Ray James Memorial Presentation for AHPA (WA) - 28 March 2018

1. © Michael Goh
City lights to Country sights
Isabel Ross

2. Program planning, implementation &
evaluation
Opportunities
• Experience in all aspects of program management
• Working with discrete communities
Challenges
• Limited access to expert guidance

3. Partnerships
Opportunities
• Fewer stakeholders – stronger partnerships
• Input into higher level strategies / policies
Challenges
• Bigger impact when partnerships fail

4. Communication & Report-writing
Opportunities
• Broad experience – media, donors, leaders
Challenges
• Exposure beyond region.

5. Technology
Opportunities
• Need drives uptake
Challenges
• Fully engaging regional participants
• Organisational hesitation
• Support to upskill in new areas

6. Knowledge
Opportunities
• Smaller pool brings more diverse backgrounds
Challenges
• Stagnant understanding of HP – HPOs & Managers

7. Opportunities for AHPA & members
• Mentoring – short-term inputs
• Regional participation
• Regional skills in HP
• Managers & Leaders with HP understanding

8. I have a dream…..

9. From country sights to
other country’s sights