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Preliminary Program
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Launceston. Tasmania
Thursday 21 May 2026 – RECOGNITION
8:00 – 0830Pre Conference Awakening: Arrival refreshments
0830 – 1030PLENARY SESSION 1 – CONTOURS OF MORAL INJURY
0830 – 0845Welcome & Introductions – Mr Mark Francis (Conference Convenor)
0845 – 0900Welcome to Country
0900 – 0910Introduction to Opening Speaker – Dr Melissa Bakhurst
0910 – 0930Official Opening
0930 – 0935Introduction to Keynote Speaker – Assoc Prof Lindsay Carey
0935 – 1030Keynote Presentation
Dean Yates
Line in the Sand: My Moral Injuries
1030 – 1100Morning Refreshments
1100 – 1200PLENARY SESSION 2 – RECOGNITION: MORAL INJURY & SUICIDE
1100 – 1105Welcome Back and Introduction to Keynote Speaker
1105 – 1200Keynote Presentation
Dr Nikki Jamieson
Darkest Before Dawn: MI and Suicide
12:00 – 1300Lunch
1300 – 1400PLENARY SESSION 3 – RECOGNITION: MORAL INJURY & PTSD
1300 – 1305Welcome Back and Introduction to Keynote Speaker
1305 – 1400Keynote Presentation
Prof Matt Bambling & Dr Melissa Bakhurst
Neural Signatures of Moral Injury & PTSD
1400 – 1530Concurrent Session 1 – Recognition: Moral Injury among High-Risk Professions
1530 – 1600Afternoon Refreshments
1600 – 1730PLENARY SESSION 4 – RECOGNITION: DSM-5 & MORAL INJURY INSTRUMENTS
1600 – 1605Welcome Back and Introduction to Keynote Speaker – Dr Melissa Bakhurst
1605 – 1630Keynote Speaker
Assoc Prof Lindsay Carey
DSM-5 and Moral Injury Screening Tools
1630 – 1730Concurrent Session 2 – Recognition: Moral Injury Stressors within Organisations
1730 – 1930Welcome Reception
Friday 22 May 2026 – RECOVERY
8:00 – 0830Pre Conference Awakening: Arrival refreshments
0830 – 1130PLENARY SESSION 5 – RECOVERY: MORAL INJURY TREATMENT
0830 – 0845Welcome & Introductions – Mr Mark Francis (Conference Convenor)
0845 – 0855Introduction to Keynote Speaker – Assoc Prof Lindsay Carey
0855 – 1000Keynote Presentation
Professor Harold Koenig
Moral Injury, Treatment & Recovery
1000 – 1030Morning Refreshments
1030 – 1130Concurrent Session 3 – Recovery: Moral Injury Treatment Approaches
1130 – 1430PLENARY SESSION 6 – RECOVERY: MORAL INJURY LEADERSHIP
1130 – 1135Welcome Back and Introduction to Keynote Speaker
1135 – 1230Keynote Presentation
Dr Mark Layson
BPSS Risk, Organisational Leadership and Recovery
1230 – 1330Lunch
1330-1430Concurrent Session 4 – Recovery: MI Risk – Personal and Institutional Leadership
1430 – 1530PLENARY SESSION 7 – MORAL INJURY RECOGNITION / RECOVERY PANEL & CLOSING
1530 – 1600Farewell Afternoon Refreshments

Program will be updated as more speakers are confirmed