Speakers
DR KERRIE AUST
General Practitioner, ACT President of the Australian Medical Association (AMA)
Chair, AMA Ethics and Medicolegal Committee, AMA Federal Council Member, AMA Council of General Practice
Senior Clinical Lecturer ANU School of Medicine and Psychology,
Supervisor Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Past Medical Director Drs4Drs ACT
Special interests: women’s health, men’s health, antenatal care, paediatrics, weight management, mental health, skin health
DR JASON AGOSTINO
General Practitioner, Senior Medical Advisor at NACCHO, Epidemiologist in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Special interests: epidemiology, research in prevention of chronic diseases for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and understanding new models of primary health care
DR STEPHEN
MARTIN
General Practitioner, Medical Educator, Lecturer in General Practice
Special interests: General practice, medical education, GP registrar supervision, mentoring medical students, promoting General Practice as a career in medicine
DR DUNCAN MACKINNON
Rural General Practitioner & GP anaesthetist, visiting medical officer (VMO), RACGP GP of the Year for 2020
Special interests: rural practice, anaesthetics, chronic pain management, sustainable primary care
DR EMILY RUSHTON
General Practitioner
Special interests: sexual health, HIV care, transgender health and chronic disease management
DR BETTY GE
General Practitioner, Ochre Medical Centre Garran | Local Medical Educator, RACGP, AMA-ACT Board Director, Past Chair, AMA-ACT Council of Doctors in Training
Special interests: General practice, medical education, healthcare advocacy, junior doctor development
DR MEL DEERY
General Practitioner & Practice Owner of YourGP
Special interests: paediatrics, women’s health, pregnancy care, mental health, diabetes management
DR MELANIE DORRINGTON
Chief GP and Primary Care Advisor at ACT Health Directorate
GP, Interchange Health Co-Operative
Special interests: policy, women’s health, sexual health, pregnancy care and contraception
DR YEW CHOY CHEONG
General Practitioner & Specialist in Skin Cancer Surgery
Special interests: skin cancer management, preventative health and emergency medicine
DR KATRINA ANDERSON
Clinical Professor, Acting Head of General Practice, Australian National University Medical School, and Director of GP Education for the Office of General Practice and Primary Care, ACT Health Directorate
Special interests: Refugee and asylum seeker health, mental health, improving health outcomes for vulnerable and disadvantaged patients, doctor-patient communication
PROF SUSAN WEARNE
Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Australian Government Department of Health | Senior Medical Adviser, Health Workforce Division
Special interests: Medical education, remote GP supervision, technology-enabled learning, health workforce policy, general practice in remote areas
DR ARIANA
ARULAMPALAM
Rural Generalist GP Obstetrician, Cowra | Lead Medical Educator, ACRRM
Special interests: Rural medicine, obstetrics, gynaecology, perinatal mental health, breastfeeding support, rural healthcare education
DR JAMES MANLEY
General Practitioner
Special interests: pain management, paediatrics and chronic disease management