All ACHSE Branches offer Professional Development activities. Participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a Federal Council requirement for College members engaged in health management roles. Such members are entitled to use the post nominals CHE. These post nominals indicate that the member has undertaken at least 25 hours of continuing professional development in the College year and has submitted a personal CPD return to the National Office.

Much of this CPD is through participation in the Professional Development programs offered by College Branches. Each event on these programs has College CPD points allocated which equate to the number of hours involved in full participation.

Effective August 2006 and to show greater recognition of members attending College events (as opposed to non College events), CPD points will be weighted accordingly. Members attending College events will be rewarded with 100% weighting ie 6 CPD hours will translate to 6 CPD points. Non-college activities will be counted at 75% of hours recorded ie 10 CPD hours would translate to 7.5 CPD points.

The College will undertake those calculations when assessing members' CPD logs. Members simply need to continue to log their CPD hours.

The following calendar of Branch Continuing Professional Development events is provided on a national basis. Please contact your local Branch either through the link provided with the event listing or through the contact details on the individual Branch section of the Web Page, for any further details.

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February 2009
TBA	NSW	The following events are scheduled to run in early 2009: Breakfast with the Director General, NSW Health Building and Leading High Performing Teams Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Workshop If you are interested in any of these events, please email events@achsensw.org.au for further information.
19	ACT	Breakfast Forum Topic: Challenges in Corporate and Clinical Governance Guest Speaker: MAJGEN Paul Alexander, Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Force Time: 7:30 am to 9am More Information & Registration	The Southern Cross Yacht Club, Mariner Drive, Lotus Bay, Yarralumla
20	VIC	Breakfast Forum Health and Hospitals Reform Commission Recommendations report Speaker: TBA	The Point Restaurant, Aquatic Drive, Albert Park
March 2009
1-4	ACT	Institute of Actuaries of Australia 3rd Health Financing Course Endorsed by the ACHSE, the Institute of Actuaries of Australia Health Financing Course will extend and deepen participants' knowledge of the operation of Australia's health financing system, and increase interaction between the various types of professionals responsible for health financing decisions. Website: More Information   Email: events@actuaries.asn.au	Brassey House, Canberra
19	ACT	Breakfast Forum Topic: National Registration and Accreditation Speaker: Dr Louise Morauta
19-20	VIC	2009 State Residential Conference Workplace and Workforce Reform - Fundamental Change or Tinkering at the Edge? Program and Information | Online Registration	The Sebel Heritage, Yarra Valley
26	VIC	ACHSE & La Trobe University Law Seminar Series Topic: Health Practice: Introduction to ethical principles and legal controls Guest lecturer Dr Lindsay Carey Time: 4.00 pm - 8.00 pm More Information | Online registration	La Trobe University City Campus, 215 Franklin Street, Melbourne
April 2009
2	VIC	ACHSE & La Trobe University Law Seminar Series Topic: The Coroner: Medical treatment related deaths Guest Lecturer: Michele Gardner Time: 4.00 pm - 8.00 pm More Information | Online registration	La Trobe University City Campus, 215 Franklin Street, Melbourne
16	ACT	Breakfast Forum Topic: Veterans as health consumers (to tie in with ANZAC Day) Speaker: Rusty Priest, Ex-President, Returned and Services League (NSW Branch)
23	VIC	ACHSE & La Trobe University Law Seminar Series Topic: Health System Failures: Lessons from hospital inquiries Guest Lecturer: to be advised Time: 4.00 pm - 8.00 pm More Information | Online registration	La Trobe University City Campus, 215 Franklin Street, Melbourne
24	VIC	Breakfast Forum Consequences of decision making whilst under stress Speaker: TBA	The Point Restaurant, Aquatic Drive, Albert Park
23	VIC	ACHSE & La Trobe University Law Seminar Series Topic: Corporate Governance: Management Issues Guest Lecturer: Dr Suzanne Young Time: 4.00 pm - 8.00 pm More Information | Online registration	La Trobe University City Campus, 215 Franklin Street, Melbourne
May 2009
7	VIC	ACHSE & La Trobe University Law Seminar Series Topic: Regulating health professionals: Current developments Guest Lecturer: Anne-Louise Carlton Time: 4.00 pm - 8.00 pm More Information | Online registration	La Trobe University City Campus, 215 Franklin Street, Melbourne
14	VIC	ACHSE & La Trobe University Law Seminar Series Topic: Accidents and Injuries Related to Health Care Guest Lecturers: Michael Gorton and Tim Greenall Time: 4.00 pm - 8.00 pm More Information | Online registration	La Trobe University City Campus, 215 Franklin Street, Melbourne
22	VIC	Breakfast Forum Health System Reform and International trends Speaker: TBA	The Point Restaurant, Aquatic Drive, Albert Park
June 2009
7-12	NAT/ UK	2009 NHS UK Health Executive Workshops – Liverpool/Bolton, England To build on the successes of a similar program that we managed in June 2008, ACHSE is seeking expressions of interest from CEOs and senior health executives to join us for another planned trip to the UK to listen, learn and exchange experiences with like-minded health leaders on such issues as: Transformational leadership Innovation and improved service delivery Continuous improvement of the patient journey Leadership and taking personal responsibility for outcomes Cost, Quality and Safety More Information & Registration Form
19	VIC	Breakfast Forum Clinical and Corporate Governance Speaker: TBA	The Point Restaurant, Aquatic Drive, Albert Park
July 2009
17	VIC	Breakfast Forum Leadership Development Speaker: TBA	The Point Restaurant, Aquatic Drive, Albert Park
August 2009
21	VIC	Breakfast Forum New Directions in Primary Care Speaker: TBA	The Point Restaurant, Aquatic Drive, Albert Park
September 2009
18	VIC	Breakfast Forum Technology and Innovation Speaker: TBA	The Point Restaurant, Aquatic Drive, Albert Park
October 2009
23	VIC	Breakfast Forum Environmental Sustainability Speaker: TBA	The Point Restaurant, Aquatic Drive, Albert Park
November 2009
13	VIC	Breakfast Forum Workforce / Worksafe - Healthy work place and workers Speaker: TBA	The Point Restaurant, Aquatic Drive, Albert Park
December 2009
11	VIC	Breakfast Forum Secretary's report Speaker: Fran Thorn	The Point Restaurant, Aquatic Drive, Albert Park

Other Industry Events

November 2008
16-18	Aged Care Association Australia - 27th Annual Congress Our People – Our Future The focus of the program is workforce – attracting, retaining and enthusing our greatest resource. Venue: Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart, Tasmania More Information
16-19	CASEMIX CONFERENCE 2008 - Casemix Evolution; extending the boundaries Location: Adelaide Convention Centre About: Casemix-based funding is the dominant form of funding of public hospitals in many states and territories in Australia. Casemix aims to fund on individual outcomes, rather than on a historical level of funding. On 16-19 November 2008, the Department of Health and Ageing will host ‘The Casemix Evolution: extending the boundaries’, which aims to view casemix in a holistic manner, across acute, sub-acute and non-acute sectors, including: Its place in broader health reforms; International approaches; Workforce issues; and Sustainability of our current approach to casemix. The Conference will bring together hospital and health service managers, clinicians, service providers, private health insurers, state and territory health department and hospital representatives and academics to discuss current and future casemix issues on a national and international level. Website: www.casemixconference2008.com.au Contact: Plevin & Associates Pty Ltd - Email: events@plevin.com.au
February 2009
24-27	HIMSS AsiaPac09 Healthcare IT Conference and Exhibition Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia Website: www.himssasiapac.org
April 2009
29-30	Melbourne CAREX 2009 “Australia’s Premier Health & Aged Care Expo” Open: 0930-1600 each day Venue: Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne FREE ADMISSION All enquiries re exhibiting or attending, contact: Wayne Woff (Manager - Total Aged Services) P 03 9571 5606 / 0422 484 209 Email: office@totalagedservices.com.au Website: www.totalagedservices.com.au
July 2009
15-16	Sydney CAREX 2009 “Australia’s Premier Health & Aged Care Expo” Open 0930-1600 each day Venue: Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney FREE ADMISSION All enquiries re exhibiting or attending, contact: Wayne Woff (Manager - Total Aged Services) P 03 9571 5606 / 0422 484 209 Email: office@totalagedservices.com.au Website: www.totalagedservices.com.au
August 2009
31-4	10th International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML) Positioning the Profession CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Venue: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Australia More Information