Annual Operating Theatre Management Conference 2013

Stay up to date with the latest programs and practices being implemented across the country and learn key strategies and methods to help improve your skills and knowledge as a Theatre Manager.

Managerial Issues To Be Addressed
• Applying The New NSQHS Standards To Surgery
• Balancing NEAT and NEST: Theatre Bookings And Emergency Activity Across Hospitals
• Activity Based Funding For Perioperative Services
• Medication Labelling In The Perioperative Setting
• Pressure Injury Prevention In An Operating Theatre Context
• Ensuring Correct Identification And Matching Of Patients With Treatments
• Managing Surgical Instrument Loan Kits
• Theatre Workplace Culture And Morale
• Maximising Op Theatre Efficiency
• Managing Electronic Distraction And Social Networking In Theatre

Speakers Include:
• Leigh Anderson, Improvement Specialist, Auckland District Health Board, NZ
• Charmayne Thompson, Operations Manager Perioperative Services, The Women’s, VIC
• Jed Duff, Clinical Research Fellow, St Vincent’s Private Hospital, NSW
• Sharon Cassidy, Clinical Nurse Educator Operating Theatre, Alice Springs Hospital, NT
• Phyllis Davis, Nursing Director Operating Suite, The Prince of Wales Hospital, NSW
• Peter Callan, Plastic Surgeon, St John of God Geelong Hospital, VIC
• Jodie Hulm, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Operating Theatre, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, WA
• Susan Dunn, Manager ABF Work Streams, ABF Taskforce, NSW Ministry of Health, NSW
• James Lind, Acting Director of Access and Patient flow Unit, Gold Coast Hospital, QLD
• Peter Wilson, Supply Chain Lead, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne Health, VIC
• Liat Dunlea, Nurse Unit Manager Operating Theatre, Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service, QLD

Timing: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm