Empathy Symposium
Event description
‘IN CELEBRATION OF EMPATHY’ SYMPOSIUM - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Dear Colleague,
The UTS Empathy Initiative research group will be hosting the Third Empathy Symposium in December 2022. This will be an exciting event that brings together healthcare educators, clinicians and researchers who are committed to better understanding the power of empathy to transform education and improve patient care.
The Symposium will include plenary speakers, oral and poster presentations exploring the relationship between empathy and patient care, and promoting practical strategies for enhancing and evaluating empathy in clinical and educational settings.
SYMPOSIUM DETAILS
Date: December 1 and 2, 2022
Time:
Day 1: 8:30am-2:00pm (registration from 8.15am)
Day 2: 8:30am-4:00pm
Location: Sofitel, Darling Harbour
Cost: $400 per person (for two days)
SYMPOSIUM THEMES
You are invited to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation addressing one of the following themes:
- Empathy in Practice - How empathy is enacted in healthcare practice, patient/client experiences and outcomes.
- The Evidence for Empathy - What the research shows – what we know and what we need to know.
- Education for Empathy - How education can foster empathy.
- The Power of Empathy - Empathy as a political movement that informs social justice.
- Codesign for Empathy - Codesign as a strategy to enhance empathy in action.
- Empathy in a time of Covid – Challenges and triumphs in providing empathic care during a global pandemic.
PRESENTATION FORMATS
Abstracts are invited for both posters and oral presentations of 20 minutes (inclusive of 5 minutes for questions).
ABSTRACT SPECIFICATIONS
An abstract of between 200-250 words, with no more than four references is required for both oral and poster presentations. Please submit as a Word document using Calibri size 11 font and 1.5 spacing.
The following details should be included at the top of the page:
Type of presentation (oral or poster)
Title
Theme
Names of presenter/, title and affiliations
Note: The first author will be the corresponding author and receive all correspondence from the Symposium Scientific Committee.
DECLARATION OF CONSENT
Authors who submit an abstract and present at the Symposium, agree to the following terms:
- My co-authors and I consent to publication of our abstract in the Symposium program.
- I understand that if my abstract for an oral presentation is not successful, I may be offered a poster presentation.
- Publication of my abstract will not infringe any copyright, intellectual property or third-party rights.
- If my abstract is accepted for an oral presentation, I understand that the scheduled presentation time cannot be amended.
- I will provide a short biography for use by the Symposium organisers when requested.
- I give permission for a photographer to be present during my presentation and for my photos to be published on the UTS Empathy Initiative website, newsletters or other promotional materials.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DATE
Abstracts must be submitted by close of business on September 30, 2022.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Please email abstracts to: Suzanne.Sheppard-Law@uts.edu.au with the words ‘Empathy Symposium Abstract’ in the email subject line.
Successfully submitted abstracts will be acknowledged by email.
Author's will be notified of their abstract status early October, 2022.
Once a paper is accepted, at least one of the authors must register and pay to attend the Symposium by November 1, 2022.
For any queries, please contact:
Dr Jacqui Pich, School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Technology, Sydney Australia
E jacqueline.Pich@uts.edu.au
T 0438 460 745
We look forward to receiving your abstracts and seeing you at the symposium.
Dr Jacqui Pich
Distinguished Professor Tracy Levett-Jones
Program:
‘IN CELEBRATION OF EMPATHY’ SYMPOSIUM 2022
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Thursday 1 December 9am – 2pm |
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8.30am |
Registration |
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9am |
Welcome |
Distinguished Professor Tracy Levett-Jones, UTS School of Nursing & Midwifery |
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EMPATHY IN PRACTICE Chair: Tracy Levett-Jones |
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9.20am |
Setting the scene: Personal insights into the lived experiences of healthcare consumers |
Invited Speakers - Loretta Musgrave and Dr Vanessa Scarf, Midwifery Academics, UTS School of Nursing & Midwifery |
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9.45am |
'Waiting to get sick' |
Invited Speaker - Dr Ben Bravery, author and medical doctor undertaking speciality training in psychiatry |
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10.10am |
Handover from the HEART: Holistic, Empathetic, Assuring, Relevant and Timely |
Catherine Osborn, CNE, Royal North Shore Hospital |
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10.30am |
Celebrating the life and work of Florence Nightingale - Shining a light on the work of 200 Prince of Wales nurses |
Karen Tuqiri, DON, Mary Mulcahy, NE, and Kathryn Hoban, CNC, Prince of Wales Hospital and Tracy Levett-Jones, UTS |
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10.50am |
The impact of empathy and engagement on clinician well-being. Exploring the links with vicarious trauma and vicarious resilience |
Carolyn Cousins, Director, ‘Tuned In Consulting’, Convenor of the Clinical Division of the Australian College of Social Work |
11.10am - MORNING TEA
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THE EVIDENCE FOR EMPATHY Chair: Natalie Govind |
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11.40am |
Being sympathetically present: the ‘Big work’ of caring practices |
Invited Speaker - Professor Brendan McCormack, Head of The Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, USyd |
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12.10pm |
Preventing care factor zero: Improving nursing satisfaction and retention together with patient outcomes through facilitation of compassionate person-centred care |
Allyson Waird, CNC, Royal North Shore Hospital |
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12.30pm |
The Heart of Caring: How we are cultivating compassionate and empathetic leaders |
Sally Peters and Suzanne Murray, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District |
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12.50pm |
‘See through my eyes’: Cultural empathy simulation education with Hospital staff |
Jacqueline Stephenson and Jenni Graves, Diversity Programs Managers, Prince of Wales Hospital |
1.10pm - LUNCH & POSTER VIEWING
2pm – DAY 1 CLOSE
3.30.-5PM - ROCKS WALKING TOUR (optional)
Meet at: Shop 5, Clocktower Square, Corner Argyle and Harrington Streets, The Rocks.
‘IN CELEBRATION OF EMPATHY’ SYMPOSIUM 2022
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Friday 2 December 9am – 4.30pm |
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8.50am |
Welcome to Day 2 |
Dr Jacqui Pich, UTS |
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THE POWER OF EMPATHY Chair: Jacqui Pich |
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9am |
Empathy as a political movement that informs social justice |
Invited Speaker – The Hon. Prof. Verity Firth, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Social Justice and Inclusion), UTS |
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EDUCATION FOR EMPATHY Chair: Jacqui Pich |
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9.30am |
The illusion of empathy education |
Invited Speakers – Dr Helen Rook and Dr Caz Hales, Victoria University of Wellington |
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10am |
Volunteer taster program |
Ellie Barker, RN and Honours student |
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10.20am |
An immersive experience of aphasia in stroke designed to promote empathy and understanding in health students |
Jane Frost, Stephen Isbel, Jane Kellett and Tanya Lawlis, Canberra University |
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10.40am |
Strengths-based nursing education - Setting early career nurses up for success |
Hayley Pollock, Georgina Willets and Loretta Garvey, Federation University Australia |
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11am |
Palliative care communication simulation for undergraduates |
Samantha Hingley, Katrina Recoche, Kaori Siminoaba and Janet Wettenhall, Monash University |
11.20am - MORNING TEA & POSTER VIEWING
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EMPATHY IN A TIME OF COVID Chair: Suzanne Sheppard-Law |
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11.50am |
Caring for children with life-limiting conditions and their families during the pandemic |
Invited Speaker - Philly Smith, RN and Acting Nurse Manager, Bear Cottage paediatric hospice |
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12.10pm |
‘We weren’t ready for this’ – Empathy driven decision making in the COVID context |
Dr Toni Lindsay and Catherine Lambert, Chris Obrien Lifehouse |
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12.30pm |
The vulnerability of frontline workers and the use of empathy during the Covid 19 pandemic |
Elisabeth Pich, RN and Kailie Moroney, RN, Northern Sydney Local Health District |
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12.50pm |
The impact of COVID-19 on nursing students’ clinical placements: A call for empathy |
Aimee Lamb, Western Sydney University, Suzanne Sheppard-Law, Belinda Causby, Cristina Zeng, Carmen Axisa and Tracy Levett-Jones, UTS |
1.10pm - LUNCH
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CO-DESIGN FOR EMPATHY Chair: Jo River |
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2pm |
Empathy – it’s more than just a nice idea |
Invited Speaker - Dr Marianne Jauncey, Medical Director at the Uniting Sydney Medically, Supervised Injecting Centre |
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2.30pm |
Art and Voice: Co-design to foster empathy |
Invited Speaker – Associate Professor Gabby Brand, Monash University |
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3pm |
Measuring what matters: Co-designing an evaluation framework prototype with people with intellectual disabilities, parents, service providers and others |
Dr Deb Debono, UTS |
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3.20pm |
Seeing the links between empathy and embodied connectedness in co-design education research |
Associate Professor Jo River, UTS and NSLHD |
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3.40pm |
Understanding the sarcoma treatment journey from patients’ perspectives |
Dr Deb Debono, UTS |
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4pm |
Close of Symposium |
Distinguished Professor Tracy Levett-Jones, UTS |
4.10pm – AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING
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Posters |
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And so it begins – The routine integration of self-compassion and empathy training for new graduate nurses |
Dr Toni Lindsay, Melinda Grimson and Catherine Lambert, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse |
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Different forms of engagement: The role of empathy in telehealth and phone consultations |
Carolyn Cousins, Director, ‘Tuned In Consulting’, Convenor of the Clinical Division of the Australian College of Social Work |
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Art and Empathy in Nursing: Love and Loss |
Aimee Lamb, WSU and Tracy Levett-Jones, UTS |
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Aunty Fay Carroll Program – Indigenous Career Pathways |
Annie Fraser, St Vincent’s Health Network, Sydney |
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The Impact of Empathy on Neonatal Nurses’ Professional Quality of Life |
Patricia Lowe, Dr Samantha Jakimowicz, Tracy Levett- Jones, UTS |
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