Opening Keynote - Working in the space in-between
| Wednesday, October 16, 2024 |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
| Grand Lodge |
Overview
Professor Emeritus Jill White
Speaker
Professor Emerita Jill White
Independent Consultant in Health Education, Regulation and Policy
Working in the space in-between
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMAbstract
Liminal space – the in-between space. Critical to Musicians: important for Architects; and where Nurses, Doctors, Patients and fraught Families meet and work. The Emergency Department is the space between home and hospital; between scared and safe; between not knowing and answers (good and bad). It is the smallest space between people of different disciplines, working as one. In this paper we will explore liminal spaces and the meanings for patients and Emergency Department staff.
Biography
Professor White is a Professor Emerita of the Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Sydney, and the Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) Australia, and is now an independent consultant in the areas of health education, regulation and policy. Jill was the inaugural Chair of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council, was a Fulbright Senior Scholar and has worked extensively at a global level including at World Health Organisation and International Council of Nurses in Geneva. Jill was a Board member of the Nursing Now! Campaign 2018-2021 and is currently on the Nursing Now Challenge Board. Since 2022 Jill has been a Board member of the South West Sydney Local Health District.
