Dr
Peter Allcroft

BMBS FRACP M Palliative Care

Dr Peter Allcroft is a Senior Staff Specialist at Southern Adelaide Palliative Services, based at Flinders Medical Centre South Australia. He initially trained in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, completed his Masters of Palliative Care at Flinders University, and is currently undertaking a PhD at UTS, exploring the unmet palliative care needs of frail older patients with heart failure. He is actively involved with clinical teaching and research programs. He has an interest in Models of Palliative Care for patients with complex chronic medical conditions. He co-founded the Motor Neurone Disease Clinic which is based at Flinders Medical Centre, and is the Deputy Chair of the Motor Neurone Disease Association of South Australia.

Dr Jemma Anderson

Staff Specialist and Medical Unit Head, Adolescent Ward, Women's and Children's Hospital

Dr Jemma Anderson is a staff specialist and medical unit head of the adolescent ward at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital and the first Adolescent Physician in South Australia. She also holds a specialist qualification in Paediatric Endocrinology and is a senior lecturer with the University of Adelaide. She is the current editor for adolescent medicine with the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. Jemma has a longstanding passion for supporting healthy adolescent development and is committed to community and youth engagement in developing models of care and research for young people. She is the lead for Paediatric Eating Disorders and Gender Medicine at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital and has a special interest in supporting and empowering young people in their transition across health services.

Professor
Christopher Barnett

Clinical Geneticist

Prof Christopher Barnett has dual fellowships in neonatal/perinatal medicine, clinical genetics and is the head of the Paediatric and Reproductive Genetics Unit at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide. He is the lead of the NHMRC funded Genomic Autopsy Project and on the expert advisory committee of the Genomics Health Futures Mission. Christopher trained at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide and at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. He has research interests in prenatal genetics, fetal pathology and rare childhood diseases.

Associate Professor
Anne Burke

Clinical and Health Psychologist

With 20 years of experience working in the area of chronic pain, Anne has a proven track record of service innovation and clinically focussed research. She is the Immediate Past President of the Australian Pain Society, Co-Director, Psychology and Allied Health Lead Cancer in Central Adelaide Local Health Network, and Clinical Associate Professor with The University of Adelaide. Anne’s PhD explored factors related to treatment access for individuals with chronic pain and she regularly collaborates across the national and international pain sector.

Kathryn Hourigan

Consumer Representative

Kathryn is a consumer advocate and community leader with extensive experience in leading communities and advocating for the voice of the consumer in her work in healthcare. Among other engagements, Kathryn currently works with the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network (BHFLHN), was a former presiding member of Hills Area advisory council and the regions representative on the presiding member panel with the former Country Health, South Australia Local Health Network. Kathryn is a member of the Human Research Ethics Committee, University of South Australia. Professional qualifications include graduation as a registered nurse, post graduate business administration, design and a Bachelor of Architecture. Kathryn undertook research for the Centre for Health Assets Australasia, Faculty of the Build Environment, University of New South Wales where advice was provided to Federal, all State Governments and the Government of New Zealand. A creative pursuit is botanical art with the Friends Botanical Art Group, Adelaide Botanic Gardens.

Dr
Caroline Phegan

Lead and Chair, Statewide Urgent Care Clinical Network

Dr Caroline Phegan is a GP Consultant in Noarlunga Hospital Emergency Department and the Deputy Chair of the SA MET accreditation committee. She holds an MBA (Health) which has given her a unique perspective of the health sector. Her career has spanned many facets of medicine including hospital-based medicine, general practice in urban and rural areas and medical advisor roles in public and private sectors including for the Department of Human Services in the Practice Review Program for Medicare Australia.

Dr
Phil Tideman

Senior Consultant Physician

Dr Phil Tideman is a senior consultant physician with 25 years experience in cardiology, and 35 years experience in the SA public health system. He strongly advocates for collaboration between health sectors, particularly between GPs and primary care and specialists, to reduce the overall burden of cardiovascular disease on all communities. He has an innovative track record in overcoming access issues for rural and remote communities and is noted for his work in developing, evaluating and sustaining the Integrated Cardiovascular Clinical Network (iCCnet) which currently is part of the Rural Support Service in SA.

Dr
Phil Worley

Consultant General Surgeon

Phil Worley originally trained and worked as a rural GP before undertaking Specialist training and spending the last 20 years as a Consultant General Surgeon in both the public and private systems.

He hopes to improve cross network collaboration within the state’s health system, and the surgical journey of all South Australians from diagnosis to discharge.

Phil recognises this requires the input and cooperation of a broad cross section of stakeholders and is looking forward to leading an enthusiastic and committed team to achieve this goal.