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DrMike Forrester

Senior Research Fellow

Faculty of Health/Office of the Executive Dean Health/Institute for Health Transformation

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  • Senior Research Fellow
    Faculty of Health/Office of the Executive Dean Health/Institute for Health Transformation
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

BIO

Clinical Lead of the Sustainable Healthcare stream, Sustainable Healthcare Environment Network (SHEN), Faculty of Health and
Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Australia

Overview
Mike is a consultant paediatrician with an interest in:
* Clinical and health system research related to a transition to high-value, low carbon / environmentallhy sustainable healthcare
* Advocacy for health in all policy, particularly regarding decarbonisation / sustainability and climate risk mitigation.
* Person-centred paediatric care- Integrated simulation / communication skills facilitation
* Leadership & Strategy to ensure child health access and equity
* Peer mentorship and student / clinician wellbeing

 

Academic appointments:
* Senior Research Fellow, Clinical Lead of the Sustainable Healthcare Network, Faculty of Health and Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Aug 2022 - present

Non-academic employment:
* Consultant Paediatrician, Children's Health - University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health, 2007 - present
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DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Senior Research Fellow
    Deakin University, Office of the Executive Dean Health

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Senior Research Fellow, Clinical Lead of the Sustainable Healthcare Network
    Deakin University, Faculty of Health and Institute for Health Transformation, Geelong, AustraliaAug 2022 - present

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Consultant Paediatrician
    Barwon Health, Children's Health - University Hospital Geelong, Geelong, Australia2007 - present
  • Victorian Committe Chair, & Member- Sustainable Healthcare Working Groups- State and National
    Doctors for the Environment Australia18 Nov 2021 - present

DEGREES

  • Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery
    Monash University

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Fellow of the Australasian College of Physicians - Paediatrics
    Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Sydney, Australia

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Paediatrics
  • Clinical sciences
  • Epidemiology
  • Public health
  • Statistics

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Health

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • Office of the Executive Dean Health

SPECIALIST RESEARCH GROUP

  • Institute for Health Transformation