Year-in-Review-2021-22 - Flipbook - Page 94
Feature:
Innovation
Week 2022
This year marked 10 years since the very first
Sydney Innovation and Research Symposium.
Over the last decade the event has grown to be a
week-long celebration featuring the work of our
staff and services, and an opportunity to share
ideas, network and collaborate.
This year, hundreds of staff took the opportunity
to register for each of our events, attending in
person and virtually – many gathering for the first
time since our pandemic response began.
More than 100 presenters showcased the exemplary
care our staff provide every day for our patients,
their families and our community.
It was a special time to collaborate, to connect and
to dream big for a bright future.
We began the week with our People Matter –
Cuppa with a Colleague, which focussed on staff
health and wellbeing, with many staff able to
pause for a chat over a cup of tea.
During our Patient and Family Experience
Symposium we heard from our LGBTIQ+
communities about their healthcare experiences and
learned better ways to support them. At our Women’s
Leadership Breakfast, NSW Health Secretary Susan
Pearce shared uplifting stories from her 30-plus
years in healthcare. Our Care in the Community
Forum highlighted the depth of our partnerships with
all of our communities, the Clinical Trials Showcase
explored the development of new treatments and
cures while The Big Idea spotlighted the drive of
our staff to transform healthcare. Day Two of the
Sydney Innovation and Research Symposium capped
off the week, with lively discussion about the role of
technology in healthcare, keynote addresses about
next generation psychiatric treatment, our recovery
from COVID-19 and The Pitch.
The Chair of the Board, John Ajaka closed the
Symposium with a touching message of thanks for
our staff.
“I want to thank each and every one of you. I want
to thank you for all of your care, your strength and
your empathy. For the way you all came together
to help each and every one of us.”
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