AMWA Conference 2022

Honouring the Past, Embracing the Future

22 - 24 September 2022 at Sydney Masonic Centre

Thursday 22 September, 6 - 8pm: Networking drinks in Sydney CBD
Friday 23 September, 6.30 -10.30pm: Celebration of 40 Years Conference Dinner at the Sydney Masonic Centre
Friday 23 & Saturday 24 September, full day: Conference at the Sydney Masonic Centre

Read about the confirmed workshops, our speakers, nearby accommodation options and our sponsors below.

Registration Fees

Registration Type		Early Bird closes 1 September (AUD)	Standard after 1 September (AUD)
Full Registration*	AMWA member	$380	$500
	Non-member	$480	$600
	Student^#	$280	$380
Day Registration^	AMWA member	$300	$400
	Non-member	$400	$500
	Student^#	$200	$300
Workshops	All	$50 for each workshop

Conference dinner (subsidised by AMWA):
$85 per ticket with Full and Day Registration (three-course sit down dinner with beer, wine and soft-drinks included).
$100 per ticket for dinner only without conference registration

*Full registration includes:
Ticket to networking drinks, discounted conference dinner ticket, morning tea, afternoon tea and lunches for two full days, conference satchel.

^Day registration includes:
Morning tea, afternoon tea and lunch for day only, conference satchel, and discounted conference dinner ticket.

#Students must be enrolled full time into study as per AMWA student member policy.

Conference Registration

Early Bird Registration ends on September 1

Use the below link to register for the conference and social events

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Conference Programme

Thursday 22nd September
6:00 - 8:00pm	Networking drinks in Sydney CBD. Registration required. Drinks and nibbles included.

Friday 23rd September
*Time*	*Event*
9:00am	Welcome, with Dr Jocelyne Basseal (AMWA President)
9:10 - 9:50am	Keynote address from Dr Maryke Steffens on Health Misinformation is everywhere. Here's what you can do about it.
9:50 - 10:25am	Panel Discussion on Lessons learnt from COVID-19: the role of health and medical communicators, with Sophie Scott, Dr Maryke Steffens, Dr Carissa Bonner & Dr Justin Coleman
10:25 - 10:30am	Early Career Award Presentation
10:30 - 11:00am	MORNING TEA
	Session 2 - Putting Patients First
11:00 - 11:35am	Dr Carissa Bonner on Health literacy considerations when designing patient material
11:35 - 12:05pm	Prof Karen Woolley on Patients, publications, and ethics: nothing about us without us.
12:05 - 12:30pm	Dr Sarah White on Taking on board the patient's perspective when communicating and writing
12:33 - 12:35pm	A word from our Platinum Sponsor, with Tom Shanks from Ideagen
12:35 - 1:30pm	LUNCH
1:30 - 3:00pm	Workshops Session 1
	Workshop 1: Clinical communication in healthcare, hosted by Dr Sarah White
	Workshop 2: Medical Journal Publishing: understanding statistics & social media responsibilities hosted by Dr Aajuli Shukla Speaker 1: Dr Elmer Villanueva on Basic statistics for health & medical writers Speaker 2: Timothy Bowen on Social media - meeting your professional obligations
	Workshop 3: Audacity: Or How I Overcame My Fear of Microphones and Taught Myself to Podcast, hosted by Felicity Nelson
3:00 - 3:30pm	AFTERNOON TEA
3:30 - 5:00pm	Workshops Session 2
	Workshop 4: SEO: What is SEO and why should you care?, hosted by Sarah Spence
	Workshop 5: Challenges faced by medical journals: our roles and responsibilities as Editors, hosted by Dr Aajuli Shukla Speaker 1: Prof Brett Mitchell on Growing your medical journal: lessons learnt from Infection, Disease & Health Speaker 2: Prof Nick Talley on Impact factors, all you need to know Speaker 3: Prof Ginny Barbour on The changing landscape of open access and sustainability for association journals Panel discussion: interactive case study discussion: bring your journal related issues for advice from experts
5:10 - 5:40pm	AMWA AGM: Open invitation to all
6:30 - 10:30pm	CONFERENCE DINNER - CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF AMWA
	Dress Code: Cocktail/business attire with the theme 'A Touch of Ruby'


Saturday 24th September
Time	Event
	Session 3 - Accessing and Understanding Health Information: Cultural Perspectives
9:00 - 9:05am	Welcome, with Nicola Ryan (AMWA Vice President)
9:05 - 9:35am	Dr John Oetzel on Intercultural communication during co-design processes: Lessons learnt from Academic-Maori community partnerships
9:35 - 10:05am	Jesusa Helaratne on Accessing and understanding health information: cultural perspectives
10:05 - 10:35am	Dr Kylie Gwynne & Associate Professor and Bundjalung Elder Boe Rambaldini on Aboriginal Health issues and the importance of co-designing research
10:35 - 11:00am	MORNING TEA
11:00 - 12:30pm	Workshops Session 3
	Workshop 6: Introducing the GPP4: What you need to know for good publication practices, hosted by Tim Stentiford
	Workshop 7: Project Management ‘FUN’damentals, hosted by Angela Chellas
	Workshop 8: Lost for words? Developing your confidence and polishing your stories for impact, hosted by Catherine Nolan
12:30 - 1:30pm	LUNCH
1:30 - 3:00pm	Workshops Session 4
	Workshop 9: Certified Medical Publication Professional™ (CMPP™): What is it & how to earn the credentials, hosted by Tim Stentiford
	Workshop 10: Tips and Tools to improve your projects (and personal life!), hosted by Angela Chellas
3:00 - 3:30pm	AFTERNOON TEA
	Session 4 - Careers Panel: Pathways to Health and Medical Writing
3:30 - 3:40pm	Landscape of health and medical writers: Results from the AMWA survey presented by Dr Jocelyne Basseal
3:40 - 4:50pm	Panel Discussion on Pathways to Health and Medical Communication, chaired by Dr Fiona MacKinnon with Sally Bathgate, Sarah McKay, Felicity Nelson, Sophie Scott & Nicola Ryan
4:50 - 5:00pm	Closing of conference

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