2018 Clinical Senate Debates

In 2018, the Clinical Senate debate topics were:

  • November: Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing is Everybody’s Business: Our collective roles for improvement
  • March: Waste not: Want not
November

November: Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing is Everybody’s Business: Our collective roles for improvement

Program

Presenter Presentation
Ms Ingrid Cumming Welcome to Country
Mrs Tanya Basile, Clinical Senate of WA Welcome and senate update
Dr James Williamson, Assistant Director General, Clinical Excellence Division, Department of Health Director General’s response to previous debate outcomes (PDF 529KB)
Ms Wendy Casey, Director, Aboriginal Health Policy Directorate, Department of Health Setting the scene
Mrs Janine Mohamed, Chief Executive Officer, Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives Discovery (PDF 5.7MB)
Professor Rhonda Marriott, Centre Director, Ngangk Yira, Research Centre for Aboriginal Health and Social Equity, Murdoch University Research into practice (PDF 2.1MB)
Morning tea
Plenary session
Dr Simon Quilty, Acute and General Physician, Katherine Hospital, Northern Territory Plenary – Introductory Presentation – Cultural Safety and Health Outcomes – lessons from the Top End
March

March: Waste Not: Want Not

Program

Presenter Presentation
Ms Robyn Collard Welcome to Country
Mrs Tanya Basile, Clinical Senate of WA Welcome and senate update
Dr David Russell-Weisz, Director General, WA Health Director General’s response to previous debate outcomes
Dr James Williamson, Assistant Director General, Clinical Excellence Division, WA Health Waste: from bench to bedside (PDF 4MB)
Dr Matthew Anstey, Intensive Care Specialist, SCGH Chair, Advisory Group, Choosing Wisely Australia Models for reducing waste in healthcare (PDF 1MB)
Ms Pip Brennan, Executive Director, Health Consumers Council WA Waste Not: Want Not – Consumer View (PDF 1MB)
Morning tea
Plenary session
Dr Stephen Duckett, Director of Health Program, Grattan Institute Plenary – Introductory Presentation (PDF 884KB)