OPTIMISING HEALTH Salutogenic approaches to health practice, policy, research and education Keynote speaker Professor Bengt Lindstrom Norwegian University of Science and Technology Optimising health: Salutogenic approaches 26–27 OCTOBER Plenary invited speakers Professor Maralyn Foureur University of Technology Sydney Salutogenic environments for childbirth Sandra Nieuwenhuijzen Maintenance operations Qantas Engineering Organisational culture change Professor John Macdonald University of Western Sydney Approaches to public health, including men’s health Professor Jan Golembiewski Centre for Urban Design & Mental Health Architectural design for patient-centredness www.canberra.edu.au/events The cost of this two-day conference is $500 (incl GST) Dr Meredith Tavener University of Newcastle Exploring salutary factors influencing women’s health OPTIMISING HEALTH Salutogenic approaches to health practice, policy, research and education DAY 1 Wednesday26October 8:45 WelcometoCountry 8:55 OpeningwordswithProfessorDeborahDavis,ConferenceChair,UniversityofCanberraandACTHealth 9:00 WelcomeAddress 9:15 ProfessorBengtLindström:"Themeaningofsalutogenesis.Anintroduction" 10:15 ProfessorMaralynFoureur:"Salutogenicenvironmentsforchildbirth" Morningtea11:00am-11:30am Room1 Room2 Speaker Speaker 11:30 DrsCaroline Adams,Richard Whatbuildshealthsciencestudents’ health?-Fun,Food,FriendsandFurbabies! McGrath,Janette Young 11:30 Withregardorwithdisregard:The respectfulmaternitycarecharter. EllenO'Keefe, MaryKirk 12:00 Salutogenicthinkinginarug. 12:00 Unpackingdiscoursesinhealth:A comparativeanalysis. RichardMcGrath, JanetteYoung, CarolineAdams 12:30 DrsTracy Thejigsawofwellbeing:Howcan Robinson,Danny salutogenicapproachesinformworkplace Hills,DavidLarkin, resilienceresearch? HollyNortham 12:30 Midwiferyassalutogenesisinthe developmentcontext:Theethicsof wellnessfocusedcarestrategieswhere maternalmortalityishigh. KaiHodgkin GhitaBodman Lunch1:00pm-1:45pm Room1 Speaker Room2 Speaker 1:45 Creatingwellbeinginthework environment:Agenerationalapproach. DrJoyceHendricks 1:45 DrsHollyNortham, Restoringanarrativeofhopeinhealthcare MaryIvec,Valerie relationships. Braithwaite 2:15 Salutogenesisinorganisationalculture: Nurseleadersperspectives. GinaMata,Dr JoyceHendricks, DrTracyRobinson 2:15 Diamondintherough:Leaderfulpractice forchange. 2:45 Midwiveswalkingintandemwithpregnant DrDeborahIreson adolescents. 2:45 Whycircusworks:Amixed-methods approachinidentifyingthesalutogenic KirstenStevens potentialofacircus-basedtrainingprogram foryoungpeople. Afternoontea3:15pm-3:30pm PlenarySession 3:30 DrMeredithTanner:"Exploringsalutaryfactorsinfluencingwomen'shealth" 4:15 ProfessorJanGolembiewski:"Salutogenesisanddesignforpatientcentredness" 5:00 ClosingthedaywithDrJanTaylor SharedDinner7:00pm JoGibson OPTIMISING HEALTH Salutogenic approaches to health practice, policy, research and education DAY 2 Thursday27October 9:00 AcknowledgementofCountryandwelcomewithProfessorDeborahDavis,ConferenceChair,UniversityofCanberraandACTHealth 9:15 ProfessorBengtLindström:"Aworldwidedescriptionoftheimpactofthesalutogenicapproachtohealth" 10:15 Ms.SandraNieuwenhuijzen:"Leadingsystemicchange" Morningtea11:00am-11:30am Speaker Room1 Speaker Room2 11:30 Joiningupresourcesforhealth-An investigationintocancercoordinatorsrole Nataskja-Elena increatingsalutogenicmunicipalsettings KerstingLie forcancerpatientscharter. 11:30 Salutogenicchange. DrSallyFerguson 12:00 Offeringsupportduringpregnancy:An analysisofmidwife-ledconsultations. EleniPetraki, 12:00 ShannonClark Theecologyofbirth:Introducinga frameworktorecogniseandhonourthe interconnectedinfluencesofnature, cultureandtheself. 12:30 Transformingantenatalworrytohope throughsharedstorytelling. AliTeate SamanthaNolan, Enhancingsocialsupportandbuilding DrJoyce socialcapitalforadolescentmothers–the Hendricks,DrSally roleofonlinesocialnetworkingsites. Ferguson 12:30 JessiePrice Lunch1:00pm-1:45pm Workshops1:45-3:30pm Room1 Room2 FacilityDesign. Leadingsystemicorganisationalchange. ProfessorsMaralynFoureurandDeborahDavis MsSandraNieuwenhuijzen Room3 Room4 Resilience. TeachingandLearning. DrTracyRobinson DrJennyBrowne Afternoontea3:30pm-4:00pm 4:00 ProfessorJohnMacdonald:"Salutogenicapproachestomen'shealth" 4:45 FinalwordswithProfessorDeborahDavis
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