Associate Professor Geoff Ramin
Geoff is Director of Emergency Medicine for the John Flynn Hospital. Up until March 2010 he was the Network Director of Emergency Medicine for The Tweed and Murwillumbah District Hospitals. He is a VMO in Intensive Care at the Tweed Hospital. He has extensive experience in pre-hospital care and medical retrieval. He is the Senior Specialist - Aeormedical and Critical Care Services for the Royal Flying Doctor Service in the Queensland sector. He is a Regional Consultant for the Queensland Ambulance Service and a Medical Consultant to Mondial Assistance. He is the Medical Director of International Medical Systems. His passion for adventures includes mountaineering, scuba diving, hiking in the wilderness and generally getting lost. He recently returned from summiting Mont Blanc the highest peak in Western Europe.
Dr Terri Prest MD, FACEM
Terri Prest, MD, FACEM. Ex-pat Canadian, trained at University of Toronto (MD) and McGill University (CCFP-EM) in the 1990's. Completed FACEM in Auckland, 2007. Currently EM consultant at Middlemore Hospital, Auckland as well as Co-Director of Emergency Medicine Training at Middlemore. The travel bug taken me to many parts of the globe and whether it be horse, kayak, skis or feet, I just love being out there exploring.
Associate Professor Deborah Bailey
University of QLD Medical School Graduate. Surgical Training in Brisbane, Melbourne and Bristol. After returning from England commenced full time paediatric surgical practice. Moved from Brisbane 13 years ago to centre practice primarily on the Gold Coast within reach to Mater Children's Hospital. Currently Bi-National Chair of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Board of Paediatric Surgery for ANZ; Associate Professor in Paediatric Surgery at Bond and Griffith Medical Schools; and sole full-time provider of paediatric surgical services to Gold Coast and the Tweed regions. Sub-speciality interests in neonatal surgery, paediatric laparascopic surgery, burns surgery and surgical education. Otherwise interested in swimming, cycling and camping.
A/Prof Drew Richardson MB BS (Hons) FACEM GradCert
Drew is the NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust Chair of Road Trauma and Emergency Medicine at the Australian National University Medical School. His clinical position is Senior Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine at The Canberra Hospital.
Dr Duncan Murray
Duncan is currently the Director of Emergency Medicine at St Andrews War Memorial Hospital in Queensland and Medical Director of Xigent Locums. Despite these handicaps his preference remains clinical emergency medicine and the challenges it brings! His unfortunate addiction to skiing (where his skill does not match his enthusiasm) will ensure his attendance at Big Sky.
Further speakers to be announced soon.
