Conference/Symposium

Trans-Tasman Midwifery Education Consortium Conference 2025

Date: Thursday, 16 October 2025 - Friday, 17 October 2025
Time: 9:00 AM (NSW Time)
8:00 AM (QLD Time)
Location: Gold Coast Campus

Hosted by:: Faculty of Health
Event cost:: tbc

Enhance your knowledge and contribute to the future of midwifery education by attending TTMEC’s upcoming 3rd conference, themed Building Capacity and Sustainability in Midwifery Education.

This conference brings together midwifery academics, midwifery educators, facilitators and clinical midwives to discuss innovative strategies for strengthening midwifery programs in Australia and New Zealand.

Engage in insightful discussions, share best practices, and collaborate on solutions that will shape the future of midwifery education. By participating, you will play a pivotal role in building a resilient and sustainable midwifery workforce, ensuring quality care for women and newborns.

Date: 16-17 October 2025

Location: Southern Cross University, Gold Coast

Abstract submission due by 31 May, 2025

head and shoulders of Liz Wilkes — Liz Wilkes

Keynote speaker: Liz Wilkes

As Queensland’s first Chief Midwife Officer, Liz Wilkes provides midwifery leadership and supports Queensland Health to lead maternity reforms and strengthen midwifery and maternity services across the state; building upon the skilled midwifery workforce maintaining a sustainable midwifery pipeline.

She believes in working closely with stakeholders to find innovative solutions to improve access to birthing services, especially in regional, rural, and remote areas, to ensure Queensland women and their babies receive the highest quality, safe, culturally appropriate, woman-centred care.

Head and shoulders for woman with red hair - Dr Sally Pairman — Dr Sally Pairman

Keynote speaker: Dr Sally Pairman

Dr Sally Pairman is the outgoing Chief Executive of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), with more than 40 years of work in midwifery practice, education, and regulation in her home country of New Zealand. Previous roles include Professor of Midwifery, Director of Learning and Teaching, and Head of Midwifery at Otago Polytechnic.

Sally maintains her commitment to promoting midwifery as a strong, autonomous profession and to maintaining choices for women in childbirth services as evidenced through her political and professional activities and through her research and publications. Her services to midwifery were recognised in 2008 when she was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.