Interviews from the Frontline

Dr Jillann Farmer hails from Rockhampton in Queensland's north and started her medical career with Queensland Health. She spent the past 7 years in New York as the United Nations' Medical Director. Recently appointed as the Deputy Director-General of Clinical Excellence Queensland, we spoke to Dr Farmer just after she started her new position with Queensland Health - in June 2020 - about her exper...

Dr Robyn Littlewood has been at the helm of Health and Wellbeing Queensland since November 2019. Tasked with reducing the state's obesity and chronic disease rates, Robyn spoke with the Queensland Clinical Senate about how she plans to do that and her goal for Queenslanders for the next 10 years.

Roslyn Wharton-Boland has been appointed as the first Aboriginal member of the Queensland Clinical Senate Executive. Roslyn is the Nurse Unit Manager of Community Health at the Woorabinda Multipurpose Health Service in Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service and a lecturer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health at the University of Queensland. She spoke with the Senate about what i...

The health and wellbeing of our frontline clinicians is vital as we respond to COVID-19. We spoke with Dr Lynne McKinlay, Senior Medical Educator at the Cognitive Institute and the Medical Director of Learning and Development for Children's Health Queensland, about how clinicians can prioritise their own wellbeing and ease anxiety as they work at the coalface during such uncertain and busy times.

Peter Burow is a global leader in leadership, team development, transformational change and employee engagement for critically important industries. The Founding Partner of Strategic Momentum Group, Peter travels the world helping leaders and teams think and operate in a way that aligns with the way our brains actually work, which drives performance to a new level. Peter spoke with the Queensland...

Lita Olsson was 30 weeks pregnant when she was assaulted while on shift as a registered nurse in one of the state's busiest emergency departments. She's also been witness to horrendous assaults on colleagues. She's now turned her attention to preventing occupational violence and helping to make our hospitals and health services safer for staff, patients and visitors. Lita spoke with the Senate abo...

Dr Dinesh Palipana was Queensland's first quadriplegic medical doctor. He is a Senior House Officer at Gold Coast University Hospital, a lecturer in medicine at Griffith University and he is involved in ground-breaking research into finding a cure for spinal cord injuries. Dinesh spoke at the Queensland Clinical Senate's Digital Health meeting in 2018. To read the report, visit our website: https:...

Shahina talks about OneED, a wellness program for clinicians at two Gold Coast hospital emergency departments, that is supporting staff to talk about their health and wellbeing, and ultimately enhance patient care. Shahina presented at the Senate's Health and Wellbeing of the Workforce meeting in May 2019. You can read the meeting report and recommendations on our website: https://clinicalexcellen...