The Australasian Lean Healthcare Network is delighted to announce that it is convening the 5^th Australasian Annual Redesigning Health Care Summit in Brisbane, Queensland. The summit will be convened in collaboration with Queensland Health who are sponsoring and supporting the summit in 2009.

The Australasian Redesigning Health Care Summit is internationally renowned for its contribution to sharing the lessons from healthcare redesign. International speakers from health and other industries will combine with local champions of innovative redesign to create a program rich and diverse in content.

The 5^th Australasian Redesigning Health Care Summit brings together:

• Clinicians (Doctors, Nurses & Allied Health)
• Healthcare Executive leads & Managers
• Quality, Safety & Improvement Teams
• Clinical & Non-Clinical Service providers
• Health Facilities Designers & Planners

Summit Program
The program will provide delegates with a range of learning experiences and the opportunity to participate in the program. Highlights will include:

• A series of pre-summit workshops on the 24^th March, 2009
• International speakers from health and other industries
• Showcase of redesign work from Queensland
• Practical Lean Thinking & redesign skills taught in interactive sessions
• Storyboard poster session
• Delegate presentations
• Breakfast with the Experts

Summit Themes in 2009 include:

• Designing the health system that flows
• Designing safer work
• Innovative models of care
• Redesigning the supply chain

Workshops - 24^th March 2009
A series of pre-summit workshops will provide delegates with the opportunity to supplement the diverse summit program with focused learning in areas of applied redesign.