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Monday, March 23, 2026

Fitzroy
Murray
Ballroom
Torrens & Swan
PCC 2026 - DAY 1
PLENARY 1 - CONFERENCE OPENING
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Welcome to Country

Aunty Violet Sheridan, Ngunnawal Elder
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM Conference Opening - Facilitator Overview

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
10:25 AM - 10:35 AM Opening Video Address

The Hon Rebecca White MP, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Indigenous Health and Women
10:35 AM - 10:55 AM Plenary Address - Secretary Address

Blair Comley, Secretary, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
10:55 AM - 11:25 AM Morning Tea - Day 1
PLENARY 2 - COMMONWEALTH, STATE AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON PRIMARY CARE
11:25 AM - 11:55 PM Plenary Address 2.1 - Working Together Under the National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA)

Celia Street, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health, Disability & Ageing

Elizabeth Wood, Deputy Secretary, Health System Strategy and Patient Experience, NSW Ministry of Health
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM Plenary Address 2.2 - Digital Health and AI for better models of care

Professor Richard Hobbs, Professor of Primary Care, University of Oxford
12:25 PM - 12:45 PM Plenary Address 2.3 - Medicare Mental Health Check In service

Krista Vanderheide, Assistant Secretary, System Enablers Branch, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Jane Cameron, General Manager - St Vincent's Virtual and Home, St Vincent's Health Australia

Brian Maruziva, Integration & Engagement Lead, National Digital Mental Health, St Vincent’s Health Australia
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch - Day 1
PLENARY 3 - THRIVING KIDS
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Plenary Address 3.1 - Thriving Kids

Professor Frank Oberklaid AM, Professor of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne

Dr Tim Jones, Chair, Child and Young Person’s Health, RACGP
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Session change over - move to Workshop 1
WORKSHOP 1 - SPOTLIGHT ON COLLABORATIVE SERVICES
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Workshop 1A: Homelessness Services

Dr Brendan Goodger, General Manager, Primary and Community Care Stream, Central and Eastern PHN / David Pearson, CEO, Australian Alliance to End Homelessness
Workshop 1B: Urgent Care

John Adie, Associate Professor in Urgent Care, School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast
Workshop 1C: Multidisciplinary Teams

Anita Hobson-Powell, Chief Allied Health Officer, Department of Health, Disability & Ageing / Alison McMillian, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Division Department of Health, Disability & Ageing
Workshop 1D: Emergency Preparedness

David Ness, Assistant Secretary, Health Emergency Management Branch, Department of Health, Disability & Ageing / Nathalie Hansen, CEO, Central and Eastern Sydney PHN
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Afternoon Tea - Day 1
PLENARY 4 - BRINGING IT TOGETHER: WORKSHOP RECAP AND DAY 1 REFLECTIONS
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Recap from Workshop 1

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator

Representatives from each workshop
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Day 1 Summary

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Event
Fitzroy
Murray
PCC 2026 - DAY 1
PLENARY 1 - CONFERENCE OPENING
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Welcome to Country

Aunty Violet Sheridan, Ngunnawal Elder
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM Conference Opening - Facilitator Overview

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
10:25 AM - 10:35 AM Opening Video Address

The Hon Rebecca White MP, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Indigenous Health and Women
10:35 AM - 10:55 AM Plenary Address - Secretary Address

Blair Comley, Secretary, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
10:55 AM - 11:25 AM Morning Tea - Day 1
PLENARY 2 - COMMONWEALTH, STATE AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON PRIMARY CARE
11:25 AM - 11:55 PM Plenary Address 2.1 - Working Together Under the National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA)

Celia Street, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health, Disability & Ageing

Elizabeth Wood, Deputy Secretary, Health System Strategy and Patient Experience, NSW Ministry of Health
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM Plenary Address 2.2 - Digital Health and AI for better models of care

Professor Richard Hobbs, Professor of Primary Care, University of Oxford
12:25 PM - 12:45 PM Plenary Address 2.3 - Medicare Mental Health Check In service

Krista Vanderheide, Assistant Secretary, System Enablers Branch, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Jane Cameron, General Manager - St Vincent's Virtual and Home, St Vincent's Health Australia

Brian Maruziva, Integration & Engagement Lead, National Digital Mental Health, St Vincent’s Health Australia
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch - Day 1
PLENARY 3 - THRIVING KIDS
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Plenary Address 3.1 - Thriving Kids

Professor Frank Oberklaid AM, Professor of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne

Dr Tim Jones, Chair, Child and Young Person’s Health, RACGP
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Session change over - move to Workshop 1
WORKSHOP 1 - SPOTLIGHT ON COLLABORATIVE SERVICES
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Workshop 1A: Homelessness Services

Dr Brendan Goodger, General Manager, Primary and Community Care Stream, Central and Eastern PHN / David Pearson, CEO, Australian Alliance to End Homelessness
Workshop 1B: Urgent Care

John Adie, Associate Professor in Urgent Care, School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Afternoon Tea - Day 1
PLENARY 4 - BRINGING IT TOGETHER: WORKSHOP RECAP AND DAY 1 REFLECTIONS
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Recap from Workshop 1

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator

Representatives from each workshop
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Day 1 Summary

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Event

Ballroom
Torrens & Swan
PCC 2026 - DAY 1
PLENARY 1 - CONFERENCE OPENING
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Welcome to Country

Aunty Violet Sheridan, Ngunnawal Elder
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM Conference Opening - Facilitator Overview

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
10:25 AM - 10:35 AM Opening Video Address

The Hon Rebecca White MP, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Indigenous Health and Women
10:35 AM - 10:55 AM Plenary Address - Secretary Address

Blair Comley, Secretary, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
10:55 AM - 11:25 AM Morning Tea - Day 1
PLENARY 2 - COMMONWEALTH, STATE AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON PRIMARY CARE
11:25 AM - 11:55 PM Plenary Address 2.1 - Working Together Under the National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA)

Celia Street, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health, Disability & Ageing

Elizabeth Wood, Deputy Secretary, Health System Strategy and Patient Experience, NSW Ministry of Health
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM Plenary Address 2.2 - Digital Health and AI for better models of care

Professor Richard Hobbs, Professor of Primary Care, University of Oxford
12:25 PM - 12:45 PM Plenary Address 2.3 - Medicare Mental Health Check In service

Krista Vanderheide, Assistant Secretary, System Enablers Branch, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Jane Cameron, General Manager - St Vincent's Virtual and Home, St Vincent's Health Australia

Brian Maruziva, Integration & Engagement Lead, National Digital Mental Health, St Vincent’s Health Australia
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch - Day 1
PLENARY 3 - THRIVING KIDS
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Plenary Address 3.1 - Thriving Kids

Professor Frank Oberklaid AM, Professor of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne

Dr Tim Jones, Chair, Child and Young Person’s Health, RACGP
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Session change over - move to Workshop 1
WORKSHOP 1 - SPOTLIGHT ON COLLABORATIVE SERVICES
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Workshop 1C: Multidisciplinary Teams

Anita Hobson-Powell, Chief Allied Health Officer, Department of Health, Disability & Ageing / Alison McMillian, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Division Department of Health, Disability & Ageing
Workshop 1D: Emergency Preparedness

David Ness, Assistant Secretary, Health Emergency Management Branch, Department of Health, Disability & Ageing / Nathalie Hansen, CEO, Central and Eastern Sydney PHN
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Afternoon Tea - Day 1
PLENARY 4 - BRINGING IT TOGETHER: WORKSHOP RECAP AND DAY 1 REFLECTIONS
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Recap from Workshop 1

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator

Representatives from each workshop
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Day 1 Summary

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Event

Fitzroy
PCC 2026 - DAY 1
PLENARY 1 - CONFERENCE OPENING
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Welcome to Country

Aunty Violet Sheridan, Ngunnawal Elder
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM Conference Opening - Facilitator Overview

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
10:25 AM - 10:35 AM Opening Video Address

The Hon Rebecca White MP, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Indigenous Health and Women
10:35 AM - 10:55 AM Plenary Address - Secretary Address

Blair Comley, Secretary, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
10:55 AM - 11:25 AM Morning Tea - Day 1
PLENARY 2 - COMMONWEALTH, STATE AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON PRIMARY CARE
11:25 AM - 11:55 PM Plenary Address 2.1 - Working Together Under the National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA)

Celia Street, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health, Disability & Ageing

Elizabeth Wood, Deputy Secretary, Health System Strategy and Patient Experience, NSW Ministry of Health
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM Plenary Address 2.2 - Digital Health and AI for better models of care

Professor Richard Hobbs, Professor of Primary Care, University of Oxford
12:25 PM - 12:45 PM Plenary Address 2.3 - Medicare Mental Health Check In service

Krista Vanderheide, Assistant Secretary, System Enablers Branch, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Jane Cameron, General Manager - St Vincent's Virtual and Home, St Vincent's Health Australia

Brian Maruziva, Integration & Engagement Lead, National Digital Mental Health, St Vincent’s Health Australia
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch - Day 1
PLENARY 3 - THRIVING KIDS
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Plenary Address 3.1 - Thriving Kids

Professor Frank Oberklaid AM, Professor of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne

Dr Tim Jones, Chair, Child and Young Person’s Health, RACGP
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Session change over - move to Workshop 1
WORKSHOP 1 - SPOTLIGHT ON COLLABORATIVE SERVICES
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Workshop 1A: Homelessness Services

Dr Brendan Goodger, General Manager, Primary and Community Care Stream, Central and Eastern PHN / David Pearson, CEO, Australian Alliance to End Homelessness
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Afternoon Tea - Day 1
PLENARY 4 - BRINGING IT TOGETHER: WORKSHOP RECAP AND DAY 1 REFLECTIONS
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Recap from Workshop 1

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator

Representatives from each workshop
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Day 1 Summary

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Event

Murray
PCC 2026 - DAY 1
PLENARY 1 - CONFERENCE OPENING
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Welcome to Country

Aunty Violet Sheridan, Ngunnawal Elder
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM Conference Opening - Facilitator Overview

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
10:25 AM - 10:35 AM Opening Video Address

The Hon Rebecca White MP, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Indigenous Health and Women
10:35 AM - 10:55 AM Plenary Address - Secretary Address

Blair Comley, Secretary, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
10:55 AM - 11:25 AM Morning Tea - Day 1
PLENARY 2 - COMMONWEALTH, STATE AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON PRIMARY CARE
11:25 AM - 11:55 PM Plenary Address 2.1 - Working Together Under the National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA)

Celia Street, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health, Disability & Ageing

Elizabeth Wood, Deputy Secretary, Health System Strategy and Patient Experience, NSW Ministry of Health
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM Plenary Address 2.2 - Digital Health and AI for better models of care

Professor Richard Hobbs, Professor of Primary Care, University of Oxford
12:25 PM - 12:45 PM Plenary Address 2.3 - Medicare Mental Health Check In service

Krista Vanderheide, Assistant Secretary, System Enablers Branch, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Jane Cameron, General Manager - St Vincent's Virtual and Home, St Vincent's Health Australia

Brian Maruziva, Integration & Engagement Lead, National Digital Mental Health, St Vincent’s Health Australia
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch - Day 1
PLENARY 3 - THRIVING KIDS
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Plenary Address 3.1 - Thriving Kids

Professor Frank Oberklaid AM, Professor of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne

Dr Tim Jones, Chair, Child and Young Person’s Health, RACGP
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Session change over - move to Workshop 1
WORKSHOP 1 - SPOTLIGHT ON COLLABORATIVE SERVICES
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Workshop 1B: Urgent Care

John Adie, Associate Professor in Urgent Care, School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Afternoon Tea - Day 1
PLENARY 4 - BRINGING IT TOGETHER: WORKSHOP RECAP AND DAY 1 REFLECTIONS
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Recap from Workshop 1

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator

Representatives from each workshop
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Day 1 Summary

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Event

Ballroom
PCC 2026 - DAY 1
PLENARY 1 - CONFERENCE OPENING
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Welcome to Country

Aunty Violet Sheridan, Ngunnawal Elder
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM Conference Opening - Facilitator Overview

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
10:25 AM - 10:35 AM Opening Video Address

The Hon Rebecca White MP, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Indigenous Health and Women
10:35 AM - 10:55 AM Plenary Address - Secretary Address

Blair Comley, Secretary, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
10:55 AM - 11:25 AM Morning Tea - Day 1
PLENARY 2 - COMMONWEALTH, STATE AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON PRIMARY CARE
11:25 AM - 11:55 PM Plenary Address 2.1 - Working Together Under the National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA)

Celia Street, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health, Disability & Ageing

Elizabeth Wood, Deputy Secretary, Health System Strategy and Patient Experience, NSW Ministry of Health
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM Plenary Address 2.2 - Digital Health and AI for better models of care

Professor Richard Hobbs, Professor of Primary Care, University of Oxford
12:25 PM - 12:45 PM Plenary Address 2.3 - Medicare Mental Health Check In service

Krista Vanderheide, Assistant Secretary, System Enablers Branch, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Jane Cameron, General Manager - St Vincent's Virtual and Home, St Vincent's Health Australia

Brian Maruziva, Integration & Engagement Lead, National Digital Mental Health, St Vincent’s Health Australia
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch - Day 1
PLENARY 3 - THRIVING KIDS
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Plenary Address 3.1 - Thriving Kids

Professor Frank Oberklaid AM, Professor of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne

Dr Tim Jones, Chair, Child and Young Person’s Health, RACGP
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Session change over - move to Workshop 1
WORKSHOP 1 - SPOTLIGHT ON COLLABORATIVE SERVICES
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Workshop 1C: Multidisciplinary Teams

Anita Hobson-Powell, Chief Allied Health Officer, Department of Health, Disability & Ageing / Alison McMillian, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Division Department of Health, Disability & Ageing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Afternoon Tea - Day 1
PLENARY 4 - BRINGING IT TOGETHER: WORKSHOP RECAP AND DAY 1 REFLECTIONS
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Recap from Workshop 1

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator

Representatives from each workshop
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Day 1 Summary

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Event

Torrens & Swan
PCC 2026 - DAY 1
PLENARY 1 - CONFERENCE OPENING
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM Welcome to Country

Aunty Violet Sheridan, Ngunnawal Elder
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM Conference Opening - Facilitator Overview

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
10:25 AM - 10:35 AM Opening Video Address

The Hon Rebecca White MP, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Indigenous Health and Women
10:35 AM - 10:55 AM Plenary Address - Secretary Address

Blair Comley, Secretary, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
10:55 AM - 11:25 AM Morning Tea - Day 1
PLENARY 2 - COMMONWEALTH, STATE AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON PRIMARY CARE
11:25 AM - 11:55 PM Plenary Address 2.1 - Working Together Under the National Health Reform Agreement (NHRA)

Celia Street, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health, Disability & Ageing

Elizabeth Wood, Deputy Secretary, Health System Strategy and Patient Experience, NSW Ministry of Health
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM Plenary Address 2.2 - Digital Health and AI for better models of care

Professor Richard Hobbs, Professor of Primary Care, University of Oxford
12:25 PM - 12:45 PM Plenary Address 2.3 - Medicare Mental Health Check In service

Krista Vanderheide, Assistant Secretary, System Enablers Branch, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Jane Cameron, General Manager - St Vincent's Virtual and Home, St Vincent's Health Australia

Brian Maruziva, Integration & Engagement Lead, National Digital Mental Health, St Vincent’s Health Australia
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch - Day 1
PLENARY 3 - THRIVING KIDS
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Plenary Address 3.1 - Thriving Kids

Professor Frank Oberklaid AM, Professor of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne

Dr Tim Jones, Chair, Child and Young Person’s Health, RACGP
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Session change over - move to Workshop 1
WORKSHOP 1 - SPOTLIGHT ON COLLABORATIVE SERVICES
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Workshop 1D: Emergency Preparedness

David Ness, Assistant Secretary, Health Emergency Management Branch, Department of Health, Disability & Ageing / Nathalie Hansen, CEO, Central and Eastern Sydney PHN
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Afternoon Tea - Day 1
PLENARY 4 - BRINGING IT TOGETHER: WORKSHOP RECAP AND DAY 1 REFLECTIONS
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Recap from Workshop 1

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator

Representatives from each workshop
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Day 1 Summary

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking Event


Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Fitzroy
Murray
Ballroom
PCC 2026 - DAY 2
PLENARY 5 - DATA, DIGITAL AND DIRECTION: NATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN CONNECTED PRIMARY CARE
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Day 2 Opening - Facilitator Address

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Plenary Address 5.1 - Data, Digital and Direction: National Leadership in Connected Primary Care

Professor Michael Kidd, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
9:45 AM - 10:25 AM Plenary Address 5.2 - Next wave of Digital Health reforms and Data integration across Primary Care

Daniel McCabe, First Assistant Secretary, Medicare Benefits and Digital Health Division, Department Health, Disability & Ageing

Paul Creech, Chief Program Officer, Australian Digital Health Agency

Dr Amandeep Hansra, Chief Clinical Adviser – Medicine
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM Plenary 5.3 - Towards a National Primary Health Care Analytics Ecosystem

Dr Zoran Bolevich, CEO, Australian Institute of Health & Welfare

Bernadette Kenny, CEO, Western Australian Primary Health Alliance

Professor Charlotte Hespe AM, Head - General Practice and Primary Care Research, The University of Notre Dame, Sydney
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Morning Tea - Day 2
PLENARY 6 - STRENGTHENING PRIMARY CARE SYSTEMS: FROM RURAL REALITIES TO NATIONAL REFORM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Plenary Address 6.1 - Primary Care in Rural and Remote areas

Professor Jenny May AM, National Rural Health Commissioner

Rashida Khan, Director, Remote Australians Matter
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Plenary Address 6.2 - PHN Business Model Review

Ben Keneally, Boston Consulting Group

Mark Roddam, First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch - Day 2
WORKSHOP 2 - OPTIMISING PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Workshop 2A: Workforce

Eliza Strapp, First Assistant Secretary, Health Workforce Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Workshop 2B: Multidisciplinary Primary Care Consortium

Associate Professor Margo Barr, University of NSW / Professor Michael Kidd, Chief Medical Officer Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Workshop 2C: Partnering with Consumers in Primary Care: An Interactive Workshop with Consumers

Panel of CHF Consumer Assembly members
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon Tea - Day 2
PLENARY 7 - INSIGHTS AND IMPLEMENTATION: CLOSING THE CONFERENCE
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Recap from Workshop 2

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator

Representatives from each workshop
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM Facilitator Final address

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
3:55 PM - 4:00 PM Conference close

Mark Roddam, First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Fitzroy
Murray
PCC 2026 - DAY 2
PLENARY 5 - DATA, DIGITAL AND DIRECTION: NATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN CONNECTED PRIMARY CARE
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Day 2 Opening - Facilitator Address

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Plenary Address 5.1 - Data, Digital and Direction: National Leadership in Connected Primary Care

Professor Michael Kidd, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
9:45 AM - 10:25 AM Plenary Address 5.2 - Next wave of Digital Health reforms and Data integration across Primary Care

Daniel McCabe, First Assistant Secretary, Medicare Benefits and Digital Health Division, Department Health, Disability & Ageing

Paul Creech, Chief Program Officer, Australian Digital Health Agency

Dr Amandeep Hansra, Chief Clinical Adviser – Medicine
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM Plenary 5.3 - Towards a National Primary Health Care Analytics Ecosystem

Dr Zoran Bolevich, CEO, Australian Institute of Health & Welfare

Bernadette Kenny, CEO, Western Australian Primary Health Alliance

Professor Charlotte Hespe AM, Head - General Practice and Primary Care Research, The University of Notre Dame, Sydney
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Morning Tea - Day 2
PLENARY 6 - STRENGTHENING PRIMARY CARE SYSTEMS: FROM RURAL REALITIES TO NATIONAL REFORM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Plenary Address 6.1 - Primary Care in Rural and Remote areas

Professor Jenny May AM, National Rural Health Commissioner

Rashida Khan, Director, Remote Australians Matter
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Plenary Address 6.2 - PHN Business Model Review

Ben Keneally, Boston Consulting Group

Mark Roddam, First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch - Day 2
WORKSHOP 2 - OPTIMISING PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Workshop 2A: Workforce

Eliza Strapp, First Assistant Secretary, Health Workforce Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Workshop 2B: Multidisciplinary Primary Care Consortium

Associate Professor Margo Barr, University of NSW / Professor Michael Kidd, Chief Medical Officer Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon Tea - Day 2
PLENARY 7 - INSIGHTS AND IMPLEMENTATION: CLOSING THE CONFERENCE
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Recap from Workshop 2

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator

Representatives from each workshop
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM Facilitator Final address

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
3:55 PM - 4:00 PM Conference close

Mark Roddam, First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Ballroom
PCC 2026 - DAY 2
PLENARY 5 - DATA, DIGITAL AND DIRECTION: NATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN CONNECTED PRIMARY CARE
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Day 2 Opening - Facilitator Address

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Plenary Address 5.1 - Data, Digital and Direction: National Leadership in Connected Primary Care

Professor Michael Kidd, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
9:45 AM - 10:25 AM Plenary Address 5.2 - Next wave of Digital Health reforms and Data integration across Primary Care

Daniel McCabe, First Assistant Secretary, Medicare Benefits and Digital Health Division, Department Health, Disability & Ageing

Paul Creech, Chief Program Officer, Australian Digital Health Agency

Dr Amandeep Hansra, Chief Clinical Adviser – Medicine
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM Plenary 5.3 - Towards a National Primary Health Care Analytics Ecosystem

Dr Zoran Bolevich, CEO, Australian Institute of Health & Welfare

Bernadette Kenny, CEO, Western Australian Primary Health Alliance

Professor Charlotte Hespe AM, Head - General Practice and Primary Care Research, The University of Notre Dame, Sydney
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Morning Tea - Day 2
PLENARY 6 - STRENGTHENING PRIMARY CARE SYSTEMS: FROM RURAL REALITIES TO NATIONAL REFORM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Plenary Address 6.1 - Primary Care in Rural and Remote areas

Professor Jenny May AM, National Rural Health Commissioner

Rashida Khan, Director, Remote Australians Matter
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Plenary Address 6.2 - PHN Business Model Review

Ben Keneally, Boston Consulting Group

Mark Roddam, First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch - Day 2
WORKSHOP 2 - OPTIMISING PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Workshop 2C: Partnering with Consumers in Primary Care: An Interactive Workshop with Consumers

Panel of CHF Consumer Assembly members
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon Tea - Day 2
PLENARY 7 - INSIGHTS AND IMPLEMENTATION: CLOSING THE CONFERENCE
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Recap from Workshop 2

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator

Representatives from each workshop
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM Facilitator Final address

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
3:55 PM - 4:00 PM Conference close

Mark Roddam, First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Fitzroy
PCC 2026 - DAY 2
PLENARY 5 - DATA, DIGITAL AND DIRECTION: NATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN CONNECTED PRIMARY CARE
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Day 2 Opening - Facilitator Address

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Plenary Address 5.1 - Data, Digital and Direction: National Leadership in Connected Primary Care

Professor Michael Kidd, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
9:45 AM - 10:25 AM Plenary Address 5.2 - Next wave of Digital Health reforms and Data integration across Primary Care

Daniel McCabe, First Assistant Secretary, Medicare Benefits and Digital Health Division, Department Health, Disability & Ageing

Paul Creech, Chief Program Officer, Australian Digital Health Agency

Dr Amandeep Hansra, Chief Clinical Adviser – Medicine
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM Plenary 5.3 - Towards a National Primary Health Care Analytics Ecosystem

Dr Zoran Bolevich, CEO, Australian Institute of Health & Welfare

Bernadette Kenny, CEO, Western Australian Primary Health Alliance

Professor Charlotte Hespe AM, Head - General Practice and Primary Care Research, The University of Notre Dame, Sydney
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Morning Tea - Day 2
PLENARY 6 - STRENGTHENING PRIMARY CARE SYSTEMS: FROM RURAL REALITIES TO NATIONAL REFORM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Plenary Address 6.1 - Primary Care in Rural and Remote areas

Professor Jenny May AM, National Rural Health Commissioner

Rashida Khan, Director, Remote Australians Matter
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Plenary Address 6.2 - PHN Business Model Review

Ben Keneally, Boston Consulting Group

Mark Roddam, First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch - Day 2
WORKSHOP 2 - OPTIMISING PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Workshop 2A: Workforce

Eliza Strapp, First Assistant Secretary, Health Workforce Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon Tea - Day 2
PLENARY 7 - INSIGHTS AND IMPLEMENTATION: CLOSING THE CONFERENCE
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Recap from Workshop 2

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator

Representatives from each workshop
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM Facilitator Final address

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
3:55 PM - 4:00 PM Conference close

Mark Roddam, First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Murray
PCC 2026 - DAY 2
PLENARY 5 - DATA, DIGITAL AND DIRECTION: NATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN CONNECTED PRIMARY CARE
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Day 2 Opening - Facilitator Address

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Plenary Address 5.1 - Data, Digital and Direction: National Leadership in Connected Primary Care

Professor Michael Kidd, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
9:45 AM - 10:25 AM Plenary Address 5.2 - Next wave of Digital Health reforms and Data integration across Primary Care

Daniel McCabe, First Assistant Secretary, Medicare Benefits and Digital Health Division, Department Health, Disability & Ageing

Paul Creech, Chief Program Officer, Australian Digital Health Agency

Dr Amandeep Hansra, Chief Clinical Adviser – Medicine
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM Plenary 5.3 - Towards a National Primary Health Care Analytics Ecosystem

Dr Zoran Bolevich, CEO, Australian Institute of Health & Welfare

Bernadette Kenny, CEO, Western Australian Primary Health Alliance

Professor Charlotte Hespe AM, Head - General Practice and Primary Care Research, The University of Notre Dame, Sydney
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Morning Tea - Day 2
PLENARY 6 - STRENGTHENING PRIMARY CARE SYSTEMS: FROM RURAL REALITIES TO NATIONAL REFORM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Plenary Address 6.1 - Primary Care in Rural and Remote areas

Professor Jenny May AM, National Rural Health Commissioner

Rashida Khan, Director, Remote Australians Matter
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Plenary Address 6.2 - PHN Business Model Review

Ben Keneally, Boston Consulting Group

Mark Roddam, First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch - Day 2
WORKSHOP 2 - OPTIMISING PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Workshop 2B: Multidisciplinary Primary Care Consortium

Associate Professor Margo Barr, University of NSW / Professor Michael Kidd, Chief Medical Officer Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon Tea - Day 2
PLENARY 7 - INSIGHTS AND IMPLEMENTATION: CLOSING THE CONFERENCE
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Recap from Workshop 2

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator

Representatives from each workshop
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM Facilitator Final address

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
3:55 PM - 4:00 PM Conference close

Mark Roddam, First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Ballroom
PCC 2026 - DAY 2
PLENARY 5 - DATA, DIGITAL AND DIRECTION: NATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN CONNECTED PRIMARY CARE
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Day 2 Opening - Facilitator Address

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Plenary Address 5.1 - Data, Digital and Direction: National Leadership in Connected Primary Care

Professor Michael Kidd, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
9:45 AM - 10:25 AM Plenary Address 5.2 - Next wave of Digital Health reforms and Data integration across Primary Care

Daniel McCabe, First Assistant Secretary, Medicare Benefits and Digital Health Division, Department Health, Disability & Ageing

Paul Creech, Chief Program Officer, Australian Digital Health Agency

Dr Amandeep Hansra, Chief Clinical Adviser – Medicine
10:25 AM - 11:00 AM Plenary 5.3 - Towards a National Primary Health Care Analytics Ecosystem

Dr Zoran Bolevich, CEO, Australian Institute of Health & Welfare

Bernadette Kenny, CEO, Western Australian Primary Health Alliance

Professor Charlotte Hespe AM, Head - General Practice and Primary Care Research, The University of Notre Dame, Sydney
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Morning Tea - Day 2
PLENARY 6 - STRENGTHENING PRIMARY CARE SYSTEMS: FROM RURAL REALITIES TO NATIONAL REFORM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Plenary Address 6.1 - Primary Care in Rural and Remote areas

Professor Jenny May AM, National Rural Health Commissioner

Rashida Khan, Director, Remote Australians Matter
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Plenary Address 6.2 - PHN Business Model Review

Ben Keneally, Boston Consulting Group

Mark Roddam, First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch - Day 2
WORKSHOP 2 - OPTIMISING PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Workshop 2C: Partnering with Consumers in Primary Care: An Interactive Workshop with Consumers

Panel of CHF Consumer Assembly members
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon Tea - Day 2
PLENARY 7 - INSIGHTS AND IMPLEMENTATION: CLOSING THE CONFERENCE
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Recap from Workshop 2

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator

Representatives from each workshop
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM Facilitator Final address

Andrew Hollo, Conference Facilitator
3:55 PM - 4:00 PM Conference close

Mark Roddam, First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing


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