Conference Program
Presenters who have consented to having their presentation uploaded will have their slides linked in the below table. This page is updated as we receive each presentation so check back regularly for new presentations.
| Time | Session | Presenter |
| 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM | Saturday Morning Yoga Session | Rebecca Wilson |
| 8:00 AM | Registration | |
| 8:45 AM | CONFERENCE OPENING | |
| Official Welcome by MC | Casey Beros | |
| Welcome to Country | ||
| 9:25 AM | Panel Discussion: Menopause & Perimenopause: Supporting Our Rural Women | Lesley Ramage & Lucy Williams Menopause Clinic King Edward Memorial Hospital Natalie Martin Menopause Alliance Australia |
| 10:30 AM | Morning Tea and Trade Exhibition | |
| 11:10 AM | Keynote Address: Leveraging AI Presentation Linked | Gihan Perera |
| 12:10 PM | Lunch and Trade Exhibition | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:40 PM | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |
| 1:00 PM | Building Capacity in ADHD Management: Insights from the WA GP Training Program | Tim Leahy University of Notre Dame Sarah Youngson Bridgetown Medical |
| 1:00 PM | Redefining Healthcare Through Smart, Connected Solutions | Karen Booth Australian Digital Health Agency |
| 1:00 PM | Management of Sexual Assault | Stephanie Macpherson South Metropolitan Health Service |
| 1:00 PM | Syphilis |
Brendan Stanley Christine Dykstra WA Health |
| 1:00 PM | The Informed Consent Model of Care for Gender Affirmation: Principles to Practice | Thomas Drake-Brockman Plantagenet Medical Anja Ravine Murdoch Children's Research Institute and University of Melbourne |
| 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | WORKSHOPS | |
| 1:45 PM | Clinical Yarning: A Person-Centered Communication Framework for Aboriginal Health Care | Dawn Bessarab University of Western Australia Kelsie Crowe & Ivan Lin WA Centre for Rural Health and University of Western Australia |
| 1:45 PM |
Listening With the Senses: Poetry Therapy for Self and Others | Mike Eaton WA Country Health Service and Rural Health West Samir Heble WA Country Health Service |
| 1:45 PM | Fussy Eating; Red Flags, Reassurance and Real-World Management | Holly Tickner Next Bite Paediatric Feeding Centre |
| 1:45 PM |
Supporting Children and Young People's Online Safety and Wellbeing | Kayelene Kerr ESafeKids |
| 1:45 PM | Future Proofing Wound Debridement: Understanding When and When Not to Debride | Jenny Prentice Trojan Health |
| 2:50 PM - 3:15 PM | CASE STUDY DISCUSSIONS | |
| 2:50 PM | Navigating Medico-legal Challenges in Rural Practice | Sam Coten-Figerio & Kate Rowan-Robinson MDA National |
| 2:50 PM | Busy Brains: Innovative Support for Children on Paediatric Waitlists | Aileen Mathyssen Thrive Together Therapy |
| 2:50 PM | Aboriginal Community-Led Models of Care for Long-Term Sustainability and Equity | Kim Gates & Caitlyn White Aboriginal Health Council of WA |
| 2:50 PM | POCUS Cases from Kimberley Sonoschool | Casey Parker WA Country Health Service |
| 3:15 PM | Afternoon Tea and Trade Exhibition | |
| 3:40 PM - 4:15 PM | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |
| 3:40 PM | **VC** Coersive Control from an Indigenous Perspective | Aleeta Fejo GP Locum |
| 3:40 PM | Firearm Health Assessments. Where are we at? | Mariam Behemia & Richard Taylor Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
| 3:40 PM | Healthy Hearts: Managing High Cholesterol in Children - Who, What and When? | Andrew Martin Perth Children's Hospital |
| 3:40 PM | Chronic Hepatitis B in General Practice | Katie Coles & Damian Zilm ASHM |
| 3:40 PM | NEARER SCAN Study: Implementation of a Task-Sharing Strategy to Improve RHD Diagnosis and Care. | James Marangou & Chantelle Pears WA Country Health Service and Menzies School of Health Research |
| 4:20 PM | Panel Discussion: Neuro-Affirming Care: Supporting Neurodiverse Patients in Rural Settings | Kathryn Boon Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Healthcare Group Liz Baird ND Therapy Tim Leahy University of Notre Dame |
| 5:00 PM | Close of Conference - Day One | |
| 6:30 PM - 11:59 PM | WA Rural Health Excellence Awards 2026 |
| Time | Session | Presenter |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | WORKSHOPS | |
| 8:30 AM | Shared Decision-Making and Goals of Patient Care | Henrique Nicola St John of God Midland Hospital |
| 8:30 AM | Introduction to Trauma Informed Care with LEGO Serious Play | Tanya Hallett Trauma Informed Practice Training (TIPT) |
| 8:30 AM | Falls Prevention: Strengthening the Collaborative Approach to Rural Community-Based Falls Prevention Presentation Linked |
Tegan O'Rafferty & Roisin Sweeney Injury Matters |
| 8:30 AM | Beyond FIFO: An Ecologically Focused Hybrid Outreach Model for Paediatric Care | Milly Caddy Connect Paediatric Therapy Services |
| 8:30 AM | CPR Refresher Course | RTS Training |
| 9:35 AM - 10:05 AM | CONCURRENT SESSIONS | |
| 9:35 AM | Lung Cancer Screening Update | Fraser Brims Curtin University |
| 9:35 AM | Dermatology in Rural and Remote WA; Updates on the Use of Biologic Medications in Dermatological Conditions | Louise O'Halloran Fiona Stanley Hospital |
| 9:35 AM | The PARTNER Network: Connecting Rural General Practice to Research | Andrew Kirke & Kerry Leggett Rural Clinical School of WA |
| 9:35 AM | Navigating Burnout in Healthcare: What it is, Workplace Considerations, and How to Help Yourself and Others | Melissa Black Black Dog Institute |
| 10:05 AM | Morning Tea and Trade Exhibition | |
| 10:45 AM | CONFERENCE CLOSING | |
| 10:45 AM | The Great Rural Health Debate: Pack your bags Health Professionals! - the bush is calling, and it's not optional. | Paul Griffiths, Anne-Marie Dunnet and Andrew Szabo Affirmative Team Mike Eaton, Jessie Jones and Eloise Delaney Opposing Team Catherine Elliott, Casey Parker and Fareeha Khan Judging Panel Ross Godwin Debate MC |
| 11:45 AM | Closing Keynote Address | Jana Pittman |
| 12:45 PM | Closing Remarks and Prize Draw | |
| 1:00 PM | Close of Conference |