20th National Health Summit

7:45

Registration and light breakfast

8:40

Welcome from the Chair

Audrey Carville

Audrey Carville

Journalist and Broadcaster, host of Radio 1’s Morning Ireland

8:50

OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

Progressing change in our health system

Damien McCallion

Damien McCallion

Chief Operations Officer, HSE

9:05

Connecting people – technology and data as a bridge to integrated care

Alastair Allen

Alastair Allen

Partner and Head of Healthcare Technology, EY Ireland

MORNING PLENARY: Learning from two decades of changing healthcare in Ireland

9:25

PANEL DISCUSSION:

Understanding the past as we prepare for the future

Our opening panel discusses what we’ve learned from two decades of changing healthcare In Ireland, reflecting on progress made, challenges faced, and future goals for improving healthcare.

Georgina Cruise

Georgina Cruise

National Manager, the Patient Advocacy Service

Tony O’Brien

Tony O’Brien

Leadership, governance and strategy consultant, columnist, Chartered Director, Board Chair, Strategic Advisor, former Director General, HSE

Mary Harney

Mary Harney

Independent Director and Business Adviser, Minister for Health 2004-2011

Robert Watt

Robert Watt

Secretary General, Dept of Health

10:00

PANEL DISCUSSION: 

Cancer Care in Ireland – Innovating for the Future 

Dr Grainne O’Kane

Dr Grainne O’Kane

Consultant Oncologist and Director of the Cancer Clinical Trials Unit, Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute.

Dr Thorsten Giesecke

Dr Thorsten Giesecke

General Manager, Commercial Business, Janssen Sciences Ireland UC

Averil Power

Averil Power

CEO, Irish Cancer Society

10:30

Morning break

Choose your track

STREAM 1: The Future of Aged Care

STREAM 2: Moving Care Closer to Home

STREAM 3: The Workforce Challenge

1:05

Lunch break

AFTERNOON PLENARY: Creating a healthcare system fit for the future

2:10

Welcome back from the Chair

Audrey Carville

Audrey Carville

Journalist and Broadcaster, host of Radio 1’s Morning Ireland

2:15

Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Pioneering the next Revolution

Deb Mangone

Deb Mangone

Ireland Country Manager, Pfizer

2:25

AFTERNOON KEYNOTE:

Digital models of healthcare and international comparisons of whole systems working

Jos Creese

Jos Creese

Independent digital transformation consultant, Non-Exec Director, Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust, past president of Socitm, the Society of Innovation & Technology, UK

2:45

PANEL DISCUSSION:

What must the health service do to accelerate digital transformation?

We explore digital healthcare across Ireland – where are we now? And what will our future health service look like? Our panel discusses how healthcare providers need to develop a holistic digital strategy to accelerate the digital transformation journey:

  • Creating a comprehensive digital healthcare strategy to streamline operations and increasing accessibility
  • Ensuring an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system accessible across platforms and prioritise data security and privacy measures
  • Fostering innovative and seamless clinical care through digital tools, emphasising accurate clinical decision-making and data interoperability between providers
  • The integration of AI and digital tools to personalise healthcare services.
Robbie Cline

Robbie Cline

Joint Chief Information Officer, London Northwest University Healthcare NHS Trust & The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Neil O’Hare

Neil O’Hare

Prof. Health Informatics (UCD) / Group CIO, Children’s Health Ireland

Patricia Maguire

Patricia Maguire

Professor of Biochemistry, UCD & Director, the UCD Institute for Discovery

Robert Forde

Robert Forde

eHealth Director & CIO, Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, HSE

3:20

LOCKNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: 

Health in 2040: What tangible changes can be made now that will improve the lives of those living longer?

Plus, future healthcare demand and expenditure: The impact of demographic and policy change

Prof. Desmond O’Neill

Prof. Desmond O’Neill

Geriatrician and stroke physician

Niall Conroy

Niall Conroy

Acting Chief Economist and Head of Secretariat, Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

Mairéad McCaul

Mairéad McCaul

Managing Director of MSD’s Human Health business in Ireland

David Cullinane TD

David Cullinane TD

Sinn Fein party spokesperson on Health

3.55

Wrap up and closing remarks