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Chasing Horizons: Rediscovering your Best Life in Healthcare

Join us for an inspiring 1 day leadership seminar hosted by Mercy Perinatal for all clinicians, academics, and healthcare professionals.

Melbourne Brain Centre, The University of Melbourne, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052

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Join us for an inspiring one-day seminar, hosted by Mercy Perinatal, dedicated to exploring the pathways for everyday leaders in healthcare. This unique event is designed to bring together clinicians, midwives and academics who are seeking their best life healthcare, whether that be in your current role, in a leadership position, or in an adjacent field. 

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Have you seen our inspiring line-up?

The Hon Ged Kearney MP

  • Nurse and Nurse Educator
  • Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care

Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM

  • Emergency Room Doctor at Gold Coast University Hospital 
  • Lawyer, Scientist and Disability Advocate 

Professor Marie Bismark

  • Senior Fellow (Melbourne Law Masters) 
  • Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne 

Associate Professor Rhea Liang

  • General and Breast Surgeon, Gold Coast 
  • Clinical Sub Dean, Bond University 

Professor Margie Danchin

  • Group Leader Vaccine Uptake, Murdoch Children's Research Institute 
  • Clinical-Scientist Research Fellow 

Dr Mariam Tokhi

  • Medical Doctor in Refugee Health. 
  • Writer and pioneer in teaching Narrative Medicine 

Dr Fiona Reilly

  • Paediatric Emergency Physician, The Royal Children's Hospital  
  • Narrative Medicine Practitioner

Ms Debra Bourne

  • Chief Operating Officer, Northern Health 

Ms Laura Bignell

  • Chief Midwifery and Nursing Officer, The Royal Women's Hospital 

Professor Sue Walker AO

  • Co-Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Mercy Perinatal
  • Head of Department Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Professor, The University of Melbourne 

Dr Annabelle Huguenin

  • Registrar, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Women's Hospital

Ms Shona Bagley

  • Registered Nurse and Midwife 
  • Midwife Unit Manager, Perinatal Medicine and Fetal Monitoring Department

Mr Gavin Gill

  • Genetic counsellor, Mercy Perinatal 
  • Fellow of the Human Genetics Society of Australasia

Dr Dilanka Hettiarachchi

  • Public Health Registrar, University of Melbourne 
  • General Practitioner 

Dr Nisha Khot

  • Clinical Director, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Peninsula Health.
  • Vice President of RANZCOG and Board Chair of the Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health 

Professor Shelley Dolan 

  • Chief Executive Officer, The Royal Melbourne Hospital 
  • Professor (Enterprise) University of Melbourne

Associate Professor Paddy Moore AM

  • Head of Early Pregnancy Service and Abortion and Contraception Service, Royal Women’s Hospital 
  • Leader of the statewide Clinical Champions project 

Professor David Story

  • President Aus and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists 
  • Foundation Chair of Anaesthesia, University of Melbourne 

Mr Paul Lefebvre

  • Senior Partner, Davidson Staffing and Recruitment
  • Board and Committee Member - People and Culture, Bionics Institute

Registration

Register for Chasing Horizons via TryBooking by clicking on the registration button below: 

General In-person admission: $245 (inc. GST) 

Nurses/midwives/trainees In-person admission: $145 (inc. GST) 

Online admission (via Zoom): $45 (inc. GST)

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Venue

The Melbourne Brain Centre, Kenneth Myer Building, The University of Melbourne, 

30 Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3010

Getting there and parking:

  • Tram: Route #19, University of Melbourne/Royal Pde Stop #11
  • Bus: Route #505, Royal Melbourne Hospital/Royal Pde Stop
  • Train: Melbourne Central Station is closest (approx. 20 min walk)
  • Parking: Royal Parade Car Park: Enter via Royal Parade, located between Genetics Lane and Medical Road (beneath Kenneth Myer Building) - Card payment only (more details here)

For any enquiries about Chasing Horizons, please feel free to email us at mercyperinatal@mercy.com.au.

Program

View our Downloadable Program

Saturday 26th October 2024

08:00 - 08:30

Registration

08:30 - 08:35

Welcome and Introduction

Prof Sue Walker AO and Prof Marie Bismark (Co-Convenors)

Session 1 - Unexpected Horizons: Finding Your Way
08:35 - 08:50

Opening Address

The Hon Ged Kearney MP (Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health, Nurse and Nurse Educator)
08:50 - 09:35

Unexpected Horizons

Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM (Emergency Doctor, Lawyer, Disability Advocate, Researcher, Griffith University)
09:35 - 10:00

Staying sane in healthcare: failure, falling forward, self care and imposter syndrome

Prof Sue Walker AO (Co-Director, Mercy Perinatal)
10:00 - 10:25

Morning Tea

Session 2 - Today's Horizon: Making your Current Job your Best Job

10:30 - 10:55

Making Good Teams Great: Diversity, inclusion, psychological safety, culture and conflict management

A/Prof Rhea Liang (General and Breast Surgeon and Clinical Sub Dean, Bond University)
10:55 - 11:20

Tell Me your Story: Hearing, listening, humanity and empathy in healthcare

Dr Mariam Tokhi (Medical Doctor in Refugee Health); 

Dr Fiona Reilly (Paediatric Emergency Physician, RCH)
11:20 - 11:45

Career Ages and Stages: Life, work, family, research, leadership... there’s a season for everything

Ms Laura Bignell (Chief Midwifery and Nursing Officer, RWH)
11:45 - 12:20

Panel - The Young Ones

Finding horizons and leading in the everyday

Dr Annabelle Huguenin (O&G Registrar, RWH); 

Ms Shona Bagley (NUM, MHW); 

Mr Gavin Gill (Genetic counsellor, Mercy Perinatal)
12:20 - 13:10

Lunch

Session 3 - Tomorrow's Horizon: Making Change
13:30 - 13:55

Engaging with your Executive: Google Translate Exec Speak and Managing Up

Ms Debra Bourne (Chief Operating Officer, Northern Health)
13:55 - 14:20

Your facts, my science: How to communicate effectively in the media, social media and in the face of ‘I’ve done my own research’

Prof Margie Danchin (Paediatrician, Group Leader Vaccine Uptake, Murdoch Children's Research Institute)
14:20 - 14:45

Leadership and Professionalism in the Operating Suite

Prof David Story (President Aus and NZ College of Anaesthetists, Foundation Chair of Anaesthesia, University of Melbourne)
14:45 - 15:20

Panel - The Change Leaders

Changing the ways of thinking and doing

A/Prof Rhea Liang (General and Breast Surgeon and Clinical Sub Dean, Bond University); 

Dr Dilanka Hettiarachchi (GP, Public Health Registrar, University of Melbourne); 

Dr Nisha Khot (RANZCOG Vice President and Clinical Director, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Peninsula Health)
15:20 - 15:45

Afternoon Tea

Session 4 - Shifting Horizons: Making a Move

15:55 - 16:20

Hiring well, from the Ad to Interview: How not to hire an intelligent, articulate psychopath

Mr Paul Lefebvre (Senior Partner, Davidson Staffing and Recruitment)
16:20 - 16:45

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Making the decision, finding the place you belong

Prof Marie Bismark (Public health physician and health lawyer, UoM)
16:45 - 17:20

Panel - The Getting of Wisdom

Chasing your own adventure in healthcare, advice from your favourite leaders

Prof Shelley Dolan (Chief Executive Officer, The Royal Melbourne Hospital); 

A/Prof Paddy Moore (Head of Early Pregnancy Service and Abortion and Contraception Service, RWH)

Prof David Story (President ANZCA)
17:20

Close and Drinks