About the event

Professor Brand’s presentation provides a thought-provoking exploration of uncertainty, particularly in the context of teaching and learning planetary health.  She emphasises the importance of embracing Indigenous knowledge systems and voices in this field, highlighting how they can guide us through complex environmental challenges with respect, wisdom, and a holistic understanding of the world.

Key Learning Objectives

• Understand the Value of Uncertainty in Planetary Health Education: Examine how embracing uncertainty encourages innovation and adaptability in addressing the complexities of planetary health challenges.
• Integrate First Nations Knowledge Systems into Planetary Health Education: Learn how Indigenous voices and holistic perspectives can inform and enhance approaches to addressing complex environmental challenges in healthcare education.
• Apply Innovative Pedagogies in Planetary Health Education: Gain insights into creative and critical teaching methods, including tolerance of uncertainty pedagogy, that prepare learners to navigate and address the complexities of planetary health.

About the speaker

Professor Gabrielle Brand MACN

Gabrielle Brand is a passionate nurse, teacher and qualitative researcher. She has over 18 years experience in health professions education. Her research interests include narrative medicine, health humanities, creative and critical pedagogy and co-designing education with healthcare consumers.. More recently her research has included planetary health education, integrating tolerance of uncertainty pedagogy into higher education and co-designing workforce education to address cognitive bias in healthcare. Gabrielle has published and presented her research in Australia and internationally, authored over 30 peer reviewed articles and several book chapters.