Victorian Doctors Health Program

18/11/2025

Secure your spot in the workshop for only $100
📍27 November 2025, 1:30pm – 4:30pm, 1 Hotel Melbourne

We're excited to highlight that Dr Paul Taylor, neuroscientist, leadership coach, and resilience expert will be leading a powerful workshop at the 2025 Australasian Doctors’ Health Conference in Melbourne.

31/10/2025

Heartbroken reading today’s ABC News story about the growing number of doctors who’ve taken their own lives.
These are people dedicating their lives to caring for others, often while struggling in silence with impossible workloads, burnout, fear, and a culture that punishes vulnerability.

If you’re struggling, please reach out: 1300 330 543

There are calls for a Senate inquiry into the su***de deaths of Australian doctors amid allegations of untenable rosters and payback for whistleblowers.

28/10/2025

It’s now less than one month out from the ADHC 2025 event and we’re so excited to see our plans coming together! The conference themed “Promoting great medical culture – People, Peers and Places” is shaping up to be a powerful gathering of medical leaders, practitioners and researchers from across Australasia. Please book your ticket so you don't miss out. www.adhc.org.au

***We're getting excited!!!***

There is less than one month to go until the 2025 Australasian Doctors' Health Conference kicks off at 1 Hotel in Melbourne.

There are only a couple more weeks to secure your tickets to this amazing gathering of medical leaders, program directors, hospital, private practice and community doctors, health professionals, government agencies and researchers, all involved in improving the health of doctors and medical students across the country.

Make sure you secure your ticket now and be part of 'Promoting great medical culture'!

Book now at www.adhc.org.au

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14/08/2025

It was great to actively engage with the Healthed Medical Update 2025 community recently. Spreading the word about VDHP and our valuable service.
Thank you Healthed🎯

28/07/2025

The Australasian Doctors’ Health Conference 2025 is more than a conference; it's a gathering of people who care deeply about the wellbeing of our profession.

Join us this November in Melbourne as we explore how People, Peers, and Places shape medical culture. From clinician-led conversations to storytelling workshops, this is where ideas become action.

✅ Inspiring speakers (Paul Taylor, Dr Jo Braid, Dr Leanne Rowe + more)
✅ Pre-conference workshops
✅ Gala Dinner in the heart of the city

🎟 Early bird pricing ends 31 July. Secure your spot now: www.adhc.org.au

27/07/2025

🎉 You're invited to the ADHC Gala Dinner! 🥂
As part of the 2025 Australasian Doctors’ Health Conference, we’re hosting a special evening to connect, unwind, and celebrate our shared commitment to doctors’ health.

📅 Thursday 27 November 2025
📍 1 Hotel, Melbourne
🎧 Featuring two DJs, a beautiful setting, and plenty of space to dance, laugh, and recharge together.

👉 Book your ticket www.adhc.org.au

24/07/2025

🔥 Attention doctors, medical leaders & thriving professionals! 🔥
🚨 Early Bird pricing ends 31 July! 🚨
📅 27–29 November 2025
📍 1 Hotel Melbourne, Docklands
🎯 Theme: People • Peers • Places

Why grab that Early Bird ticket?
🎟️ Delegate: $950 (then jumps to $1,199!)
🍷 Gala dinner: $200 (was $230) toast to connection and wellness
💡 Early access to thought-provoking keynotes, hands-on workshops, and 250+ driven colleagues
🌏And did we mention the venue? We're at Melbourne’s brand new 1 Hotel, a space designed with sustainability at its core.

Book now: adhc.org.au

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22/07/2025

Caring for doctors is caring for healthcare. Whether you’re a clinician, educator, leader, or the vital admin and wellbeing support behind the scenes, you belong at this event.

💥Early bird registration closes 31 July.

✨ Pre‑Conference Workshops ✨Thursday, 27 Nov 1:30 – 4:30 pm

🌿Optimising performance, meaningfulness & health – The Hardiness Advantage (with Paul Taylor)
🌿Stories of Care & Creativity – Narrative Medicine (Dr Fiona Reilly & Dr Mariam Tokhi)
🌿The Healing Power of Writing – Why Doctors Should Write (Dr Hilton Koppe)
🌿The Stories We Tell – Caring for Colleagues & Medico‑Legal Insight (Tracy Pickett)

👉 Learn more and register at adhc.org.au
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14/05/2025

Grab your Early Bird Delegate Ticket for just $950 – available until 30 June 2025. 🎟 Your ticket includes:
✔️ Full access to the conference (Friday/Saturday)
✔️ Catering throughout the main program
✔️ BONUS: Hosted at the stunning 1 Hotel Melbourne a world class, eco-luxury venue in the heart of the city
✖️ Excludes workshops, gala dinner & welcome drinks

Whether you're a doctor, health professional, educator or leader – now is the perfect time to use end-of-financial-year funds or claim a tax-deductible expense. Link here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/1376848/sessions/5508572/sections/2625889/tickets
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12/05/2025

On Crazy Socks 4 Docs Day, the Victorian Doctors Health Program (VDHP) proudly participated in Monash University's event, "Breaking the Stigma Around Mental Health in Medicine." This gathering brought together medical students, professionals, and advocates to discuss the importance of mental health in the medical field.

Thank you to Monash University for hosting this impactful event and to all participants for their dedication to mental health advocacy: www.monash.edu/medicine/news/latest/2025-articles/breaking-the-stigma-around-mental-health-in-medicine
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The Gippsland Regional Training Hub recently welcomed Latrobe Regional Health and Monash Rural Health staff and students to an inspiring Crazy Socks 4 Docs Day event.

08/05/2025

🎤 KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT 🎤
We’re thrilled to announce that Paul Taylor will be joining us as a keynote speaker at the Australasian Doctors’ Health Conference 2025!

Book your ticket for the 2025 Australasian Doctors' Health Conference and hear from inspirational guest speaker Paul Taylor. Paul will not only deliver a workshop at the conference, but is also our opening keynote speaker.

A former British Royal Navy Aircrew Officer and former Adjunct Professor at the University of San Francisco, Paul is a Neuroscientist, Exercise Physiologist and Nutritionist who is currently completing a PhD in Applied Psychology, where he is developing and testing resilience strategies with the Australian Defence Science Technology Group & The University of Newcastle.

Book your conference ticket now to ensure you do not miss out on hearing Paul present on The Power of Connection: Building Strong Medical Teams through People, Peers and Places.

Visit https://adhc.org.au/paul-taylor/ to find out more about Paul Taylor.

08/05/2025

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-07/doctor-says-public-health-system-toxic-fears-it-could-kill-him/105245294

The pressure on doctors is real and its growing.
If you're a doctor struggling with burnout, mental health, or substance use, please know you're not alone. The Victorian Doctors Health Program (VDHP) offers confidential, compassionate, and independent support to doctors and medical students.
We're here to listen. We're here to help.

As a junior doctor in a busy emergency department Dr Fahad Khan expected long hours and high stress. What he didn't expect was a creeping concern that it might kill him.