Better care through collaboration

Better care through collaboration

Allied Health Symposium 2024

By Office of the Chief Allied Health Officer

Date and time

Thursday, May 23 · 12:30 - 4:30pm AEST

Location

Canberra Southern Cross Club Woden

92-96 Corinna Street Phillip, ACT 2606 Australia

Agenda

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch

Rachel Stephen-Smith, Minister for Health, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, and Minister for Children, Youth and Families will provide a short address at 1.00pm

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM

Introduction

ACT Chief Allied Health Officer

1:35 PM - 1:40 PM

Welcome to Country

Cheyne Halloran, Ngunnawal Traditional Elder

1:40 PM - 2:30 PM

Keynote speaker

Professor Michelle Lincoln, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic, University of Canberra

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

3-minute pitch presentations

Taylor Wallace, Canberra Health Services Chelsea Hillenaar, Canberra Health Services Hannah McKinlay, Canberra Health Services Fiona Webb, Canberra Health Services Lisa Schmierer, Canberra Health Ser...

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Afternoon tea and poster session

3:30 PM - 3:40 PM

Invited speakers

Promoting Indigenous Self-Determination in Research: Collaboration with the Brungle/Tumut Aboriginal community Pippita Terry and Olivia Taifalos, ANU School of Medicine and Psychology

3:40 PM - 3:55 PM

3-minute pitch presentations

Katja Veenendaal, Canberra Health Services David Slater, Canberra Health Services Chris Dudfield, Canberra Health Services Marie Salib, Canberra Health Services

3:55 PM - 4:05 PM

Invited speakers

Collaborative culturally safe end of life care for first nations people Toni Ashmore and Joyce Graham, Canberra Health Services and University of Canberra

4:05 PM - 4:20 PM

3-minute pitch presentations

Jodie Paul, Canberra Health Services Emma May, Canberra Health Services Natalie Chan, Canberra Health Services Nick Mogensen, Canberra Health Services

4:20 PM - 4:30 PM

Invited speaker

Collaborative interprofessional partnerships in early childhood education settings Natalie Howson, Board Chair, ACT Teacher Quality Institute and Deputy Chair Canberra Institute of Technology

4:30 PM - 4:35 PM

Closing

ACT Chief Allied Health Officer

About this event

  • 4 hours

The 2024 ACT Allied Health Symposium will explore what collaboration in healthcare entails, why it should be prioritised, and what it means for healthcare professionals and consumers.

Lunch will be available 12.30 - 1.30pm.

Free parking is available on site. Overflow parking is available in Westfield Woden

Organized by

Office of the Chief Allied Health Officer