Western Australia's new Chief Health Officer Dr Clare Huppatz has stepped into the role from the deputy position.
She spoke to Medical Forum about her approach, the importance of working with communities to keep people well and how the state's health system is preparing for the peak winter demand.
MF: Can you tell us a little about the type of GP you were and what drove you to move from clinical medicine to public health policy?
CH: I trained in far north Queensland and the Riverland, South Australia as a rural GP. I found the work...
She spoke to Medical Forum about her approach, the importance of working with communities to keep people well and how the state's health system is preparing for the peak winter demand.
MF: Can you tell us a little about the type of GP you were and what drove you to move from clinical medicine to public health policy?
CH: I trained in far north Queensland and the Riverland, South Australia as a rural GP. I found the work...
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