Focus on board strategy

16 November 2022

Following is a list of links to supporting resources for this session.

• VHA: Tips for getting and staying focused

• Australian Institute of Company Directors: Not-for-profit governance principles

• Victorian Department of Health: Directors' Toolkit

Cyber security risk and directors' responsibilities

12 October 2022

Presenter: Jeannie Sim, Director, Health Sector Assurance Department, Department of Health

Panellists: Michael Read (Health Sector Chief Information Security Officer and Incident Manager, Department of Health), Sarah Lukies (Senior Legal & Governance Counsel, Xero, and Non-Executive director, West Gippsland Healthcare Group), and Jack Petrie (Portfolio Manager, Casualty Speciality Lines, Victorian Managed Insurance Authority)

Note: this webinar is no longer available on-demand.

Following is a list of links to supporting resources for this session.

• Cyber security risk: what directors need to know

• Department of Health: Victoria's digital health roadmap

• Victorian Managed Insurance Authority: Health Sector Cyber Security Assessment

• Victorian Managed Insurance Authority: Victorian Government Cyber Maturity Benchmark

• Victorian Managed Insurance Authority: Cyber Risk Foundations offerings

• PwC Australia: Proven precautions to help protect health organisations and patients from cyberattacks

• Legislation: Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic)

• Legislation: Health Records Act (Vic)

• Legislation: Health Services Act 1988 (Vic)

• Legislation: Mental Health Act

• Legislation: Mental Health and Wellbeing Bill

• Legislation: Family Violence Protection Act 2008

• Legislation: The Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008

• Legislation: Privacy Act 1988

• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

CEO performance and the board's role

14 September 2022

Presenter: Jo-Anne Moorfoot, Australian Centre for Healthcare Governance

Speakers: Robyn Batten (Board Chair, Western Health, and Non-Executive Director, PHN Eastern Melbourne); Paula Jeffs (General Manager, People & Capability, Melbourne Water, and Non-Executive Director, Ryman Healthcare); and John Rasa, (Board Chair, healthAbility, and Deputy Chair, Latrobe Regional Hospital)

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Following is a list of links to supporting resources for this session.

• VHA: What to focus on and how to support a CEO

• Victorian Public Sector Commission: Victorian Public Entity Executive Handbook

• Victorian Public Sector Commission: Serving Victoria - A guide for Public Sector CEOs

• Department of Health: Directors' Toolkit

• Australasian College of Health Service Management: Competency Framework

Conversations that count: advocating for your organisation

17 August 2022

Presenter: Juan Paolo Legaspi, General Manager, Policy & Advocacy, VHA

Speakers: Terry Symonds, CEO, Yooralla, and Board Director, Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network; Tom Symondson, CEO, VHA; and Julia Medew, Media Consultant, VHA

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Following is a list of links to supporting resources for this session.

• VHA: Advocating for your organisation

• VHA: Writing to your local Member of Parliament or Minister

• Case study: Guide Dogs Victoria CEO resigns after Josh Frydenberg endorsement

• Case study: Wyong hospital's potential privatisation scratched; campaigns to continue

• Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG): The Strategic Triangle - How to approximate a compelling measure of public value in government

• Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission: Political campaigning and advocacy by registered charities – what you need to know

• Victorian Government: Constitution Act 1975, Section 95

• Victorian Government: Code of Conduct for Victorian Public Sector Employees

• Victorian Government: Public Administration Act 2004

• Victorian Government: Guidelines on the Caretaker Conventions

Managing board dynamics

13 July 2022

Presenter: Jo-Anne Moorfoot, Australian Centre for Healthcare Governance

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Following is a list of links to supporting resources for this session.

• VHA: Managing board dynamics resource

• BoardSource: Handling conflict during board meetings

• AICD: Dealing with toxic behaviour in the boardroom

• Institute of Community Directors Australia: Dealing with difficult board members

• BoardSource: Culture and dynamics

• Governance Solutions Canada: Boardroom behaviours and governance

• Better Boards: Seat warmers and saboteurs – dealing with difficult directors

• Better Boards: Dealing with disputes in the boardroom

• VHA: Induction questions for new board members

• VHA: Suggested director onboarding process

Navigating health funding

8 June 2022

Presenter: Dan Weeks, CEO, West Gippsland Healthcare Group

Speakers: Richard Bolitho, Executive Director, Financing and Investment, Commissioning and System Improvement Division, Department of Health); and Michael Hallas, Chief Finance and Information Officer, Connect Health & Community.

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Following is a list of links to supporting resources for this session.

• VHA: Public health funding models

• National Health Funding Body: About the National Health Reform Agreement

• Victoria University: Australian health services – too complex to navigate?

• IHPA: Medical records and date driven health care

• IHPA: Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups

• IHPA: Classification of diseases and interventions

• IHPA: Average cost per weighted separation

• Victorian Department of Health: Hospital funding models

• Victorian Department of Health: Funding, performance and accountability

• Australian Department of Health: The AN-ACC care funding model

Quality and Safety Act: what you need to know about duty of candour

10 May 2022

Presenter: Jo-Anne Moorfoot, Australian Centre for Healthcare Governance

Guest panellists: Michael Gorton, Principal, Russell Kennedy, Chair, Alfred Hospital, Board Member, Ambulance Victoria, and President of the Board of Directors, Wellways Australia; Lanii Birks, A/Manager Patient Safety, Experience and Response, Safer Care Victoria; and Kelly Taylor, consumer representative, Safer Care Victoria advisory group

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Following is a list of links to supporting resources for this session.

• What you need to know about duty of candour

• Safe Care Victoria: Statutory Duty of Candour launch webinar

• Safer Care Victoria: Statutory Duty of Candour launch presentation

• Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety ) Act 2022

• Safer Care Victoria: Duty of candour and review protections

• AHPRA Taking Care podcast: Openness and candour – a road to greater patient safety

Understanding conflict of interest

16 March 2022

Presenter: Australian Centre for Healthcare Governance’s Jo-Anne Moorfoot

Guest panellists: Sarah Lukies (Senior Legal & Governance Counsel, Xero; and non-Executive Director, West Gippsland Healthcare Group) and Dr Jo Flynn (Chair, Board Ministerial Advisory Committee; President, Berry Street; and Director, Forensicare)

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Following is a list of links to supporting resources for this session.

• Understanding conflict of interest

• Department of Health: Conflict of interest and the board

• Department of Health: Directors toolkit (2020)

• Operation Meroo special report (April 2021)

Board meetings in 2022: What does the new BAU look like?

23 February 2022

Presenter: Tom Symondson, VHA CEO

Guest panellists: Tass Mousaferiadis, Board Chair, Eastern Health and Star Health, and Helga Svendsen, Board Director, The Royal Women’s Hospital, and host of the Take on Board podcast

This webinar will be available on-demand: $15 for members and $25 for non-members. To request the webinar recording, please sign up via this link.

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Following is a list of links to supporting resources for this session.

• Applying hybrid working models to board meetings

• Governance Institute of Australia: Governance through a crisis

• Take on Board podcast episode 90: Okay, my brain does what now while I’m on a Zoom board meeting. Dr Fiona Kerr explains.

• Victorian Government: Guidance and frequently asked questions for different business sectors

• Safe Work Australia: National guide for safe workplaces – COVID-19

Applying the recommendations of VAGO’s Clinical governance: Health services report

15 September 2021

Presenter: Jo-Anne Moorfoot, Australian Centre for Healthcare Governance

Guest panellists: Nathan Farrow (A/Director Centre for Patient Safety and Experience, Safer Care Victoria) and Sally Martin (Director Quality, Improvement and Patient Experience, the Royal Melbourne Hospital and NorthWestern Mental Health)

This webinar will be available on-demand: $15 for members and $25 for non-members. To request the webinar recording, please sign up via this link.

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Following is a list of links to supporting resources for this session.

• VAGO Clinical Governance: Health Services report (June 2021)

• Clinical governance: Health services recommendations

• Clinical Governance Health Services: What the recommendations mean for your organisation

• Member briefing: VAGO Clinical Governance Health Services report

Board evaluation

13 October 2021

Presenter: Jo-Anne Moorfoot, Australian Centre for Healthcare Governance

Guest panellists: Fiona Mercer, Governance Evaluator, CEO and Founder; and  Michael Gorton, Russell Kennedy Lawyers Principal

This webinar will be available on-demand: $15 for members and $25 for non-members. To request the webinar recording, please sign up via this link.

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Following is a list of links to supporting resources for this session.

• Board evaluation: key factors for boards and directors

• Department of Health: Directors toolkit

• Governance Evaluator: Governance insights

• Australian Institute of Company Directors: Board performance resources

• Australian Centre for Healthcare Governance

The role of the board chair

17 November 2021

Presenter: Jo-Anne Moorfoot, Australian Centre for Healthcare Governance

Guest panellists: Michael Delahunty, Chair, Goulburn Valley Health; Janice Munt, Chair, Central Bayside Community Health Services; and Linda Bardo Nicholls AO, Chair, The Royal Melbourne Hospital

This webinar will be available on-demand: $15 for members and $25 for non-members. To request the webinar recording, please sign up via this link.

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Following is a list of links to supporting resources for this session.

• The role of a board chair: key responsibilities and skill sets

• DHHS Directors Toolkit (2020)

• Victorian Public Sector Commission: Code of Conduct for Directors of Victorian Public Entities

Successful induction of new board members

18 August 2021

Presenter: Jo-Anne Moorfoot, Australian Centre for Healthcare Governance

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Following is a list of links to supporting resources for this session.

• Director commencement checklist

• Induction questions for new board members