Healthcare Congress 2016
 
Please note this is a preliminary programme and is subject to change.
Programme

Tuesday 21 June 2016

0730-0830
Registration Desk and Exhibition Open. Welcome Refreshments served. 
Great Room I

0830-0840



Welcome and Opening Remarks
Cameron Bennett, Master of Ceremonies
Jodi Mitchell, Chair, NZHIT
Chandra Selvadurai, Chair, MTANZ 

GR III&IV
0840-0900


Opening Presentation
Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman, Minister of Health, Wellington, NZ


0900-0940


Ministry of Health Strategy
Chai Chuah, Director General, Ministry of Health, Wellington, NZ


0940-1030
Capability, Comfort and Calm: Measuring What Matters Most
Scott Wallace, Associate Professor, Dell School of Medicine, University of Texas at Austin, USA


1030-1100
Morning Tea and Exhibitor Networking                                                      
Great Room I

1100-1130


Welcome to the Era of Cognitive Health
Dr Michael S. Weiner, Chief Medical Information Officer, IBM Healthcare
GR III&IV
1130-1200
Precision Medicine
Ian McCrae, CEO, Orion Health, Auckland, NZ

1200-1230

The Role of the Health Select Committee in Improving the Nation’s Healthcare Outcomes
Simon O'Connor MP, Chair, Health Select Committee, Auckland, NZ



1230-1330
Lunch and Exhibitor Networking                                                          
Great Room I

1330-1345

NZ’s MedTech Centre of Research Excellence – Opportunities In Your Backyard?

Introduction to the CoRE and How We Are Contributing to the NZ MedTech Sector
Professor Peter Hunter
, Director, Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI);
Director, Medical Technologies Centre of Research Excellence (MedTech CoRE),
Auckland, NZ

GR III&IV
1345-1400


Diagnostic Technologies and Expertise at Otago
David Grimmett, Enterprise Manager, Biomedical Technologies and Asia Partnerships,
Research & Enterprise Office, The University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ


1400-1415

Meeting the 2016 Health Strategy Through Collaboration
Marcus King
, Distinguished Engineer, Team leader, Assistive Devices, ICT, Callaghan Innovation, Auckland, NZ


1415-1430


How Interaction Design and Prototyping Contribute to the Medtech CoRE
Dr Edgar Rodriguez-Ramirez,
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, NZ

1430-1445
Measuring your Health, and Changing Clinical Outcomes
Associate Professor David Budgett, Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ
 
1445-1500 Hearing the Users in Rehabilitation Technology Design
Professor Denise Taylor, Physiotherapist, Health & Rehabilitation Research Institute, AUT University, Auckland, NZ
 
 1500-1515
Emerging New Health Technologies at Canterbury University
Professor Maggie-Lee Huckabee, Swallowing Rehabilitation Research Lab, The University of Canterbury; Rose Centre for Stroke Recovery and Research, St George’s Medical Centre, Christchurch, NZ
 

1530-1600
Afternoon Tea and Exhibitor Networking                                                      
Great Room I

1600-1630

PHARMAC: Delivering Value from Medical Devices
Andrew Davies, PHARMAC, Wellington, NZ
                                        

GR III&IV
1630-1700
Avatars in Healthcare
Associate Professor Mark Sagar, Director, Laboratory for Animate Technologies,
Auckland Bioengineering Institute, Auckland, NZ


1700-1710

Summary of the Day


1710-1900
Welcome Reception                                                                                    
Great Room I
1900
Congress Innovation Awards Dinner
Featuring MTANZ/NZHIT Awards
plus Guest Speaker: Jake Bailey
Crystal Ballroom