Real Health Lecture Series - Preparing the Health Workforce for the Future

Posted Wednesday 15 May 2024 | Queensland University of Technology

QUT's Real Health Lecture Series unpacks the latest issues affecting the health and wellbeing of our communities. The Australian health sector and health systems are in the midst of transformative change, which is having a tremendous impact on our healthcare workforce. Panellists will discuss current and emerging workforce challenges, and what innovative strategies and solutions are being put in place to address these and create a sustainable workforce for the future. Panellists will also consider what the tertiary education sector is doing to prepare the next generation of health workers to provide quality and accessible healthcare.

Our panel:

• Dr Joseph Occhino, Assistant Deputy Director-General, Workforce Strategy, Clinical Planning and Service Strategy Division, Queensland Health
• Professor Christine Morley, Social Work and Human Services Discipline Lead, School of Public Health and Social Work, QUT
• Associate Professor Andrew Hale, Pharmacy Discipline Lead, School of Clinical Sciences, QUT
• Associate Professor Amina Tariq, Discipline Lead (Health Management), School of Public Health and Social Work, QUT
• Dr Suzanne Williams, Senior Lecturer in Advanced Practice Nursing, School of Nursing, QUT
• Moderator: Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates, Executive Dean, Faculty of Health, QUT