Healthy Networks: An evening with Prof. Shelley Dolan

This month we look forward to welcoming and hearing insights from Professor Shelley Dolan, Chief Executive, Royal Melbourne Hospital, interviewed by Colman O’Driscoll, Chief Executive, Adj Professor, Swinburne University of Technology. Colman will be asking Shelly to speak on her own experience of transitioning from the UK to Melbourne, then also as the CE of a large service. He'll also discuss with her what role she sees Irish (and UK) health professionals playing in the VIC and Australian health systems.

Professor Dolan is a highly respected clinical and research leader with an impressive track record in health care, having successfully led major organisational and cultural change in Victoria and the United Kingdom (UK). Her key capabilities include executive and non-executive leadership across national and international bodies, strategy development, delivering excellence in quality and performance, overseeing large capital schemes and innovative research projects that require engagement with a broad range of stakeholders.

Professor Shelley Dolan has a PhD in the early diagnosis of sepsis in cancer patients and a master’s degree in advanced practice nursing. She is a Professor (Enterprise)of the Melbourne School of Health Science at the University of Melbourne. She is Chair of the Western & Central Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service, a Board member of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance, the Melbourne Academic Centre for Health, Melbourne Genomics and CRC Participant Director on the Board of Oncology One. In November 2022, the Minister for Health and Aged Care appointed Professor Dolan as a Member of the Cancer Australia Advisory Council.

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Registration -  $15 for members and $20 for non-members - includes complimentary drink on arrival and delicious finger food prepared by the Wild Geese team.

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