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Concurrent Session A
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Concurrent Session B
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Concurrent Session C
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Concurrent Session D
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DAY 1 - THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
Registration opens from 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m
Ground Floor, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Conference Centre
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7:30 AM - 8:00 AM |
Yoga Breathwork Practice Session - Day 1
Facilitated by: Frontline Yoga
This session offers a seated breathwork practice designed to support stress reduction. With only chairs required, participants can remain in their regular attire, making it an accessible and low-impact experience.
Date: 21 & 22 May
Time: 7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Location: Chancellor, 3&4 Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston
Registration: Complimentary to all delegates – RSVP required
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8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Pre Conference Awakening: Arrival refreshments - 21 May 2026
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PLENARY SESSION 1 - CONTOURS OF MORAL INJURY
Chancellor 1&2
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8:30 AM - 8:45 AM |
Welcome & Introductions - Mark Francis ( Conference Convenor)
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8:45 AM - 9:00 AM |
Welcome to Country
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9:00 AM - 9:05 AM |
Introduction to Official Opening Speaker - Andrew Nixon
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9:05 AM - 9:30 AM |
Official Opening – The Hon Matt Keogh MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Defence Personnel and the Federal Member for Burt
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9:30 AM - 9:35 AM |
Introduction to Keynote Speaker - Julieann Buchanan
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9:35 AM - 10:30 AM |
Keynote Presentation: Line in the Sand: My Moral Injuries
Keynote Speaker: Dean Yates
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Morning Refreshments & Exhibition - Day 1
Please take the time to say hello to our sponsors
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PLENARY SESSION 2 – RECOGNITION: MORAL INJURY & SUICIDE
Chancellor 1&2
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11:00 AM - 11:05 AM |
Welcome Back and Introduction to Keynote Speaker - Mark Francis
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11:05 AM - 12:00 PM |
Keynote Presentation: Darkest Before Dawn: Moral Injury, Suicide, and the Path to Collective Recovery
Keynote Speaker: Dr Nikki Jamieson
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Group Photograph, Lunch and Book Launch
At 12.40pm, Snr Chap Dr Mark Layson will be launching his book Unexpected Poison, introduced by Dean Yates. Books will be avaialble for purchase and signing.
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PLENARY SESSION 3 – RECOGNITION: MORAL INJURY & PTSD
Chancellor 2
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1:00 PM - 1:05 PM |
Welcome Back & Introduction to Keynote Speaker - Dr Melissa Bakhurst
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1:05 PM - 1:50 PM |
Keynote Presentation: Neural Signatures of Moral Injury: Distinguishing Moral Injury from PTSD in High Stakes Environments
Keynote Speaker: Prof Matt Bambling
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Concurrent Session 1 - Recognition: Moral Injury among High-Risk Professions
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Concurrent Session 1.1
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Concurrent Session 1.2
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Concurrent Session 1.3
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Concurrent Session 1.4
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Chaired by:
Assoc Prof Lindsay Carey/
Dr Victoria Thomas
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Chaired by:
Prof Matthew Bambling/
Snr Chap Anthony Hawes
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Chaired by:
Snr Chap Dr Mark Layson/
Snr Chap Daniel Hynes
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Chaired by:
Snr Chap Andrew Nixon/
Dr Melissa Bakhurst
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1:55 PM - 2:20 PM |
1.1.A Going Against the Grain - Moral Injury and the Authentic Self
Presenter:Liz Asser
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1.2.A From Recognition to Resilience: An Interdisciplinary Moral Injury Approach Integrating Psychology and Chaplaincy from Emergency Services
Presenter: Jesse Winter
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1.3.A Moral injury and the ADF deployment to Rwanda
Presenter: Dr Peter Wheatley
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1.4.A Moral Injury: The recognition and effect of moral injury on nurse managers and its impact on their approach to management and staff wellbeing
Presenter:
Suzi Villeneuve-Smith
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2:20 PM - 2:45 PM |
1.1.B From the Frontline to the Fire: A Doctor’s Journey Through Moral Injury and Recovery
Presenter: Michelle Turton
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1.2.B Differences and similarities between PTSD and moral injury in police officers and the impact this has on treatment
Presenter: Dr Leanne McGregor
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1.3. B Responding to Moral Injury in a Military Maritime Crisis
Presenter:
Snr Chap Daniel Hynes
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1.4.B Silent struggles: Nurses experience of moral distress
Presenter: Andrea Grimes
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2:45 PM - 3:10 PM |
1.1.C The Fierce Compassion of Moral Injury
Presenter: Lee-anne Courtney
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1.2.C Moral Injuries in Police Cohorts: The known and unknowns
Presenter: Christine Foley
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1.3.C Moral Injury: Organisational and Clinical Challenges in the Veteran Space
Presenter:
Assoc. Prof Jonathan Lane
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1.4.C Moral Injury in Wildlife Workers and Volunteers
Presenter: Frances Carleton
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3:10 PM - 3:30 PM |
1.1.D Truth, Lies, and Moral Injury (Paediatric Nursing)
Presenter: Dr Mandy El Ali
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1.2.D Beyond PTSD: Moral Injury Awareness & Implications Among Police Officers and Trauma Informed Interventions
Presenter: Dr Daniel Saugh
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1.3.D Intergenerational moral injury impacts in children of service parents: Implications for theory, policy and practice
Presenter: Dr Karen May
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1.4.D Why we don’t talk about Moral Injury: A missing occupational domain among Speech Pathologists
Presenters: Dr. Katie L Buckley
Assoc. Prof. Lindsay Carey
Dr Christa Carey
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Afternoon Refreshment & Poster Presentations
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PLENARY SESSION 4 – RECOGNITION: DSM-5 & MORAL INJURY INSTRUMENTS
Chancellor 2
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4:00 PM - 4:05 PM |
Welcome Back and Introduction to Keynote Speaker – Dr Melissa Bakhurst
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4:05 PM - 4:40 PM |
Keynote Presentation: Moral Injury Analysis and the Occupational Moral Injury Scale
Keynote Speakers: Assoc. Prof. Lindsay Carey, Dr Victoria Thomas & Dr Timothy Hodgson
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Concurrent Session 2 - Recognition: Moral Injury Stressors within Organisations
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Concurrent Session 2.1
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Concurrent Session 2.2
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Concurrent Session 2.3
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Concurrent Session 2.4
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Chaired by:
Assoc Prof Lindsay Carey/
Dr Victoria Thomas
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Chaired by:
Prof Matthew Bambling/
Snr Chap Anthony Hawes
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Chaired by:
Snr Chap Dr Mark Layson/
Snr Chap Daniel Hynes
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Chaired by:
Snr Chap Andrew Nixon/
Dr Melissa Bakhurst
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4:45 PM - 5:10 PM |
2.1.A When the Culture Betrays the Mission: Moral injury in values-driven workplaces
Presenter: Miriam Fisher
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2.2.A “If I Don’t Go, Who Will?” Organisational Drivers of Moral Injury in Paramedics Experiencing Fatigue
Presenters: Clare Sutton,
Lisa Speedie
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2.3.A The Historical and Sociological Roots of Spiritual Fitness Policies and Moral Injury in the Military Contexts of Ukraine and Belgium: A Comparative Study
Presenter:
Lieutenant Pawel Cecha
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2.4.A Recognising Moral Injury Stressors in Higher Education: A Scoping Review
Presenter: Dr Adam Burston
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5:10 PM - 5:35 PM |
2.1.B Exploring the intersection of moral injury and perceived injustice in workers compensation organisations
Presenter: Libby Macintosh
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2.2.B Moral Injury and Organisational Influences on ICU Nurse Wellbeing: Insights from Patient-Centred Nursing and Compassion Research
Presenter: Dr Samantha Jakimowicz
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2.3.B The Historical and Sociological Roots of Spiritual Fitness Policies and Moral Injury in the Military Contexts of Ukraine and Belgium: A Comparative Study (continued)
Presenter:
Lieutenant Pawel Cecha
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2.4.B Working Together to Prevent Moral Injury: The Role of Higher Education and Clinical Placement Providers in Protecting Healthcare Students
Presenter: Alycia Jacob
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5:35 PM - 5:55 PM |
2.1.C Peer-Led Recovery Pathways: Harnessing Lived Experience to Heal Moral Injury
Presenter: Mr Andrew Cullen
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2.2.C The straw that breaks the camel’s back: Micro trauma and its moral injury implications
Presenter: Megan Dale
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2.3.C Treatment of Moral Injury in Veterans
Presenter: Prof Harry McConnell
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2.4.C Moral Injury: Organisational Contributors to Moral Harm in Nurse Academia
Presenters:
Dr Geraldine Rebeiro
Dr. Mandy El Ali
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6:00 PM - 7:30 PM |
Welcome Reception
Proudly sponsored by WorkCover
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Poster Presentations - Day 1 from 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Authors will be available at Afternoon Refreshments on Day 1 for discussion
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Poster Abstracts - Preview Here
“What If I Don’t Go?” Moral Injury and the Weight of Obligation in Australian Paramedics
A review of Moral Complexities resulting from the occupations of health care workers during a pandemic and occupations of soldiers during war time
Healing Moral Injury, or Sin: Perspectives of Repairing the soul
NOC NOC, Who's there? Proposed research of Moral Injury within non-offending caregivers and peer support groups.
“Recognizing Moral Injury through an Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy lens - Recognizing the occupational limitations and depravations that can occur from a broken soul
Spiritual and Existential Care in the Belgian Military – Reform, Research, and Spiritual Fitness
How Model Litigant Obligations can protect from Moral Injury
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