VCCC Monday Lunch Live on International Nurses Day
This important session will spotlight the theme "Our Nurses. Our Future.", with a focus on the critical message: Caring for nurses strengthens economies.
This timely event will explore the urgent global need for investment in the nursing workforce—highlighting the vital role nurses play not only in delivering care but also in driving economic and population health outcomes. With over 4.5 billion people lacking access to essential healthcare and 60 million lives lost annually due to systemic failures, strengthening the nursing workforce is a global imperative.
What to Expect
- Evidence-based insights into how nurses—especially advanced practice nurses—reduce healthcare costs, improve care quality, and boost patient well-being
- Discussion on how investing in nurses leads to more resilient health systems, healthier populations, and stronger economic returns
- Perspectives from senior nursing leaders on building a sustainable nursing workforce and influencing policy and system change
Speakers
Chair: Professor Mei Krishnasamy, Professor of Nursing, University of Melbourne; Research & Education Lead, Cancer Nursing, VCCC Alliance; Honorary Professor, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Panelists:
- Jac Mathieson, Director, Safe Staffing Healthy Workplace Unit, Health New Zealand
- Professor Kate White, Professor of Cancer Nursing, Cancer Care Research Unit, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sydney
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