IHACPA Conference 2025 | HealthcareLink

Join us for 3 days of international speakers, interactive workshops, oral presentations on innovative research, transformative programs, and policy initiatives.

An expert line up of speakers will lead the conversation on reform, pricing, innovation and opportunities for harmonisation and innovation across the care sector at the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) 2025 Conference.

What you need to know When

5-7 August 2025

Where

Adelaide Convention Centre, South Australia

Theme

Explore how policy and pricing can work together to support resilience and sustainability of our growing care sector.

Who should attend

researchers
policy makers
health and aged care industry professionals
service providers
consumer and workforce groups, or anyone with interest in Australia’s care economy.

Conference call for abstracts

The call for abstracts is now open.

The conference scientific committee welcomes abstract submissions from researchers, policy makers and industry experts who are leading the way in addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by the care sector.

There are several topics linked to the conference theme, including:

Reform to improve efficiency and quality of care through policy, programs, projects and transformative research.
Innovation relating to new and efficient funding models, innovative models of care, better care and/or workforce outcomes using data and technology.
Costing and pricing of services, including classifications, coding and documentation, and performance benchmarking.
Harmonisation and collaboration, including examples of collaboration between governments business and community to support sustainability of the sector.

These streams are provided for guidance only as abstracts may be applicable across multiple streams.

You can nominate to present your work as an oral presentation or interactive workshop.

Read the guidelines and make a submission today. Submissions close midnight Monday 31 March 2025.