2023 Workplace Relations Webinar Series

Webinar #1: Cybersecurity for Private Practice

Thursday 19 January 2023 | Recording available

AMA Queensland's Workplace Relations Team travelled all over Queensland in 2022 for our Private Practice Seminar Series. The series covered risky business topics for GPs and specialists, and discussions about local issues you are facing. One of these growing issues and concerns was cybersecurity risk.

Data breaches caused by cyber criminals are on the rise. Doctors need to protect their patients and their medical records so this webinar is about how cyber criminals (hackers) can get into your practice and practical tips to help keep them out.

Fraser Wilson: Cloud Solution Architect – Security & Compliance at Microsoft  Cybersecurity for small business
Jacqueline Jayne - Security Awareness Advocate at Knowbe4 Cyber awareness training
Andrew Harrison - Director and Insurance Advisor at iMed Insurance Cyber insurance

Webinar #2: Practice Owner's Success Secrets by Cutcher & Neale

Tuesday 21 February 2023 | Recording available

Join AMA Queensland's Workplace Relations team and our corporate partner Cutcher & Neale to learn the secrets to keeping your practice finances healthy so you can concentrate on your patients.

Nicole Brown from Cutcher & Neale will be sharing Practice Owner Success Secrets including:  

• effective structuring for medical practices
• the latest developments in payroll tax
• key operational aspects to consider for your practice.

Speaker:  Nicole Brown Partner at Cutcher & Neale

Webinar #3: Workplace Law Changes Explained by Hillhouse Legal Partners.

Thursday 23 March 2023 | Recording available

A raft of new industrial relations and workplace legislation is rapidly changing Australia's business landscape, including within private practices. Join AMA Queensland's Workplace Relations team and our corporate partner Hillhouse Legal Partners to learn exactly how these laws will affect your workplace. 

Hillhouse Director Robert Lamb will take a deep dive into Workplace Law Changes Explained, including:

• major changes in workplace law
• types of workers in the medical space
• what to do right and what not to do as an employer.

Speaker:  Robert Lamb Director at Hillhouse Legal Partners

Webinar #3: Recruit - creative ways to source candidates

Thursday 22 June 2023 | Recording available

With the labour market competing for limited healthcare employees, securing top-tier candidates has never been harder. At times like this, taking a creative approach to recruitment can yield long-term benefits for your practice and workforce.

In this webinar, our AMA Queensland Workplace Relations Lead Julianne Manzie will showcase a range of creative recruitment strategies to help you secure the best employees, no matter how crowded the job market.

She'll be joined by RSL Queensland Employment Program Business Relationship Manager Zach Wright, whose team supports ex-service personnel transitioning into the civilian workforce, including doctors, nurses, paramedics and healthcare administration specialists. Zach will discuss Veteran and Veteran Partner Employment Pathways for Private Practice, including:

How your specific role requirements are matched to with service-trained candidates with the skillset your require.
Ways you can work with RSL Queensland to reliably source quality candidates over the long term.

Speakers

Julianne Manzie has advised and partnered with organisations across a broad range of industries such as information technology, engineering, childcare and finance. Julianne is committed to supporting private practices with their commitment to patient experience through providing general and comprehensive advice on human resources and workplace-related matters.

Zach Wright: Zach is the Business Relationship Manager for the RSL Queensland Employment Program. Coming from a background of employment transition programs supporting people with disability, return to work from the criminal justice system and youth employment, he brings diverse knowledge of government programs to the veteran sector. Passion for supporting people to find the right role for them drives Zach to work with supportive businesses to identify pathways for sustainable and meaningful careers.

Webinar #5: Managing change

Thursday 28 September 2023 | Recording available

• Understand the case for change; why responding to change is more important now than ever.
• Understanding the likely responses to change. 
• Identifying the tools and strategies that will assist in managing change.  
   

Speaker:  Gerard McCarthy Principal Consultant, Change 2020 Gerard has over 20 years of experience leading and advancing the human resources profession within some of the most notable organisations across the mining, aviation, public health and financial services sectors in Australia and abroad. In each organisation, the facets of managing change have been as diverse as the organisations themselves which makes Gerard the perfect guest speaker to discuss the common threads and strategies to manage change.    Whether small or significant, change requires individuals, teams, and organisations to respond quickly and deliberately to capitalise on the opportunities it offers.