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Conference Host
university of melbourne

Major Sponsor
dept of human services

Conference Funding
dept health and aging

Workshop Sponsor
national health and medical research council

Speakers

The Centre for Rheumatic Diseases Conference will bring together leading experts including:
  • Professor Glyn Davis, Vice Chancellor, The University of Melbourne
  • The Honourable Minister Bronwyn Pike, Minister for Health, Department of Human Services
  • Professor Anne Rogers, National Primary Care Research & Development Centre, University of Manchester
  • Dr Richard Osborne, Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, University of Melbourne
  • Associate Professor Malcolm Battersby, Flinders University, South Australia
  • Professor Rachelle Buchbinder, Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital
  • Dr Caroline Brand, Director, Clinical Epidemiology & Health Services Evaluation Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital
  • Professor Mark Harris, Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, University of New South Wales
  • Mr Bruce Whitby, Manager, Primary Health Care & Chronic Disease Strategies, Department of Health, South Australia
  • Professor Andrew Wilson, Executive Director, Policy, Planning and Resourcing Division, Queensland Health
  • Ms Karina Moore, Senior Development Officer, Health Policy & Clinical Reform, Department of Health, Western Australia
  • Dr. Norman Swan, Host of ABC Radio National Health Report
  • Professor Nicholas Glasgow, Director, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute, Australian National University
  • Dr Michael Armitage, Australian Health Insurance Association
  • Dr Jennifer King, Director, Programs Branch, Metropolitan Health and Aged Care Services, Department of Human Services
  • Ms Natasha Davidson, Research Fellow, Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, The University of Melbourne
  • Marie Gill, Marie Gill is a principal consultant with Gill and Willcox.
  • Ms Jacqui Louth, Arthritis Educator, Arthritis Foundation of New South Wales
  • Ms Jane Wicks, Deputy Director, Arthritis Foundation of New South Wales
  • Ms Kate Warren, Spencer Gulf Rural Health School, University of Australia
  • Ms Fiona Coulthard, Community Harmony Coordinator, Port Augusta City Council, South Australia
  • Ms Jenni Livingston, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Health Program Evaluation, School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne