Mr Andrew Stripp, Assoc Prof Diana Egerton-Warburton, Ms Barbara Yeoh |
Monash University’s Associate Professor Diana Egerton-Warburton
was inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women for 2018 last week, in
recognition of her remarkable achievements and commitment to the field of
emergency medicine.
Associate Professor Egerton-Warburton is Director Emergency
Medicine Research, Monash Medical Centre ED and an Emergency Physician with a
passion for patient and community advocacy. She is an Associate Professor at the School
of Clinical Sciences at Monash health (SCS) and the National Drug Research
Institute, Curtin University.
Associate Professor Egerton-Warburton has led and participated in
a number of multi-site clinical trials and clinical research projects, with an
emphasis on focused on pragmatic, patient-centered research, to
influence practice and policy. She has received numerous research grants
including NHMRC, AMA and VicHealth.
Minister for Women, the Hon Ms Natalie Hutchins, Assoc Prof Egerton-Warburton |
“Throughout my career I’ve endeavoured to ‘make a difference’ for
patients and the healthcare system with which they interact,” Associate
Professor Egerton-Warburton said.
“I use an investigate,
innovate, evaluate and propagate model to produce effective, sustainable,
cost-effective transformational change and knowledge translation to improve
patient care at Monash Health and Victoria.”
“Using this model alongside public health advocacy and my college
role I have broadened the impact of my work nationally and internationally,”
she said.
Associate Professor Egerton-Warburton was the president of the Australasian Society for
Emergency Medicine from 1997 to 2000. She was chair of the Australasian
College for Emergency Medicine Public Health Committee for almost a decade and
has led an international project to highlight and reduce the harmful effects of
alcohol.
She has been awarded numerous prizes including VicHealth and Australian Medical Associations
(AMA), Women in Medicine Award 2016 for an
“outstanding contribution to emergency medicine with a strong passion for
public health”. She is a member of the Australian National Advisory Council on
Alcohol and other Drugs (ANACAD) providing policy advice to the Commonwealth
Government. She has provided policy advice to the Victorian minister for
Health. As a supporter of #foamED (Free Open
Access Medical Education) she believes in the use of social media as an
education, research and advocacy tool.
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