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National Health Workforce Summit 2026
17 – 18 August
Crown Promenade MelbourneSouthbank, VIC
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8:30am - 9:00am
Registration & Morning Coffee
9:00am - 9:05am
DAY TWO OPENING
Showing 2 of 2 Streams
9:05am - 9:10am
Opening Remarks from the Chair
9:10am - 9:40am
OPENING KEYNOTE | Building a Sustainable Allied Health Workforce: CALHN’s Journey to 2026 and Beyond
  • Chris King - Executive Director Allied Health, Central Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Emma Vo - Director Allied Health Workforce, Central Adelaide Local Health Network
9:40am - 10:10am
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE 1 | Kia Ora Hauora, Growing your own, Indigenous Workforce Development
  • Cazna Luke Tumu Whakarae - Chief Executive Officer, Kia Ora Hauora, New Zealand
10:10am - 10:40am
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE 2 | Duke BLUE an IPE scholars program preparing IP learners for collaborative practice
  • Christina Leonard Associate Professor - FNP Program Director, Assistant Director Interprofessional Education and Care, Duke University School of Nursing
  • Mitchell T. Heflin - Associate Dean and Director of the Center for Interprofessional Education and Care (IPEC), and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, USA
10:40am - 11:10am
Networking Break & Morning Tea
11:10am - 11:40am
Potential Innovations in Mentoring the Healthcare Workforce
  • A/Prof Vinay Lakra - Divisional Director, Mental Health, Northern Health
11:40am - 12:10pm
Training undergraduate podiatrists within their home location: Adoption of a hybrid education model for allied health students
  • Luke Donnan - Course Director - Podiatric Medicine, Charles Sturt University
12:10pm - 1:15pm
Networking Lunch
1:15pm - 2:00pm
PANEL | The Missing Middle: Building Capability and Giving Voice to Australia's Support Workforce
  • Leah Wiseman - Chief Operating Officer, Kirinari Community Services
  • Dr Anna Moran - Physiotherapist, Researcher & Founder, Unplexi
  • Carly Nisner - Occupational Therapist, Founder & Director,, Beyond Boundaries Rehab and Support Worker Association of Australia (SWAA)
  • Stacey Manfield - Former Director of Allied Health, Occupational Therapist & Community Capacity Specialist
2:00pm - 2:45pm
CLOSING PANEL | The Global Tug-of-War: Balancing International Recruitment with Domestic Sustainability
  • Dr Manjit Sekhon - Chief Executive Officer & Chief Medical Officer, Gidgee Healing
  • Neel Gobin - Regional Director of Medical Services, Hunter New England Local Health District (NSW)
  • A/Prof Vinay Lakra - Divisional Director, Mental Health, Northern Health
  • Dr Kym Jenkins AM - Consultant Psychiatrist, Founding Member and Board Chair, HandnHand Peer Support, Past Chair, CPMC, Past President, RANZCP
2:45pm - 2:50pm
Closing Remarks from the Chair
2:50pm - 2:55pm
End of Conference & Afternoon Tea
9:05am - 9:10am
Opening Remarks from the Chair
  • Esther Hassett - Co-Founder, Built on Connection
9:10am - 9:40am
OPENING KEYNOTE | Building Resilient Healthcare Workforces: The Business Case for Psychosocial Safety and Frontline Protection
  • Chanelle McEnallay - Group Chief Safety Officer, Ramsay Health Care
9:40am - 10:10am
KEYNOTE | Leveraging WorkSafe data and industry insights to identify injury "hotspots" and trends in psychological injury.
  • Perdita Dickson - Senior Manager Strategic Operations, Health & Social Assistance, WorkSafe Victoria
10:10am - 10:40am
The Right to a Safe Ward: Navigating Workers' Compensation Following Occupational Violence
  • Ashleigh Kemp - Senior Managing Solicitor, Law Partners
10:40am - 11:10am
Networking Break & Morning Tea
11:10am - 11:40am
Wellbeing as a system: an innovative approach to supporting staff in high risk and complex work environments
  • Sarah MacLeish - Co-Managing Director & Founder, The Arches Foundation
  • Rebecca Cort - Senior Manager Research and Innovation, The Arches Foundation
11:40am - 12:10pm
4 P’s in Healthcare Security: Prevention, Preparedness, Protection & Progress in Healthcare
  • Sarina Persall - Director, Resilience Advisory Group
12:10pm - 1:15pm
Networking Lunch
1:15pm - 1:45pm
Nervous-system regulation in high-pressure environments
  • Sandy Noverk - Critical Care Registered Nurse, Critical Care Registered Nurse
1:45pm - 2:30pm
CLOSING PANEL | Beyond Physical Safety: Managing Psychosocial Risks
  • Deenah Zaman - Culture & Psychosocial Safety Lead, Bupa
  • Jacqui Bloink - STAR Program Manager | WHS Psychosocial Risk Manager, St Vincents Hospital Melbourne
  • Sandy Noverk - Critical Care Registered Nurse, Critical Care Registered Nurse
  • Esther Hassett - Co-Founder, Built on Connection
2:30pm - 2:35pm
Closing Remarks from the Chair
2:35pm - 2:40pm
End of Conference
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