THE HEART OF MEDICINE 2026
An International Gathering of Compassionate Leaders in Medicine
Prof. Catherine Crock, AM
Haematologist, Founder and Chair of the Hush Foundation
and the Gathering of Kindness
Melbourne, Australia
About Prof. Catherine
Physician at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Catherine has worked closely with patients and families to improve quality and safety. She is Chair of the Hush Foundation which transforms healthcare culture through the arts. Hush has produced 25 albums of new Australian music to improve the environment in healthcare for patients families and staff.
Hush has collaborated with playwright Alan Hopgood AM to develop plays which are performed in hospitals and Aged Care to raise awareness of patient centred care, communication and patient safety issues.
She cofounded the Gathering of Kindness, a movement promoting a kind health system.
She became a Member of the Order of Australia in 2015 for her contribution to medicine, to community healthcare standards and to the Arts.
Professor at Deakin University, Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development.
FRACMA (Hon)
FRACP (Hon)
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Where you can find Prof. Catherine
instagram.com/professor-catherine-crock-am-fracp-hon-fracma-hon-b2aba111/
hush.org.au
Check out the rest of our faculty!
Registration opens for those on our EOI list
11 August
EOI to Join Us
We acknowledge Australia's First Peoples
Coaching for Doctors is based on Gunaikurnai country. We pay our respects and honour the traditional custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their ancestors, Elders past and present and to their emerging leaders. And recognise that this land was never ceded.
Our Country | Gunaikurnai Land and Waters
The Heart of Medicine Gathering and Retreat will take place on Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Country
