Changing

Health in a

ChangingWorld

annual conference71Professional Day

Wednesday 20 July 2016Rosehill Gardens Racecourse Grand Pavilion

9am to 5pm Registration opens at 7.30am

Cost members $100 non-members $150 students $20 (limited places)

registration closes WeDnesDay 13 July

ReGisteR online www.nswnma.asn.au/education

Program9 – 9.15amIntroduction from MC Dr Norman Swan

Welcome to CountryAunty Norma Shelley OAM

9.15 – 10amLiving Beyond DementiaKate Swaffer

10 – 10.15amQ&ADr Norman Swan

10.15 – 10.45amMorning tea

10.45 – 11.20amWhy inequality is a really big deal and what can be done about itPeter Martin

11.20 – 11.55amHow come a country as rich as Australia can’t afford high quality healthcare?Richard Denniss

11.55 – 12.30pmReducing Disparities in Life Expectancy – which factors matter? Lesley Russell

12.30 – 1pmQ&ADr Norman Swan

1 – 2pm Lunch

2 – 3.15pm Violence in healthcare settings Panel: Karen Crawshaw, Prof Peter Miller, Dr Jacqui Pich (including questions)

3.15 – 3.30pmChief Nursing and Midwifery Officer addressMs Jacqui Cross

3.30 – 4pmAfternoon tea

4 – 5pmKeynote SpeakerAndrew Denton

5 – 5.10pm Wrap up

Dr Norman Swanis a multi-award winning, medically-qualified broadcaster

and journalist. He is the host of the Health Report

on ABC Radio national, presenter of Health Minutes on ABC newsRadio and health commentator, speaker and facilitator of ABC television’s Catalyst.

Aunty Normais a Kamilaroi woman who moved to liverpool 35 years ago. A retired

social studies, textile and Design teacher, Aunty

norma now donates her time to local community groups, including the Cerebral Palsy Association, Aboriginal Carers, south West sydney Koori interagency, nsW Justice Association and liverpool Council Aboriginal Consultative Committee. Aunty norma is a member of the Gandangara land Council, the Heritage Committee and the Aboriginal Consultative Committee.

Kate Swaffercommenced her professional career as a nurse specialising in

dementia and operating theatres. she now works

as an author, international speaker and activist for dementia and aged care. Kate regularly presents nationally and internationally on topics such as stigma and language and works to improve the lived experience for people with dementia.

in 2015, Kate was named Dementia leader of the Year in the University of stirling international Dementia Awards and emerging leader in Disability Awareness in the national Disability Awards, was winner of the Bethanie education Medallion, and a state finalist in the 2016 Australian of the Year Awards. she is co-founder and Chair of Dementia Alliance international, a board member of Alzheimer’s Disease international, Chair of Alzheimer’s Australia Dementia Advisory Committee, and Co-chair of the Consumers Dementia Research network.

Peter Martinis economics editor of the Age and a contributor to the

sydney Morning Herald. A former Treasury official

with an honours degree in economics, he covered budgets and the economy for 30 years in newspapers and on ABC programs such as AM and PM and in segments on the ABC’s life Matters and nightlife. He understands the hard stuff, but makes it simple. He is the co-author (with Ross Gittins) of four economics textbooks.

Richard Dennisshas worked for the past 20 years in a variety of policy and political

roles. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at

the Crawford school of economics and Government at the Australian national University. Well known for his ability to translate economics issues into everyday language, Richard has published extensively in academic journals, has a fortnightly column in the Canberra times and Australian Financial Review and was the co-author the best-selling Affluenza (with Dr Clive Hamilton).

Dr Lesley Russellis an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Menzies Centre for Health Policy

(MCHP) at the University of sydney. Her research

interests include health care reform in Australia and America, mental health, indigenous health, addressing health disparities and health budget issues.

Dr Russell has substantial experience working in health policy in America and Australia, both in and out of government. in 2009-12 she worked in Washington DC on a range of issues around the enactment and implementation of President obama’s health care reforms. she was a health policy advisor to the Federal Australian labor Party and worked for seven years as health policy advisor on the energy and Commerce Committee in the Us House of Representatives.

Karen Crawshawhas held various government legal positions, including nsW

Health’s Director legal and General Counsel. in 2007 Ms

Crawshaw was appointed as a Deputy Director-General and in her current role as Deputy secretary, Governance, Workforce and Corporate she has policy responsibility within nsW Health for corporate governance, workforce, industrial relations, business reform, asset management and procurement, strategic communications, ministerial and executive services and legal and regulatory services.

in 2012, Ms Crawshaw was awarded the Public Service Medal for her significant contributions to the public sector and appointed to the Management Committee of the Australian Practitioner Regulation Agency. she is also on the board of Healthshare nsW.

Prof Peter Milleris a Professor of Violence Prevention and Addiction studies at the

school of Psychology, Deakin University. He was

the Commissioning editor of the journal Addiction from 2006-2016. His research interests include alcohol-related violence in licensed venues; predictors of violence (including family and domestic violence); and the behaviour of vested interests, especially the alcohol industry.

Peter has recently completed two of the largest studies ever conducted into licensed venues, comparing six Australian cities over 3 years and talking to more than 13,000 patrons. He is currently running 19 projects focussed on alcohol, drugs and violence (including domestic violence) national and internationally. He was also presented the excellence in Research Award at the 2013 Australian national Drug and Alcohol Awards.

Dr Jacqui Pichis a dual university medal winner for her undergraduate and

honours studies in her Bachelor of nursing. she is

currently employed as a lecturer at the University of newcastle.

Her PhD was a national study on the experiences of emergency nurses with patient-related violence and she has presented these findings at domestic and international conferences. she is part of an international Cochrane review on the education and training for preventing and minimising workplace aggression directed toward healthcare workers. she is also involved in research on horizontal and vertical violence experienced by undergraduate nurses.

Andrew Dentonis a television broadcaster and producer, whose programs include Blah Blah Blah, the Money or the Gun, enough Rope, Cnnnn, Gruen transfer and Hungry Beast.

Andrew has written for newspapers, acted in the theatre, been a top-rating radio host, and collected AFis,

Walkleys, Rawards, ARiAs, one logie and a Un Peace Prize along the way. He also won the sale of the Century – Comedy series quiz, a moment many (himself included) view as his crowning achievement.

In 2016 he released a 17-part podcast series Better off Dead which went straight to the top of the itunes podcast charts.