chief Financial Officer in this one-day workshop.
Interested to learn real-world healthcare financial skills?
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
- Read financial statements like a healthcare leader
- Build a business case that actually gets approved
- Navigate funding models (MBS, NWAU, NDIS, TAC)
- Understand how financial decisions drive clinical care
- Master procurement, probity, and delegations
WHAT YOU'LL LEAVE WITH:
- A completed business case template for a project YOU want to develop
- Practical tools that you can use immediately
- Confidence to speak the language of healthcare finance
- Connections with healthcare leaders
- Claiming CPD/CME? Attendance document provided on request
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
- Clinicians, allied health practitioners, healthcare managers
- Anyone with a great healthcare idea that needs funding
- Interested in exploring healthcare leadership study? This is your taster. For information on study opportunities, see:
Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership - The University of Melbourne
THE DETAILS:
- Wednesday 18th March, 2026
- 9am - 5pm AEDT
- In person: Graduate House, University of Melbourne, 220 Leicester St, Carlton VIC 3053
Graduate House Maps - $800 AUD (plus GST)
LED BY:
- Basil Ireland, CFO - Northern Health
- Rick Garrotti, Deputy CFO - Northern Health
- Ishmeet Singh, Director of Procurement - Northern Health
- Kathryn Bartho, Divisional Director Community Hospitals and Outpatient Services - Northern Health
- Odette Taylor, Director Health Information Services - Northern Health
- Vinita Rane, Academic Lead, Health Leadership - University of Melbourne
LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE - REGISTER NOW
Good to know
Highlights
- 8 hours
- all ages
- In-person
- Doors at 8:45 am
Refund Policy
No refunds
Location
Graduate House, University of Melbourne
220 Leicester Street
Carlton, VIC 3053
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