Event Details

Showcasing the resilience and sharing innovations in children’s healthcare units across Australia and New Zealand.

An opportunity not to be missed: Learning and networking with your peers!

CHA is delighted to invite you and your peers to our annual Paediatric Units Insight Forum on the 28 and 29 October 2024 at the Mercure Hotel, Sydney NSW.   

This Insight Forum offers a rich 2-day multidisciplinary meeting of shared learning and networking.  Whether you work directly with patients or are supporting clinicians to deliver safe, high-quality care to children and families, this meeting provides an opportunity to network with peers from Paediatric Units across Australia and New Zealand, sharing insights on common challenges and successes in meeting the needs of children & their families.  

What will the program cover?

We have an expansive agenda this year, designed to provide practical examples of innovative approaches to common challenges whilst ensuring adequate time for participants to discuss, share ideas and learnings. 

The agenda topics cover:

• Priority Populations – Improving equity, inclusivity and outcomes for children of priority populations thorough tailored tools and specialist collaborations
• Dysregulated Behaviours – What systems, strategies and tools are helping to best support your staff, families and the young person with dysregulated behaviours?
• Eating Disorders – With almost all paediatric units caring for children with eating disorders, let’s discover models of care to reduce review times, decrease admission rates, and length of stay
• Outpatient and Shared-care Models – Reimagining service provision to improve timely access to care, using innovative and diverse paediatric teams.

Please access the program here

Why attend?

• The CHA community brings together people from all disciplines and a multitude of roles who all have a common passion for making a difference to children and families requiring hospital care. 
• This exclusive meeting will provide an opportunity to tap into the rich expertise of peers who really understand the challenges and opportunities of delivering care both within and outside tertiary children’s hospitals. 
• The program is specifically designed to provide practical examples of innovative approaches to common challenges ensuring time for participants to share ideas and learnings with a multitude of other paediatric teams within panel, roundtable, and whole group discussions. 

Who should attend?

• General Paediatricians & Paediatric Nurses working in General Hospitals
• Managers / Leaders of paediatric services within General Hospitals, such as Directors of Paediatrics & Directors of Nursing 
• Allied Health professionals involved in children’s healthcare
• Policy makers interested to support excellence in children’s healthcare
• Students undertaking paediatric related studies or research

Registration costs:
All registrations are for 2 days and include a complimentary dinner on the 28th October

Member Rates: 
CHA Individual Rate: $865 (incl. GST) 
CHA Group Rate*: $715 per person (incl. GST)  
We offer a reduced Group Rate for all members who register as a group of three or more. Only applicable when three or more delegates from one hospital register simultaneously via the event organiser.  Only one invoice will be provided, and payment must be received before the event. Please email our Events Assistant to find out more information.

Non-Member Rate: 
Non-Member Individual Rate: $990 (incl GST) 

Venue: 
Mercure Hotel Sydney 
818-820 George Street,
Sydney, NSW 2000 

Accommodation:
Mercure Hotel Sydney are offering  our delegates 10% off their best unrestricted rate, at the time of booking, This discount will only be available until 5^th October 2024. To book, please contact the Mercure reservations team directly. You can complete the booking form and email it directly to [email protected] or call them on 02 9217 6797 and quote the discount code: 2410CHILDR_001

Dinner: Monday 28 October 2024 at 6:30pm
L'Aqua Gold Room - Rooftop Level
Cockle Bay Wharf
Darling Park, Sydney NSW 2000

Satellite meeting for Children’s Service leaders after the Forum 
CHA is also pleased to offer a complimentary one-day meeting on Wednesday 30 October, after the Insight Forum and at the same venue for:

• Directors of Paediatrics 
• Directors of Nursing for Children’s Services (Acting or working towards)

These meetings will facilitate a day of discussion with your peers around an agenda of topics developed in consultation with participants. Please email [email protected] to express interest in attending.  Places are limited so we would encourage you to confirm your interest ASAP.