This mini-symposium will bring together researchers, policy, and service providers to share research questions, methods, and findings from three main themes in health workforce research.

Themes

Theme 1: Te Kauae Parāoa

Towards a health workforce that reflects the populations it serves

Chair: Professor Peter Crampton
Speakers: Professor Jo Baxter, Professor Tai Sopoaga, early career graduate, Associate Professor Tristram Ingram, Associate Professor Bernadette Jones, Associate Professor Meredith Perry
Panel discussion

Theme 2: Skills and Capability

How do we utilise skills, including cultural capability, across the workforce to their greatest potential?

Chair: Dr Miranda Buhler
Speakers: Mr Oka Sanerivi, Dr Martin Chadwick, Whaea Vicky Totoro, Dr Jane George, Mr Emmanuel Jo, Mr Chris Higgs
Panel discussion

Theme 3: Geographic accessibility

Understanding workforce distribution, equity, place-based challenges and opportunities

Chair: Dr Gabrielle McDonald
Speakers: Professor Garry Nixon, Mrs Michelle Smith, Dr Miranda Buhler, Dr Jesse Whitehead, Dr Jane Taafaki
Panel discussion

Summary and open discussion

Chair: Professor Peter Crampton

A critical lens will also be brought to the evolving understanding of ‘health care accessibility’. The intent is to advance understanding of health workforce distribution, composition and ability to equitably meet population health needs now and in the future.

This hybrid event will provide a forum for discussion, networking, and growing momentum for this important field of research.

The event will start in-person with pōwhiri at 9am. Online start time is 9.45am.

Registration

Register for the Te Tāreitanga: Evolving Understanding of Health Workforce Research mini symposium