ANZICS Presents ‘Meet the Experts Podcast Series’ – Professor Dianne Stephens
Dr Swapnil Pawar interviews Professor Dianne Stephens OAM (Intensivist, Royal Darwin Hospital; Medical Director of the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre; Foundation Dean, CDU Menzies School of Medicine), as she takes us back to 1998 to share her unique experience in being the first ICU Specialist in the Northern Territory, and subsequent Director of Royal Darwin Hospital Intensive Care Unit for 16 years.
Dianne shares her insights on matters of importance to Intensive Care Medicine including: Indigenous health and education, disaster preparedness, response capability and aeromedical retrieval. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Dianne held NT Health leadership roles and now leads the academic and research partnerships portfolio for the NCCTRC, including the development of postgraduate courses in aeromedical retrieval and health emergency preparedness and response at Charles Darwin University.