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National Health Workforce Summit

Best practice learnings, practical strategies & effective collaboration to drive meaningful change

18 -19 August 2025 | Crown Promenade Melbourne

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The 4th Annual National Health Workforce Summit will address how we tackle Australia’s current healthcare workforce challenges, particularly around the changes needed to create a sustainable workforce for the future. The summit will bring together high-level executives from across the healthcare landscape, HR professionals, C-Suite executives, policymakers, educators, and other key stakeholders.

The summit aims to explore innovative solutions and strategies to enhance the quality, accessibility, and sustainability of the healthcare workforce and ensure that it meets the evolving needs of the workforce. It will provide a platform for attendees to engage in thought-provoking discussions, exchange ideas, and establish collaborative networks.

2024 Speakers

Monita Mascitti-Meuter

Inclusion Diversity Equity Lead, St Vincent's Health Australia

A/Prof Rex Prabhu PSM

Executive Medical Director, Swan Hill District Health, Victoria

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

Dr Elizabeth Moore

President, The 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, Workplace Relations & Safety, Lander & 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

Dr Marten Howes

Staff Specialist Emergency Physician & Director Clinical Training, Bunbury Hospital, Western Australia Country Health Services – South West

Abiola Akinbiyi

Director, NWMPHN & Board Director, Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria

Kim Hanna

Chief Executive Officer, Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons

Hediyeh Vahdat

Managing Director, Linéaire Projects, Non Executive Director, Karitane, Academic, School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Academic, School of Population Health and Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of NSW, Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Royal North Shore Hospital

Luke Elias

Director, Primary Care Impact & Partnerships, Healthy North Coast

Dr Susan Nancarrow

Chief Executive Officer, HealthWork International & Adjunct Professor, Southern Cross University

Dr Jane Douglas

Strategic Lead Workforce & Professional Officer, Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation

Kathryn Baird

Director Skilled Migration Services, Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council

Juliet Aryana

Head of Industry Engagement, AGSM @ UNSW Business School

Emma Peden

Manager Skilled Migration, Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council

Alison Tattersall

Manager Primary Care Workforce, Hunter New England & Central Coast Primary Health Network

Dr Neel Gobin

Regional Director of Medical Services, Hunter New England Local Health District (NSW)

Jon Barrett

Senior Customer Success Architect, Microsoft ANZ

Dr Sarah Michael

Director of Psychological Wellbeing, MDOK Program, Sydney Local Health District

A/Prof Megan Cahill

Associate Professor, National Centre for Health Workforce Studies, Australian National University

2024 Agenda

8:30 am

Registration & Morning Coffee

9:05 am

Opening remarks from the Chair

Dr Susan Nancarrow, Chief Executive Officer, HealthWork International & Adjunct Professor, Southern Cross University

9:10 am

10:00 am

KEYNOTE | Partnerships between AHPRA and health services to address workforce challenges

Chris Robertson, Executive Director of Strategy, Policy and Health Workforce, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

10:30 am

Migration isn’t the only solution to workforce challenges

A/Prof Vinay Lakra, Divisional Director, Mental Health, Northern Health

11:00 am

Networking Break & Morning Tea

11:30 am

  • Mobile experiences for EMR integration and Clinical Role-based Communication
  • Collaboration Platforms for Clinical Managers
  • Experience & Communication platforms for staff comms, engagement, learning & collaboration
  • The potential of Generative AI (Gen AI) for reducing the admin burden for Clinical Managers

12:00 pm

12:45 pm

Networking Lunch

1:45 pm

Key Learnings in setting up Victoria’s first end to end sub regional training program for general practitioner and rural generalist training.

2:15 pm

  • Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) communities in Australia
  • The need for low risk, language specific care
  • Results of a 2024 Cultural Safety Trial of Talk to Me – a language application developed by St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne

2:45 pm

Upskilling health workforce in digital health

Prof Clair Sullivan, Director, Queensland Digital Health Centre

3:15 pm

In 2020, a partnership between the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons and NT Health was created to bring specialist plastic surgeons to the Top End. This meant that patients in the region in need of plastic surgery treatment no longer had to travel interstate. This case study is presented with valuable learnings for rural workforce Australia.

3:45 pm

Networking Break & Afternoon Tea

4:15 pm

Join us for an engaging roundtable (RT) discussion featuring 2 to 3 esteemed featured speakers and a skilled moderator. Each RT session will delve into innovative strategies for addressing current and future challenges in the health workforce. The discussions are meant to be very organic, interactive and aims to foster exchange of ideas, highlight best practices, and explore top 3 to 5 actionable solutions. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in the conversation, ask questions, and contribute their perspectives.

Industry RT1 | Navigating the care sector’s workforce challenges?

Kathryn Baird, Director Skilled Migration Services, Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council

Abiola Akinbiyi, Director, NWMPHN & Board Director, Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria

Facilitator: Emma Peden, Manager Skilled Migration, ANMAC

Industry RT2 | How can we increase rural & remote healthcare staffing?

Alison Tattersall, Manager Primary Care Workforce, Hunter New England & Central Coast Primary Health Network

Juliet Aryana, Head of Industry Engagement, AGSM @ UNSW Business School

Facilitator: Dr Neel Gobin, Regional Director of Medical Services, Hunter New England Local Health District (NSW)

Industry RT3 | Scope of practice for nurses, midwives and allied health workforce?

Sascha Baldry, Co-Chair, Community Paramedicine Working Group

Dr Jane Douglas, Strategic Lead Workforce & Professional Officer, Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation

Facilitator: Dr Susan Nancarrow, Chief Executive Officer, HealthWork International & Adjunct Professor, Southern Cross University

5:00 pm

Someone from Industry RT sessions share the top 3-5 strategies for each issue that was discussed in their RT

5:15 pm

Closing Remarks from the Chair

5:20 pm

Networking Drinks & End of Day 1

8:30 am

Registration & Morning Coffee

9:05 am

Opening remarks from the Chair

A/Prof Megan Cahill, Associate Professor, National Centre for Health Workforce Studies, Australian National University

9:10 am

OPENING KEYNOTE | Data-driven decision-making in health workforce

Dr Zoran Bolevich, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

9:40 am

Strengthening the women’s health workforce to meet rural, regional and remote community need

Dr Martina Mende, Board Member, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; Deputy Chair, RANZCOG Australian O&G Workforce Working Group

10:10 am

The Australian Society of Anaesthetists will launch its Anaesthetist Workforce Modelling Final Report (2024) at Australian Parliament House in August 2024. This new report examines the current composition of, and trends in, the Australian anaesthetic workforce and anticipates likely changes in the supply of anaesthetists needed over the next 10 years to meet future service demands.

  • The Australian Health Workforce is under pressure and is changing in its participation rates.
  • There is a current shortage of Anaesthetists and there are predicted further shortfalls in the supply of anaesthetists relative to future demand.
  • The ASA commissioned this study to ascertain the extent of the issue aiming to be solved as governments have various levers at their disposal to appropriately solve supply and demand without compromising safety and quality.

10:40 am

Networking Break & Morning Tea

11:10 am

  • Background and Importance of Workforce Planning: What is the GP Workforce Planning and Prioritisation program? Program structure, involved parties and key questions.
  • Methodology for Modelling GP Access Relative to Need: Community need was primarily assessed using socio-economic and demographic indicators, and the results for GP access and community need were integrated and visualized through a tiered workforce need grouping.
  • Sample Workforce Need Modelling Results and Next steps: A sample of results for GP access and community need was combined and visualized using a tiered workforce need grouping and availability of registrar training capacity at general practices. What is next for the program?

11:40 am

  • Healthy North Coast developed a clinical society model in response to the particular needs of the primary health network area in 2021.
  • Since this time, the clinical society model has grown from strength to strength and has over 2500 members.
  • The success of this program will be discussed, together with evaluation and impact and next steps.

12:10 pm

  • Workforce shortage in rural areas
  • High reliance on IMGs
  • Health Service and Medical Education Unit offers a supported pathway to General Registration
  • The success of this pathway has boosted recruitment and retention for the Health Service, and increased the rural retention of doctors

12:40 pm

Networking Lunch

1:40 pm

How we can support healthcare workers after adverse events

Dr Sarah Michael, Director of Psychological Wellbeing, MDOK Program, Sydney Local Health District

2:10 pm

3:00 pm

Closing Remarks from the Chair

3:05 pm

Closing of the Summit & Evening Tea

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Workshop

POST-CONFERENCE HALF-DAY WORKSHOP

23 October 2024 | 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Venue: 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, Inclusion Diversity Equity Lead, St Vincent’s Health Australia

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  • Close sales in a more personal manner than via phone
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  • Network with the industry
  • Build brand awareness

To see what is on offer please contact:

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E: danielle.newman@informa.com
T: +61 (2) 9080 4318

Insights

What can we do to support the healthcare workforce in rural, regional and remote areas?
While a national shortage of healthcare workers is being felt across Australia, nowhere is doing it tougher than the country’s rural, regional and remote communities.
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Simple fixes to the healthcare workforce crisis
Statistics around the future of Australia’s workforce have sent shock-waves through the already overburdened sector, but there may be some simple strategies to overcome them, according to Dr Joseph Occhino of Queensland Health.
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How to channel more medical graduates into primary healthcare
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How digital health can relieve our healthcare workforce crisis
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Safety And Security Risks in Hospitals
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18 - 19 Aug 2025

The Crown Promenade Melbourne
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