Who is actually tasked with making prevention happen in our health system and how might they act meaningfully on what looks like great intention without any sign of a practical plan?
As our population ages with chronic disease and comorbidity and we are increasingly impacted by diseases associated with ageing, we need to be more proactive and forward thinking about how preventive health strategies can impact demand on the system for near and future generations.
But who does the responsibility sit with to execute our preventative health strategy in a fragmented siloed health system and how do we measure the impact of our interventions?
Could this be why we have seen so little investment and if so, what do we need to be doing to change that?
Next Tuesday The Medical Republic is holding a free expert panel webinar with a view to cutting through the noise around prevention, and exploring some realistic options, some being handed to us via AI and the advent of new digital health infrastructure.
DATE: Tuesday April 28, 2026
TIME: 12:30PM – 1:30PM AEST
Speakers:
- Travis Grant, Managing Director, Accenture Health
- A/Prof Alam Yoosuff, Rural GP, Chair, Murrumbidgee PHN
- Adj Prof Karen Price, Director HCF, Chair HCF Research Foundation, Chair of the Council of General Practice AMA
- Dr Alison Roberts, Commissioner, Productivity Commission
- Moderated by Jeremy Knibbs, Publisher of Health Services Daily and The Medical Republic.
Topics:
- What “prevention” actually means across different parts of the system;
- Why responsibility is so diffuse – and what that’s costing us;
- How we might navigate this complexity from an investment perspective;
- What parts of the system can we practically change and what do we need to stick with.
All TMR webinars are recorded. If you can’t make it you can register and you will be emailed the recording after the live session.
This webinar is part of a series of free webinars we are hosting ahead of The Great Prevention Pivot Summit on June 16-17. Visit our events page for more information.
