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The 3rd Annual National Health Workforce Summit is a platform for addressing how we tackle the current healthcare workforce challenges in Australia and the changes needed to create a sustainable workforce for the future. It will bring together healthcare professionals, policymakers, educators, and other stakeholders to discuss and address the challenges and opportunities related to the healthcare workforce.
The conference aims to explore innovative solutions and strategies to enhance the quality, accessibility, and sustainability of the healthcare workforce, ensuring that it meets the evolving needs of the workforce. The summit will provide a platform for attendees to engage in thought-provoking discussions, exchange ideas, and establish collaborative networks.
KEY TOPICS INCLUDE:
- How to develop the rural workforce and support the First Nations health workforce.
- The importance of workforce planning to address the current and future healthcare needs.
- How can we align workforce supply & demand and anticipating demographic shifts.
- Addressing issues related to work-life balance, burnout, and the need for competitive compensation and benefits packages.
- How can we adapt to new models of care, and emerging technologies.
- Successful strategies implemented by different organizations to enhance recruitment efforts.
- How to train and develop a workforce which meets the needs of the community.
- How to create a supportive environment that promotes job satisfaction and professional growth.
- The need for upskilling and reskilling healthcare professionals.
- How to improve retention and engagement in our existing health workforce.
Speakers
Monita Mascitti-Meuter
Cultural Inclusion Lead, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
A/Prof Rex Prabhu PSM
Executive Medical Director, Swan Hill District Health, Victoria
Sally Jones
Chief Executive Officer, GPEx
India-Rose Avery
Workforce Planning and Prioritisation Lead, GPEx
Dr Matthew Fisher
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Society of Anaesthetists
Dr Nicole Higgins
President, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Prof Jennifer Martin
President & Chair, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Dr Zoran Bolevich
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Chris Robertson
Executive Director of Strategy, Policy and Health Workforce, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Naomi Hebson
Executive Director People & Governance, Children's Health Queensland
Prof Clair Sullivan
Director, Queensland Digital Health Centre
Craig Worland
Manager, Lived Experience, Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Strategy and Planning Branch, Queensland Health
Dr Elizabeth Moore
President, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Dr Martina Mende
Board Member, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; Deputy Chair, RANZCOG Australian O&G Workforce Working Group
Michelle Sanders
Director Lived-Living Expertise, Queensland Mental Health Commission
Sally Moten
Partner, Sally MotenLander & Rogers
Sascha Baldry
Co-Chair, Community Paramedicine Working Group
A/Prof Vinay Lakra
Divisional Director, Mental Health, Northern Health
Stephanie Clota
Chief Executive Officer, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Workshop
POST-CONFERENCE HALF-DAY WORKSHOP
23 October 2024 | 9:00AM – 12:00PM | Swissotel Sydney
How to train and develop a workforce which meets the needs of diverse communities
- Participants will step through an awareness workshop which focusses on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion concepts (eg: unconscious bias and intersectionality)
- Caring for patients/residents of CaLD background
- Understanding cross-cultural communication styles, as well as strategies to effectively manage and work in a multicultural team environment
Workshop Facilitator: Monita Mascitti-Meuter, Cultural Inclusion Lead, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
Reconnect and re-engage with your industry peers at the National Health Workforce Summit.
There are many opportunities for networking including social events such as the annual networking drinks, refreshment breaks and lunches, making this not just a conference… but an all encompassing industry “experience”.
Event sponsorship or exhibiting will allow your organisation to:
- Build relationships with potential and existing clients
- Generate leads from a high-level, targeted audience
- Close sales in a more personal manner than via phone
- Demonstrate your product in person
- Network with the industry
- Build brand awareness
To see what is on offer please contact:
Danielle Newman
Senior Business Development Manager
E: danielle.newman@informa.com
T: +61 (2) 9080 4318
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We recognise that it’s not just about the way we produce our events and products but recognising that we have a role to play in providing a space to work in partnership together with our markets to inspire the sustainable development of the industries we serve. Explore our work, including our latest sustainability reports and Faster Forward initiatives with the link below.
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Speaking Enquiries
Irene Amo
Senior Conference Producer
+61 415038730
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Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
Danielle Newman
Senior Business Development Manager
02 9080 4318
Danielle.Newman@informa.com
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Libbie Sinclair
Marketing Manager
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