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Professor David Tudehope
David Tudehope’s enthusiasm, dedication, leadership, and vision have steered Brisbane’s Mater Mothers’ Hospital’s Neonatology Division into becoming one of the largest neonatal intensive and special care nurseries in the southern hemisphere. As well as setting up the unit thirty years ago, David also pioneered the transportation of sick and premature newborns from remote areas of Queensland. A distinguished clinical physician and author, David has saved many young lives and, as Professor in Neonatal Paediatrics at the University of Queensland, has encouraged others to explore new neonatal technologies. He chairs a number of professional committees and in 1999 was made a member of the Order of Australia for his services to medicine. He inspires those around him with his positive spirit, his ever-present smile, his compassion, and his enthusiasm for training doctors from here and overseas as highly skilled professionals in this crucial medical specialty.
Dr Brett Manley
Brett is an Australian specialist neonatologist, who is currently completing a PhD at The University of Melbourne studying the use of high flow nasal cannulae (HFNC) as non-invasive respiratory support for newborn, particularly preterm, infants. His research centres around a multicentre randomised controlled trial of HFNC vs. nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) as post-extubation support for preterm infants less than 32 weeks’ gestation (The HIPERSPACE Trial). He is also part of a team that has designed a study of HFNC use in Australian non-tertiary special care nurseries (SCNs). Brett has made several conference presentations on his research, has published a survey of HFNC and NCPAP use in non-tertiary SCNs in Australia and New Zealand, and recently co-authored a book chapter on non-invasive ventilation in preterm infants.
Deborah is a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner practicing at Waikato Hospital Newborn Intensive Care Unit. Deborah is currently working towards a PhD at the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland, under the supervision of Professor Jane Harding. The focus of her Doctoral Studies is neonatal hypoglycaemia.
Ms Delene Thomas
Delene has a nursing background in Midwifery and Neonatal settings and became involved with the Queensland Health – Healthy Hearing Program in 2004 when the program concept of early newborn hearing screening was rolled out state-wide. Delene participated in the clinical pilot of the screening equipment, collaborated on the screening protocols and guidelines, and established nurse screener education resources. Delene continues to focus on quality assurance systems and improved screener education that will result in empowered screeners and a high quality screening program. Delene has shared the Queensland experience on the national and international scene. In 2011 she was invited to Kuala Lumpur, to be one of the key note speakers for their 1st Newborn Hearing Screening Seminar. Delene is proud to part of the team delivering a world class program, and making a positive difference in the lives of hearing impaired babies born, or admitted to facilities in Queensland.
Professor Jill White AM
Dean, Sydney Nursing School
AM RN RM, PhD Adelaide MEd Sydney BEd SACAE AssocDip Cumb
Professor Jill White has been an academic for over 30 years in the areas of nursing, midwifery and education. Jill became Dean of Sydney Nursing School, at the University of Sydney, in 2008. Previous to this Jill was the Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health at the University of Technology Sydney for 10 years.
Clinical Professor Jon Hyett
Jon Hyett, MBBS BSc MD MRCOG FRANZCOG is a Senior Staff Specialist in Obstetrics, Maternal and Fetal Medicine and Head of High Risk Obstetrics, RPA Women & Babies, Sydney. Jon is Clinical Professor at the University of Sydney and Joint Head of the Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology in the Faculty of Medicine.
Jon trained in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and sub-specialized in Maternal and Fetal Medicine in the UK. His primary research interests are prenatal diagnosis in the first trimester of pregnancy, the development of noninvasive prenatal diagnosis, quality assurance in obstetric ultrasound and the management of twin pregnancies. He is involved nationally with the Nuchal Translucency Accreditation Program of RANZCR / RANZCOG and internationally with the obstetric ultrasound accreditation programs run by the Fetal Medicine Foundation, UK.
Ms Claire Doherty
Dr Lucy Cooke
Ms Meshell Curtis
Ms Michelle Gavin
Dr Michael Forest
Jill has provided strong leadership in the academic development of nursing and midwifery, including strategic planning in education, research and consultancy. She has been responsible for developing policy, implementing quality administrative and academic processes, and also for developing new, innovative graduate programs which are recognised both nationally and internationally.
Jill has held several prominent positions within Nursing and Midwifery. Currently she is Chairperson of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council. Jill is a Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife and has a master’s degree in Education and a PhD which was entitled “The Commodification of Caring”. Jill is passionate about nursing and midwifery’s contribution to improving health services and the experience of those in need of our care.
Jill has provided strong leadership in the academic development of nursing and midwifery, including strategic planning in education, research and consultancy. She has been responsible for developing policy, implementing quality administrative and academic processes, and also for developing new, innovative graduate programs which are recognised both nationally and internationally.
Ms Deborah Harris