Program
November 6 - 8th
Friday
8.00 Registration & CPD activities
9.00 The performance prescription
12.30 Hentley Farm conference degustation lunch (3-3.5hr)
Saturday
8.30 CPD activities
9.00 High performance teams
12.30 St Hugo Winery Conference lunch (2.5-3hr)
Sunday
9.00 Authentic leadership in building workplace culture
12.00 Panel discussion
12.30 Conference end
Dr. Nicholas J.W. Mills
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Paediatrician and Palliative Care Physician at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital (WCH) in Adelaide, South Australia.
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Developed workshops in practical patient-centred care models. Strategies applicable to patients of all ages.
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Extensive experience in teaching communication skills to multidisciplinary professionals and is a member of the International Association for Communication in Healthcare
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Employs Clinical Hypnotherapy skills in teaching
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Clinician and researcher: Current focus on innovative and patient-centred approaches for serious illness communication with children and familie
The Performance Prescription: Coaching medical leaders from experienced to elite
Dr Tabitha Healey
After 20 years as a Medical Oncologist Tabitha turned to performance coaching, now saught after by medical leaders and executives. Her coaching supports leaders to strengthen self-awareness, manage pressure effectively, communicate with confidence, lead others with consistency and credibility all while practicing safely and sustainably.
While therapy often focuses on understanding the past, coaching is future-focused. It supports individuals to identify and embrace the foundations of a fulfilling life — strong relationships, good health, meaningful work, and a clear sense of purpose. Coaching provides a structured, practical framework for growth in both professional and personal domains.
In medicine, consultants frequently serve as informal coaches to peers and junior trainees. This session explores how to intentionally develop your own coaching capability, with a particular focus on strengthening emotional intelligence. Participants will gain practical insights into how to coach and the benefits of having a coach to support sustained success.
Session Overview
The principles of effective coaching in medical practice
Developing emotional intelligence as a coaching skill
Practical strategies to support colleagues and trainees
How to help others build meaningful and balanced careers
Bio
Highly accomplished performance coach for executives and industry leaders
Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians (Medical Oncology – retired)
Graduate, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Certificate IV in Professional and Life Coaching
Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership – Levels 1 and 2
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Data driven change: F1 helping to fuel high peformance and safety in medicine
Mark Gallagher
Formula One is one of the most competitive and high-performance industries in the world, where success depends on teamwork, precision, innovation and the ability to adapt quickly. In this engaging workshop, Mark draws on more than three decades of experience in Formula One to share how the principles behind elite motorsport performance can be applied in medical workplaces.
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Through real-world examples from the Formula One paddock, participants will explore the foundations of high-performance teamwork, effective organisational safety and risk management, and leading organisations through constant change. The session enables individuals to reflect on their own teams and produce a practical plan to drive performance and change in their health setting.
Session Overview
The principles behind creating high performance teams
The steps F1 made create a quantum leap in safety in their sport
Reflection of teams and safety within your workplace
Building an individual plan to create change
Bio
Mark Gallagher is a Formula One executive, author, broadcaster and regular keynote speaker with more than 30 years of experience working at the highest levels of international motorsport. He spent over a decade on the management board of the successful Jordan Grand Prix team and later joined the founding management team of Red Bull Racing, helping establish the commercial platform that supported the team’s rise to four-time Formula One World Champions. He also led the return of the legendary Cosworth engine business to Formula One, supplying engines to one third of the teams on the grid. Mark was heavily involved in the sports safety transition from a fatality each year to where it is today.
During his career Mark has worked with some of the sport’s greatest drivers, including Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and Jenson Button, and continues to collaborate with leading figures across the sport. Mark now shares insights from the world of Formula One to help organisations build high-performance teams and drive success in complex, fast-moving environments.
Creating workplace culture through authentic leadership
Dr Nigel Stewart
Join Nigel, former Head of Unit at the Northern Regional Paediatric Unit in Port Augusta, for a practical and inspiring workshop on building exceptional workplace culture through authentic leadership. Over 28 years, Nigel developed a paediatric service that supported half of South Australia — an area comparable in size to Spain — travelling extensively to deliver care and build strong relationships with schools, community leaders, hospital staff and families. The unit became renowned for clinical excellence, outstanding training, and a culture so strong that many doctors return — often flying in from interstate to support and be part of the team that shaped them.
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In this interactive session, participants will explore their own leadership style. Identifying your default leadership pattern, how your response in conflict and under pressure impacts team dynamics, and recognising your strengths and blind spots, how to harness diverse personalities to create a high-performing teams. This workshop offers clear, practical strategies to build environments in which people thrive and want to succeed for others.
Session Overview
How to create a workplace where people thrive
Finding your own leadership style
Where most of health gets it wrong
Panel discussion
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Bio
Dr Nigel Stewart was born and educated in Auckland, New Zealand. He spent more than 20 years in Port Augusta as a regional paediatrician, building the Northern Regional Paediatric Unit from scratch at Port Augusta Hospital. Under his leadership, the unit became known as an oasis of high-quality care for patients and an exceptional training and life experience for staff.
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Dr Stewart has held numerous leadership roles across clinical practice, medical colleges, university education, and public health.
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