Conference and Cocktail event registration - The Downs Health Conference

8:30am Friday, 29 May 2020
1:30pm Saturday, 30 May 2020
Conference
Armitage Centre
54-56 Neil St
Toowoomba, Queensland 4350
Australia

 

The Downs Health Conference - Allied health, nursing, and midwifery is an opportunity for allied health professionals, nurses and midwives to collaborate and discuss regional healthcare now and in the future. 

Day 1, Friday 29 May

Conference from 8:30am - 5:00pm
Cocktail event from 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Day 2, Saturday 30 May

Conference from 8:30am - 1:30pm

Featuring sessions on:

  • Workforce development
  • Person centred care
  • Business opportunities
  • Mental health
  • Measure value
  • Collaborative models of care
  • Technology-enabled health
  • Networking opportunities
  • Indigenous health 

This health conference will bring together allied health professionals, nurses and midwives to look at innovative ways health care providers can work together to improve the health and wellbeing of the community.

The Downs Health Conference will provide an opportunity for attendees to collaborate and discuss emerging issues influencing allied health care in regional areas.

The conference is being run by Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise (TSBE) and Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN.

Topics will include promoting flexibility and innovation in rural and regional allied health service delivery, continuing education and professional development activities, providing sessions on workforce development and business opportunities to build better businesses.

The Downs Health Conference will feature keynote speaker, National Rural Health Commissioner, Professor Paul Worley.

Professor Worley has had a distinguished career in rural health, both as a practitioner and an academic. Professor Worley said he is passionate about quality, equity and fairness for all, especially the underserved.

The conference will also feature guest speaker Hon Mark Coulton, Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government who has responsibility for rural, regional and remote health.

Southern Queensland Rural Health (SQRH), a conference partner and member of the organising committee, is building the number of nursing, midwifery and allied health students who choose to take up placements in rural and remote areas as the region’s University Department of Rural Health.

This year’s conference will include a two-day program with a networking event starting from 8:30am on Friday 29 May until 1:30pm on Saturday 30 May with both events held at Empire Theatre in Toowoomba. This booking is for the conference and cocktail evening.

Please note that you must book the conference ONLY on a separate link: Conference ONLY

Prices for Conference and Cocktail Event registration:
TSBE Member Price: $170
TSBE Non Member Price: $200

Contact Information

Jaden Frame, General Manager, TSBE Health

For more information including speaking and sponsorship opportunities please contact TSBE.

Additional Information

Thank you to our Major Event Partner:

And Conference Partners: