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CONFIRMED SPEAKERS 2010
- Paul Chapman, Clinical Lead for Information Technology, Rotherham Community Health Services
- James Greenman, Group IT Director, Care UK
- Dr. Philip Scott, Centre for Healthcare Modelling and Informatics, University of Portsmouth
- Colin Callow, Lead Associate, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, NHS National Technology Adoption Centre
- Adrian Byrne, Director of Information, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Michael Gogola, Director of IT&S, HCA International Limited
- Dr. Michael Bainbridge, Clinical Architect and Adjunct Professor University of Victoria BC
Agenda - 25 November 2010
08:30 |
Registration and refreshments |
09:00 |
How can we deliver affordable and approachable mobility to clinicians working in hospitals and communities • Delivering mobility in a period of unprecedented change (for the NHS)• Working together: engaging professionals and giving them useable solutions without duplicating workloads • Working together: giving citizens and patients access to their records • Adding the ability for citizens and patients to add their own data and access knowledge Dr. Michael Bainbridge, Clinical Architect and Adjunct Professor University of Victoria BC |
09:30 |
CASE-STUDY Implementing digital pens in a community healthcare services environment • In what healthcare circumstances do digital pens work best?• Integrating digital pen technology with the electronic patient record • Establishing workarounds and profession specific ways to record information • Encouraging the adoption of the technology by clinicians • Ensuring constant connectivity in a rural community setting • Demonstrating the results of digital pen implementation: What are the next steps for the project? • GROUP DISCUSSION: How could you use digital pens in your healthcare organisation? What are the barriers to implementation in your service? How could these be overcome? Paul Chapman, Clinical Lead for Information Technology, Rotherham Community Health Services |
10:00 |
One to one business networking meeting |
10:30 |
One to one business networking meeting |
11:00 |
Comparing devices in a healthcare services environment: PDAs, tablets, keyboards and mobile clinical assistants • Choosing your device: which model allows your clinicians to focus on medical adviceand observations, not on the IT • Keeping keyboards clean in a healthcare environment to avoid the spread of infection • Ensuring you have the correct mobile operating software for your chosen device in order to provide a total mobile environment, mobility rather than portability • GROUP DISCUSSION: Which type of device does your organisation use/are you thinking of using? Michael Gogola, Director of IT&S, HCA International Limited |
11:30 |
Practical experience with mobile devices: identifying both the barriers to use and the cash releasing benefits • The difference between reviewing data and entering data• Local area wireless • Wide area (e.g. 3G) networks • Software applications • What makes a device successful in an operational environment? • What are the barriers to use? • Demonstrating the cash releasing benefits that can be achieved when mobility works • GROUP DISCUSSION: What is the impact of mobility on the staff/patient interaction? Adrian Byrne, Director of Information, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust |
12:00 |
Adopting unified communications technology to cut costs • Detailing the cost-savings which can be achieved by adopting a unified communications strategy• Running voice over telephony through desktops • Running voice over telephony through mobile and smart-phones • Integrating video-calling and video-conferencing into your solution • What are the possibilities for treating patients using a unified communications approach? • GROUP DISCUSSION: Are you already using unified communications in your organisation? Are you thinking about deploying it? What do you consider to be the main pros and cons? James Greenman, IT Director, Care UK |
12:30 |
One to one business networking meeting |
13:00 |
Lunch and one to one business networking meeting |
14:00 |
SUPPLIER PANEL: Your chance to quiz your suppliers and ask them your most pressing questions about the mobile healthcare technology market • How suitable are smart-phones for use by clinicians and nurses? How can you combine personal and business use?• Comparing the different mobilisation platforms • Addressing the specific information security concerns related to mobile working in a healthcare environment • Ensuring the effective deletion of confidential data and wiping of systems when necessary • How are mobility needs different in a polyclinic environment? Panellists from a selection of suppliers to be confirmed |
14:30 |
One to one business networking meeting |
15:00 |
One to one business networking meeting |
15:30 |
Is your health informatics project evidence-based? • What is the state of the knowledge base?• Why are so few projects evidence-based? • How can the knowledge base be improved? • How can an evidence-based approach be promoted? Dr. Philip Scott, Centre for Healthcare Modelling and Informatics, University of Portsmouth |
16:30 |
Managing business change when introducing new technology • Demonstrating productivity and efficiency - addressing the clinical utility questions• Securing investment in the current environment - budget prioritisation and marginal analysis • Decommissioning outdated practices • Developing a systematic approach to implementation • GROUP DISCUSSION: What are the best ways of overcoming resistance to cultural and technological change in your experience? Colin Callow, Lead Associate, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, NHS National Technology Adoption Centre |
16:00 |
Close of event |
