iNSPIRE'06

iSOFT Healthcare Forum 2006

On 27-29 September 2006, iSOFT Australia & New Zealand held a first-of-a-kind conference, the iSOFT Healthcare Forum 2006 (iNSPIRE’06), at the Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove, Queensland, Australia. The aim: to bring together national and regional policy-makers and authorities, iSOFT customers and company representatives for a mutually productive exchange of news and views. The result: real success, with 125 delegates attending.

Presentations given at the event can be downloaded from our secure area. (This resource can only be accessed by those who attended iNSPIRE'06).

For the conference brochure and programme, please click here.

For further information, email inspire06@isoftaus.com.au or call Jacki Willing on +61 2 9448 4039.

Key speakers: Duncan McNeil (above), Technology Advisor, UK NHS, and Nigel Lutton, Managing Director, iSOFT Australia & New Zealand

Feedback on iNSPIRE'06

From John Tolchard, Chief Information Officer, Southland District Health Board, New Zealand

Why would one take four days out of an already full work schedule to attend iSOFT’s inaugural Australasian conference?

Well for me, it was an opportunity to:

meet with iSOFT’s senior management team, both Australasian and United Kingdom, and talk through first-hand recent poor publicity in the press, both financial and regarding LORENZO development and the UK NHS programme for IT, and get their perspective;
meet and talk to Duncan McNeil, NPfIT Architect and Advisor, face-to-face to get a user’s perspective on the above;
network with iSOFT users from both New Zealand and Australia;
participate in the formation of an i.PM user group for Australasia; and
attend the conference sessions and listen to speakers cover a broad range of topics.

Aloha! John and iSOFT Solution Specialist Anne-Marie Boyce enjoying the iNSPIRE'06 gala dinner

Overall, I enjoyed the conference and it met my expectations. It is always difficult to get the right mix of speakers and presentations to keep everyone’s attention over two days. Duncan McNeil’s dry, down-to-earth presentation style was a highlight, and his content very relevant and timely.

The conference logistics worked very well – all the catering was well received – with the only downside being the storm that meant the Hawaiian night had to be shifted inside, but that didn’t seem to bother the dancers, and certainly not the onlookers, that’s for sure!

The user group meeting at the conclusion of day 2 provided an excellent forum for all iSOFT clients to discuss various issues and initiate the development of terms of reference for the group for future meetings.

As Arnie once said, “I’ll be back…”