Fri 01 Sep 2023 8:15 AM
VIC Branch | Emerging leaders summit
You are cordially invited to attend the Emerging Leader Summit, a one-of-a-kind event designed for up-and-coming leaders like you.
This is an opportunity for emerging leaders to spend a day with experienced leaders, to gain some insight from them about their leadership journey and the skills and characteristics that make a leader successful. For the experienced leaders, it is an opportunity to mentor the up and coming generation of leaders - pass on your knowledge and help to guide their journey.
The programme content will cover the following elements:
- Motivational interviewing - Introduction to this technique
- Business cases - Workshop advice on writing a successful business case.
- Building connections -Opportunity for attendees to build some connections with other attendees through a hands-on activity
- Leadership journeys - hear from existing leaders about how they got to where they are, with a focus on the fact there are different types of leaders (e.g. formal and informal positions) and different ways to become a leader.
More information will be available soon!
Helen Mentha Clinical Psychologist, Mentha Consulting
About Helen Mentha
BA (Hons), M.Psych (Clinical), Grad Cert Professional Writing, Grad Cert Business Administration, MAPS
Helen Mentha is a registered clinical psychologist and member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT Inc). She worked for many years in the drug and alcohol field as a counsellor, dual diagnosis senior clinician, manager and supervisor.
Initially trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Helen has also specialised in Motivational Interviewing, completing annual training each year overseas with MI experts since 2007.
She is committed to ethical, respectful person-centred care and brings this ethos to her clinical and supervision practice, training and consultation. She is a highly experienced and sought after facilitator with a reputation for accessible, engaging, well-informed and practical training in a positive learning environment.
She has trained professionals from a diverse range of backgrounds and areas of focus, including drug and alcohol, mental health, medical and nursing, allied health, community welfare, aged care, forensic, education and corporate settings. She has provided training across Australia and in China and has collaborated with colleagues from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and China to provide training and program development.
Associate Professor Sue Kirsa
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University
Director of Pharmacy, Monash Health
Board Chair, Australian Pharmaceutical Council
Adam Livori
BAppSci(NucMed) BPharm(Hons) MCinPharm FSHP
Team Leader | Medical Specialties and Ambulatory Care
PhD Candidate | Centre for Medicine Use and Safety Monash University
Chair | Cardiology Speciality Practice Group Society of Hospital Pharmacists Australia
Helen Lowy
Helen Lowy is a pharmacist, counsellor, thought leader and speaker with over twenty years of experience working in healthcare in public, private and government agencies, in both the UK and Australia. Over the past three years Helen has drawn upon cutting-edge neuroscience, evidence-based psychotherapy and on-the-ground insights, from over 1000 health care professionals, to produce presentations and workshops that inspire leaders to cultivate psychologically safe workplaces where humans can thrive.
Misha Devchand
Misha Devchand is a senior Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Pharmacist at Austin Health. In addition, she is the project lead of “Check Again”, a Safer Care Victoria state-wide initiative, to improve penicillin allergy assessment and delabelling.
Misha has a Graduate Certificate of Pharmacy Practice and completed a Master of Clinical Pharmacy in 2019. She is currently undertaking the Improvement Advisor course with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
Misha has extensive experience in designing and implementing new AMS services and an interest in quality improvement and research.
The program addresses pharmacist competency standards, including:
Standard 1.1.2 Uphold the professional role of a pharmacist
Standard 1.1.4 Accept professional responsibility and accountability
Standard 1.1.5 Work with commitment, diligence and care
Standard 1.2.1 Support ethical professional practice
Standard 1.2.2 Manage ethical issues arising in practice
Standard 1.2.3 Promote ethical professional practice
Standard 2.1.1 Respect the personal characteristics, rights, preferences, values, preferences, beliefs, needs and cultural and linguistic diversity of patients and other clients, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Standard 2.2.2 Engage in teamwork and consultation
Standard 2.3.1 Use appropriate communication skills
Standard 2.3.2 Confirm the effectiveness of communication
Standard 4.1.3 Display self-motivation, an innovative mindset and motivate others
Standard 4.3.1 Inspire a strategic vision and common purpose
Standard 4.3.2 Foster initiative and contribute to innovation, improvement and service development
Standard 4.3.3 Encourage, influence and facilitate change
Standard 4.4.2 Develop a business plan and monitor performance
Standard 4.7.3 Undertake project management
(National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia, 2016)
Accreditation
This activity has been accredited for 5.5 hour of Group-1 CPD (or 5.5 CPD credit), suitable for inclusion in an individual pharmacist’s CPD plan.
The accreditation number is S2023/61.
All registration rates include GST
Treacy Centre
Address: 126 The Avenue, Parkville VIC 3052
https://www.treacycentre.com.au/contact/
Location
Near the corner of Royal Parade and Walker Street. Minutes away from the Zoo and State Netball Centre.
Parking
On weekdays between 7:30am and 6:30pm, up to 11-hour metre parking is available on The Avenue (park side) and Walker Street at $0.80 per hour. The machines do not take coins but use the pay stay app https://www.paystay.com.au/. Royal Parade also offers limited parking. Parking is available at the Zoo car park located closest to The Avenue, situated on Elliot Avenue, which is only a short walk from the Conference Centre.
Public Transport
Tram: Tram 19 to stop 16 Walker Street
Train: The Upfield Train to Royal Park Station
Cancellation policy
- Membership rate is only applicable if you are a member at the time of the seminar. Should your membership lapse, or if you resign you will be invoiced for the difference in registration.
- Cancellations must be made in writing.
- Cancellations received before 6 weeks prior to the event will receive a full refund. Non-members will be charged a $50 handling fee.
- Cancellations received between 6 weeks and 1 week prior to the event will receive a 50% refund of the registration fee.
- Cancellations received less than a week prior to the event will NOT be refunded.
- SHPA reserve the right to cancel a seminar or make changes to the program
- If SHPA cancels or defers the event you will receive 100% of the registration fee but SHPA bears no responsibility for any costs incurred (such as flights, accommodation, travel or expenses) or loss of income.
- It is recommended that participants obtain adequate insurance cover for travel and accommodation.
- Transfer of registration – as an alternative to cancellation your registration may be transferred to another member of your organisation or another event (if the chosen seminar is a higher cost you will be subject to further charges). A request MUST be made in writing to the Federal Secretariat prior to the event.
- If you are unable to attend SHPA policy is that handouts can not be made available as ‘stand alone’ materials
Venue/Accessbility requirements
- For special accessibility requirements for in-person events please complete the relevant section when registering online and this information will be forwarded to third parties.
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Catering/Dietary requirements
- Please complete the necessary section when registering online. SHPA will notify third parties such as caterers/suppliers of any dietary requirements.
- Whilst every care is taken to notify venues of dietary requirements, SHPA cannot guarantee completely allergy free meals, nor be held responsible for any adverse reaction. Any registrant who has notified SHPA of a dietary requirement should make themselves known to the seminar coordinator and/or venue staff upon their arrival.
- Some dietary requirements such as Kosher meals may incur an additional cost which is the responsilbility of the delegate. SHPA will notify you in advance.
Recording/Filming
- Recording and/or filming is not permitted by registrants. Please note this event may be recorded for the SHPA website and/or photos may be taken for use in SHPA resources and publications.
- Registrants are not permitted to record or film any part of SHPA events in any format including audio recording or video recording or through use of mobile devices for filming
Registration
- Numbers are capped so book early to avoid disappointment. Please note the only way to guarantee a space is to register online. Please ensure you register prior to booking your flights and accommodation.
- If you do not receive a confirmation email then you are not registered for the event and will not be able to be accommodated on the day of the event. If you are following up on registration please ensure you contact the Federal Secretariat at least a week prior to the event.
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