Be Extraordinary.
A doctor's continuing professional development & well-being retreat on bias, critical consciousness & cultural safety.
- Are you ready for an extraordinarily great weekend away?
- Would you like to learn more about your own bias, how to develop self-awareness, & how to optimise your cultural safety in medicine?
- In need of an indulgent, fun & empowering break with like-minded medical colleagues?
Bring your CPD to life & complete your Medical Board of Australia requirements in a meaningful way with ease.
Make new friends & enjoy some much-needed R & R.
Give yourself a treat & turn your March into something vibrant & exciting.
Join Dr Susannah Ward on March 27-29th 2026 QT Newcastle Hotel in the coastal beach city of Newcastle, NSW.
Restorative Wellness
- A weekend of relaxation & restoration, laughter, smiles, connection, new friends & growth - enjoy learning from each other.
- Develop your skills for self-awareness & critical consciousness.
- Hear from expert, passionate speakers on well-being, bias in medicine, & cultural safety.
- Identify your own bias in medicine & find ways of optimising cultural safety in your practice.
- Enjoy conducting a professional conversation to review your performance as a doctor & complete your mandatory professional development plan.
- Conduct a cultural safety audit to leverage your practice.
Fulfill Your CPD Requirements
- Be professionally supported & coached to complete up to 12 hours of CPD with 5 hours of reviewing performance, a professional conversation, completion of your professional development plan, & 5 hours of measuring outcomes on cultural safety.
- Be inspired & leave knowing yourself that little bit more masterfully.
- All activities are optional offerings. So, if you find yourself lost down a Newcastle Lane immersed in street art, don't despair; you are most welcome to skip sessions to suit your needs.
Guest Speakers
The Host
Dr Susannah Ward is a Specialist Physician of Rehabilitation Medicine. She was awarded the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) fellowship Basmajian Prize in 2018. She has a special interest in wellbeing and is passionate about holistic health. She has been involved in research piloting wellness and mindfulness sessions in hospitals and was awarded the Advancement in Medicine Grant with Avant in 2018. She enjoys medical writing with several publications on health professional wellness and is a published author of the self-help book Mastering Real Wellness.
Sarah Boyne
Sarah Boyne has over 25 years of working experience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health at the Local, State-wide and National levels, building the community, workforce capacity and resilience. She has developed primary, secondary and tertiary clinical and non-clinical care levels in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health services across urban, rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Professor Kirsty Forrest
Professor Kirsty Forrest is Dean of Medicine at Bond University and Treasurer of the Executive Committee of Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand (MDANZ). Kirsty is a Consultant Anesthetist at Gold Coast University Hospital and a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA). She is the Chair of the Education, Development and Evaluation Committee and the Professional Practice Research Network of ANZCA. Her research focus is Medical Education, and she is co-author and editor of several best-selling medical textbooks, including ‘Understanding Medical Education: Evidence, Theory and Practice’ and ‘Healthcare Simulation at a Glance.'
What's Included
- Talks on the CPD requirements, wellbeing skills & self-awareness, critical consciousness, bias, & cultural safety.
- Participate in group CPD sessions designed to empower, & equip you with take-home skills for well-being, leadership, & cultural safety.
- Up to 12 hours CPD with 5 hours of reviewing performance, a professional conversation, completion of your professional development plan, & 5 hours of measuring outcomes on cultural safety.
- Mindfulness and self-care sessions are incorporated into all group CPD sessions.
- Delegate handouts with CPD templates to complete & upload into your CPD home, along with take-home skills & other resources.
- Enjoy daily heated yoga at Yoga Body Works, Newcastle's best and most cherished studio. You can amp up your flow and sweat it up or completely relax in the warmth of a child pose. At Yoga Body Works, there is no judgment, & everyone is welcome, including newbie beginner yogis.
- Welcome drinks at Rooftop Bar QT Hotel, a private shopping experience at Wilson & Hunter, and wine tasting at Artisanal Cellars make the weekend a perfect balance of work & play.
- All meals, bar breakfast, included - you will eat like a king. There will be afternoon & morning teas, lovely lunches, 2-course Friday night dinner at Jana QT, & banquet Saturday dinner at Oh My Pappa.
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