Advocacy

Surgery is built on trust. People trust that they will be seen, heard, and understood at some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. Representation plays a quiet but powerful role in making that trust possible. Only 6% of Australian orthopaedic surgeons are women, 1% are Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and our cultural diversity unmeasured but visibly improving. When people see themselves reflected in the surgical profession — across gender, culture, backg

Dr Green was honoured to represent the Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) at the AIDA Conference in Sydney recently with colleagues, Dr Kate Stannage (WA) & Dr Peter Moore (TAS) and AOA staff including Susie Obeid & Ally Keane. A highly successful introduction to orthopaedic workshop was attended by aspiring orthopaedic surgeons, rural general practitioners and Indigenous Elder, Dr Louis Peachey, who was Dr Green's contemporary at the University of Newcastle medical sch