Empathy Symposium 2026: Reimagining Healthcare

Monash Nursing and Midwifery are hosting the 2026 Empathy Symposium, part of the Empathy Imperative.

The Empathy Symposium will be three days of collaborative dialogue which will include a keynote, plenary and invited speakers, workshops and creative expressions, and oral and poster presentations exploring empathy across health professions education, research and practice.

Dates: 

Wednesday 2 December 2026

  • Pre-symposium Workshops
  • Welcome Reception (6-8 pm: available only if selecting two-day symposium attendance – standard or discount ticket)

Thursday 3 December 2026

  • Day 1 Empathy Symposium

Friday 4 December 2026

  • Day 2 Empathy Symposium

Location: Cube 37 Gallery, Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston, Victoria, Australia

Registration Details

Type  Full Price

Description

Standard Ticket - Symposium $600 (Includes the cost to attend the Welcome Reception)  
Community & Student Ticket – Symposium $300 (Includes the cost to attend the Welcome Reception) Available for students, healthcare consumers, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members.
We encourage participation from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, students, and healthcare consumers and offer this reduced registration rate to support inclusive access.
Workshop 1 $75 Rebecca Lister - Writing from experience - Using lived experience to develop new forms of writing
Workshop 2 $75 Deborah Leech - The Art of Seeing – How visual arts can transform learning in the health professions
Workshop 3 $75 Andrew Antoniou - An Introduction to Charcoal

Workshop 4

$75 Brid Philips - Rehearsing Empathy: Integrating Drama into Healthcare Simulation
Workshop 5 $75 Padmini Pai - Healing Hearts
Workshop 6 $75 Colleen Kelly - Tree of Life

 

 

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How to register:

1. Please select the Registration Options: Symposium or Workshop
2. Fill out the form and click Checkout Now if you only register for one event
3. For multiple-events registration - select your Registration Option: Symposium/Workshop, fill out the form and click Add to Cart; select another Workshop and click Add to Cart; Click the mini cart icon on the top right of the page to Go to checkout for all options together.
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WebsiteEmpathy Symposium 2026
Contact NameJames Bonnamy |Monash Nursing and Midwifery
Contact Emailempathy-symposium-2026@monash.edu
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