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Morning Session
9:00am to 12:05pm AEDT

Afternoon Session
12:35pm to 3:30pm AEDT

‘Medicines stewardship: safer use starts with all of us’

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Why you should join NMS 2026

Join us online on Wednesday, 11 November for the National Medicines Symposium 2026. This year, we will explore the topic of ‘Medicines stewardship: safer use starts with all of us’.

Register now for this important event, which brings together clinicians, consumers, researchers and policymakers to explore strategies and interventions to improve the safe and quality use of medicines across the Australian healthcare system.

What you’ll gain at NMS 2026

  • Practical strategies to support the safe and quality use of medicines in different care settings
  • Approaches to managing medicine shortages while ensuring medicines are used safely, effectively and sustainably
  • Insights into integrated digital health tools and technologies to improve care delivery and patient outcomes
  • Approaches to reduce barriers to care and delivering culturally safe, inclusive services for priority populations
  • Valuable insights from real-world case studies and consumer perspectives, that can be directly applied to everyday practice

Key Themes

  • The right medicine, for the right person, at the right time
  • Person-centred medicines use beyond ‘the right drug’
  • Equity and access for all Australians
  • Technology and innovation for the safe and quality use of medicines
  • Promoting culturally safe and inclusive care

NMS 2026 Speakers

  • Ms Hediyeh Vahdat
  • The Hon. Minister Mark Butler
  • Conjoint Professor Anne Duggan
  • Dr Jay Ramanathan
  • Professor Jason Roberts
  • Dr Thomas Mylne
  • Professor Jason Trubiano
  • Dr Hester Wilson
  • Dr Emma Leitinger
  • Ms Elizabeth Su
  • Ms Kelly Roberts
  • Dr Janney Wale
  • Ms Kimberley Grima
  • Professor Katharine Wallis
  • Affiliate Associate Professor Juanita Breen
  • Ms Emma Shanahan
  • Dr Lee Fong
  • Dr Marwa Ahmed
  • Ms Helen Dowling
  • Mr Daniel McCabe
  • Professor Clair Sullivan
  • Associate Professor Shannon Nott
  • Adjunct Professor Naomi Dobroff
  • Mr Richard Taggart
  • Adjunct Professor Manya Angley
  • Associate Professor Dianne Crellin
  • Mr David Follent
  • Dr Phoebe Holdenson Kimura
  • Conjoint Professor Carolyn Hullick
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    Acknowledgement of Country

    The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia. The Commission recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community and acknowledge their ongoing contribution to the health system and community. The Commission pays respect to Elders past, present and future.

    Australian Commission on Safety and Quality Health Care Aboriginal logo: Sea urchin design – Ms Tanya Taylor, a Worimi artist (mid-north coast of New South Wales).

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