# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Professorial Lecture: Nursing as critical practice
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Nursing as critical practice: Challenges in transforming mental health legislation by Professor Anthony O'Brien.

In this inaugural professorial lecture, Professor Anthony O’Brien will draw on 50 years of nursing experience to examine the university’s role as a site for the development of nursing as a critical discipline - one that is central to, and actively engaged in, the critical analysis of contemporary health care.

Focusing on the case of mental health legislation, Professor O’Brien will explore how nursing ethics shapes professional practice, generating insights that challenge institutional power and open up new possibilities for reform. The lecture will highlight the vital role of the university in fostering the thinking, debate, analysis, and advocacy required for meaningful change.

Professor O’Brien will consider the challenges of translating research findings into practice, particularly in the face of enduring institutional power. Drawing on current mental health law reform, he will argue that, despite the introduction of some welcome innovations, in other respects the present moment represents a case of transformation denied.

This 45-minute public lecture will be held at the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, starting at 5.45pm. Ticket scanning and Opus Bar will be open from 5pm.

Free parking is available on campus via Gate 2B, Knighton Road, Hamilton from 4.30pm.

Please register your attendance and bring your eticket, with you on the evening to be scanned.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hamilton/professorial-lecture-nursing-as-critical-practice/200030214449826
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, art, mental-health, performances, fine-arts, entertainment, contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 23

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Hamilton
- **state**: WK
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts and Gallery
- **lat**: -37.786453299682
- **long**: 175.3145904541
- **full address**: Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts and Gallery, Dr John Gallagher Concert Chamber, Hillcrest, Hamilton 3216, New Zealand, Hamilton

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Professorial Lecture: Nursing as critical practice being held?
  - **A:** Professorial Lecture: Nursing as critical practice takes place on Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Tue, 14 Jul, 2026 at 05:30 pm at Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts and Gallery, Dr John Gallagher Concert Chamber, Hillcrest, Hamilton 3216, New Zealand, Hamilton.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Professorial Lecture: Nursing as critical practice?
  - **A:** Professorial Lecture: Nursing as critical practice is organized by The University of Waikato.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Professorial Lecture: Nursing as critical practice is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Hamilton, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Professorial Lecture: Nursing as critical practice sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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