DAY ONEMonday, 17 August 2026

8:15am - 9:00am

Registration & Morning Coffee

9:00am - 9:05am

Opening remarks from the Chair

9:05am - 9:35am

OPENING KEYNOTE | The State of the Nation: next steps for the National Medical Workforce Strategy

9:35am - 10:20am

EXECUTIVE PANEL | The 2026 Workforce Reset & Beyond

10:20am - 10:50am

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE | Fleshing out the skeleton to manage abuse and harassment in healthcare

10:50am - 11:20am

KEYNOTE | Beyond Stereotypes: Helping Multigenerational Teams Thrive

11:20am - 11:50am

Networking Break & Morning Tea

11:50am - 12:20pm

OHS in Mental Health Units

12:20pm - 12:50pm

How the impacts of adverse events on clinicians should be considered a psychosocial hazard

12:50pm - 1:20pm

SESSION SPOTLIGHT | The Price of Prevention vs. The Cost of Inaction: Partnering for Sustainable Psychological Safety

1:20pm - 2:20pm

Networking Lunch

2:20pm - 2:50pm

Managing the Unseeable: Institutional Liability for Psychosocial Hazards and Systemic Bullying in Healthcare Delivery

2:50pm - 3:20pm

Psychosocial Risk Management in a large healthcare organisation

3:20pm - 3:50pm

Networking Break & Afternoon Tea

3:50pm - 4:20pm

Hosted with Healthcare Workplace Safety Conference in the pre-function area

4:20pm - 5:00pm

CLOSING PANEL | Proactive Strategies for Workplace Safety and Occupational Violence

5:00pm - 5:05pm

Closing Remarks from the Chair

5:05pm - 5:35pm

End of Day 1 & Networking Drinks