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General Practice Queensland Board

The General Practice Queensland Board currently consists of six divisional GP members and three appointed directors with skills in health, community engagement and marketing.

The Board undertakes several face-to-face meetings throughout the year and determines the direction and policy framework for General Practice Queensland.

Chair Dr John Kastrissios
Governance Committee Chair Dr Michael Donohue
Finance Committee Chair Dr Rebecca Barnes
Director Dr Ken Conolly
Director

Dr Eddie Roos

Director Dr Ann McBryde
Appointed Director Dr Dilip Dhupelia

Appointed Director

Dr Susan Dann

Appointed Director Mr Mark Tucker-Evans

 

Dr John Kastrissios  MBBS

Experience:  General practitioner in Springwood
Representative:  Urban
Areas of interests:  Preventative health, mental health, asthma and cardiovascular medicine
Special responsibilities:  GPQ Board Chair

 

   
 

Dr Michael Donohue  MBBS

Experience:  General practitioner in Yeppoon
Representative:  Provincial
Areas of interests: Cardiovascular prevention, musculoskeletal medicine and cognitive behavioural therapy
Special responsibilities:  GPQ Governance Committee Chair

   
 

Dr Rebecca Barnes  MBBS (London)

Experience:  General practitioner in Buderim
Representative:  Provincial
Areas of interests: Mental health, preventive medicine, ante-natal care, health information management and information technology, and pandemic planning
Special responsibilities:  GPQ Finance Committee Chair

   
 

Dr Ken Conolly  MBBS

Experience:  General practitioner in Ravenshoe, Herberton and Malanda
Representative:  Rural
Areas of interests:  Rural general practice; surgery especially skin surgery; geriatric care; palliative care
Special responsibilities:  GPQ Governance Committee member

   

 

Dr Eddie Roos  BMedSci; MBChB

Experience:  General practitioner in Withcott, Toomelah Aboriginal Clinic
Representative:  Rural
Areas of interests:  Rural health, general practice, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander health, cosmetic medicine, skin cancer research
Special responsibilities:  GPQ Finance Committee member

 

 Dr Ann McBryde  MBBS

Experience:  General practitioner in Chapel Hill
Representative:  Urban
Areas of interests:  General practice in an urban setting with special interest in management of chronic disease such as Diabetes Type II and eHealth development
Special responsibilities:  GPQ Governance Committee member

 

 

Dr Dilip Dhupelia  LRCPS(Ire.); Dip Obst. ACOG; FRACGP; FAICD

Experience:  Senior Medical Adviser, Health Advisory Branch, Medicare Australia; part-time General Practitioner in Brisbane
Representation:  Appointed Director
Areas of interests:  Medico-politics, adolescent health, family medicine, travel medicine, education of medical students, registrars and post graduate doctors
Special responsibilities:  GPQ Finance Committee member; GPQ representative on Queensland Pandemic Expert Advisory Committee; GPQ representative on GPQ-QH Joint Workplan Implementation Committee

   

 

Dr Susan Dann  PhD

Experience:  Lay member (Legal Practice Tribunal), Board Member Quality Improvement Council
Representation:  Appointed Director
Areas of interests:  Strategic marketing within not for profit and social sectors through use of social marketing
Special responsibilities:  GPQ Governance Committee member

Mr Mark Tucker-Evans

Experience:  Executive Director, Council on the Ageing Queensland
Representation:  Appointed Director
Areas of interests:  Health consumer issues, community engagement
Special responsibilities:  GPQ Governance Committee member

 

 



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