Available for download: Monday and Tuesday programs

Provisional program now available for download.
*Information correct at time of printing

1. National Health Reform 2. Cloud Computing 3. Planning and Using the Hardware Mix 4. eTherapy and Fun Technology 5. Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery

6. Social Media/Social Networking/Language of the Future 7. National Broadband Network 8. Gerontechnology 9. Infrastructure - The Future of Software Delivery 10. Home Care/Hospital in the Home/Doctor in the Home

Monday 26 July 2010
7.30am	Registration desk opens
8.00am	Exhibition Opens
8.45am	Opening and Welcome: Greg Mundy CEO, Aged and Community Services Australia
9.00am	PLENARY 1  E-health for consumers: safer, quality healthcare for all Australians through e-health Peter Fleming CEO, National E-Health Transition Authority
9.30am	PLENARY 2 Aged Care – a smart e-health model for the future Glenn Wightwick Chief Technologist,  IBM Australia/New Zealand
10.00am	PLENARY 3 The National e-Health Strategy - The Way Forward Adam Powick  National Leader Technology  Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
10.30am	Morning tea and Exhibition
11.00am	Concurrent Sessions 1, 2 & 3
Concurrent 1 - CLOUD COMPUTING
Cloud computing – lessons from history Stuart Hope, Autumncare Saa SaaSing up the cloud Sonja Bernhardt, Thoughtware & G Harding, Alphington Aged Care Emerging IT delivery methods for smarter aged care Ricardo Lamas, IBM Australia The benefits of WAN optimisation in virtualisation Steve Dixon, Riverbed Technology
Concurrent 2 - HARDWARE - Getting IT Right
A disaster recovery and high availability implementation for an aged care provider Lachlan Bakewell, Villa Maria Development of a system to determine behavioural activity in patients with dementia in an aged care facility Dr Matthew D’Souza, CSIRO Achieve results of the largest organisations when you are only medium sized! Julie Hossack, M Wood & A Leiman, Uniting Care Wesley Efficiency and compliance through rapid roaming user access Tanya Gilchrist, Samarinda Aged Services
Concurrent 3 - INFRASTRUCTURE - The Future of Software Delivery | Chair: Mark Audley | Fitzroy
Embracing technology - aged care leading the way Robert Hill, Neller P/L From zero to hero? Or from many to few? The strategy to rationalise IT software and hardware Tim Humphries, TLC Aged Care Can productivity gains be achieved in aged care through next generation ICT architectures? Dr Stephen Weeding, NEC Australia ConnectCare - levelling the IT playing field Jackie Morgan & L Kenny, Church Resources
12.30pm	Lunch and exhibition
1.30pm	Industry Based Learnings, presented by ITAC 2010 Exhibitors
Concurrent 4 - CARE | Chair: Greg Mundy | Arthur Streeton Auditorium
Aged Care Industry Vendors Association Caroline Lee, President ACIVA Care, Lifestyle, Management & Safety Systems in one software Caroline Lee, leecareplus Confused about technology? Price, performance and functionality matter most David Groves, Alchemy Technology Automating Clinical Workflow Stuart Hope, AutumnCare Grandcare is technology for improving the quality of life for community care and home care Michael Milgrom, GrandCare Systems Pty Ltd Anthony Fanning, Healthe Intel Software implementation - a plastic disc or a change management process Ben Sturzaker, Management Advantage RAIsoft - InterRAI for assessment, care planning and quality Ruth Baxter, RAIsoft SIMsystem - a novel approach to managing incontinence in Residential Aged Care Facilities Philippa Lewis, Simavita WeCare Pont of Care Mark Audley WeCare (Australia) Pty Ltd Wellness & Lifestyles Online Education Michael Peachey, Wellness & Lifestyles Australia
Concurrent 5 - FINANCE/OPERATIONS/ADMINISTRATION | Chair: Dr Louise Schaper | Victoria Suite 2
BPA – Using technology to engage your total workforce and transform HRM Silvano Basso, Aurion Corporation The Need for Better Business Insights Leanne Harrison, Epicor (Aus) Pty Ltd Implementing an Open Source, web based solution across a multi – site aged care group Caroline Lloyd, Healthsolve Survey Says . . . Trends in Aged Care IT Sean Smith, Jacaranda Healthcare Flotex - New Dimension in Flooring for Aged Care Mark Tibbits, Karndean International Pty Ltd Aged Care Industry Vendors Association Caroline Lee, President ACIVA Data Access – Fast and Simple Bob Reardon, Magic Group Pty Ltd PeoplePoint - An End to End Aged Care Solution Andrew Mason, PeoplePoint Software Pty Ltd Facilities Management in Aged Care Paul Curtis, TechnologyOne Are Meetings Running and Ruining Your life - How to Get Meetings Under Control and Steal back time for you and time for what you really want to do Sonja Bernhardt, ThoughtWare
Concurrent 6 MEDICATION MANAGEMENT | Chair: Suri Ramanathan Fitzroy Ballroom
iCare Solutions - Aged Care Electronic Health Record Chris Gray, iCare Solutions Electronic Medication Management in Aged Care Tony Firth, iSOFT USING HARDWARE/TECHNOLOGIES Join the Conversation Mark Barnett, IT:Informer Mobility Solutions for Aged Care Sector Brett Gross, Motion Computing Wandering Patient & Duress Alert Solutions Melissa Whiting, Multitone Communications Australia Software as a Service - accessing right sized applications for Aged Care David Cooke, NEC Mobile Model Healthcare Community (MHC) Marie Howarth, nehta - National E-Health Transition Authority Nurse Call, Communications and Efficiency Bart Williams, Questek Australia Pty Ltd Aged Care Industry Vendors Association Caroline Lee, President ACIVA
3.00pm	Afternoon tea and Exhibition
3.30pm	PLENARY 4 Smart Aged Care - Managing the Evolution of the E-Health Revolution Mark Brommeyer iSOFT
4.00pm	PLENARY 5 Disruptive models of care using home technology Dr George Margelis Industry Development Manager, Intel Australia Digital Health Group
4.30pm	PLENARY 6 Intenational developments in gerontechnology Prof Alain Franco President, International Society of Gerontechnology
5.00	Close of day one
5.00	Networking Reception Exhibition Hall
Tuesday 27 July 2010
7.30am	Registration desk opens
9.00am	PLENARY 7  Re-imagining Health: How the internet changes culture and health Dr Jay Parkinson (USA)
9.45am	PLENARY 8 Social Media beyond the marketing hype Axel Schultze CEO, Xeequa USA
10.30am	Morning tea and Exhibition
11.00am	Concurrent Sessions 7, 8 & 9
Concurrent 7 - NATIONAL HEALTH REFORM and the NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK
Federal health reforms & aged care - what you need to know Rod Young , ACAA The impact of health reform on technology strategy Jason Howie, KinCare MySpace to GreySpace: Broadband for Seniors Kellie Shields , UnitingCare Ageing Reflections on a project to improve integrated health and community care service delivery using ICT Andrew Clark, University of Newcastle
Concurrent 8 - E-THERAPY AND FUN TECHNOLOGY
VGIL: Video Games to Facilitate Independent Living Dr Stuart Smith , Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute Stories from Broadband for Seniors David Cooke , NEC Australia The 'iPad generation' - how broadband is transforming the lives of residents and clients in aged and community care Robert Samuel , ConsultPoint At Last! What you enjoy is good for you! Joan Craymer , Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association
Concurrent 9 - Panel: Continuing the Transformation of Aged Care with Electronic Medication Management
Electronic Medication Management: the journey to health reform David Cartwright, Alkira Australia P/L Mark Gibson, Health Information Exchange/GP Partners Dr Henry Konopnicki, GP & NEHTA Clinical Lead
12.30pm	Lunch and Exhibition
1.30pm	Concurrent Sessions 10, 11 & 12
Concurrent 10 - COMMUNITY CARE & CARE IN THE HOME
Creating a telehealth randomised control trial - lessons learned and outcomes to date Dr Ricki Smith , Silverchain What IT revolution? Is community care being left behind? Matthew Purtell , Verso Consulting P/L Patient Acceptance of Technology in an ICT Assisted Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Marlien Varnfield, CSIRO Flexi Care Inc. / Carelink Mobile Roster Management Melanie Burwell , Flexi Care
Concurrent 11 - SOCIAL MEDIA - THE LANGUAGE OF THE FUTURE
Deconstructing Social Media and Online Communities Buzz Laurel Papworth , laurelpapworth.com Communication technology as a preventative health-measure Rachel DeSain, Flaxworks You are never too old to embrace the miracle of IT to connect and conquer the tyranny of distance Dorothy Soper , Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association U3A Online: a smart idea for carers, the disabled and elderly persons with sound minds> Dr Rick Swindell, U3A Online
Concurrent 12 - INFORMATION, DOCUMENTATION & WORKFLOW
Using unique technology to improve the quality of aged care in the home Melanie Todd & P Edelblut, Vantage Laboratories Adopting alternative staffing methods: Making Residential Aged Care workforce efficient Dr Khalil Sukkar, Domain Principal Care Group Development of an instrument to measure the quality of electronic versus paper-based nursing documentation in Australian aged care homes Ning Wang, University of Wollongong Introducing Computer-based Documentation to Residential Aged Care: A Benchmarking of Success in Three Organisations Dr Ping Yu, University of Wollongong
3.00pm	Afternoon tea and Exhibition
3.30pm	PLENARY 9 Leveraging the Google Cloud for the Aged Care Industry Simon Capel Google
4.00pm	PLENARY 10 Companion robots and health care: A look at the future Liesl Capper , CEO MyCyberTwin
4.30pm	PLENARY 11 - 2009 ITAC Awards Winners Ann Hague Director Aged Care, McKellar Centre, Barwon Health - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE YEAR Over 150 Places Category - Barwon Health McKellar Centre Lyn Wicks, Cedar Place at Kempsey - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE YEAR Under 150 Places Category - Cedar Place Aged Care Chris Gray Managing Director, iCare Solutions - ICT COMPANY OF THE YEAR - iCare Solutions
5.00pm	Closing Remarks: Louise Schaper CEO, Health Informatics Society of Australia
5.05pm	ITAC 2010 Close
7.00pm - 11.30pm	ITAC Awards Gala Dinner Regent Plaza Ballroom