Thank you
The AWSA Board and Faculty extend their heart felt thanks to our speakers invaluable contribution to AWSA Summer School 2025.
In their honour, a donation has been made to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. This donation supports the provision of culturally relevant books and learning resources to children and families in remote communities across Australia. It also aids in the creation of books written by communities, for communities, in their chosen languages.
To learn more, visit www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au
Thank you for sharing your inspiration and wisdom at the AWSA 2025 Summer School.
Click on the below photos to read the speaker's biography.
Professor Keryln Carville
Professor Primary Health Care and Community Nursing, Silver Chain Group and Curtin University
Prof Richard Ferrero
Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Prof Amit Gefen
Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Tel Aviv University;
Berman Chair, Vascular Bioengineering
Dr Emily Haesler
Adjunct Professor, Curtin University;
Adjunct Associate Professor,
La Trobe University
Judy Haviland
Director, Judy Haviland Consulting
Kate Hillier
Podiatrist, Albury Wodonga Health & Northeast Health Wangaratta
Diane Housiaux
Wound CNC, Holmesglen Private Hospital
Jaymie Hughan
Podiatrist, Northern Health
Dr Tim Hughes
Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
Regina Kendall
Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care
Dr Kwee Chin Liew
Clinical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician
John McKenna
Empowerment advocate and active inclusion advisor
Andrea Minnis
Nurse Practitioner
Jim Phillips
Psychologist, Kardina Health and Pain Matrix
Dr Dean Samaras
Podiatric Surgeon
Kavitha Sanmugam
Wound Clinician, St Luke's Hospital
Dr Ramin Shayan
Brighton Plastic Surgery
Lachlan Singe
Lawyer, Arnold Dallas McPherson
Broughton Snell
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Sandhurst Plastics
Dr Geoff Sussman OAM
Wound Care, Monash University
Terry Swanson
Nurse Practitioner
Prof Debie Turner
Discipline Lead Program for Podiatry, Queensland University of Technology
A/Prof Michael Vagg
Director, Pain Matrix / Pain Specialist
Johanna van Rooyen
Nurse Practitioner, Royal Perth Hospital
Dot Weir
Co-Chair, Symposium on Advanced Wound Care USA; Secretary, International Wound Infection Institute
Jack Yeung
Clinical Lead - Orthotics, Northern Health
Cathy Young
Occupational Therapist
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