Workforce Wellbeing ECHO
Resource Library
For more information on previous or upcoming ECHO sessions, or to request a copy of a session’s PowerPoint presentation, please contact Lisa.Pearson@gvhealth.org.au
2024 Curriculum and Resources
Self Management
17 December 2024
Topic: Tools for reflective insights into how we are doing at work.
Presenter: Ms Nicole Ryan, Clinical Nurse Educator – Mental Health, Goulburn Valley Health
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3 December 2024
Topic: Monash Health Pharmacy Workforce Wellbeing Initiative: Vic Branch Award: Team Innovation
Presenter: Ms Jane Booth, Assistant Deputy Director of Pharmacy: Workforce and Wellbeing at Monash Health
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19 November 2024
Topic: Anti Inflammatory Diet
Presenter: Lydia Moorhouse and Christine Geros, Nutrition and Dietetics Team, GV Health
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22 October 2024
Topic: Support to Quit Smoking and Vaping
Presenter: Shelley McFadzean, Self Management Support Team, GV Health
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22 October 2024
Topic: Support to Quit Smoking and Vaping
Presenter: Shelley McFadzean, Self Management Support Team, GV Health
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8 October 2024
Topic: Managing the Risk of Burnout – Practical Strategies to Help Yourself and Others
Presenter: Mr Alistair Ross, LaTrobe University
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Compassion and Burnout
10 September 2024
Topic: Mapping a Pathway for transcending Burnout
Presenter: Mr Alistair Ross, LaTrobe University
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27 August 2024
Topic: Transcending as a Pathway for Overcoming Burnout
Presenter: Mr Alistair Ross, LaTrobe University
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13 August 2024
Topic: Doctors Burnout
Presenter: Dr Aston Wan, Staff Specialist & Supervisor of Training, Pain Clinic, Monash Health
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16 July 2024
Topic: Dealing with Agro – Supporting Self and Others When Dealing with Workplace Violence and Aggression
Presenter: Mr Mitchell Dunn, Health, Safety & Wellbeing, GV Health
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18 June 2024
Topic: Leadership and Burnout
Presenter: Dr Aston Wan, Staff Specialist & Supervisor of Training, Pain Clinic, Monash Health
Resources:
- Forest Therapy | Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria https://rbg.vic.gov.au/
- Fairy Garden at GV Health Graham St
4 June 2024
Topic: Clinical Supervision for Role Development
Presenter: Ms Melissa Metcalf & Ms Nicole Ryan, Mental Health, GV Health
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21 May 2024
Topic: Putting the Brakes On – It’s OK to not be OK
Presenter: Ms Katie Clavarino, Consumer Experience Coordinator, GV Health
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Culture and Ethos
7 May 2024
Topic: Putting Your Best Foot Forward – Creating a Culture of Kindness and Joy
Presenter: Jen Holmes, Safercare Victoria
Resources:
- Questions to ask all staff ‘what matters to you?’ and ‘What gets in the way of a good day?’.
23 April 2024
Topic: Cultivating the Joy in Your Team
Presenter: Mr Michael Reed, Director – Workforce & Organisational Development – Human Resources
Resources:
- “Start with Why’ by Simon Sinek is very powerful in understanding the connection of why we do what we do Start With ‘Why’ – TED Talk from Simon Sinek (youtube.com) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ss78LfY3nE
- Brene Brown on joy and gratitude https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IjSHUc7TXM
26 March 2024
Topic: Culture and Leadership
Presenter: Mr Joshua Freeman, Executive Director Community Care & Mental Health | Chief Allied Health Officer
Resources:
- Book – Mans Search for Meaning – Viktor E Frankl
- Influence the art of persuasion – Robin Cialdini
27 February 2024
Topic: Creating a Just Culture & Speaking Up for Safety
Presenter: Tanya Kuiper – Acting Quality Manager – GV Health
Resources:
- Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Mental Health Emerging Leadership Program – Melissa Metcalf & Nicole Ryan
- Warm up – Sandy Jensen
- Procedure: The Deteriorating Patient Escalation of Care Speaking up for safety
- Just Culture: The Key to Learning from Mistakes (youtube.com)
- Just culture resources | Safer Care Victoria
- David Morrison Speech Transcript: The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. – What’s Your Message? (vividmethod.com)
- James Reason
- What is Just Culture in Health care performancehealthus.com
- External Education
- https://www.safercare.vic.gov.au/best-practice-improvement/online-training-modules
- https://www.achs.org.au/improvement-academy/public-courses
13 February 2024
Topic: Empathy & Leadership
Presenter: Matt Sharp – GV Health
Resources:
- Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Quality Improvement: Factors Contributing to Success – Jade Bosnich
- Warm up – Sandy Jensen
- Resources: QI Factors contributing to success
- Resources: https://brenebrown.com/hubs/dare-to-lead/
- Resources: https://theleadershipsphere.com.au/programs-and-services/dare-to-lead/dare-to-lead-virtual-program/
- The power of vulnerability | Brené Brown | TED (youtube.com)
2023 Curriculum and Resources
Additional resource to support self and others over the January holiday season
12 December 2023
Topic: Nursing & Midwifery Health Program Victoria NMHPV
Presenter: Sharon Hall GV Health
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Staff Exercise Program
Presenter: Michelle Hanson
Warm up: Sandy Jensen
28 November 2023
Topic: Cultural & Unconscious Bias
Presenter: Richard Horton GV Health
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Dungeons and Dragons: Using regular social activities to improve staff wellbeing
Presenter: Samuel Halpin-DeWitt
Warm up: Sharon Hall
14 November 2023
Topic: Building Personal Resilience Part 2 Emotional Intelligence and the Power of Reframing
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – AMBIT Impact on staff wellbeing
Presenter: Nicole Ryan & Melissa Metcalf
Warm up: Lisa Pearson
30 October 2023
Topic: Energy Healing, Sound Therapy & metaphysics- mind body medicine
Presenter: Dr Lisa Shortridge – Things of Spirit
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Implementing Nursing Care Plans for Staff
Presenter: Cathy Scott
Warm up: Habiba Ibrahim
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17 October 2023
Topic: Building Resilience Part 1 – Amygdala Hijack
Presenter: Christina Katopis – Learn4Results
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Peer support Group Initiative Presenter: Kate Furlanetto
Warm up: Sandra Jensen
3 October 2023
Topic: Hand-n-Hand Peer Support
Presenter: Simon Avrutis – Hand-n-Hand
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Engaging Our Staff in the People Matters Survey
Presenter: Michael Reed
Warm up: Angela Devotion
Resources
5 September 2023
Topic: Reducing Burnout with ‘Joy in Work’ A Framework for Improved Wellbeing
Presenter: Jen Holmes – Safer Care Victoria
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Movie and Popcorn night
Presenters: Habiba Ibrahimi and Jake Summers
Warm up: Angela Devoti
Resources
22 August 2023
Topic: Developing our Self Care Plan
Presenter: Sally Robson – Goulburn Valley Alcohol and Drug Service GV Health
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Supervision for the Non Clinical Workforce
Presenter: Nicole Ryan, Carmel Trimboli and Carolyn Steward
Warm up: Sharon Hall
8 August 2023
Topic: Gut Health
Presenter: Samantha Brinkman & Aimee Bowles – Nutrition & Dietetics Department GV Health
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – People Matters Survey Update
Presenter: Michael Reed
Warm up: Angie Devoti
25 July 2023
Topic: Burnout and Beyond
Presenter: Alistair Ross – La Trobe University
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – People Matters Survey Update
Presenter: Michael Reed
Warm up: Angie Devoti
11 July 2023
Topic: Nursing Midwifery Health Program
Presenter: Carolyn McDonald – Nursing and Midwifery health Program
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Tai Chi for Staff and Consumers at Wanyarra
Presenter: Angie Devoti
Warm up: Angie Devoti
20 June 2023
Topic – Meditation, Mindfulness and the Labyrinth
Presenter: Dr Lisa Shortridge – Things of Spirit
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Applying the workforce Wellbeing Intranet Page – In Practice
Presenter: Julie McNamara
Warm up: Lisa Shortridge
6 June 2023
Topic: Diverse Teams Rock
Presenter: Iyiade (Hybee) Aibinuone – Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Wanyarra Cross Cultural Lunches
Presenters: Alice Musafiri & Cristy Mallari
Warm up: Angela Devoti
23 May 2023
Topic: Trauma Informed Care
Presenter: Sally Robson – Goulburn Valley Alcohol and Drug Service
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Local Public Health Unit Wellbeing Initiatives
Presenter: Dale Maree Hooper
Warm up: Nicole Ryan
9 May 2023
Topic: Didactic – Spiritual Care – One Element of Wholistic Wellbeing
Presenter: Richard Horton-Quality, Risk and Innovation Unit Goulburn Valley Health
Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Spiritual Care Role at GV Health
Presenter: Richard Horton
Warm up: Angela Devoti
4 April 2023
Topic: The Benefits of Reflecting on My Practice
Presenter: Julie Sharrock – Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Wellbeing for Healthcare Initiative
Presenter: Lisa Pearson
Warm up: Nicole Ryan
Resources:
21 March 2023
Topic: The Benefits of Emotional Intelligence
Presenter: Paige Harbor – Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Wellbeing for Healthcare Initiative
Presenter: Nicole Ryan
Warm up: Nicole Ryan
7 March 2023
Topic: Workforce Wellbeing @ GV Health
Presenter: Karen Linford – Goulburn Valley Health- People Development, Engagement
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Love Your Leave
Presenter: Paige Harbor
Warm up: Paige Harbor
21 February 2023
Topic: Empathy and Leadership
Presenter: Matt Sharp – Goulburn Valley Health
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Behind the Mask
Presenter: Jennifer Mosely
Warm up: Paige Harbor
7 February 2023
Topic: PERMA Model
Presenter: Karen Cline – Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health
Presenter: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation -Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness
Topic: Nicole Ryan
Warm up: Nicole Ryan
2022 Curriculum and Resources
7 December 2022
Topic: – Nursing and Midwifery Training
Presenter: Sharon Hall – Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Massage @ GV Health
Presenter: Cher Hetherington
Warm up: Melissa Rachelle Fix MP
23 November 2022
Topic: Why Workforce Wellbeing ECHO?
Presenter: Jenny Wilkinson – Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health
Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Wanyarra Appreciation Board
Presenter: Bavani Palakrishnan
Warm up: Jenny Wilkinson
9 November 2022
Topic: Massage and Pressure Points
Presenter: Cher Hetherington – Fix MP
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation -Healthy Choices at GV Health
Presenter: Megan McBain
Warm up: Jenny Wilkinson
26 October 2022
Topic: Diet and Wellbeing
Presenter: Hannah Vass and Will Antolasic – GV Health Nutrition and Dietetics Team
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation -Implementing a Workforce Wellbeing ECHO
Presenter: Lisa Pearson
Warm up: Jenny Wilkinson
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7 September 2022
Topic: GV Health Organisational Development Initiatives for Wellbeing
Presenter: Alison Nolan – GV Health -People, Development and Engagement
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Sonder
Presenter: Alison Nolan
Warm up: Zehra Fix MP
24 August 2022
Topic: Locus of Control
Presenter: Christina Katopsis – Learn4Results
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation -An Interprofessional Initiative to Support Staff Wellbeing and Professionalism
Presenter: Nicole Ryan
Warm up: Zehra
10 August 2022
Topic: Mind Your Head – Mental Health in the Workplace
Presenter: Nicole Ryan – Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health Service
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation
Presenter: Skye March – Experience and Benefits of Supervision in the Workplace
Warm up: Nicole Ryan
27 July 2022
Topic: Psychological Wellbeing Matters
Presenter: Tessa Moriarty – Mental Health Consultant
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation
Presenter: Tessa Moriarty – Taking Annual Leave for Self Care and Wellbeing
Warm up: Sahildeep Singh
22 June 2022
Topic: How Our Environment Can Influence the Workplace
Presenter: Jenny Wilkinson – Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation
Presenter: Sahildeep Singh – Plants and APATT
Warm up: Sahildeep Singh
8 June 2022
Topic: Understanding Team Dynamics
Presenter: Melissa Metcalf & Jenny Wilkinson – Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation
Presenter: Jerry Tumney
Warm up: Cher Hetherington
25 May 2022
Topic: Building Personal Resilience – Part 2 – Emotional Intelligence and the Power of Reframing
Presenter: Christina Katopis -Learn4Results
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation
Presenter: Dr Israel Berger – Increasing mental health awareness and access to services for health professionals and their families
Warm up: Sharon Hall
11 May 2022
Topic: Building Personal Resilience – Part 1 – Amygdala High Jack
Presenter: Christina Katopis – Learn4Results
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – Kat Evans
Presenter: Warm up – Sahildeep Singh
27 April 2022
Topic: Wellbeing and the workplace – Models of wellbeing
Presenter: Melissa Metcalf – Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation -Walking the Labyrinth
Presenter: Kat Evans
Warm up: Sahildeep Singh
6 April 2022
Topic: Mindfulness and Wellbeing
Presenter: Jenny Wilkinson – Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation – The implementation of regular mindfulness session for staff working at the community health building
Presenter: Sharon Hall – Goulburn Valley Alcohol and Drug Service
Warm up: Sahildeep Singh
23 March 2022
Topic: Wellbeing in the workplace – an introduction
Presenter: Jenny Wilkinson – Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health
Topic: Workplace Improvement Initiative/innovation –
Warm up: Jenny Wilkinson
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