The HLA & HLi Joint Conference will be held on Thursday 15 and Friday 16 October, 2026 at the William Angliss Institute, in Melbourne.
Call for Abstracts: Presentations, Lightning Talks, Workshops and Poster Presentations
Health Libraries Inc (HLi) / Health Libraries Australia (HLA) invites submissions for its upcoming conference exploring the theme: The Fire Within: Passion and Purpose in Health Libraries (15 & 16 October, Melbourne).
Please share your insights, research and innovations in a workshop (90 mins), presentation (20 mins) or lightning talk (10 mins) to fan the flames of inspiration. We are also delighted to offer poster presentations to share your work.
Our conference is a supportive and learning environment to share your achievements, improvements, and research. We encourage you to consider submitting an abstract for this exciting event and register to attend and support your health library community.
More information about submissions and themes is available here.
The HLA and HLi committees are working hard to bring you this event and we look forward to seeing you there!
Keynote speaker announced
Dr Ranjana Srivastava is an oncologist, Fulbright scholar, and award-winning writer. She is a long-time columnist for The Guardian newspaper where she writes on the intersection of medicine and humanity. Ranjana practices in the Victorian public hospital system and specialises in geriatric oncology, the care of older patients with cancer. She also has a deep interest in the welfare of multicultural and disadvantaged communities.
Ranjana’s two Fulbright awards allowed her to obtain a fellowship in medical ethics at the University of Chicago and a Master in Public Administration at Harvard University.
Among her many awards, Ranjana is the recipient of a Human Rights Literature Prize for her book, Dying for a Chat. She recently won the Kennedy Award for Outstanding Columnist for her writing on compassion in medicine. Her TEDx Talk The Art of Medicine is a thoughtful reflection on the importance of honesty in medicine. Her commitment to ethical medicine saw her receive a Medal of the Order of Australia for her contribution to doctor-patient communication.
Conference theme
The Fire Within: Passion and Purpose in Health Libraries
More details to follow soon!
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