Fiona Stanley Hospital Appointments: Dr Gavin Coppinger is Medical Co-Director Service 2; Dr John Keenan is Deputy Director Clinical Services ; Dr Matthew Wright is Head of Haematology; Prof John Olynyk is Head of Gastroenterology; Prof David Fletcher is Head of General Surgery; Dr Annette McWilliams is Head of Respiratory Medicine; Dr Stephen Fenner is Head of Psychiatry; Dr Mark Monaghan is Head of Emergency; Dr Janine Spencer is Head of Paediatric Medicine; Dr Gargeswari Sunanda is Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Dr Alex Swann is Head of Anaesthetics; Prof Gareth Prosser and Prof Piers Yates are co-heads of Orthopaedic Surgery; Prof Michael Stacey is Head of Vascular Surgery; Dr Stephen Wright is Head of General Medicine.
Dr Danel Conradie and Dr Victor Tan are new associate members of the WA Faculty board of the RACGP. Danel is an IMG representative and Victor a Registrar representative. Prof Tom Brett, Dr Jamil Khan, Dr Kiran Puttappa and Dr Mahinda Yogam retired from the board at the last FGM.
Prof Neil Drew is the new Director of Edith Cowan University’s Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. He replaces Prof Neil Thomson.
Anti-tobacco and alcohol campaigner Prof Mike Daube, Brightwater CEO Dr Penny Flett, sustainability expert Prof Peter Newman and founder of the Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service among other achievements, A/Prof Edward Wilkes, were made officers of the Order of Australia (OA) in the Australia Day Honours List. Epidemiologist Prof D’Arcy Holman, inaugural Commissioner of Health and GP Dr Bill Roberts, Medical Director of the Child Protection Unit and GP Dr Peter Winterton were made members of the Order of Australia (AM). Medical recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) were Albany physician Dr John Lindsey, and posthumously Toodyay GP Dr Richard Walkey. Public Service Medals (PSM) were awarded to former CEO of WACHS now Chief Executive of SMHS, Mr Ian Smith.
Kinetic Health, a subsidiary of Sonic Healthcare, will change its name to Sonic HealthPlus on March 31.