Professor John Marley Chair (MD MBChB FRCP(Edin) FRACGP FACRRM DA DRCOG FPCert MAICD)
Director Internationalisation & Alumni, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Queensland
Professor David Lyle
Head of Broken Hill Department of Rural Health, University of Sydney
Mr Ian Thompson
Deputy Chief Executive, ACT Health
Professor Deborah Turnbull (MPsych (Clin) PhD)
School of Psychology, University of Adelaide
Ms Michele Kosky (MPhil)
Executive Director, Health Consumer Council
Professor Patricia Davidson (RN, BA, MEd, PhD)
Director, Cardiovascular and Chronic Care Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery,
Curtin University of Technology
Professor Patrick Crookes (RN BSc (Nursing) RNT Cert Ed PhD MRCNA)
Dean of the Faculty of Health & Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong
Associate Professor Margaret Allman-Farinelli
Associate Professor Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
Emeritus Professor John Humphreys (BA (Hons) DipEd PhD)
Emeritus Professor of Rural Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University
Professor Mark Nelson (MBBS (Hons) MFM FRACGP FAFPHM PhD)
Professor and Head of General Practice, Discipline of General Practice, University of Tasmania
Senior Member, Menzies Research Institute
Ms Julie Tongs
Chief Executive Officer, Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service
Professor Alex Brown (BMed MPH PhD)
Head of the Centre for Indigenous Vascular and Diabetes Research, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Alice Springs
Professor Robert Newton (BHMS MHMS PhD AEP FAAESS FNSCA)
Foundation Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University
Professor Ellen McIntyre, OAM
Director, Primary Health Care Research & Information Service (PHC RIS)
Biographies
Professor John Marley (MD MBChB FRCP(Edin) FRACGP FACRRM DA DRCOG FPCert MAICD)
Director Internationalisation & Alumni, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Queensland
Professor Marley holds a Chair in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Queensland. He is also Director of Strategy and Role Redesign in the Clinical Services Redesign Program of NSW Health. He holds conjoint Chairs at the University of Adelaide and at the University of Newcastle. Professor Marley’s past clinical experience includes practice in cardiology and in metropolitan and rural and remote general practice. He continues in active clinical work in emergency medicine and general practice. Professor Marley’s research profile spans from the laboratory bench to the largest of clinical trials. He has published extensively in major journals. Professor Marley serves on a number of other boards and major national and international committees.
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Professor David Lyle
Head of Broken Hill Department of Rural Health, University of Sydney
Professor Lyle is a Public Health Physician who has worked in public health practice, academia and as a medical epidemiologist with the NSW Health Department. He has a strong research and health service development background. Professor Lyle is Head of the Broken Hill Department of Rural Health (University of Sydney), a multi-professional academic unit in far western NSW established in 1997 to contribute to an Australian Government initiative to address rural workforce problems.
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Mr Ian Thompson
Deputy Chief Executive, ACT Health
Mr Thompson has worked in the health sector at Commonwealth and ACT Government levels for 15 years. He is responsible for the clinical operations of ACT Health, covering public hospital, mental health and community health services. Previously he was involved in national activities such as negotiations for the Australian Health Care Agreements, which are the principal Commonwealth/State agreements for hospital services and funding in Australia, national research and service delivery evaluation of models and care and funding for chronic disease management, and development and implementation of the National Mental Health Strategy.
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Professor Deborah Turnbull (MPsych (Clin) PhD)
School of Psychology, University of Adelaide
Professor Turnbull’s primary disciplinary background is in the areas of Public Health and Applied Psychology. She has held research appointments in Sydney and the UK. Her research interests are in health service development and evaluation, including those for maternity care, screening, primary care mental health and disease management. She holds numerous Category 1 research grants and has served on a range of state and national committees for health service delivery and evaluation. Professor Turnbull has held a range of administrative leadership positions at the University of Adelaide including Head of School of Psychology, Associate Dean (International) and Co-Convenor of Medical School admissions. She is the immediate past Chair of the Heads of Schools and Departments of Psychology Association. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society, the Public Health Association of Australia, and the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand.
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Ms Michele Kosky (MPhil)
Executive Director, Health Consumer Council
Ms Kosky has been Executive Director for the Health Consumers’ Council in Western Australia since 1994. Prior to this position, Ms Kosky worked in HIV/AIDS non-government sector. She has been particularly vocal in speaking out on issues such as hospital waiting times, abortion, indigenous and refugee health. Ms Kosky plays a vital role in assessing how well hospitals and other health services are treating patients.
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Professor Patricia Davidson (RN, BA, MEd, PhD)
Director, Cardiovascular and Chronic Care Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery,
Curtin University of Technology
Professor Davidson has played an active role in developing and evaluating nurse coordinated models of heart failure care. She is President of the International Council on Women’s Health Issues and Secretary of the International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing. She is a member of the Cardiovascular Nurses Working Group of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand and President of the Australasian Cardiovascular Nurses College. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing Australia, co-chair of the NSW Health Clinical Expert Reference Group for Cardiovascular Disease, and an Editor of Collegian. Professor Davidson's clinical and research speciality focuses on chronic cardiovascular disease, particularly heart failure, women’s health, Indigenous health and novel interdisciplinary models of care development.
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Professor Patrick Crookes (RN BSc (Nursing) RNT Cert Ed PhD MRCNA)
Dean of the Faculty of Health & Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong
Professor Crookes holds a Chair in Nursing in the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Wollongong. He is Dean of the faculty and Head of its School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health. Professor Crookes is Chair of the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (ANZ) and has been on the Executive of Council since 2001. Professor Crookes has a clinical background in cardio-respiratory nursing, then chose to specialise in nursing education, first in the hospital sector and then in health education. Professor Crookes has a keen interest in the translation of research into practice. His teaching and research in this area led to his 'Research Into Practice' publication in 1998, with a subsequent second edition in 2004. Professor Crookes was awarded a Carrick Citation for Significant Contribution to Teaching and Learning in 2007. He is a keen advocate for Practice Nursing and has been active in primary health care research.
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Associate Professor Margaret Allman-Farinelli
Associate Professor Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
Associate Professor Allman-Farinelli has 30 years experience as a member of the dietetic profession. She is currently director of three training programs at the University of Sydney, producing nutrition and dietetic professionals to work in the hospital, primary care and community and public health sectors. She is also Vice President on the Board of Directors of the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) and on editorial boards of international and national nutrition and medical journals. Her current research interests include the development of the evidence-base for medical nutrition therapy for obesity and chronic disease prevention and management and models of care and rationalisation of dietetic practice in the hospital, primary care and community setting.
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Emeritus Professor John Humphreys (BA (Hons) DipEd PhD)
Professor of Rural Health Research, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University
Professor Humphreys is well known for his academic research on health service provision in rural and remote areas of Australia. He has undertaken extensive fieldwork on rural health issues in north-west Queensland, the Wimmera-Mallee region of Victoria, and the Orana and Far West region of New South Wales. His research interests focus on rural communities, health service provision in rural and remote areas of Australia, rural workforce recruitment and retention, rural health policy and the evaluation of rural health programs.
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Professor Mark Nelson (MBBS (Hons) MFM FRACGP FAFPHM PhD)
Professor and Head of General Practice, Discipline of General Practice, University of Tasmania
Senior Member, Menzies Research Institute
Professor Nelson is Professor and Chair of the Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, and Senior Professorial Fellow, Menzies Research Institute, both at the University of Tasmania. He is also an Honorary Associate, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. Professor Nelson serves on the National Heart Foundation High Blood Pressure and Vascular Disease Advisory Committee. He is also in general practice in Lindisfarne, Tasmania and is immediate past president of the Australian Association for Academic General Practice. His research interests are around the prevention of cardiovascular disease in the primary care environment and large-scale clinical trials to achieve this aim.
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Ms Julie Tongs
Chief Executive Officer, Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service
Ms Tongs has been the Chief Executive Officer of Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service for 12 years. Ms Tongs has over 30 years experience working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs and in particular has extensive experience in advising, formulating, implementing and evaluating public health initiatives, programs and policy at a local, regional and national level. Ms Tongs has been a national leader and strong advocate of quality improvement initiatives within the Aboriginal Community Controlled sector.
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Professor Alex Brown (BMed MPH PhD)
Head of the Centre for Indigenous Vascular and Diabetes Research, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Alice Springs
Professor Brown is the Head of the Centre for Indigenous Vascular and Diabetes Research, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, in Alice Springs. For the last 10 years Professor Brown has been working on Aboriginal health, education, policy, communicable disease control, service delivery and public health, epidemiology, research and research ethics. His research interests focus on Indigenous cardiovascular disease disparity and its determinants, clinical and epidemiological cardiovascular research, chronic disease policy development, health services research, Indigenous male health, and unpacking the psychosocial determinants of Indigenous health.
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Professor Robert Newton (BHMS MHMS PhD AEP FAAESS FNSCA)
Foundation Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University
Professor Newton is the Foundation Professor in Exercise and Sports Science, and Director of the Vario Health Institute at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia. He is an accredited Exercise Physiologist and maintains active clinical practice. Professor Newton’s research interests centre on applications of exercise for maintaining or improving human structure and function.
Professor Newton is currently a National Health and Medical Research Council panel member and on the Research Committee for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. He has received competitive grant funding both in Australia and the United States for research into physical activity, exercise and health. Professor Newton is frequently invited to speak both nationally and internationally on chronic disease and the benefits of exercise.
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Professor Ellen McIntyre, OAM
Director, Primary Health Care Research & Information Service (PHC RIS)
Professor Ellen McIntyre is Director of the Primary Health Care Research & Information Service (PHC RIS) at Flinders University in South Australia. PHC RIS has been generating, managing and sharing information about Australian PHC since 1995 and through its applied research continues to enhance the sharing of knowledge and information among researchers, policy makers and practitioners. Ellen is also a researcher in breastfeeding and has been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since 1989. In 2005, Ellen received an OAM (Medal of the Order of Australia) for service to the community as a lactation consultant and counselor, and through the development and delivery of information and education courses on breastfeeding. She is currently a Director on the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE).
