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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
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
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
Insights
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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
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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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The WHO’s COVID-19 Risk Communication Package for Healthcare Facilities
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Event Code Of Conduct
We want everyone who comes to our events to have a great experience. This code explains our expectations and rules, which includes general good practice behaviour, and how to report anything witnessed or experienced that goes against them. Read our Event Code of Conduct here.
Sustainability
Our Commitment to Sustainability
Our purposeful and informed content incorporates commitments for sustainability within our events. In Australia, we are committed to running our events in an environmentally and socially responsible way. We also want to go further and inspire sustainable development for the industries we serve. Bringing together diverse eco-systems providing a platform for decision makers, industry leaders and entrepreneurs to implement widespread change.
Moving Faster Forward with Informa Connect
Across Informa Connect we are focusing on the short and long-term sustainability impacts we have on customers and colleagues alongside the communities we work in.
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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Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
Danielle Newman
Senior Business Development Manager
02 9080 4318
Danielle.Newman@informa.com
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