International Forum 2025: Canberra

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On 19 - 21 November 2025 in Canberra, the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare will tackle the most pressing challenges in health and care improvement, and we’d like you to join us.  
  
The program theme in Canberra: ‘Think differently, start small, have impact‘. In Canberra, the forum will explore healthcare breakthroughs and examine the vital connections between climate change and population health, understanding how environmental factors impact well-being.  

  

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Reserve your spot now with our code to save an extra 20% off Day 2 & 3 Early Bird Rates. Individual and group Early Bird registration is open until 20 August 2025. At checkout select:   

• Attendee Type: ACHS Member Registration  

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Key Topics in Canberra  

 The themes will emphasise the collective responsibility in driving meaningful change in healthcare. By working together on a small thing at a time, we can create a ripple effect that leads to systemic transformation. Join global health leaders, innovators, and changemakers as we reimagine the future of healthcare through four key themes - Innovate, Integrate, Advance and Shape.  

  

Innovate   

Unlocking innovative healthcare practices to transform care delivery  

• Shorten the search for answers: learn how to spread great ideas in healthcare using data, tech, and proven scale-up strategies  

• Transforming patient safety culture – Qatar’s phased approach: explore a pioneering model using data, coaching, and tailored training to transform safety culture  

• Revolutionising perinatal information with OpenAI: leveraging AI to standardise and improve access to patient information  

• Tackling infections with predictive modelling: explore new approaches using DALYs and real-time data to fight healthcare-associated infections  

   

Integrate  

System-wide collaboration and integration to ensure equity in healthcare  

• One health system – Murrumbidgee in action: see how joint governance and innovation drive change in rural chronic care  

• Whole-of-Hospital flow – operational rhythm: discover how a ‘hospital drum beat’ aligns teams and improves outcomes  

• Social Workers in General Practice (SWiGP): a groundbreaking model addressing health inequity through team-based care  

• Empowering lives – Integrating social work into Primary Health: real-world impact from embedding social workers in GP clinics  

   

Advance  

Showcasing major advancements shaping the future of health  

• Advanced Allied Health practitioners and waitlist solutions: innovations in care models for knee osteoarthritis and elective surgery access  

• My Health Record – share by default: Australia’s move toward real-time digital health information sharing  

• Personalised medicine for autoimmune disease: how cutting-edge blood testing is driving precision in treatment  

• Emergency frailty pathways: implementation of frailty assessment in EDs to optimise elderly care  

   

Shape  

Understanding and acting on the connection between climate and health  

• Australia’s national health and climate strategy: learn how sustainability is being woven into safety and quality frameworks  

• From Heatwaves to Moonwalks: explore how simulated heat and mobility challenges are improving care for at-risk populations  
    

As a Strategic Partner for this inspiring event, ACHS is looking forward to fostering collaboration, sharing insights, and advancing healthcare excellence alongside esteemed professionals from and the globe.