9.00

Welcome from the Chair

9.10

MINISTERIAL ADDRESS

9:25

MORNING KEYNOTE ADDRESS: 

Leading through a pandemic

The inside story of humanity, innovation and lessons learned during the COVID-19 crisis. What was it like at the epicentre, inside the health system that cared for more COVID-19 patients than any other in the United States? Michael Dowling takes us inside Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system. From the C-suite to the front lines, he describes how Northwell was uniquely prepared for the pandemic.

9:45

PANEL DISCUSSION:

Leading healthcare in a challenging environment

Lessons learned from the Covid-19 crisis:

• The role of health management in the new normal: How has the pandemic shaped the future of healthcare management?
• Clinical leadership through the pandemic – we’ll hear from clinical leaders about their experiences over the past year and their reflections on what needs to change in the future
• Staying safe and staying sane: Sustaining and maintaining the mental health needs of healthcare workers

10:20

COVID-19 in New Zealand and the impact of the national response

New Zealand is hailed as one of the most successful developed nations in controlling the spread of the pandemic, pursuing an elimination strategy early on in its response. What lessons could be learned from New Zealand’s approach for future pandemic diseases and how has its response had an impact on its future health reform?

10:35

Networking Break

1:25

Welcome back from the Chair

1:30

AFTERNOON KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

A formula for health equity: The moral imperative to build an equity-based health sector prepared to respond to health threats

Agnes Binagwaho has played an essential role in rebuilding Rwanda’s health system by prioritising investments in public health and social welfare and working to create an equitable health system for all its citizens. The Rwandan Ministry of Health, US NGO Partners in Health, and the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) are working to make Rwanda a leading country in health equity. What lessons can be learned to inform global health equity and delivery in other countries and regions?

1:50

PANEL DISCUSSION:

Nursing home care – Where to Next?

Ireland’s population is aging at a faster rate than ever before. By 2031 the percentage of the population over 65 will increase by 59% and over 85s will increase by 97%. Ireland will require a total of 45,000 nursing home beds by 2030 to meet this demographic change. New regulations coming into effect this year coupled with post-COVID infection measures will likely exacerbate supply. In this panel we look at next steps for nursing home care in Ireland.

2:30

Trust in our health service

The head of the HSE has said that Covid-19 has ironically put the HSE “in a better place” due to the change in focus the disease has necessitated. He believes the health service gained significant additional trust and confidence of the public over the last year in how it dealt with the pandemic. So, how do we build on this momentum as we continue on the pathway to achieving the big structural changes needed in our healthcare system?

An interview with Paul Reid, Chief Executive Officer, HSE

2:40

LOCKNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION:

Choosing our future: What do we want our health service to look like after the pandemic?

Will healthcare be fundamentally changed post Covid-19? What long-lasting and perhaps permanent affects will the pandemic have on the healthcare system as a whole?

3:15

Closing remarks and summit close