2004 Speakers

Gab Kovacs

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Gab Kovacs is the Director of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Eastern Health, Melbourne, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University, Medical Director of Monash IVF.
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Melissa Kang

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Melissa trained in general practice and has worked exclusively in youth health since 1993. In 1994 she joined the Department of Adolescent Medicine at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children as their first permanent primary care staff member. In 1997 she completed a Master of Community Health where she conducted research into sexual behaviour of adolescents, and prevalence of tuberculosis among homeless young people.
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Claire Jackson

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Claire is an Associate Professor in General Practice & Primary Health Care Director, Mater Centre for Integrated Health Care and General Practice, Mater Hospital, South Brisbane.
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Nancy Huang

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Dr Nancy Huang is a public health consultant with a strong medical and clinical background. With13 years of clinical experience in general practice, she has also worked in academia and public health for the over12 years. Completing her Master of Public Health at the University of Melbourne, she majored in preventive health in the primary care sector and health program evaluation.
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Paul Glasziou

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Paul Glasziou PhD, FRACGP is Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Practice and Reader in Primary Care at the University of Oxford and a part-time general practitioner. He teaches evidence-based practice to medical students and other health care workers, is the editor of the BMJ’s Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, and chair of the NHMRC Preventive Guidelines Working Group. He has published two books: “Decision Making in Health Care: Integrating Evidence and Values” and “Systematic Reviews in Health Care”.
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Ian Fraser

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Ian FraserIan S Fraser AO, MD, BSc (Hons), FRANZCOG, FRCOG, CREI, FFFP (Hon), DUa, is Professor in Reproductive Medicine at the University of Sydney, and immediate-past Head of the Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney.  He is a Past-President of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and is currently Honorary Secretary of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO).  He is a member of the International Committee for Contraception Research and a Senior Scientific Adviser to the Population Council, New York.  He is a past-Chairman of the World Health Organization Steering Committee for Long-Acting Hormonal Methods of Contraception.
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Jenny Doust

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Jenny Doust has trained and worked as a general practitioner, clinical epidemiologist and economist, and has evaluated health care technology and pharmaceuticals for consideration by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee and the Medicare Services Advisory Committee. She is currently employed on the NHMRC Screening and Test Evaluation Program Grant at the Centre for General Practice, University of Queensland where she is involved in research on the use of diagnostic tests in clinical decision-making. Jenny is currently completing her PhD.

Chris Dell Mar

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Chris Del Mar is Professor of General Practice at the University of Queensland. He has experience in running experimental trials in general practice, addressing both clinical and health services research issues, as well as observational studies. In addition he is involved in many systematic reviews of the literature. He is Co-ordinating Editor of the Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections Review Group; immediate past Chair of the RACGP National Research Committee; and Editor of the research section of the Australian Family Physician.

Ian Caterson

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Ian Caterson is currently Boden Professor of Human Nutrition at the University of Sydney and has held that position since 1997. Prior to that he was Senior Staff Specialist and Director of Clinical Endocrinology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and a Clinical Associate Professor. He graduated in Medicine with First Class Honours from the University of Sydney and holds the degrees of BSs(Med) with First Class Honours and Doctor of Philosophy from that University.
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Dr Susan Carr

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Sexual Health Physician, Glasgow

Susan Carr qualified in Glasgow in 1974. Since graduating Susan has gained numerous qualifications in the field of Sexual Health:Diploma in Obstetrics D.R.C.O.G. of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; Certificate of the Family Planning Association FPA Cert. Of the United Kingdom; Recognition as Instructing Doctor in Family Planning, Glasgow; M.Phil., Glasgow University 1992 (Law and ethics in relation to medicine); M.F.F.P, 1994, Member of the Faculty of Family Planning of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; Diploma of the Institute of Psychosexual Medicine; and Membership of the Institute of Psychosexual Medicine.
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