Target Audience
FLASH is aimed at specialist doctors within their first 10 (approx.) years of independent practice as well as trainees in their last year of specialty training and clinical/research Fellows.
Aim
The FLASH program aims to equip participants with the knowledge, skills and attributes which are building blocks for effective leadership. FLASH is designed to foster the longitudinal development of confidence and behaviours for effective leadership. These skills will be able to be applied to all facets of working within the health system throughout participants’ careers.
FLASH Highlights
- Full-day interactive workshops
- Two-day immersive offsite overnight workshop
- Four interprofessional days learning with mixed allied health and nursing & midwifery FLASH streams
- Highly interactive format with wide-ranging guest faculty
- Tailored to local health district/ network needs to address a gap in medical leadership development, linking to real-life health service scenarios
- Opportunity to ‘shadow’ a senior health leader
- Great opportunities for building ongoing networks across disciplines and professions
Dates for 2025
May - Friday 23rd
June - Friday 20th
July - Friday 18th
August - Friday 29th
September - Friday 26th
October - Friday 10th
November - Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd (includes overnight stay at Q Station, Manly)
2025 Applications Open until Friday 7th March
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Participant Fees
Successful WSLHD Trainees/Fellows will receive complimentary registration which includes all costs of the FLASH program.
FLASH has been pre-approved for WSLHD staff specialists to use their TESL at a cost of $5500 i.e. doctors applying through TESL will get automatic out-of-session approval for the full program without having to wait for the committee to meet. Payment will be processed without participants having to pay up front.
Note: approval from the participant’s manager will still be required and the participant will be fully responsible for the TESL application process.
For all VMOs and non-WSLHD participants, the FLASH program costs $5500 – includes 8 full-day sessions, overnight stay at Q Station Manly, all meals and refreshments, access to all FLASH resources and up to 2 sessions with a professional coach.
Organising Committee
Sandra Turner, Radiation Oncologist, Westmead Hospital; Clinical Lead Professional Development, Research and Education Network (REN) WSLHD
Jane Bolster, District Nurse Educator, Professional and Leadership Development, Research and Education Network (REN), WSLHD
Henry Maung, Geriatrician, Head of Department, Rehabilitation and Aged Care Services, Blacktown & Mt Druitt Hospitals (BMDH), WSLHD
Sonja Cronjé, Professional Coach (PCC) and member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF)
Anthony Glover, Director Master of Surgery Program, USyd; Endocrine Surgeon
Allison Sigmund, Acting Allied Health Professions Education Coordinator, Research and Education Network (REN), WSLHD
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