30 November 2007
The 2-day 2007 PPM User Conference was held in Christchurch New Zealand in November, at a highland lake resort.
A big thank you to all our users who attended and made the event so worthwhile.
The networking opportunity provided by this conference was what delegates liked best, followed by the keynote speech by Wayne Bennett (Central Maine Healthcare CFO).
This year we introduced concurrent training sessions, with hands-on exercises. Although the feedback has been positive, we are already planning improvements for 2008.
The conference entertainment had a very kiwi flavour with a wildlife tour including ... er ... kiwis, with dinner followed by an energetic Maori performance — a night which was unanimously voted really enjoyable.
The Canterbury District Health Board held a on-site visit at The Princess Margaret Hospital on the third day, which was very well received. Thank you very much to Warren Holmes and Megan Griffiths for hosting this excellent event.
Michelline Hanna from The Children's Hospital at Westmead was among many who found the conference — Fun, relevant, worthwhile, interesting, helpful, and relaxing.
Next year's conference will be held 13-14 October 2008 in Queensland's Sunshine Coast, and we expect it to be even bigger and better!
Conference papers are available here to website members.
