CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES ENDORSEMENTS

 

ACAud: 202133 (11 CEP points)
AudA: CPD2021 110 (Category 1.2, 11 CPD points) 
HAASA: CPED2020-2021 (2021-009) (11.25 CPED points)

Presentations were followed by Q&A

Speaker and Presentation:

At the conclusion of the Presentation, delegates understand:

Jane MacDonald

Chief Executive Officer

Hearing Business Alliance

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'HBA Actions and Outcomes 2020-21 for Small Business' 

  • The challenges faced by small business providers in the hearing health sector

  • Advocacy and support HBA has provided small businesses during 2020-21

  • Themes of HBA’s submissions to various Government agendas

  • Collaborative work HBA has been involved with in various aspects of the hearing health sector.

Steve Kulmar

RetailOasis

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'Winning in a COVID World'

  • Changes required to win in the retail environment

  • The changes in consumer behaviour and how they impact your business model

  • Case studies of the impact of changing consumer behavior in other industries.

Dr Craig Latham

Deputy Ombudsman

ASBFEO Office 

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'Supporting Small Business'

  • The contribution small businesses make to Australia’s GDP

  • How the ASBFEO supports small business

  • How ASBFEO has supported HBA

  • How COVID impacts small business and ASBFEO’s plans to support small business.

Chris Carlile

Assistant Secretary

HSB, Department of Health

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'Current HSP Changes July 2021 Explained' 

  • The changes to the Hearing Services Program, commencing 1 July 2021

  • New requirements for claiming

  • Mechanisms for IT changes associated with new vouchers.

Dr Zena Burgess

HSP Expert Review Panelist

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'Hearing Services Program Review Process' 

  • The aim of the Review

  • The Review processes

  • Emerging themes of the Review

  • Date of the final report to Government. 

Dr Tony Coles

Chairman

Hearing Health Sector Alliance

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'Hearing Health Sector Alliance - A Single Voice to Government' 

  • The role of the Hearing Health Sector Alliance (HHSA)

  • Achievements of the HHSA working groups

  • Key Roadmap priorities identified by the HHSA

  • The collegial collaboration of all HHSA members

  • The role HHSA plays in providing a unified voice to Government. 

Stephen Logan

SJL Consulting Pty. Ltd.

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'Hearing Market Update 2021' 

  • The manufacturing and retail makeup of the hearing market, and changes over the past two years

  • Market size, growth and current diversity

  • The challenges in the hearing market, and in particular for small businesses

    • the Hearing Services Program changes 

    • continuing retail disruption on the market

  • The challenges and opportunities for small businesses in a 2021 post-Covid market.

 

Daniel Wright

Thryve Business Mentoring

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'Business Survival in Uncertain Markets' 

  • How to recognise the stages of business around change

  • Applying change to business strategy

  • How to focus on business success and factors underpinning growth

  • Important factors in business to maximise Support, Operations, Cashflow, Business Management and Time Management.

 

Katie Bryan

Propeller Advisory Business and Corporate Advisors

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'Understanding the Financial Impact of Change on your Business' 

  • Basic financial documents - Profit & Loss, Cash Flow, and Balance Sheet - how to read them to improve your business and decision-making

  • The financial impact of change using the basic financial documents, and the impact of a changed operating environment on your business

  • The importance of cashflow and how its changes affect business operation

  • Best practice accounting options for better financial literacy and potential real-time decision-making.

 

Hunter Leonard

Silver & Wise Pty. Ltd.

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'How to Build a More Entrepreneurial Mindset in Small Business' 

  • Resources and tools for 'The 8 Rooms of Business'

  • How to build a more entrepreneurial mindset to adapt to change

  • The core business challenges for all businesses

  • How to adapt to change, from business case studies and examples 

  • The individual business commitment required to achieve the desired changes.