Annual Report 2017-18 | Monash Health

Professor Barbara Workman received
this award for her significant service
to geriatric and rehabilitation medicine,
as a clinician, academic and educator,
and as a leader in the provision of aged
care services.
Professor Kissane received his honour
in recognition for his contribution to
psycho-oncology and palliative medicine,
as an educator, researcher, author and
clinician, and through executive roles
with a range of national and international
professional medical bodies.
Diana Egerton-Warbuton
inducted into Victorian
Honour Roll of Women
Associate Professor Diana Egerton-
Warburton was inducted into the
Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2018.
Currently the Director of Emergency
Research and Innovation at Monash
Health, Diana has worked for almost
three decades in Victorian emergency
departments. She has trained and
mentored a new generation of
emergency medicine specialists and is
passionate about developing women
in leadership roles. She is Associate
Professor with the School of Clinical
Sciences at Monash University and
the National Drug Research Institute
at Curtin University. She has also
advised Victorian and Commonwealth
governments on alcohol and drug policy.
Diana’s research has always focussed on
patient needs, with a particular interest
in reducing alcohol harm. Diana served
as President of the Australasian Society
for Emergency Medicine from 1997 to
2000, where she was an advocate for the
non-specialist workforce and recognised
for her teaching, training, research, and
public health achievements.
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