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9:00 am - 9:10 am - 16 September 2025
Welcome to the Patient Safety Workshop 2025
Acknowledgement of Country and welcome from Associate Professor Nicola Cunningham
9:10 am - 9:40 am - 16 September 2025
SESSION 1 - Advocating for Patient Safety
Speaker: Melissa Sheldrick
Chair: Associate Professor Nicola Cunningham
How a family is impacted following the death of a family member.
Followed by Q&A.
Chair: Associate Professor Nicola Cunningham
How a family is impacted following the death of a family member.
Followed by Q&A.
9:45 am - 10:00 am - 16 September 2025
MORNING BREAK
Session - Presentations
10:00 am - 10:45 am - 16 September 2025
SESSION 2 - Simulation and Safety: More Than you Think
Speakers: Professor Victoria Brazil and Dr Nancy Sadka
Chair: Associate Professor Carmel Crock
Keynote Presentation
Followed by Q&A.
Chair: Associate Professor Carmel Crock
Keynote Presentation
Followed by Q&A.
10:45 am - 12:00 pm - 16 September 2025
SESSION 3 - Trainee Presentations: Quality Initiative
Speakers: Dr Jennifer Paterson, Dr Anthony Coco, Dr Jessica Freeman
Chair: Dr Mark Hussey
This year’s Patient Safety Workshop presents a dynamic trainee-focused session. Hear from three fabulous trainees about their experiences and reflections as Quality Initiative (QI) trainees.
Followed by Q&A.
Chair: Dr Mark Hussey
This year’s Patient Safety Workshop presents a dynamic trainee-focused session. Hear from three fabulous trainees about their experiences and reflections as Quality Initiative (QI) trainees.
Followed by Q&A.
Implementing a Hot Debrief Protocol with Dr Jennifer Paterson (Trainee, NZ).
The Trainee Experience with Dr Anthony Cocco (Trainee, VIC)
11:25 am
Dr Jessica Freeman (Trainee, NSW) will reflect on her experiences as a QI trainee.
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm - 16 September 2025
LUNCH
Session - Presentations

Let's break for lunch for 30 minutes. See you soon.
12:30 pm - 1:25 pm - 16 September 2025
SESSION 4 - Medical Administration Following a Critical Incident
12:30pm - Part 1: Executive Oversight
Speaker: Professor George Braitberg
Chair: Dr Andrew Cooke
12:40pm - Part 2: Review of an incident and what a clinical investigation looks at post-event, including contributing factors.
Speaker: Professor George Braitberg
Chair: Dr Andrew Cooke
12:40pm - Part 2: Review of an incident and what a clinical investigation looks at post-event, including contributing factors.
- Participant involvement
- Coronial review
- Reflections
Speakers: Professor George Braitberg and Dr Tony Kambourakis
Chair: Dr Andrew Cooke
Followed by Q&A.
Chair: Dr Andrew Cooke
Followed by Q&A.
1:25 pm - 1:40 pm - 16 September 2025
SESSION 5 - EMER Demonstration
Speaker: Dr Kim Hansen
Chair: Associate Professor Carmel Crock
Demonstration on how to lodge details into the Emergency Medicine Events Register (EMER).
Chair: Associate Professor Carmel Crock
Demonstration on how to lodge details into the Emergency Medicine Events Register (EMER).
1:40 pm - 1:55 pm - 16 September 2025
AFTERNOON BREAK
Session - Presentations

Let's take a short break before our final session. See you in 15 minutes.
1:55 pm - 2:25 pm - 16 September 2025
SESSION 6 - Wellbeing and care of the second victim
Speaker: Dr Jo Cole
Chair: Dr Rachel Goh
Practical delivery of care of the second victim and staff.
Chair: Dr Rachel Goh
Practical delivery of care of the second victim and staff.
2:25 pm - 2:55 pm - 16 September 2025
SESSION 7 - Psychiatry | Mental Health Presentations in the ED
Speaker: Dr Jacqueline Huber
Chair: Dr Mark Hussey
Restraints: Managing Acute Behavioural Disturbance
Chair: Dr Mark Hussey
Restraints: Managing Acute Behavioural Disturbance
- Overarching principles
- How do we keep staff safe
- Medico Legal Issues
2:55 pm - 3:00 pm - 16 September 2025
Wrap up and Close
Let's bring things to a close.