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
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Workshop 5: Challenges faced by medical journals: our roles and responsibilities as Editors, hosted by Dr Aajuli Shukla |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Speaker Information
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Accommodation
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Sponsors
AMWA 2022 are delighted to announce our conference sponsors. Their support enables us to continue promoting excellence in health and medical communication across Australasia. Please click on the logos to learn more about our AMWA 2022 sponsors.
Platinum
Simultaneous document review & co-authoring software for medical writers. Loved by medical writers across the globe,
PleaseReview is proven to streamline reviews by 65% and cut costs by 35% with a perfect audit trail.
Gold
inScience
Communications are proud to be one of the longest established medical communications agencies in the world. For over 40 years we have
successfully delivered high quality communications programs and deliverables to global pharmaceutical companies.
Silver
Biotext is a team of content experts, specialising in scientific and complex information. Established in 1999, Biotext has
developed a range of content services, from analysis and strategy to writing and editing, information design, and training.
Biotext developed the Australian
manual of style to
provide a complete online guide to writing, editing and presenting information across a variety of disciplines.