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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 Wednesday 2nd December 10-12 noon |
$75 | Rebecca Lister - Writing from experience - Using lived experience to develop new forms of writing |
| Workshop 2 Wednesday 2nd December 10-12 noon |
$75 | Deborah Leech - The Art of Seeing – How visual arts can transform learning in the health professions |
| Workshop 3 Wednesday 2nd December 10-1pm SOLD OUT |
$75 | Andrew Antoniou - An Introduction to Charcoal |
|
Workshop 4 |
$75 | Brid Philips - Rehearsing Empathy: Integrating Drama into Healthcare Simulation |
| Workshop 5 Wednesday 2nd December 3-5pm |
$75 | Padmini Pai - Healing Hearts |
| Workshop 6 Wednesday 2nd December 3-5pm |
$75 | Colleen Kelly - Tree of Life |
Empathy Symposium 2026: Reimagining Healthcare
| Website | Empathy Symposium 2026 |
|---|---|
| Contact Name | James Bonnamy | Monash Nursing and Midwifery |
| Contact Email | empathy-symposium-2026@monash.edu |