Valsa is Professor and Chair of Child Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney and Clinical Academic at South-Western Sydney Health District. She is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Leadership Fellow focussing on research into neurodevelopmental disorders and leads the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in child and family health. Valsa is also Chair, Faculty…
Jemma Milloy is a proud Mandandanji Women who has spent a majority of her life living and working across the lands of the Dharawal, Darug, Gundungurra and Gadigal peoples. Jemma holds a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Sydney and has extensive experience in establishing culturally responsive models/programs dedicated to Aboriginal families and…
John Ward is a semi-retired geriatrician. Prior to entering Geriatric Medicine in 1985, John was in public health administration,including Aboriginal Health, Deputy Director of the Southern Metropolitan Health Region and Director of NSW Prison Medical Service. John worked as geriatrician in Eastern Sydney prior to moving to the Hunter in 2000.His major interests are the…
Rod Dr Rod McClure is Professor of Public Health Medicine, and Dean, School of Medicine at Western Sydney University. Since being awarded his PhD in Epidemiology and Population Health in 1995, he has had comprehensive international career with clinical, administrative, education and research contributions across the public, private and government sectors. He is the current…
Hyllus is a proud Yorta Yorta / Kamilaroi woman who has resided in Liverpool for the past 40 years. Hyllus has worked in SWSLHD for the past 9 years as a Workforce Educator in the District’s Centre for Education and Workforce Development, responsible for delivering the Ministry of Health’s mandatory cultural training program, Respecting the…
Mr Sam Hadded is the Chair of the Board of the South West Sydney Local Health District, and is keen to ensure the availability of advanced, reliable and safe health care services to the growing and diverse community of the District.
Susan Pearce is Secretary, NSW Health, appointed in March 2022. In this role, Susan is responsible for the management of the NSW health system – with over 120,000 FTE and a budget of over $30billion – to ensure the provision of world-class, patient-centred care to the people of NSW. Prior to her recent appointment, Susan…
Adjunct Professor Jean-Frédéric Levesque, MD PHD FRCP Dr Jean-Frédéric Levesque is the Deputy Secretary, Clinical Innovation and Research and Chief Executive, Agency for Clinical Innovation at NSW Health. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity at the University of New South Wales. He has authored more than 150…
Dr. Simon Kos is an internationally recognized leader in digital health, working in senior executive roles for over twenty years. Dr. Simon Kos is the Chief Medical Officer at Microsoft NZ, responsible for clinical strategy and engagement using Microsoft technology and partner solutions.
Alex started her nursing career at Liverpool Hospital in 2008. In 2011 Alex was employed as the first IBD Nurse at Liverpool Hospital, establishing the IBD Service along with Professor Susan Connor and Dr Watson Ng. Since its inception in 2011, the IBD unit has grown significantly. In her role as IBD CNC, Alex is…