Month: February 2026

Lori-Anne Sharp1 1Nurse Midwife Health Program Australia Biography: Lori-Anne, the CEO of the Nurse Midwife Health Program Australia, is recognised for her leadership and commitment to strengthening the nursing and midwifery workforce. She works to foster collaboration, support nurses and...

Mrs Sally West1 1James Cook University Centre for Rural and Remote Health, Emerald, Australia Biography: Sally West is a nursing academic at James Cook University’s Central Queensland Centre for Rural and Remote Health. Her research focuses on implementing Nasal High...

Amrit Dhillon, Ms Amanda Forti Abstract: Background: Pregnancy loss is a profound and life-altering experience, yet access to culturally safe, equitable bereavement care remains inconsistent across Australia, particularly for vulnerable populations including First Nations families, culturally and linguistically diverse communities,...

Mrs Peta Harbour1, Ms Siohban Hooper 1Australian College Of Nursing, Deakin, Australia Biography: Peta (PJ) Harbour is a Senior Nurse Advisor at the Australian College of Nursing and a certified LEGO® Serious Play® facilitator. She leads workforce projects, including ACN’s...

Mrs Danielle Rogers1, Professor Pauline Calleja2, Dr Amy-Louise Byrne1, Dr Ashlyn Sahay1 1Central Queensland University, , Australia, 2James Cook University , , Australia Biography: Danielle Rogers is a RN and a Lecturer of Nursing at UniSC. She is also a...

Mrs Laura Berry 1TRUE Reproductive Health , Cairns, Australia Biography: Laura Berry is a Nurse Practitioner at TRUE Reproductive Health and Clinical Coordinator for the Torres and Cape Sexual & Reproductive Health Team. She has spent most of her career...

Dr Jane Douglas1, Ms Karen Cook1 1Australian Nursing And Midwifery Accreditation Council, Canberra , Australia, 2Australian Nursing And Midwifery Accreditation Council, Canberra, Australia Biography: Dr Jane Douglas is the Associate Director of Policy, Research & Standards, bringing extensive expertise in...

Mrs Jessica Elliott1,2, Dr Liz Ryan1,2, Dr Leah East1,2,3, Dr Daniel Terry1,2,4 1University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) – School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ipswich / Toowoomba, Australia, 2Centre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich / Toowoomba, Australia, 3University...

Mrs Laura Berry1 1TRUE Reproductive Health , Cairns, Australia Biography: Laura Berry is a Nurse Practitioner at TRUE Reproductive Health and Clinical Coordinator for the Torres and Cape Sexual & Reproductive Health Team. She has spent most of her career...

Mr Rob Manning1 1Manageabilty Healthcare Solutuions, Darwin, Australia Biography: Rob Manning is an experienced healthcare leader with extensive expertise in remote and Indigenous health. Rob has been a Nurse since 1986, started working as a midwife in 1990 and from...