AUSTRALIAN HEALTHCARE WEEK
Healthcare Operational Excellence
Running better hospitals and health services, every day.
Two days of practical strategy for leaders focused on efficiency, patient flow and operational performance across the health system.
17-18 MARCH 2027, ICC SYDNEY
Overview
The Healthcare Operational Excellence program is built for hospital and health service leaders responsible for the day-to-day performance of their organisations — patient flow, cost management, workforce productivity and service redesign. Expect practical case studies over theory.
Who Should Attend
- Hospital and health service executives and operations leaders
- Clinical and service redesign teams
- Supply chain, procurement and workforce planning leaders
What's on the Agenda
- Patient Flow & Capacity Management — reducing bottlenecks across the care journey
- Workforce Productivity — rostering, skill-mix and burnout mitigation
- Cost & Value — doing more with constrained budgets
- Service Redesign — case studies in operational transformation
- Data-Driven Operations — using analytics to drive operational decisions
Speaker Highlights
Renae Daniel
Regional Executive Director
NT Health
Fiona Renshaw
Deputy Chief Executive
NT Health
Claire Skinner
Medical Governance and Strategy Lead - Royal North Shore Hospital
Northern Sydney Local Health District
James Campbell
Director Operations, Care@Home & Acute Specialist Clinics
Eastern Health
Professor Henry Cutler
Professor and Director, Centre for Health Economy
Macquarie Business School
Tim Hawkins
Lead Data Scientist, Advanced Analytics
HealthShare NSW
David Simpson
Chief of Strategy and Partnerships
Southern Cross Healthcare
Sarah Bryant
Chief Procurement Officer
HealthShare Victoria
Emma McCahon
Chief Executive Officer
Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Craig Scowen
Manager of Performance and Reporting
NSW Health Pathology
Daniel Graham
Director Clinical Operations
Illawarra Shoalhaven
Ben Wakeling
Director Clinical Strategy & Outcomes
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Annette Scott
Chief Executive
Darling Downs Health
Dr Anthony Brown
Chief Executive Officer
South West Hospital & Health Service
Paul Boje
Chief Executive Officer
Ramsay Health Care
Mark Garrick
Executive Director Clinical Operations
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Executive Unit
Jamie Swales
Chief Operating Officer
OneBridge
Margot Mains
Chief Executive Officer
Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD
Kerry Bubica
Infrastructure Project Manager
Great Ocean Road Health
Kate Burbury
Executive Director Medical Services and Research
Department of Health, Tasmania
Dean Jones
National Director, St Vincent’s at Home and St Vincent's Virtual
St Vincent's Health Australia NSW Facilities
Daniel O'Brien
Deputy Director of Pharmacy - Operations
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Amith Shetty
Clinical Director System Sustainability and Performance
NSW Ministry of Health
Ready to Be in the Room?
Join operational leaders sharing practical strategies for running better, more efficient health services.
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