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National Health Workforce Summit 2026
17 – 18 August
Crown Promenade MelbourneSouthbank, VIC
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Day One

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Day One
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8:30am - 9:00am
Registration & Morning Coffee
9:00am - 9:05am
DAY ONE OPENING
9:05am - 9:10am
Opening remarks from the Chair
  • Rita Cincotta - Founder, The Deliberate Leader
9:10am - 9:40am
OPENING KEYNOTE | The State of the Nation: next steps for Australia’s Health Workforce
  • Natalie Bekis - A/g First Assistant Secretary, Workforce Division, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
9:40am - 10:30am
EXECUTIVE PANEL | The 2026 Workforce Reset & Beyond
  • Kudzai Kanhutu - Dean, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
  • Dr Matthew Fisher - Chief Executive Officer, Australian Society of Anaesthetists
  • Jodie Long - Chief Executive Officer, Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges
  • Geri Sumpter - Chief Executive Officer, Australian College of Nurse Practitioners
  • Dr Manjit Sekhon - Chief Executive Officer & Chief Medical Officer, Gidgee Healing
  • Rita Cincotta - Founder, The Deliberate Leader
10:30am - 11:00am
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE | Fleshing out the skeleton to manage abuse and harassment in healthcare
  • Wai Kuen KAM - Deputy Director for Workplace Safety and Health, Singapore General Hospital
11:00am - 11:30am
KEYNOTE | Beyond Stereotypes: Helping Multigenerational Teams Thrive
  • Dr Alice Hucker - Senior Clinical Psychologist & Educator, The Royal Melbourne Hospital
11:30am - 12:00pm
Networking Break & Morning Tea
Showing 2 of 2 Streams
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Beyond Ratios: Rethinking Allied Health Workforce Planning
  • Adjunct A/Prof Dr Sue Fitzpatrick - Chief Allied Health Officer, Australian Capital Territory
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Top of scope: Optimising workforce capability in an emerging healthcare segment (Urgent Care)
  • Eliisa Fok - Head of Workforce, Urgent Care, ForHealth
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Networking Lunch
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Wellbeing by Design: Governing the conditions that sustain our healthcare workforce
  • Isla Woidt - Strategic Lead Workplace Wellbeing Partnerships, Commission on Excellence & Innovation in Health, SA Health
2:30pm - 3:00pm
CASE STUDY | Growing our own regional workforce”: Piloting alternative localised training models
  • Sam Avitaia - Manager Regional Campuses, University of Wollongong
12:00pm - 12:30pm
OHS in Mental Health Units
  • Dr Kerryn Rubin - Clinical Director of Mental Health Service, Peninsula Health
12:30pm - 1:00pm
How the impacts of adverse events on clinicians should be considered a psychosocial hazard
  • Dr Sarah Michael - Director of Psychological Wellbeing, MDOK Program, Sydney Local Health District
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Networking Lunch
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Recovering Capacity: How organisations can reclaim lost workforce through better injury and claims management
  • Fiona Curdie - Managing Director, Mend Services
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Psychosocial Risk Management in a large healthcare organisation
  • Peter Pollnitz - Manager Work Health Safety & Injury Management, People and Culture, Central Adelaide Local Health Network
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Networking Break & Afternoon Tea
Showing 4 of 4 Streams
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Reimagining the Rural Model: A Strategic Approach to Rural and Remote Workforce
  • Dr. Nici Williams - Clinical Director of Primary Care, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS) South Eastern Section
  • Mark Muchiri - Manager Workforce and Development, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS) South Eastern Section
4:30pm - 4:45pm
Someone from Industry RT sessions share the top 3-5 key takeaways that was discussed in their RT
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Operating at the Ceiling: Expanding Scopes of Practice and the Rise of Emerging Roles
  • Rebecca Sedgman - Senior Policy Advisor, Australian College of Nurse Practitioners
  • Geri Sumpter - Chief Executive Officer, Australian College of Nurse Practitioners
4:30pm - 4:45pm
Someone from Industry RT sessions share the top 3-5 key takeaways that was discussed in their RT
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Bridging the Cultural Divide: Maximising CALD Talent in the Health Workforce
  • Abiola Akinbiyi - Director, North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network & Former Chairperson, Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria
  • Monita Mascitti-Meuter - Inclusion Diversity Equity Lead, St Vincent’s Health Australia
4:30pm - 4:45pm
Someone from Industry RT sessions share the top 3-5 key takeaways that was discussed in their RT
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Workplace NeuroInclusion in Healthcare: Strengthening Workforce Capability, Safety, and Retention
  • Aisling Smith - Founder & NeuroInclusion Expert, NeuroEmpowerment Solutions
4:00pm - 4:45pm
CLOSING PANEL | Proactive Strategies for Workplace Safety and Occupational Violence
  • Sally Moten - Partner & Practice Group Leader, Workplace Relations and Safety, Landers & Rogers
  • Elizabeth Jimmieson - Founder, Worthwhile Solutions
  • Dr Leah Collins - Clinical & Health Psychologist VIC, Transitioning Well
  • Suzanne Abrahams - OES Team Manager / Psychological Services, Nabenet
  • Fleur McKay-Calvert - Special Counsel, HR Legal
4:45pm - 4:50pm
Closing Remarks from the Chair
4:50pm - 4:55pm
End of Day 1 & Networking Drinks
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