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www.equallywell.org.au
2019 Symposium28-29 March 2019, RMIT Melbourne
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CONTENTS
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SYMPOSIUM SPONSORS
LIVE STREAMING
The keynote presentations will be
live streamed and video recorded.
Should you not wish to be filmed
there will a designated seating
area available.
List of social media
Twitter @EquallyWell_AU
Facebook Equally Well Au
Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/equally-well-au-6698a3143/
Instagram equally_well_au
Welcome .....................................................................................3
Helpful contacts ..........................................................................4
General information ....................................................................5
Venue Maps .................................................................................6
National Consensus Statement Poster ....................................... 7
Notes ...........................................................................................8
Biographies ............................................................................9-19
Program highlight ..................................................................... 20
Survey ....................................................................................... 21
Program - Day One .............................................................22-23
Program - Day Two .............................................................24-25
Supporters .......................................................................... 26-27
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WELCOME Welcome to the first Equally Well National Symposium.
We have known about the poor physical health outcomes for people living with mental illness for well over 20 years. 1 This Symposium is an important occassion as it brings together consumers, carers, clinicians, managers, researchers and policy makers with a shared commitment to improve the physical health of people living with mental illness. Our Symposium has a strong focus on implementation and actions, with presentations showcasing examples of innovation and programs that are making a difference. A key goal of this symposium is to increase awareness of the great things that are happening around Australia, New Zealand and the UK, to build links and foster collaboration. There are so many fantastic initiatives happening now that could be shared and disseminated across the UK, New Zealand and Australia. On the other hand, we still have a long way to go until we bridge the gap in life expectancy for people living with mental illness. William Wilberforce actively campaigned for 20 years striving for greater equality until the Slavery Abolition Act was passed through British Parliament. Similarly our vision of ‘quality of life and equality in life’ is not something that will be achieved in a few months or a few years. We hope our Symposium will be an important milestone in Australian mental health helping forge collaboration and partnerships that will support long-term commitment to effective action.
Conference Co-Chairs
1. Harris, E. & Barraclough, B. (1998). Chris Maylea - Chair, Scientific Committee. Excess mortality of mental disorder. The British Journal of Psychiatry,
173(1), 11-53.
Symposium contacts
Lee CobbEqually Well Project Manager0437 355 648
Nicholas HillVenue Co-ordinator0404 156 118
Equally Well Champions
Brenda HappellJenny BowmanSimon RosenbaumDave Peters
Chris Maylea
RMIT
Chair, Scientific Committee
Dave Peters
Neami National
Co-Chair, Equally Well
Implementation Committee
Russell Roberts
Charles Sturt University
Equally Well Project Lead
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HELPFUL CONTACTS
Should you require any information or assistance, please do not hesitate to visit our registration desk or contact one of
the symposium contacts listed on page 3 or visit the registration and information desk.
Please note the program may change without notice.
For the most up-to-date version check online www.equallywell.org.au/symposium or the notice boards.
Emergency and General
Emergency – Ambulance 000
Mental Health Advice Line 1300 60 60 24
Lifeline 13 11 14
Health Direct Australia (National)
Physical Health Services1800 022 222
The Alfred Hospital
Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC(03) 9076 2000
Pharmacies
Melbourne Central Pharmacy (LEVEL 1)
152 A/211 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC (03) 9650 8850
Nova Pharmacy
Shop 55 QV Retail Centre,
Swanston St, Melbourne VIC
(03) 9654 4470
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GENERAL INFORMATIONEqually Well 2019 Symposium
The information contained in this booklet has been collated to make your attendance at the Symposium as pleasant and helpful as possible.
REGISTRATION & INFORMATION DESKUpon arrival, please ensure you register and collect
your satchel and name badge. The registration and
information desk will be open;
Thursday 28 March - 9.30am – 5.30pmFriday 29 March - 8.15am – 4pm
SYMPOSIUM TIMESThursday 28 MarchSymposium 9.30am – 5.45pm
Networking Function 6pm – 7.30pm
Friday 29 MarchSymposium 8.15am – 3.30pm
SYMPOSIUM ENTRYEach symposium delegate will be issued with a name
badge on registering. Your name badge must be worn at all times as it is your official pass to each session,
meal break and the networking function. If you
misplace your name badge, please see the registration
and information desk.
SPECIAL DIETARY REQUIREMENTSWe have taken special dietary requirements into
consideration and all catering includes vegan (dairy
free), gluten and wheat free options.
QUIET SPACEA mental health worker will be available during the
conference, and a quiet space has been set aside. If you
need any assistance, please do not hesitate to ask the
symposium registration and information desk staff.
MOBILE PHONESPlease ensure your mobile telephone is on silent during
all symposium sessions.
ACCOMMODATIONAccommodation accounts must be settled with the
hotel on checkout. The symposium secretariat will
only cover pre-approved travel and accommodation
bursaries.
INTERNETTo access the venue WIFI please follow the instructions:
1. “RMIT–Guest” will appear in the Wi Fi settings on your device
2. Select this network. You will be directed to a web page. Select ‘Event’
3. Enter Event Code 651410
4. Select ‘Next’
5. Enter your details (name, email address and contact number)
6. Accept the Terms of Use and select ‘Register’
7. You will be provided with a receipt and a username and password. Make sure you record these and then select ‘Log in’.
Your WIFI registration is valid until the end of the symposium, you should not need to re-register again.
If you are using more than one device, you will need to register for each device.
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VENUE MAP
GPO Box 2476, Melbourne 3001Tel. +61 3 9925 2000 (switchboard) or +61 3 9925 2260 (program enquiries)rmit.edu.au
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GPO Box 2476, Melbourne 3001Tel. +61 3 9925 2000 (switchboard) or +61 3 9925 2260 (program enquiries)rmit.edu.au
City campus mobility map
Legend
RMIT Bourke St
Equitable Learning Services
RMIT ConnectBuilding 10, Level 4Tel. 9925 5000 Email: [email protected]/equitable
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BIOGRAPHIES
Anna Love
Chief Mental Health Nurse, Department of Health and Human Services Victoria
Anna commenced her career in Scotland in the early 80’s and moved to Australia in 1989.
She worked in both Inpatient and Community settings as a clinician and manager, and as a Director
of Nursing both in Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol services.
During the early 90’s Anna was involved in the decommissioning of the North Eastern Metropolitan
Psychiatric Services (NEMPS) which gave Anna her first experience of managing service change
and reform and it has been an area of interest since.
Anna’s vision is to ensure we have a skilled Mental Health Nursing workforce for the future which
is flexible, responsive and works collaboratively with consumers and carers, encouraging
self-determination and self-management of mental health and wellbeing.
Helen Lockett
Strategic Policy Advisor, Wise Group
Senior Advisor, OECD and the New Zealand Government
Helen is an experienced researcher, innovator and critical thinker. She is the strategic policy advisor
for the Wise Group, a non-government organisation in New Zealand and also works as a senior
advisor to the OECD and the New Zealand Government.
The focus of Helen’s work is on how to influence and bring together policy, research and practice to
address inequities and to improve outcomes for individuals and families/whãnau.
Helen has a national leadership role for Equally Well New Zealand, an award-winning collaboration
of people and organisations committed to taking action to improve physical health outcomes
for people who experience mental health conditions and addiction. Since 2014, Helen has been
on Pegasus Health’s Community Board, and now sits on the Pegasus Population Health
Advisory Board.
Lucy Brogden
Chair & Commissioner, National Mental Health Commission
Lucy has a strong commitment to helping others. Her primary areas of focus are issues facing
Women and Girls and Mental Health and Wellbeing, particularly in the workplace. She takes an
evidenced-based approach to problem-solving and social investment.
Lucy has more than 25 years commercial experience with companies including Macquarie Group
and Ernst & Young working in accounting, finance and organisational psychology.
Specifically, Lucy has worked in trusted advisory roles with some of Australia’s leading CEO’s,
Managing Partners, Ministers and Chairs. In 2015, Lucy was named as one of the 100 Women of
Influence in Australia.
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Andy Bell
Deputy Chief Executive, Centre for Mental Health UK
Andy Bell has been with the Centre since 2002. Previously working for the King’s Fund, he began as
Director of Communications, becoming Deputy Chief Executive in 2009.
He is a member of the Mental Health Policy Group and was chair of the Mental Health Alliance
between 2006 and 2008. Andy has carried out research on the implementation of national mental
health policies and on local mental health needs assessments. He writes a regular blog on mental
health policy for the Huffington Post.
Wanda Bennetts
Senior Consumer Consultant, Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
Wanda has a background in education and a lived experience of mental health services.She has worked in a variety of consumer perspective roles since 2000, mostly at a systemic level. The roles have included consumer consultant, consumer researcher, educator, senior advisor, freelance worker and senior policy advisor - consumer portfolio holder at DHHS.Wanda is passionate about:· Wanting to positively influence mental health systems· Consumer perspective education and training for clinicians, professionals and consumers· Advance Directives· Progressing and supporting the consumer workforce
Murray Wright
NSW Chief Psychiatrist
Dr Murray Wright graduated from the University of Sydney Medical Faculty, completed his post
graduate training in Psychiatry in South Eastern Sydney, and has worked in a range of metropolitan,
rural and regional centres, as a clinician and, over the last 15 years, in a range of leadership roles,
including NSW Chief Psychiatrist since October 2014.
Clinical interests include consultation-liaison psychiatry, emergency psychiatry, psychiatric and
substance misuse comorbidity, and psychiatric impairment among health professionals and police
officers. In addition to his public sector roles, Murray has maintained a private practice since 1990.
Murray’s role as NSW Chief Psychiatrist includes an oversight of quality and safety for mental
health services, investigation/review of critical incidents associated with mental health services,
and contributing to improvements in patient safety.
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Debbie Childs
HelpingMinds, CEO
Debbie is CEO of HelpingMinds, a West Australian based Mental Health and Carer Support
organisation. Debbie leads a team of over 90 to deliver quality support services to people
experiencing mental ill health, and their families.
With lived experience as a Mental Health Carer, Debbie is a passionate advocate within the sector.
She currently holds seats on several committees and groups. In addition to this, over the last four
years, Debbie has been an active member of the steering committee developing the new national
guide: “A Practical Guide for working with Carers of People with a Mental Illness”.
Debbie brings a wealth of experience both in the leadership of smaller ventures and larger
corporate enterprises as well as extensive experience as a Board Director with both not-for-profit
and commercial businesses.
Jenny Bowman
Health Psychologist and Researcher, University of Newcastle
Professor Jenny Bowman is a health psychologist and researcher at the University of Newcastle.
Jenny is passionate about understanding and addressing physical health disparities among people
with a mental health condition, and leads the Physical Health in Mental Illness (PHiMI) research
team, which addresses preventive care for smoking, nutrition, alcohol use, and physical activity risk
factors for people with a mental health condition.
Jenny and the PHiMI research team are undertaking a program of work focusing on strategies to
increase the capacity of mental health services and community agencies to provide best practice
preventive health care for people with a mental health condition. In partnership with key policy
agencies, end-user organisations and consumers, this program of work strives for both scientific
value and relevance to health policy and practice.
Dr Peggy BrownDirector of Quality, Safety and Leadership, Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Service (MSAMHS)
Dr Brown is a psychiatrist who works part-time as Director of Quality, Safety and Leadership at
Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Service (MSAMHS) and is a Senior Clinical Advisor to the
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care on a project on digital mental health
services. She also is a member of the Agency Management Committee of AHPRA and a member of
the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee.
Dr Brown has held numerous clinical and administrative positions in psychiatry, including
Chief Executive Officer of the National Mental Health Commission, Chief Psychiatrist in three
jurisdictions, and as an NHS International Fellow.
She was the Director-General of ACT Health for over five years, and served as the Chair of the
Australian Health Minister’s Advisory Council (AHMAC) from 2013-2015.
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Indigo Daya
Human Rights Advisor, Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC)
Indigo Daya has held consumer leadership roles across the mental health sector for more than
fourteen years, including community and clinical sectors, academia and government. Indigo has
lived experience as a survivor of childhood trauma, madness and coercive mental health services.
She is passionate about consumer-led change that puts human rights first.
Indigo is currently Human Rights Advisor at VMIAC and Research Fellow at the Melbourne Social
Equity Institute, Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne.
Libby DunstanDeputy CEO, Brisbane North PHN
Libby Dunstan is the Deputy CEO at the Brisbane North PHN providing organisational and
operational leadership as well as leading key external stakeholder engagement and partnership
building for the organisation. She provides operational leadership to key organisational functions
such as Primary Care Liaison and Integration programs.
Libby has over 20 years experience and expertise in senior health leadership roles, managing the
strategic, operation and business and operational aspects of a number of organisations in the not
for profit sector. Her particular expertise includes business development, government relations,
health care integration, health system improvement, policy analysis and development, project
management and stakeholder management. Prior to her role at the Brisbane North PHN she held
senior roles at the Stroke Foundation and CheckUP.
Lynne Coulson-BarrCommissioner, Victorian Mental Health Complaints Commissioner
Dr Lynne Coulson Barr is Victoria’s first Mental Health Complaints Commissioner. The office was
established under the Mental Health Act 2014 as a key part of the safeguards, oversight and service
improvement provisions of the Act. Dr Coulson Barr is committed to working with consumers,
families, carers and services to ensure complaints are seen as an opportunity to improve public
mental health services, and to use the information from complaints to drive positive changes in the
mental health system for all Victorians.
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Brenda HappellSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle
Brenda is Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle. Brenda has
developed a strong track record in supervision of higher degree students, obtaining competitive
research funding and publication in refereed journals.
She is a Fellow and Board Director of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses, and former
Editor of the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. Brenda is the lead Chief Investigator
of a NHMRC grant: Improving the cardiometabolic health of people with psychosis: The Physical
Health Nurse Consultant service, a nurse-led initiative. She was the proud recipient of the inaugural
Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council lifetime ally award.
Ben HarrisHealth Policy Lead, Mitchell Institute
Ben Harris is Health Policy Lead at the Mitchell Institute, Victoria University, which manages the
Australian Health Policy Collaboration. Ben has worked in health and social policy roles for state
and federal governments, for professional associations and for a consumer organisation. He has
worked as an adviser to a Commonwealth Health Minister, and has also served as Chief of Staff to
the Victorian Minister for Community Services, Mental Health and Disability Reform.
Ben has extensive policy experience in workforce, health financing, population health, community
services and disability reform. He is a strong strategic thinker and has a sound understanding of
government processes.
Ben is an economist and holds degrees from the Australian National University and Monash
University. He has a range of publications, including opinion pieces and research work. Recent
publications include Australia’s Mental and Physical Health Tracker, and Australia’s Health Tracker
by Socioeconomic Status.
Rebecca HallamSenior Exercise Physiologist, headspace Youth Early Psychosis Program
Rebecca is the Senior Exercise Physiologist with the headspace Youth Early Psychosis Program
(hYEPP) in Melbourne. She is an experienced Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) who has
worked across the healthcare spectrum with clients from all backgrounds with a variety of health
conditions.
Rebecca is passionate about embedding the role of exercise into standard care in mental illness,
and treating the whole person, rather than categorising people as physical or mental health
conditions. Rebecca leads a team of four AEP’s at hYEPP covering a large area of south-eastern
Melbourne, servicing young people between the ages of 12 and 26.
Until 2019 Rebecca has served on the Victorian State Chapter for Exercise and Sports Science
Australia (ESSA), chairing the chapter from 2016-2018.
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Fay JacksonGeneral Manager, Inclusion, Flourish Australia
Fay Jackson is the General Manager of Inclusion at Flourish Australia, a large, not-for-profit
organisation supporting people with mental health issues across NSW, Queensland and Victoria.
She is an Emeritus Deputy NSW Mental Health Commissioner and a current member of the Clinical
Innovation and Clinical Excellence Commission Council. She is the founder and CEO of Vision In
Mind, which is a consultancy and training company.
Fay has been one of the National Mental Health Commission Leaders, the Director of Consumer,
Carer and Community Affairs with the Illawarra South East Sydney Mental Health Service.
She began her work in mental health as a volunteer and then as a paid Peer Worker. She had her
first permanent job at the age of 40 owing to the discrimination she had previously experienced.
Fay has won many awards for her work in mental health and was a guest on the ABC TV One Plus
One program in 2017 and 2019, and was a guest panellist on QandA in 2015.
Kate JacksonDirector, Older People’s Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Branch, NSW Ministry of Health
Kate Jackson is the Director, Older People’s Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Branch, NSW
Ministry of Health. Kate has been in this role since 2004 and has overseen the development and
implementation of one 10-year statewide service plan for older people’s mental health services,
and now the development and early implementation of a second 10-year statewide older people’s
mental health service plan. She has led a range of policy and program developments in older
people’s mental health over this time, including the development of new models of care for
community, inpatient and mental health-residential aged care partnership services. Kate’s previous
roles have covered dementia, carer support and disability, aged care and mental health.
Kate’s formal qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts – History, PhD – History, and Executive
Masters of Public Administration (Australia New Zealand School of Government) – all through
Sydney University.
Sarah HughesChief Executive, Centre for Mental Health UK
Sarah has worked in mental health and criminal justice for 27 years. Having initially trained as a
social worker, Sarah has managed a range of innovative community and secure services, most
recently at Mind in Cambridgeshire.
In recent years, Sarah has led Mind in Cambridgeshire (among other organisations) which is known
for values led practice and high impact campaigns including Stop Suicide and StressLess.
Sarah is passionate about the mental health of the nation and believes it is possible to achieve
parity of esteem by drawing on the amazing work already being undertaken across the country.
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Kate Johnson-Ataata Research Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT
Dr Kate Johnston-Ataata is a Research Fellow in the Social & Global Studies Centre’s
Social Research in Health Program at RMIT and coordinator of Healthtalk Australia
(healthalkaustralia.org).
Kate has had a long association with Healthtalk Australia (HTA), having worked on four HTA
research projects, including early menopause (from women’s and health practitioners’
perspectives), early parenthood, depression, and serious mental illness from the perspective of
both people with lived experience and carers. Kate’s research interests centre on how people make
sense of experiences of (in)fertility, reproductive health, and family life in the context of social and
demographic change.
Kym Jenkins
President, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
Dr Jenkins has held a range of roles as a Psychiatrist in both public and private sectors. In her
private practice, she specialises in Consultation-Liaison and women’s mental health. Dr Jenkins
worked in General Practice for 10 years before commencing psychiatry training. This broader
medical experience led to her particular interest in the physical health of those with mental illnesses.
Dr Jenkins has a clinical and academic interest in the health and welfare of the medical profession
and is the ex-Medical Director of the Victorian Doctors Health Program.
Dr Jenkins has had extensive involvement in psychiatry-related medical education and is an adjunct
Senior Lecturer at Monash University and an honorary senior fellow at Melbourne University. She is
also on the Board of Mental Health Australia, and Chair of the Migrant and Refugee Women’s
Health Partnership.
Katherine JohnsonProfessor and Director, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT
Katherine Johnson is Professor and Director of the Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT and
Visiting Professor, Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender, University of Brighton, UK. Her
research is in the field of gender, sexuality and mental health, with specialisms in critical community
psychology and psychosocial studies, qualitative, participatory and visual research methods, and
interdisciplinary research about LGBTQ lives.
Her research collaborations and partnerships focus on improving the lives of LGBTQ+ people and
have impacted on social policy and practice, particularly in the field of suicide prevention, mental
health and end of life care. Recent publications include Community Psychology and the Socio-
Economics of Mental Distress (Palgrave, 2012) and Sexuality: A psychosocial manifesto (Polity,
2015). She is also Routledge book series editor, Transforming LGBTQ Lives.
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Chris MayleaRMIT, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies
Dr Chris Maylea is a mental health social worker, mental health lawyer and a lecturer at RMIT
University. Dr Maylea is the Manager – External relationships and consumer engagement and
participation, for the Equally Well Initiative.
He has practice experience in mental health services as a social worker and manager and regularly
appears before the Victorian Mental Health Tribunal as a legal representative. Dr Maylea is informed
in research and practice by his own lived experience of mental health diagnosis and is Chair of
VMIAC’s Human Rights Subcommittee.
Anne MuldowneySenior Policy Advisor, Carers Victoria
Anne Muldowney joined Carers Victoria’s policy and research team in 2010 and is senior policy
advisor in health and aged care. She holds a Bachelor of Science (Psychology), and a Master of
Social Policy and has more than 25 years’ experience working with and on behalf of people in care
relationships. Anne is a member of several Victorian government advisory groups and represents
Carers Australia at national aged care reform advisory groups. She is dedicated to addressing the
challenges of the three-way relationship between consumers, carers and professionals.
Mark MorganSenior Representative, Royal Australasian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
Dr Mark Morgan is a senior RACGP representative. He is Chair of RACGP’s Expert Committee - Quality Care, where he advises on healthcare policy and development of guidelines. Mark’s RACGP representative roles have included Primary Health Care Homes Implementation Advisory Group and the Medical Benefits Schedule Review General Practice.Mark is an Associate Professor at Bond University and he is also a GP at Eastbrooke Family Clinic, Burleigh Waters. Prior to this, Mark was a GP partner in Hills Medical Service in the Adelaide Hills. Mark strives to develop trusting relationships with his patients to ensure the best evidence-based care.
Rod McKayDirector Psychiatry and Mental Health Programs, Mental Health Portfolio, NSW Government
Dr Rod McKay is a psychiatrist with a passion for improving mental health practice and the quality
of life for people with mental illness of all ages.
Based in NSW, he is a clinical advisor to the Older People’s Mental Health Policy Unit, Director
Psychiatry and Mental Health Programs at the Health Education and Training Institute (HETI), Chair
of the National Mental Health Information Development Expert Advisory Group and a clinician
involved in fly in/fly out work in Far Western NSW. Dr McKay chaired the Expert Working Groups
that developed and revised the policy and guidelines in NSW related to the physical health care of
mental health consumers.
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Dave PetersConsumer ConsultantEqually Well Implementation Committee Co-Chair
Dave has a lived experience of mental illness and recovery, and has been working on various
projects to improve available services and outcomes for consumers engaging with support services.
In working with these types of projects, Dave has become increasingly aware of the poor physical
health outcomes for people living with mental illness, and has been motivated to advocate for
improved services to address this issue. Dave has personally encountered problems with gaining
support to address his physical health within the NDIS-funded system, and has been passionate in
advocating for this to be improved, both for himself and others like him.
Marie PiuChief Executive Office, Tandem Inc.
Marie is proud to work with Tandem, the trusted voice of Victorian family and friends in
mental health.
Marie has been providing support to her now elderly migrant mother, since she was a young child.
She believes that service users and their family and friends deserve a mental health system which
focuses on relational recovery and actively mitigates the possible physical health deficits that can
develop as a consequence of mental health issues and use of psychotropic medication.
Russell Roberts
Project Lead, Equally Well AustraliaAssociate Professor at Charles Sturt University
Dr Russell Roberts is an Associate Professor at Charles Sturt University and Adjunct Clinical
Associate Professor at the University of Sydney.
Living in Orange, NSW Russell is a board member of the ANZ Mental Health Association, Chair of
the Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium and Editor in Chief of the Australian
Journal of Rural Health. He has also been on the NSW Mental Health Commission Advisory Council
and Director of Clinical Training at Griffith University, Queensland.
Russell has previously served as director of a large regional mental health service of over 1,000
staff, delivering comprehensive services across the spectrum of mental health care.
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BIOGRAPHIES
Keir Saltmarsh
Senior Adviser, Lived Experience and Education, Victoria Mental Health Complaints Commissioner
Keir is recognised as a consumer leader, having held several senior lived experience roles including
his current role with Victoria’s Mental Health Complaints Commissioner as Senior Adviser, Lived
Experience and Education. Keir was the first consumer appointed as a Senior Project Officer-Policy
Adviser, Mental Health Branch, DHHS (2008). Keir also worked as a Senior Consumer Consultant for
the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health for over four years (Forensicare).
Keir is Victoria’s Consumer Representative on the National Mental Health Consumer Carer Forum,
(NMHCCF) and the Consumer Representative on the Commonwealth Sector Quality Partnership
Standing Committee.
Kim RyanCEO, The Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN)
Adjunct Associate Professor Kim Ryan, CEO, Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN),
the peak professional mental health nursing organisation and the recognised credentialing body
for mental health nurses in Australia. Kim is passionate about elevating mental health and mental
health nursing on health agendas from local to international levels and believes this will be achieved
with a strong, united, professional voice. Kim believes we can improve the lives of people with
mental health problems through mental health nursing and nursing.
She was awarded the position of Adjunct Associate Professor by Sydney University in 2009 for her
contribution to the nursing profession, and the inaugural Australian Mental Health Prize by Prime
Minister Malcolm Turnbull in 2016.
Simon RosenbaumSenior Research Fellow, School of Psychiatry, UNSW SydneyBlack Dog Institute
Simon Rosenbaum currently holds an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship and is also an inaugural
UNSW Scientia Fellow. Simon conducted the first clinical trial of exercise for inpatients with post-
traumatic stress disorder and has published over 130 peer-reviewed publications and co-edited
the first textbook on the role of exercise in the treatment of mental illness. Simon has worked with
a variety of groups including inpatients, emergency service workers, contemporary veterans and
refugees, both in Australia and overseas. Simon serves as an elected national director of Exercise
and Sports Science Australia and is a passionate advocate for the integration of exercise as a
component of treatment for people living with mental illness.
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BIOGRAPHIES
Maggie Toko
CEO, Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC)
Maggie Toko is from Aotearoa and is of Maori descent. Maggie is from the Ngati Whatua and
Ngapuhi people and identifies as GLBTIQ and someone who lives with schizophrenia.
Maggie is also the CEO of the Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council which is the PEAK Mental
Health Consumer Body in Victoria. She has worked in youth, homelessness and family violence
services for the past 25 years and is passionate about Human Rights in and outside of work. Maggie
can be seen utilising her talents as a stand up comedian to get her message across.
Caro SwansonPrincipal Advisor Mental Health and Service User Lead, Te Pou o te Whakaaro Nu
Principal Advisor Mental Health and Service User Lead for Te Pou o te Whakaaro Nui, national
centre of evidence based workforce development for the adult mental health, addiction and
disability sectors in New Zealand.
Caro has worked in mental health in a variety of lived experience roles for more than 20 years.
Currently she leads the national peer workforce development suite of projects and co-leads the
national least restrictive practice suite of projects for Te Pou. She has been a champion of Equally
Well, New Zealand for many years and vigorously highlights the importance of lived experience
leadership, participation and co-production as essential in seeking effective solutions and better
futures for people and their families. In 2018 Caro nearly became an Equally Well statistic when she
unexpectedly had to undergo open heart surgery from undiagnosed cardio vascular disease. This
highlighted for her the urgent need to un-silo physical health, mental health and addiction services
and meet the needs of people earlier and more holistically.
Andrew WatkinsClinical Lead, Keeping the Body in Mind Program, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD)
Andrew Watkins is the co-developer and lead of the Keeping the Body in Mind (KBIM) across South
Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD). Andrew is a qualified Nurse Practitioner and is also
a PhD candidate completing a thesis on physical health care in people experiencing severe mental
illness. Andrew has a longstanding interest in the physical health of people with severe mental
illness. He has done extensive training privately and through multiple education facilities including
the Australian College of Nursing, UTS and UNSW.
Andrew has published over 25 articles, a book chapter and evidence guides. His clinical research
has had strong practical translation implications, influencing clinical practice, health service
delivery, policy and guidelines in mental health services locally, nationally and internationally.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT
The Victorian Chief Psychiatrist and Chief Mental Health Nurse are very pleased to launch the
Equally Well in Victoria - Physical health framework for specialist mental health services.
The framework was developed in in partnership with VMIAC, Tandem, and experts across
Victoria, in response to the Equally Well National Consensus Statement. It provides information
to help mental health services and clinicians to think about how to tailor treatment and
strategies to the realities of the daily lives of consumers and address physical health in the
context of a recovery plan.
Anna Love – Chief mental health Nurse will launch the framework.
LIVE STREAMING
The keynote presentations will be live streamed and video recorded.
Should you not wish to be filmed there will a designated seating area available.
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PROGRAM - DAY ONE9.30 Registration and morning tea
10.15 Welcome to Country & Acknowledgement of Lived Experience
10.30 The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Federal Minister of Health
10.35 Symposium Welcome & Opening Address - Lucy Brogden
11.10 Lifestyle - Simon Rosenbaum
11.45 Equally New Zealand - Helen Lockett & Caro Swanson
12.20 Lunch
1.00 Concurrent sessions showcasing innovation
System level reform / Coordinated care Supporting healthy lifestyles - Smoking Carers and supporters Peer work and co-design Focus on community care
Chair Murray Wright Chair Kim Ryan Chair Elida Meadows Chair Catherine Brown Chair Caroline Johnson
Anna Love Equally Well in Victoria - Physical health framework for specialist mental health services.
John AllanMental health and smoking cessation
Debbie ChildsThe ‘C’ word: Why carers matter.
Vicki Langan Active8 - A peer lead physical health and wellbeing program.
Lauren Gibson et al. Chronic disease preventive care provision in one mental health community-managed organisation.
Libby DunstanAddressing the physical health of people with mental health conditions – the Brisbane North PHN experience.
Nadine Cocks & Lisa BrophyQuitlink: A Peer supported Smoking Cessation Research Project.
Anne MuldowneyCounting past one: The psychological and physical wellbeing of carers in Australia.
Vicki Lanagan & Whitney Lee Pictorial physical health prompt: A co-design process.
Tara Clinton McHargCMO connect: a role for CMOs in connecting physical and mental health.
Steven David (ID: 124) Integrative multidisciplinary services - Key towards improvement in mental health care delivery.
Rachel Whiffen et al. Tackling Tobacco in Mental Health Services - Translating evidence into practice.
Brenda HappelSomeone has to do it! Carers experiences of physical health care for consumers of mental health services.
Katherine Moss et al.Physical health and mental illness: Giving a voice to consumers.
Andy SimpsonThe development of a side effect & preventive health screening tool in a community mental health setting.
Andrew Watkins Keeping the Body in Mind: A lifestyle intervention program for people with Severe Mental Illness.
Sally Plever et al. Physical Health and Mental Health – Multi-site clinical practice improvement.
Marie PiuCatch 22: Taking a holistic approach to health. The mental health family and friends experience in Victoria.
Carolynne WhiteRe-focusing weight-related public health initiatives to promote mental and physical health.
Caitlin Fehily et al. Embedding a specialist preventive care clinician in a community mental health service.
2.40 Afternoon break
3.00 Facilitated focussed workshops (The recommendations will be published in the book of proceedings)
Equally Well NZ and Australia: Collaboration and collective Impact
Supporting healthy lifestyles - smoking Supporting healthy lifestyles - diet and exercise
GP care and PHN, NGO, LHN coordination Ensuring the right to health is maintained in mental health services
Facilitator Libby DunstanFacilitator Helen Lockett Facilitator John Allan Facilitator Andrew Watkins Facilitator Chris Maylea
Emma WoodWhat makes for successful collaboration.
Quit VicRebecca HallamPhysical health is everyone’s business: Let’s make it standard practice.
Mark MorganWays in which GPs can manage physical illness alongside mental illness and suggestions to support team-based collaborative care.
Lynne Coulson Bar People’s right to have to have medical and other health and disability needs recognised and responded to by mental health services-data and insights from complaints to the MHCC.
4.15 Panel and Summary Session
Chair Russell Roberts Speakers Mark Morgan, Indigo Daya, John Allan
4.45 Break
5.15 Special Event: Launch of the “Equally Well in Victoria - Physical Health Framework for Specialist Mental Health Services”
6.00 Networking function
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9.30 Registration and morning tea
10.15 Welcome to Country & Acknowledgement of Lived Experience
10.30 The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Federal Minister of Health
10.35 Symposium Welcome & Opening Address - Lucy Brogden
11.10 Lifestyle - Simon Rosenbaum
11.45 Equally New Zealand - Helen Lockett & Caro Swanson
12.20 Lunch
1.00 Concurrent sessions showcasing innovation
System level reform / Coordinated care Supporting healthy lifestyles - Smoking Carers and supporters Peer work and co-design Focus on community care
Chair Murray Wright Chair Kim Ryan Chair Elida Meadows Chair Catherine Brown Chair Caroline Johnson
Anna Love Equally Well in Victoria - Physical health framework for specialist mental health services.
John AllanMental health and smoking cessation
Debbie ChildsThe ‘C’ word: Why carers matter.
Vicki Langan Active8 - A peer lead physical health and wellbeing program.
Lauren Gibson et al. Chronic disease preventive care provision in one mental health community-managed organisation.
Libby DunstanAddressing the physical health of people with mental health conditions – the Brisbane North PHN experience.
Nadine Cocks & Lisa BrophyQuitlink: A Peer supported Smoking Cessation Research Project.
Anne MuldowneyCounting past one: The psychological and physical wellbeing of carers in Australia.
Vicki Lanagan & Whitney Lee Pictorial physical health prompt: A co-design process.
Tara Clinton McHargCMO connect: a role for CMOs in connecting physical and mental health.
Steven David (ID: 124) Integrative multidisciplinary services - Key towards improvement in mental health care delivery.
Rachel Whiffen et al. Tackling Tobacco in Mental Health Services - Translating evidence into practice.
Brenda HappelSomeone has to do it! Carers experiences of physical health care for consumers of mental health services.
Katherine Moss et al.Physical health and mental illness: Giving a voice to consumers.
Andy SimpsonThe development of a side effect & preventive health screening tool in a community mental health setting.
Andrew Watkins Keeping the Body in Mind: A lifestyle intervention program for people with Severe Mental Illness.
Sally Plever et al. Physical Health and Mental Health – Multi-site clinical practice improvement.
Marie PiuCatch 22: Taking a holistic approach to health. The mental health family and friends experience in Victoria.
Carolynne WhiteRe-focusing weight-related public health initiatives to promote mental and physical health.
Caitlin Fehily et al. Embedding a specialist preventive care clinician in a community mental health service.
2.40 Afternoon break
3.00 Facilitated focussed workshops (The recommendations will be published in the book of proceedings)
Equally Well NZ and Australia: Collaboration and collective Impact
Supporting healthy lifestyles - smoking Supporting healthy lifestyles - diet and exercise
GP care and PHN, NGO, LHN coordination Ensuring the right to health is maintained in mental health services
Facilitator Libby DunstanFacilitator Helen Lockett Facilitator John Allan Facilitator Andrew Watkins Facilitator Chris Maylea
Emma WoodWhat makes for successful collaboration.
Quit VicRebecca HallamPhysical health is everyone’s business: Let’s make it standard practice.
Mark MorganWays in which GPs can manage physical illness alongside mental illness and suggestions to support team-based collaborative care.
Lynne Coulson Bar People’s right to have to have medical and other health and disability needs recognised and responded to by mental health services-data and insights from complaints to the MHCC.
4.15 Panel and Summary Session
Chair Russell Roberts Speakers Mark Morgan, Indigo Daya, John Allan
4.45 Break
5.15 Special Event: Launch of the “Equally Well in Victoria - Physical Health Framework for Specialist Mental Health Services”
6.00 Networking function
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PROGRAM - DAY TWO8.15 Registration
8.30 Welcome to Country & Acknowledgement of Lived Experience
8.40 Opening Message - Andy Bell / Sarah Hughes, Equally Well UK (Video-link)
8.50 Physical Health as a Human Rights Issue - Indigo Daya and Chris Maylea
9.15 Supporting Healthy Decision Making - Dave Peters and Kate Johnston-Ataata
9.40 Nurses: Part of the solution - Kim Ryan
10.05 Process and progress: The physical health of those with a serious mental illness - An advocacy priority. - Kym Jenkins
10.30 Morning break
10.50 Concurrent sessions showcasing innovation
Prevention and early intervention across life’s stages Consumer perspectives and rights Supporting healthy lifestyles - diet and exercise The National Perspective Focus on quality care
Chair Kim Ryan Chair Indigo Daya Chair Dave Peters Chair Aaron Groves Chair Peggy Brown
Kate JacksonWhat do we know about the physical health of older people with mental illness, and what does this mean for improving care?
Keir SaltmarshConsumer perspectives and experiences of physical health needs and mental health treatment - what personal stories and complaints tell us about the need for change.
Wanda BennettsThe role of advocacy in maintaining the right to health.
Katherine GillConsumer/carer experiences of FND: The abyss between brain, mind and body.
Barri Phatarfod (103)Self-harm and suicidality in Australian run immigration detention system.
.Maggie TokoHealing - I couldn’t do it without you – a modern day posse.
Katherine Moss et al. The physical health and activity of forensic mental health patients.
Murray Wright The national perspective.
Jade RyallLet’s talk: Conversations for better health and wellbeing.
Rod McKay Improving physical health care in mental health services for older people: Reflections on a decade of local and statewide initiatives.
Nicci Tepper and Fiona GloverLow intensity CBT for clients with chronic disease identified by allied health professionals.
Marcus NicholFifth Plan’s priority 5 – Improving physical health: Progress and update.
Brenda HappellFrom understanding the problem to developing a solution: The introduction of a specialist physical health nurse consultant role.
Katherine JohnsonImproving the health of LGBT+ people: what does “early intervention” mean in a landscape of social inequality?
Mandy Lee-NoblePromoting health without stigma: Delivering a weight-neutral behaviour change program.
Jenny BowmanWhat works in system reform.
Lisa BrophyTalking to people with serious mental illness about bowel cancer.
Russell RobertsHow does promotion, prevention and early intervention apply to people living with enduring mental illness?
Katie StewartExercise medicine: Improving the physical health of people living with mental illness.
Ben Harris Australia’s Physical and Mental Health Tracker – Targeting action and accountability.
Teresa Kelly et al.Heartscapes: A new narrative for understanding the complexities that underpin cardiovascular vulnerability.
12.30 Lunch
1.10 Facilitated focussed workshops (The recommendations will be published in the book of proceedings)
Lessons of implementation Navigating mental health in a digital world: How safe is it? Where best to invest enable meaningful reform ‘A Spoonful of Sugar’ - Medications and Side Effects
Facilitator Kim Ryan Facilitator Peggy Brown Facilitator Vinay Lakra Facilitator Rebecca Randall
Rod McKay and Kate Jackson Peggy Brown John Allan Wanda Bennetts
2.20 Action Summary - Dave Peters
2.35 Closing Address - Fay Jackson
3.00 Symposium Close
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8.15 Registration
8.30 Welcome to Country & Acknowledgement of Lived Experience
8.40 Opening Message - Andy Bell / Sarah Hughes, Equally Well UK (Video-link)
8.50 Physical Health as a Human Rights Issue - Indigo Daya and Chris Maylea
9.15 Supporting Healthy Decision Making - Dave Peters and Kate Johnston-Ataata
9.40 Nurses: Part of the solution - Kim Ryan
10.05 Process and progress: The physical health of those with a serious mental illness - An advocacy priority. - Kym Jenkins
10.30 Morning break
10.50 Concurrent sessions showcasing innovation
Prevention and early intervention across life’s stages Consumer perspectives and rights Supporting healthy lifestyles - diet and exercise The National Perspective Focus on quality care
Chair Kim Ryan Chair Indigo Daya Chair Dave Peters Chair Aaron Groves Chair Peggy Brown
Kate JacksonWhat do we know about the physical health of older people with mental illness, and what does this mean for improving care?
Keir SaltmarshConsumer perspectives and experiences of physical health needs and mental health treatment - what personal stories and complaints tell us about the need for change.
Wanda BennettsThe role of advocacy in maintaining the right to health.
Katherine GillConsumer/carer experiences of FND: The abyss between brain, mind and body.
Barri Phatarfod (103)Self-harm and suicidality in Australian run immigration detention system.
.Maggie TokoHealing - I couldn’t do it without you – a modern day posse.
Katherine Moss et al. The physical health and activity of forensic mental health patients.
Murray Wright The national perspective.
Jade RyallLet’s talk: Conversations for better health and wellbeing.
Rod McKay Improving physical health care in mental health services for older people: Reflections on a decade of local and statewide initiatives.
Nicci Tepper and Fiona GloverLow intensity CBT for clients with chronic disease identified by allied health professionals.
Marcus NicholFifth Plan’s priority 5 – Improving physical health: Progress and update.
Brenda HappellFrom understanding the problem to developing a solution: The introduction of a specialist physical health nurse consultant role.
Katherine JohnsonImproving the health of LGBT+ people: what does “early intervention” mean in a landscape of social inequality?
Mandy Lee-NoblePromoting health without stigma: Delivering a weight-neutral behaviour change program.
Jenny BowmanWhat works in system reform.
Lisa BrophyTalking to people with serious mental illness about bowel cancer.
Russell RobertsHow does promotion, prevention and early intervention apply to people living with enduring mental illness?
Katie StewartExercise medicine: Improving the physical health of people living with mental illness.
Ben Harris Australia’s Physical and Mental Health Tracker – Targeting action and accountability.
Teresa Kelly et al.Heartscapes: A new narrative for understanding the complexities that underpin cardiovascular vulnerability.
12.30 Lunch
1.10 Facilitated focussed workshops (The recommendations will be published in the book of proceedings)
Lessons of implementation Navigating mental health in a digital world: How safe is it? Where best to invest enable meaningful reform ‘A Spoonful of Sugar’ - Medications and Side Effects
Facilitator Kim Ryan Facilitator Peggy Brown Facilitator Vinay Lakra Facilitator Rebecca Randall
Rod McKay and Kate Jackson Peggy Brown John Allan Wanda Bennetts
2.20 Action Summary - Dave Peters
2.35 Closing Address - Fay Jackson
3.00 Symposium Close
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BOOK OF PROCEEDINGS
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information desk if you are interested in receiving a
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