MDHS Program
Overview
| 12.30 – 1:00 | Conference registration Woodward Conference Centre, Parkville Campus | |||
| 1.00 – 1.10 | Welcome and introduction Professor Dani Tomlin, Deputy Dean, Education, MDHS, Main Conference Room, Woodward Conference Centre, Parkville Campus | |||
| 1.10 – 2.10 | Education for societal impact: Short recorded conversation Lushy (Lushomo) Chinganya, President, University of Melbourne Student Union; Student, Bachelor of Biomedicine Professor Rob Moodie, Professor in Public Health, Melbourne School of Public Health Professor Shawana Andrews, Director and Professor, Melbourne Poche Centre for Indigenous Health A/Professor Charlotte Denniston, Associate Professor Collaborative Practice, Collaborative Practice Centre | |||
| 2.10 – 2.30 | Afternoon Tea Woodward Conference Centre | |||
| 2.30 – 3.30 | Stream name TBC Main Conference Room, North side | Learning and working with Gen AI Main Conference Room, South side | Interprofessional education West Room | Poster presentations South Room |
| 3.30 – 3.35 | Short break Woodward Conference Centre | |||
| 3.35 – 4.20 | Sustainability and inclusion Main Conference Room, North side | Learning and working with Gen AI Main Conference Room, South side | Interprofessional education West Room | Assessment and feedback South Room |
| 4.20 – 4.30 | Short break Woodward Conference Centre | |||
| 4.30 – 5.00 | Nicholas Van Dam: Name of this Main Conference Room, Woodward Conference Centre | |||
| 5.00 – 5.45 | Drinks and canapes Woodward Conference Centre | |||
| 5.45 – 6.45 | Book launch Name of this Venue | |||
Day 1 presentation abstracts (hyperlink document here)
Concurrent sessions: Timetable
Stream name TBC Main Conference Room, North side | Learning and working with Gen AI Main Conference Room, South side | Interprofessional education West Room | Poster presentations South Room | |
2.30 – 2.45 | Presentation (15 mins) Professionalism in tomorrow’s health practitioners - an approach for creating a curriculum framework | Presentation (15 mins) Co-designing AI virtual patients with students for authentic communication skills learning Mr. Patrick Bowers, Dr. Jey Han Lau, Dr. Lin Tian, A/Prof. Kelley Graydon, Dr. Tracii Ryan, Prof. Dani Tomlin | Presentation (15 mins) From curriculum mapping to priorities for interprofessional education on healthcare for older people Dr. Kelly Bower, Darcey Newton, Dr Megan Keage, A/Prof. Anthea Cochrane, A/Prof Snezana Kusljic, Zoe McNeice, Dr Grace Nixon, Dr Kim Allison, Dr Debra Virtue, Dr Jennifer Jones | Poster presentations |
2.45 – 3.00 | Lightning talk (5 mins) From Tuesday theory to Monday practice: Connecting the pieces Ms. Yvonne Zhang, Melbourne Dental School Lightning talk (5 mins) Creating equitable learning environments for public health postgraduates: An equity science approach Prof. Lucio Naccarella | Presentation Enhancing inclusive assessment and assurance of learning through eportfolios and dialogic approaches Dr. Jessica Lees, Dr. Peter Carew, Dr. Tandy Hastings-Ison, Lucy Shiels, Dr. Kim Allison | Presentation (15 mins) Meeting community need with clinical placements: learnings from a student-led aged care service Ms. Joyce Chiu, Rose O'Connor, Grace Scheiner, Ana Lopez Flores, Eliza Martin | Session continues |
3.00 – 3.15 | Workshop (30 minutes) Generative [empathetic] intelligence: Immersive perspectives for relational practice Dr. Vivian Romero, Dr. Kidjie Saguin, Dr. Elise Rivera | Presentation (15 mins) Using artificial intelligence branching scenarios to practice communication & critical thinking Ms. Helen Patterson | Presentation (15 mins) Supporting hearing health in oral health students: A student-led cross-disciplinary initiative Mr. Patrick Bowers, A/Prof. Kelley Graydon, Dr. Peter Carew, Ms. Yvonne Zhang, A/Prof. Roisin McGrath | Session continues |
| 3.15 – 3.30 | Session continues | Presentation AI roleplay in youth mental health training: Student perspectives on Client101 Dr. Caitlin McDowell, Dr. Simon D'Alfonso | Presentation (15 mins) Mental health literacy: evaluation of a co-designed learning module for physiotherapy students Dr. Tandy Hastings-Ison, Dr Kim Allison | Session continues |
| 3.30 – 3.35 | 5-minute break | |||
Sustainability and inclusion Main Conference Room, North side | Learning and working with Gen AI Main Conference Room, South side | Interprofessional education West Room | Assessment and feedback South Room | |
3.35 – 3.50 | Presentation (15 mins) A fly on the wall: Online supervision supporting student-centred practice in a rural health setting Dr. Tandy Hastings-Ison, Dr Deb Virtu | Presentation (15 mins) Piloting ERiK: an AI-assisted record card to boost clinical note accuracy, efficiency, and feedback Dr. Jessica Stander, Peng Zhi, Hing Yui Tsang, Simin He, Kudi Okah, Dr Selwyn Prea, Dr Kim Allison | Presentation (15 mins) Developing an interprofessional placement in a remote Aboriginal community-controlled health service Mr. Neville Turner | Presentation (15 mins) Developing feedback literacy: Bringing standards to life A/Prof. Elaina Kefalianos, Ms Joyce Chiu, A/Prof. Leonie Griffiths, Dr Jessica Lees, A/Prof. Samantha Byrne, A/Prof. James Ziogas, Dr Grace Nixon, Dr Abi Brooker, Dr Kim Allison |
3.50 – 4.05 | Presentation (15 mins) Embedding environmental sustainability in postgraduate healthcare education A/Prof. Ken Winkel, Dr. Laura Beaton, Jessica Clarke, Dr.Sonia Chanchlani | Lightning talk (5 mins) Linked written and oral assessments – an opportunity to enhance student skills in the age of AI? Dr. Sabine Deij, Mr Daniel Sheen Lightning talk (5 mins) If we build It, will they learn? Student uptake of an AI learning coach in dentistry Miss Danae Swinburne | Lightning talk (5 mins) Linked written and oral assessments – an opportunity to enhance student skills in the age of AI? Dr. Sabine Deij, Mr Daniel Sheen Lightning talk (5 mins) If we build It, will they learn? Student uptake of an AI learning coach in dentistry Miss Danae Swinburne Presentation (15 mins) When generative human intelligence travels: Taking an interprofessional simulation resource from rural to metropolitan learning Ms. Ana Lopez, Ms Denise Ho, Ms Carolyn Cracknell, Ms Paula Collins, Ms Rosie Nicholson, Dr Deb Virtue, Ms Kylie Erben, Ms Victoria Rayner, Dr Keryn Wright | Presentation (15 mins) From assessment to learning: reimagining the OSCE for novice speech pathology students Ms. Eliza Martin, Dr Megan Keage, Ms Joyce Chiu |
4.05 – 4.20 | Presentation (15 mins) Physiotherapy student perspectives on neurodiversity-affirming clinical practice education Dr. Free Coulston, Stephanie Weir | Lightning talk (5 mins) Reading, reflecting, responding: acting on student feedback in a first-year clinical nursing subject Ms. Jamie Wheelahan Lightning talk (5 mins)
Dr. Fadhullah Yusof | Presentation (15 mins) CAIR to Learn: Empowering entry-to-practice students in the age of genAI Dr. Jessica Boyce, Patrick Bowers, Dr Bree Jones, A/Prof. Elaina Kefalianos, Dr Lauren Kosta, A/Prof. Mark Merolli, Dr Jonathan Ng, Dr Sacha Peterson, Prof. Lisa Phillips, Dr Rishi Ramani, Dr Adam Taylor, Alex Tsirgialos, Dr Carey Wilson | Presentation (15 mins) Enhancing construct-alignment and utility of workplace-based assessment rating scales Dr. Asela Olupeliyawa, Dr Terry Judd, Mr Lachlan McOmish, Dr Simone Elliot |
| 4.20 – 4.30 | Short Break | |||
27 October – 28 October 2026, The University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus
Contacts: Tim Beaumont | timothy.beaumont@unimelb.edu.au Dr Abi Brooker | brookera@unimelb.edu.au