CSC 2026 Keynote speakers

Join us in the Hunter Valley as the NSC2026 committee proudly welcomes our esteemed keynote speakers! This is an exciting opportunity to immerse yourself in a series of inspiring and innovative presentations that promise to spark your imagination and provoke thought.

Our carefully selected speakers are leaders in their fields, bringing a wealth of knowledge and fresh perspectives. They will share groundbreaking ideas and insights that can pave the way for future advancements and collaborations. Attendees can look forward to engaging discussions that challenge the status quo and inspire new ways of thinking.

This event is not just about listening; it’s about connecting with like-minded individuals and fostering an environment of creativity and collaboration. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this transformative experience. Together, let’s explore the possibilities that lie ahead and shape the future!

Professor Paul Bowie

Programme Director (Safety & Improvement)
NHS Education for Scotland Glasgow

Alongside his investigation education role with us at the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB), Paul is Professor of Human Factors for Health and Social Care at the University of Staffordshire and Programme Director (Safety and Improvement) with NHS Education for Scotland.

He is a Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors specialist by profession with over 30 years of experience in a range of patient safety leadership, education and research roles in healthcare and academia.

Paul gained his doctorate in significant event analysis from the University of Glasgow in 2004. He has published over 200 peer reviewed articles on healthcare quality and safety in international journals and co-edited a book on patient safety and quality improvement.

Paul is also Honorary Professor and a PhD supervisor and examiner in the School of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow. He is Honorary Fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal College of General Practitioners; Patient Safety Lead of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors Healthcare Special Interest Group; and a Clinical Human Factors Group Ambassador.

Professor Marcy Rosenbaum

Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Faculty Development Consultant for the Office of Consultation and Research in Medical Education at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.

Marcy Rosenbaum has been actively involved in teaching, curriculum development and conducting research on clinician-patient communication and health professions education for the more than 30 years.

She oversees communication skills training for students, residents and practicing health care providers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. She also has spent her career conducting research and directing programs focused on enhancing health professional faculty teaching skills in classroom and clinical settings. She has published extensively and facilitated train the trainers courses throughout the world. She is a former president of EACH: International Association for Communication in Healthcare and past founder and Chair of tEACH, the teaching committee of EACH.

Associate Professor Andrew B Lumb, MB BS, FRCA

Consultant Anaesthetist (Retd.), St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, UK

Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

Andy Lumb trained in anaesthesia in various London hospitals, including a two year research fellowship with Dr John Nunn on the effects of general anaesthesia on respiratory mechanics. On completing training in 1994 Andy returned to his native Yorkshire for a consultant post where he specialised in anaesthesia for thoracic and acute surgery until retiring from clinical practice in 2025. His research generated 20 peer-reviewed papers on diverse topics from bias in medical school admissions to anxiety at induction of anaesthesia, but mostly focussed on respiratory physiology and its application in anaesthetised patients, including mathematical modelling of airway gas flows and clinical projects on lung function during anaesthesia.

Andy remains involved in medical education at all levels from 1st year medical students to senior trainees. This includes medical school admissions, developing and delivering student projects in both 1^st and 4^th year, and teaching respiratory physiology on the Body Systems 1^st year module of the MB ChB course in Leeds. In post-graduate training he has taught at many local, national and international courses and conferences and completed an extended term as an examiner and Vice Chair of the Final FRCA which included investigating differential attainment in the FRCA exam. In 2019 Andy was the Visiting Jobson Professor of Anaesthesia at the University of Sydney, Australia. Andy served extended terms as Associate Editor for the British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA) and the Editorial Board of BJA Education.

Andy continues to work as an author, having written 48 book chapters, editorials and reviews. He has also been sole or co-author of six editions of Nunn & Lumb’s Applied Respiratory Physiology with a 10^th edition due for publication in 2026. This ‘standard text’ of respiratory physiology remains popular throughout the world, including in non-English speaking regions with Italian, Spanish, Polish and Chinese translations currently available.

Acknowledgment of Country

We acknowledge the Wonnarua people, traditional owners and keepers of the Hunter Valley area where CSC 2026 will be hosted. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and future. The Wonnarua people have a deep spiritual connection to the land.

We commit to respecting the land, people and culture of the Wonnarua Nation during the congress, and at all times.