Online attendance: International Forum Melbourne 2023

Our in-person attendance packages have sold out! Why not take part online?

We are offering online access to a selection of sessions from the main 2-day conference programme, streamed live directly from the venue in Melbourne, so you can add your voice to the discussion of how coming together to power change is a necessity for transforming healthcare.

See our fees for online attendance further down this page.

Below is the 2-day programme for online attendees only. Please note that the programme is subject to change.

Streaming will be on Tuesday, 31 October, and Wednesday, 1 November, only.

Here, you can view the full programme for in-person attendees. This year, each of our sessions are structured by topic and you can read more about each of the topics and the programme theme: People powered change – a healthier life, a fairer system, a sustainable future. 

All programme timings are in AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time), GMT+10.

Tuesday 31 October

09:00 – 10:00 | Welcome and Keynote 1 (Pat Dudgeon)

We are delighted to welcome Pat Dudgeon, Poche Centre for Aboriginal Health and the School of Indigenous Studies at UWA, as our opening keynote speaker.

10:30 – 12:00 | S1: Patient Safety and co-creating care with service users

Foundations of Quality Improvement in healthcare

13:00 – 14:30 | S5: Patient Safety and co-creating care with service users

Part 1: Beyond compliance: The Evolution of Safety and Quality Assessment in Healthcare

Part 2: Expertise by experience: A national code of expectations for consumer engagement

Part 3: Safe, high-quality care in residential aged care and public health service boards

15:00 – 17:00 | S9: Patient Safety and co-creating care with service users

Part 1: Consumer partnerships to drive quality improvement in an acute paediatric outpatient population

Part 2: Co-designing a Family Support Structure for families affected by paediatric sepsis

Part 3: Northern Territory patient stories

17:15 – 17:55 | Keynote 2: Twa scots blether about the state of healthcare (Euan Wallace & Derek Feeley)

Wednesday 1 November

09:00 – 09:50 | Welcome and Keynote 3 (Shannon Cohn)

10:00 – 11:00 | S13: Workforce, wellbeing and engaging staff across the organisation and culture

Kindness in action

11:25 – 12:25  | S17: Workforce, wellbeing and engaging staff across the organisation and culture

Part 1: Taking action at Victoria’s frontline: addressing our healthcare professional wellbeing challenges

14:00 – 14:45 | S21: Rapid fire poster presentations: Poster finalists

14:30 – 15:00 | Keynote 4 (Donald M. Berwick)

15:15-16:00 | Conference wrap up and close

All the below prices are per delegate and are inclusive of 10% GST.

There are no Early Bird prices for online attendance.

All bookings should be made online and are payable by credit/debit card or cheque. If you wish to pay by cheque please contact events@bmj.com.

* Please check the World Bank country classification to see if you are eligible. When registering, select to register as a delegate and enter your full address on the booking details page as this will be used to verify your registration. The discounted rate will be automatically applied when you choose a country listed as LMC or LIC on the World Bank country classification list.

**Students in full-time education can apply for a student rate by sending either a copy of their student card that clearly displays the date of validity in numerical form; or an official letter issued by the Dean of their university confirming they will be in full-time education at the time of the conference (online attendance is available for 31 October – 1 November 2023 only). Upon a successful application, you will be provided with further instructions on how to register. Please send your application to Rebecca Wanbon at rwanbon@bmj.com.

Please read our Terms & Conditions prior to booking your online attendance place.