Dr Rhonda Kerr – Publications & Presentations

Publications

Wilkie J, Carville, K. Fu, S. Kerr, R. et al. (2023) Determining the actual cost of wound care in Australia. Wound Practice and Research 2023; 31(1):7-18 DOI https://doi.org/10.33235/wpr.31.1.7-18

Kerr, R. Time for a revolution in funding public hospital capacity. (2022) MJA Insight. 28 November, 2022. https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2022/46/time-for-a-revolution-in-funding-public-hospital-capacity/

Kerr, R. Expect big changes for hospital projects after Covid 19. (2022) The Built Environment Economist Australia and New Zealand March 2022 https://issuu.com/aiqs_be/docs/bee22mar_v2

Kerr R and Kerr W. (2019) Building sustainable capacity in WA’s public hospitals. (2022) University of Western Australia. Public Policy Institute https://www.uwa.edu.au/institutes/public-policy/-/media/Public-Policy/Documents/WA-2050—People-Place-Prosperity_WEB.pdf

Kerr, R. (2019) “Cost Assessment for New Public Hospital Services.” The Building Economist June 2019. https://issuu.com/aiqs_be/docs/tbe19jun

Kerr, R.  and D. V. Hendrie. (2018). “Is Capital Investment in Australian Hospitals Effectively Funding Patient Access to Efficient Public Hospital Care?” Australian Health Review 42 (5): 501-513. doi: https://doi.org/10.1071/AH17231.

Kerr, R. (2015). “Concerns About the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s Information on Capital Investment for Healthcare.” Australian Health Review: -. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH14180.

Kerr, R., D.V. Hendrie, and R.E Moorin. (2014) “Investing in Acute Health Services: Is It Time to Change the Paradigm?” Australian Health Review 38 (5): 533-40.  DOI: 10.1071/AH13226.

Presentations

2023 Independent Hospitals and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) Conference, The Future of Funding. Can diagnosis-based capital allocation facilitate more appropriate, sustainable, and innovative acute care? 9-11 August 2023. Brisbane.

2023 European Health Design Congress, Fault lines and front lines: Strengthening health system resilience. 12-14 July 2023. Royal College of Surgeons, London. Power for the people! Calling for a revolution in hospital investment to build capacity.  Session: Strategic Planning and investment.

2023 Stroke Rehabilitation Redesign. The economic context for capital costing and economic evaluation. Florey Institute NOVELL Showcase. 17 April 2023 La Trobe University, Melbourne.

2023 Stroke Rehabilitation Redesign. Patient centred capital costing and economic evaluation using patient outcomes and measures. Florey Institute NOVELL workshop. 17 April 2023 La Trobe University, Melbourne.

2022 Australian Health Design Council. Right sizing the Hospital: are hospitals getting larger or smaller? Panel Q and A. April 2022

2022 Medical Imaging and Equipment Conference, The investment process for major medical equipment and ICT for Australian public hospitals.  August

2021 Victorian Health Building Authority Post Occupancy Evaluation Literature Review November

2021 Victorian Health Building Authority. Towards a building evaluation methodology November 2021

2021 Florey Institute The enduring benefits of acute health facilities specifically for the patient. April 2021 The 7th Optimising Health Environments (OHE) Forum

2021 Australian College of Health Executives Conference. How can we plan and build hospitals with confidence after 2020? October 2021

2021 European Health Design Conference Mind the gap! Developing effective capital investment strategies for hospitals after 2021 June Royal College of Physicians, London

2020    Australian Health Roundtable 25 March Melbourne. Keynote Speaker Diagnosis-based capital funding for clinical effectiveness and efficiency.

2019    European Healthcare Design Congress, 17-19 June, Royal College of Physicians, London. Transforming healthcare: Form follows finance.

2018    European Health Design Congress, 11-13 June, Royal College of Physicians, London. Enabling the future: funding health infrastructure for transformational change.

2018    Australasian College of Health Service Management Conference,19-21 September. Darwin Convention Centre. Next Gen hospitals: Funding to deliver new models of care.

2017    Australasian College of Health Service Management Conference, September, Sydney Hilton. Building resilience into the changing environment for hospitals: Lessons for Australia from 18 OECD nations.

2017    European Health Property Network, 20-22 November Turin, Italy. Targeting capital investment for hospitals for sustainability and patient centred care: evidence from 18 nations.

2017  ‘Effectively   leading   waves  of  change in America,  Europe,  Asia Pacific  and Africa: Using  health economics, epidemiology, planning and regulation reform’ Workshop for ACHSM/ACHS 2017 Asia-Pacific Congress workshop (Antioch KM, Kerr R, Robinson P,  and Kerr W)

2016  “Workshop: Balancing Innovation and Risk: Using Economics, Evidence Based Planning, Communication and Advocacy in Health Policy and Health Services Delivery“. Joint ACHSM/ACHS Asia-Pacific Congress, 26-28 October, 2016, Brisbane, Australia (Antioch, KM, Kerr, R. Atanasova B)

2016    Australasian College of Health Service Management and Australian Council of Healthcare Standards Congress, 26-28 October, Sofitel. Brisbane, Capital -balancing innovation and risk.

2010    International Trends in the use of capital in healthcare. Australasian College of Health Service Management National Congress 2010 Fremantle WA 15 July 2010 http://www.achsm.org.au/members-services/e-learning/achsm-2010-congress

2010    Bringing Capital into the Equation: Building a Health System where Capital Goes with the Diagnosis EuHPN (European Health Property) Workshop 5-7 May 2010 Karolinska Institute, Stockholm. One Problem, Many Solutions: how to make healthcare deliver for society in the book of the same name by Sameedha Mahadkar, Grant Mills, Jonathan Erskine and Andrew D.F. Price (Eds). Durham University

2010    European Health Property Network (EuHPN); Health and Care Infrastructure Research and Innovation Centre (HaCIRIC); Loughborough University. http://www.haciric.com/static/pdf/publications/EuHPN%20WorkshopReport_Final_%20nov%202010pdf.pdf

2009    The Economics of Hospital Redevelopment at the 2009 Hospital Planning and Design Summit Sydney

2008    Presentation to the UIA- Public Health Group, Florence University, November 2008 http://www.uia-public-health-group.org/Seminars/Florence_2008/presentations/24_18_Kerr.pdf