Headline statistics

• 438 delegates attended
• More than half of the attendees were first timers
• 90% had a positive overall impression
• 66 speakers presented
• 200 mentions on social media with a potential reach of 333,000 impressions across the three‑day conference

IHPA held its seventh Activity Based Funding (ABF) Conference in Melbourne from 13–15 May 2019 under the theme ‘Activity Based Funding: Cost, value and outcomes’.

IHPA’s annual conference aimed at providing high‑quality education in activity based funding and the underlying classification, costing and data collection systems to key health sector personnel.

The Activity Based Funding Conference 2019 attracted around 440 healthcare professionals from across Australia and around the world. It included keynote sessions, major plenary sessions, concurrent smaller presentations, workshops, and networking activities.