#CrazySocks4Docs 2023 Breakfast

ADELAIDE CONVENTION CENTRE, FRIDAY 2ND JUNE, 7AM TO 9AM - TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Crazysocks4docs Day is held every year on the first Friday of June. This day is the CrazySocks4Docs Foundation flagship event, and is all about raising awareness of the mental health of all doctors and health practitioners around the world, and driving positive change via action!

You can either join us for breakfast at the Adelaide Convention Centre or virtually if in rural/remote/interstate have a breakfast event at your workplace with everyone wear crazy socks, or in the comfort of your own home. Virtual and in-person participants are included in prize draws to win a copy of Dr Bravery's book!

The Adelaide event has confirmed special guest to be Dr Ben Bravery:

Originally a zoologist and science communicator, Ben Bravery worked for the Australian and Chinese governments before being diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer at age twenty-eight. After undergoing eighteen months of cancer treatment, Ben decided on a career change. He became a doctor in 2018 and is now undertaking speciality training in psychiatry. Ben volunteers, advocates, writes and speaks about colorectal cancer, living with cancer, cancer in young adults, medicine and medical education, and is committed to advocating for change in Australia's healthcare system. His memoir, The Patient Doctor, was released in 2022.

We also welcome Hon. Mark Butler, Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care who will also be speaking at the Breakfast.

Dr Geoff Toogood, Founder of the CrazySocks4Docs movement will be co-hosting with Dr Roger Sexton AM, Medical Director, Doctors' Health SA.

We have our fabulous MC, pk (Paul Kitching from Fuller Brands) back as well along with the teams from SASMOA and Doctors' Health SA.

The special guest panel includes:

• Dr Ben Bravery, Author "The Patient Doctor"
• Dr Sian Goodson, Chair, RACGP (SA)
• Ms Isla Woidt, Workforce Wellbeing Partnerships Lead (CEIH)
• Professor Danny Liew, FRACP PhD, Dean of Medicine and Head of School, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide
• Dr Gráinne Murray, Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist – MB BCh BaO MRCPI FRACP

We are so grateful to all the sponsors this year!

Thank you to our co-host partner SASMOA (SA Salaried Medical Officers Assoc) for their support in funding this event. Profit from the event is donated to the CrazySocks4Docs Foundation.