The WA Rural Health Conference 2023 is an opportunity to connect with health professionals from a variety of disciplines who all play a part in delivering vital healthcare services across rural WA. By bringing together all rural health professionals under one roof we seek to promote connection between these different perspectives, sharing insights and innovations in order to strengthen and enhance healthcare in rural WA.
WA Rural Health Conference Weekend overview
Friday 10 March 2023
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WA Rural Health Long Service Awards 2023
4.30pm – 7.30pm |
Join us to honour those rural health professionals who have committed 20, 30 and 40 years
serving rural communities in Western Australia.
This year’s celebration will be held at the stunning Fraser’s Kings Park Function Centre.
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Saturday 11 March 2023
WA Rural Health Conference Day 1
9.00am – 5.00pm |
An exciting line-up of keynote speakers, sessions and workshops relevant to health and medical professionals. |
WA Rural Health Excellence Awards 2023
6.00pm – 12.00am |
A night to celebrate with your colleagues and congratulate our 2023 Award winners. This year’s
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Sunday 12 March 2023
WA Rural Health Conference Day 2
9.00am – 1.00pm |
An exciting line-up of keynote speakers, sessions and workshops relevant to health and medical professionals. |
Keynote speaker
Sam Bloom
Samantha Bloom is a 2 x World Para Surfing Champion, bestselling author and inspiration behind the 2020 #1 Australian box-office, and international global Netflix hit movie, Penguin Bloom starring Naomi Watts as Sam.
The movie is adapted from the international bestselling book, Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family. Published in 14 languages, Penguin Bloom is a collaboration between Sam’s husband Cameron, a professional photographer, and New York Times bestselling author Bradley Trevor Greive.
Paralysed in an accident in Thailand in 2013, Sam suffered debilitating injuries that left her paralysed from the chest down. She has since gone on to win two Oceania KL1 Para-canoe Championships, and become a 2 x World and Australian Para Surfing Champion. In 2019, Sam was nominated for the Surfing Australia Female Surfer of the Year Award, and in 2022 was awarded the Surfing Australia Female Para Surfer of the Year.
Sam works with numerous spinal cord injury charities around the world to support the quest for a cure, and is a global ambassador for the RedBull Wings For Life World Run.
For more information visit the conference website.
