Why it’s essential the new government focuses beyond the many immediate challenges and looks to the longer term. As we need to get ahead of the socio-demographic pressures impacting our health system, a strategic 2040 vision for Ireland’s health system is required that sees investment in health and wellbeing not just as a necessary expenditure but as a pivotal driver of long-term economic prosperity.
2025 Agenda
7:45am
Registration and light breakfast
8:50am
Welcome from the Chair
Journalist and Broadcaster, host of Radio 1’s Morning Ireland
Laying the foundations for a healthier population
9:00am
Investing for long-term improvement in our health and healthcare system
Partner and Health Sector Lead, EY Ireland
9:15am
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE
A new narrative for investing in health and health systems: The time is now
Why prioritising population health is essential for prosperity. Better health leads to a better economy, better work and more equality. Health is everybody’s business. An economy of wellbeing for health equity, The Economy of Wellbeing model puts the focus on health and wellbeing-in-all-policies, an approach that strengthens resilience and contributes to better health outcomes and preventing diseases.
CEO, Public Health Wales & Executive Board Member, International Association of Public Health Institutes, former CEO of HIQA
9:35am
The priorities, plans and delivery of population health services
9:55am
PANEL DISCUSSION:
What does healthcare need from the new government?
Our panel discuss their perspectives on the key healthcare policy priorities
President, Irish Hospital Consultants Association IHCA
General Manager, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine – Commercial Operations, Ireland
CEO, Migrane Ireland, patient-centric organisation leader
10:50am
Morning networking break
Stream 1
The Productivity challenge in our health service
11:25am
Welcome from the Chair
Journalist and Broadcaster, host of Radio 1’s Morning Ireland
11:30am
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE
Healthcare productivity: From diagnosis to action
What does research tell us about the policies and action needed to boost productivity healthcare?
Director of Research & Analysis, The Health Foundation, UK
11:50am
Improving productivity using a behavioural science approach: 10 practical applications of BeSci in productivity improvement
Senior Health and Behavioural Economist, Department of Health
12:10pm
PANEL DISCUSSION:
What do we mean by productivity? Is the bottom line getting more health for our money? How do we address the productivity challenges in our health service?
- Taking practical action now to improve productivity
- How can HSE incentivise efficiency in hospitals?
- How do we move from a “throughput” measure in public health to “outcomes” measurement
- Creating a healthcare system where innovation thrives
- Embracing AI for efficiencies
Partner, AI & Data, EY Ireland
Regional Executive Officer (REO), HSE Dublin and South East
Stream 2
Shifting the balance of care from hospitals to the community
11:25am
Welcome from the Chair
GP, Churchtown Medical, media commentator & columnist
11:30am
KEYNOTE:
Shifting the balance of spend towards non-acute and community health and care services
Changing healthcare services so that more care is provided in community settings and people can leave hospital when they are fit for discharge has been an explicit policy aim for decades. Other, similar countries have been on the same mission and have had more success. Why might this be? This analysis looks internationally at how other countries have succeeded in building up community health and care services to understand what we can learn.
Senior Fellow in Policy and Research, The Nuffield Trust, UK
11:50am
SPOTLIGHT ON:
Regional Health Authorities: Getting Governance right
How accountability, transparency and integrity is vital to ensuring timely access to quality care.
Associate Professor, Public Health & Primary Care, School of Medicine, TCD
12:05pm
FIRESIDE CHAT
Upskilling our workforce to deliver care in the community
Roman leads Trinity’s Micro-credential in Assessment and Management of Frailty in Ageing Adults which is for allied health professionals working with older people in any setting, including in the community. He will speak about Micro-credentials supporting upskilling in healthcare.
Professor in Medical Gerontology at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant Physician, St James's Hospital
12:25pm
PANEL DISCUSSION:
How do we become a healthier nation?
How to transition the HSE from a reactive, treatment-based model to prioritising preventative healthcare:
- Shifting the balance from hospital to the community
- The long-term generational benefits of preventative care
- Restructuring financial flows, elevating the status of GPs and community health workers
- What infrastructure and resources are needed to support preventative care?
- Embedding a “health in all policies” approach across government departments such as housing, urban planning and education
Advocate for patient-centred care
Director of National Health Improvement, HSE
Director of Health Promotion, Information & Training, Irish Heart Foundation
Stream 3
How data can transform Irish healthcare
11:25am
Welcome from the Chair
Sarah-Jane O’Dwyer, Founder & CEO, IntuVu Health
11:30am
PANEL DISCUSSION:
The European Health Data Space (EHDS) and what it means for Ireland’s healthcare
Is it possible that by 2030 there will be no borders for data among EU countries? That is the goal of the EHDS, but implementation won’t be easy. Expected to bring transformative benefits, the EHDS will enable healthcare providers access to comprehensive patient data leading to more personalised and effective treatments. How are we preparing Ireland’s healthcare system to align with the forthcoming EHDS framework?
Assistant Secretary, Department of Health
12:00pm
INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY:
Data and innovation in Belgium – what can we learn?
Belgium is in the top 5 EU countries in the EU-27 for ehealth maturity – electronic access services for citizens, accessible health data, technology coverage and access opportunities for certain categories of people such as legal guardians. Where accessing EHRs online is comparable to accessing other public services.
Director of Innovation, Medvia.be, Flanders, Belgium
12:20pm
CASE STUDY:
Where data is improving patient outcomes
This session will explore how we use data within the HSE and its potential to guide strategic planning and support the implementation of care.
12:40pm
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Unlocking the full potential and value of healthcare data
- Improving data literacy, data quality and usage
- Embedding a culture of data analytics and insight-based decision making
- Implementing a robust data governance framework to ensure high quality data
- Integrating data from silos to derive actionable insights and challenges of patient data privacy, consent and ethics
- Embracing AI for efficiencies
- Does the HSE need a Chief Data Officer?
Head of Practice Data & Digital Solutions, Organisational Psychologist, ProjectFoundry
Group CIO, Children’s Health Ireland
Director of Digital Health, St. Patricks Mental Health Services
1:00pm
Lunch break
AFTERNOON PLENARY:
2:05pm
Welcome back from the Chair
Journalist and Broadcaster, host of Radio 1’s Morning Ireland
The state of digital: Where do we stand?
2:10pm
FIRESIDE CHAT
Predicting a healthier future
How we can use healthcare data to identify major risks for patients and turn these risks into preventative interventions
In conversation with..
Chief Technology and Transformation Officer & Deputy CEO, HSE
CEO, UCLPartners health innovation partnership, UK
2:30pm
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Can we deliver a national Electronic Health Record by 2030?
Our panel shares a range of perspectives on the factors for success in implementing and adopting an eHealth record for all citizens.
Chief Information Officer, HSE
Secretary General of the Department of Health
Healthcare resilience and responding to future threats
3:15pm
3:35pm
LOCKNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION
Are we ready for future threats?
Investing in health system resilience has become a priority for policymakers, healthcare leaders, and researchers worldwide. How is health policy in Ireland responding to the future threats of demographic change & growing chronic disease, climate change and pandemics? Are we building a responsive & resilient healthcare system?
GP and Chair of the Climate and Health Alliance
Chairperson, Board of HEAnet and Professor Emerita, University of Galway
Interim CMO, Department of Health
4:10pm