Delirium 101 Masterclass
From Evidence to Excellence A Practical, Multidisciplinary Delirium Masterclass
Monday 19 October 2026
Ko Awatea, Counties Manukau Health – Middlemore Campus, Auckland
Join us for a hands-on, multidisciplinary delirium masterclass designed for doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals working across acute, subacute, and community settings.
This one-day practical course combines evidence-based teaching with interactive simulation to build real-world skills in delirium prevention, screening, and management. You’ll learn how to recognise delirium early, implement gold-standard care, and translate evidence into everyday clinical practice.
The morning sessions focus on understanding delirium’s impact, applying prevention strategies, embedding screening, and exploring what best-practice delirium care looks like at a system level, including a dedicated session on culturally responsive care.
The afternoon features simulation workshops, giving participants the opportunity to practise assessment, communication, and management strategies in realistic clinical scenarios.
Whether you’re new to delirium care or looking to refine existing practice, this masterclass will provide practical tools you can use immediately in your workplace.
Full program and speakers to be announced.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this masterclass, participants will be able to:
- Describe the clinical impact of delirium and key evidence-based prevention strategies
- Apply practical delirium screening tools in routine clinical care
- Identify components of gold-standard delirium management across disciplines
- Understand culturally responsive approaches to delirium care, including Māori perspectives
- Practise delirium assessment and management skills through interactive simulation
- Translate evidence into actionable improvements within their own clinical settings
Draft Program
Morning: Evidence, Standards and System Change
| Topic | Presenter | |
|---|---|---|
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Welcome | |
| 9:30 - 10:10 | Delirium Matters: Understanding Impact and Preventing Harm | Prof Alison Mudge, University of Queensland |
| 10:10 - 10:40 | Delirium Screening in Practice: Why is Matters and How to Do it Well | Dr Amy Montgomery, University of Technology Sydney |
| 10:40 - 11:10 | Morning Tea | |
| 11:10 - 11:40 | Towards Gold-Standard Delirium Care: What Should Best Practice Look Like? | Dr Val Fletcher, Whatu Ora Waitaha/Caterbury |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | TBA | |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | Panel Discussions and Audience Q&A | |
| 12:20 - 1:30 | Lunch |
Afternoon: Foundations in Delirium – Interactive Simulation Workshops
| Topic | Presenter | |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30 - 3:10 | Simulation Sessions (Rotating Small Groups | Various |
| 3:10 - 3:30 | Afternoon Tea | |
| 3:30 - 4:20 | Simulation Sessions (Continued) | Various |
| 4:20 - 4:30 | Reflections and Closing Remarks |
Registration Fees
| Early Bird | Approx NZD* | Usual Rate (AUD +20%) | Approx NZD* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student | AUD $85 + GST | NZ$100 +GST | AUD $102+ GST | NZ$120 +GST |
| Nurses and Allied Health | AUD $120 + GST | NZ$140+GST | AUD $140+ GST | NZ$165 +GST |
| Medical | AUD $250 + GST | NZ$300+GST | AUD $300+ GST | NZ$360 +GST |
**NZD prices are indicative only and subject to change based on exchange rates at the time of ticket purchase.
Ticketing & Policies
All registrations are processed in Australian Dollars (AUD) via Australian ticketing.
Indicative New Zealand Dollar (NZD) prices are provided for reference only and may vary depending on exchange rates and payment provider fees.
Early Bird Pricing available until 31st Aug 2026. Usual rates apply thereafter.
Refund Policy: Refunds are available up to two weeks prior to the event.
No refunds within 14 days of the masterclass.
Speakers
Professor Alison Mudge
Professor Alison Mudge is a clinician researcher in the Department of Internal Medicine and Aged Care at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Her applied research focuses on improving inpatient and post-hospital care for frail older Australians through coordinated multidisciplinary approaches, working closely with nursing, allied health, and medical specialties including geriatrics, rehabilitation, cardiology, and palliative care. She leads the Eat Walk Engage delirium prevention program implemented in 18 Queensland hospitals.
Alison was the inaugural Clinical Director of the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, where she championed implementation science and has led a number of implementation workshops and mentoring programs. She has held Metro North and Queensland Health Clinician Researcher Fellowships, led competitive NHMRC and MRFF grants, and is leading the first consumer-inclusive research priority setting partnership in delirium. A strong advocate for clinician scientists and consumer engagement, she is also a highly regarded educator. Alison has served on key Queensland clinical networks, successfully influencing policy and practice to improve care for older people.
Dr Amy Montgomery
Dr Amy Montgomery is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at IMPACCT, University of Technology Sydney, and an Aged Care Nurse Practitioner with clinical expertise in dementia, delirium, and palliative care. Her research focuses on translating evidence into practice through innovative education, clinical trials, and models of care. Her PhD, supported by an Australian Government Postgraduate Research Internship with Ramsay Health and a University of Wollongong matched scholarship, evaluated simulation-based delirium education using OSCE and group-OSCE interventions. This work demonstrated improvements in healthcare practitioners’ and medical students’ delirium knowledge, confidence, competence, and adherence to delirium care standards across multiple hospitals. Amy is a Director and Secretary of the Australasian Delirium Association and designed and currently facilitates the Foundations of Delirium Workshop, a nationally delivered, interactive, interprofessional program combining expert-led lectures and simulation-based learning. Her postdoctoral work focuses on designing and implementing delirium prevention and recovery models of care.
Dr Val Fletcher
Dr Val Fletcher is a geriatrician and the Clinical Director of Older Persons Health Community Services at Te Whatu Ora Waitaha/Canterbury, where she is also a general physician and acute stroke unit physician. After graduating in the UK she trained in geriatric and general medicine in Ōtautahi and Sydney. She has an interest in community geriatrics and acute care of the older person, including a focus on improving the quality of delirium care in the acute setting. She is a current board member of the Australasian Delirium Society.
