Reframing Professional Boundaries

Reframing allied health roles. 

Join Professor Susan Nancarrow to explore the practical facilitators of and barriers to task reallocation between health professional roles, and between health professional roles and the delegated workforce.

Every health profession is currently grappling with shortages. Compounded by a complex health care system and a unique context of global circumstances, there is an imperative to look at solving existing workforce shortages with new and different solutions.  

This workshop will explore the individual and structural factors that unconsciously limit workforce capacity. By understanding these constraints, we can uncover opportunities and drivers for change. The session will also encourage blue-sky thinking, aiming to harness the full potential of the allied health workforce to better meet patient needs. 

Overview and Context: 

In today's rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, several challenges persist: 

• Global health workforce shortages 
• Population changes 
• Technological innovations 

Despite these changes, healthcare systems are still primarily structured around outdated models and hierarchies dating back to the 1920s. Moreover, healthcare focuses predominantly on an illness model, rather than prevention and restoration. Roles within healthcare are often dictated by historical structures and hierarchies rather than individual competence. 

Why Reframe Professional Boundaries? 

• Effectively utilise existing workforce and skills to meet patient needs 
• Prepare the workforce for sustainability and future challenges 
• Recognise the skills and expertise of allied health professionals 
• Create new career pathways for existing workers  

Workshop Structure:  

In this hands-on 4-hour workshop, you will: 

• Discover - Explore the individual, organisational and system level drivers that define allied health professional identities
• Dream - Envision the possibilities for a future that incorporates better use of allied health skills and roles
• Design – Understand the levers for change to develop strategies to turn your vision into reality
• Destiny – Build a strategy to move forward and drive changes   

 What to Expect: 

In addition to the 4-hour in-person workshop, you will receive six months of access to an interactive online learning community and a repository of key resources to support your continued learning and growth. You will leave the session with an outline strategy which can be further developed and refined with peer support within the learning community. 

Join us for a transformative and applied workshop aimed at empowering you with the understanding and tools you need to redesign allied health professional roles. Learn to fully optimise your knowledge and skills and deliver patient care in the best possible manner. 

The workshop will be held at the Southern Cross University Gold Coast Campus which is located adjacent to the Gold Coast Airport. Free parking is available as per the map below. Morning tea will be provided. Please note any dietary requirements when you book your ticket.

 

Individual: $495
Group* (up to 3 people): $1,295

*For group bookings of more than 3 people, please contact joan@hwitl.com for custom pricing.

Dual Workshop Deal - Double your learning, double your savings!

Reframing Professional Boundaries + Workforce Planning workshop bundle: $995


EOFY Special: 
Sign up prior to 30 June and receive an additional $100 off the total price when you purchase the bundle – that's both courses for $895 ex GST.

Meet your Workshop Facilitator: 

Professor Susan Nancarrow, CEO HealthWork International & The Allied Health Academy 

Susan is an allied health professional, health services researcher, recovering academic, and Chair of the Allied Health Assistants' National Association (AHANA). Susan has more than twenty years' experience of international health services research, expertise and analysis, with a particular interest in the health workforce, models of health service organisation and delivery, and the sociology of the professions. She founded HealthWork International in 2021 to find new and innovative ways to shape the health workforce, to better meet the needs of 21st century health care. 

Meet your Workshop Coordinator:  

Meagan Kruger, Events Coordinator HealthWork International & The Allied Health Academy 

Meagan brings over 25 years of experience in project management, events, office management, administration, research, and consultation across a diverse range of roles and industries. With a Bachelor of Business, Meagan is a critical thinker who applies evidence-based learnings to practical problem-solving. Most recently, Meagan’s work has been centred in regional economic development, managing a business mentorship program, supporting the growth and development of a regional women’s business network, and managing high-value local events across the Northern Rivers NSW footprint. 

If you have any questions in the lead-up to the workshop, please don't hesitate to contact: meagan@hwitl.com   

 

If you'd like to know more or discuss our corporate packages please contact our Learning Product Manager, Joan Leo at joan@hwitl.com