Workshop program

ACHSM national online workshops program:

Workshop 1: Thursday 25 March 2021

Topic area:
Mental Health

  

3.30pm

Official Opening

Welcome to Country 
3.30pm  The Honourable Natasha Fyles MLA Opening address
3.40-4.20pm

Keynote presentation + Q&A:

Professor Ian Hickie AM
Co-Director, Health and Policy at The University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre

 What are the best options for delivery of Mental Health Services during the COVID era

4.20-5.00pm

Panel + Q&A: 

  • Dr Ruth Vine, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Mental Health
  • Jason Trethowan, CEO, Headspace 
  • Georgie Harman, CEO, Beyondblue
  • Nick Walsh, Tackle Your Feelings
  • Moderator: Dr Neale Fong, ACHSM National President
 Our Mental Health guest panel, will focus on the impacts of Covid-19 on mental health

  

  

5.00-5.30pm

Inspirational speaker + Q&A:

Lockie Cooke, Founder, iyarn
 

 iyarn is a health and wellbeing platform, iyarn works with community groups and health practices to build connection amongst the community promoting wellbeing and staff engagement.

 
5.30pm Day one close    

Workshop 2: Friday 26 March 2021

Topic area:
COVID as a Disruptor

  
3.30pm Day 2 opening  Welcome to Country

3.35-4.10pm 

Keynote presentation + Q&A:

Dr Stepen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute 

 Lessons from COVID - How and what should the health system learn from 2020, 2021, 2022 onwards

  

4.10-5.00pm

Panel + Q&A: 

  • Professor Erwin Loh, Chief Medical Officer and Group General Manager Clinical Governance, St Vincent's Health Australia
  • Prof Deborah Terry AO, Vice-Chancellor, University of Qld
  • Geoffrey Thomas, Airline Ratings
  • Speaker TBA
  • Moderator: Dr Neale Fong, ACHSM National President 
 COVID as a Disruptor, our guest panel will share insights into covid as a disruptor across various sectors as well as the health sector

    

   

 

5.00-5.30pm

Inspirational speaker

TBA

    
5.30pm Conference close  Dr Neale Fong