SPICA program summary
Program summary
The program will feature an interactive mix of plenaries, workshops, panels and breakout sessions designed for collaborative learning and exchange, with a focus on the journey from quality assurance to quality improvement.
The full agenda for SPICA 2025 is still under development. The program summary below represents the current agenda, which may change.
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Time
Session
Conference Day 1
0800–0830
Registration and coffee
Opening Day 1
0830–0845
Welcome to Country (traditional owners welcome)
0845–0900
Conference welcome
Keynote address
0900–1000
Nationals Surgical Quality Improvement Project
Dr Clifford Ko
Session 1: The journey from data to difference—How measuring data can improve patient care
1000–1045
- The quality of health care in a data rich world
- Building improvement capability in a world of complexity
- The future of clinical registries in Australia
1045–1115
Morning tea
Session 2: Current Australian quality improvement initiatives—Integration into real-world practice
1115–1245
- Victoria
- Tasmania
- New Sout Wales
- South Australia
- Western Australia
- Queensland
- New Zealand (TBC)
- Commonwealth of Australia (TBC)
1245–1330
Lunch
Room 1—Ithaca Auditorium
Room 2—Kedron Room
1330–1420
Collaborative learning—Turning QA into QI
Multidisciplinary approach to quality improvement—Perioperative medicine and engaging support service
1420–1510
Baselines and borderlines—Choosing what to measure for improvement
Improving care in emergency surgery—Can we improve?
1510–1530
Afternoon tea
Room 1—Ithaca Auditorium
Room 2—Kedron Room
1530–1615
Adapting to surgical advancement and technology in quality improvement
Consumer relationships and co-design workshop
1615–1620
Rooms rejoin
1620–1640
Quality improvement under fire—Lesson from Ukraine
1630–1645
Closing remarks
1700–2000
Conference reception (3-hour cocktail event)
Hamilton Room, Brisbane City Hall
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Time
Activity
Conference Day 2
0730–0845
Breakfast masterclass/panel—Health Services Research—Kedron Room
(Optional—additional fee to attend)
0830–0900
Coffee—Ithaca Foyer
Opening Day 2
0900–0920
Welcome to Day 2
Acknowledgement of Country (Torres Strait Island representatives)
Keynote address
0920–1020
Getting it Right First Time
Professor Tim Briggs
1020–1050
Morning tea
Session 5
1100–1230
- Practical lessons in implementation science
- Risk and change
- Ideas collaborative
1230–1330
Lunch
Session 6: In conversation
1330–1415
Panel discussion
- Dr Clifford Ko
- Prof Tim Briggs
1415–1435
Afternoon tea
Session 7
1435–1530
The Great Debate—A light-hearted discussion on serious topics
1530–1600
SPICA priorities—Top 3 outcomes for us individually and collaboratively to achieve
1600–1615
Closing remarks and conference wrap up