2010 - General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre

Ms Judy Evans GCertPN CertIVWorkplaceTrain RN is an e-health project manager for the RACGP. Judy
has worked as a practice nurse for 15 years. She is also an accredited nurse immuniser. Her interests
include chronic disease management, adolescent health, triage and emergency care and immunisation
across the life span. Judy recently contributed to the first textbook for practice nurses in Australia titled
General Practice Nursing.
Clinical Associate Professor Chris Hogan MB BS DRCOG DRACOG FRACGP has been a GP in
Sunbury since 1979. His research interests include the organisation and logistics of general practice;
asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Coeliac disease; disaster and emergency medicine;
and aged care.
Dr Cathy Hutton MB BS DRCOG FRCGP is a GP in Essendon where she consults with a wide range of
patients. Her area of focus in her practice are shared antenatal care and mental health care. Cathy has
been involved as a GP advisor to HopSCOTCH, a shared care intervention for childhood obesity, and is a
member of the National Immunisation Committee. She is currently the Deputy Chair of the AMA Council of
General Practice and the Chair of the Quality Committee, as part of her role as a Director at Peter
MacCallum Cancer Centre.
Dr Christine Longman MB BS GDipAlcohol&DrugStudies MMed DRACOG FRACGP is a GP in Yarraville
and has recently completed the degree of Master of Medicine. Her main medical interests are addiction
medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology and medical education.
Dr Hubert van Doorn MB BS FRACGP is a GP at East Brunswick Medical Centre. He has previously been
an RACGP Travelling Fellow; coordinator of General Practice Education at the Royal Children's Hospital;
and held academic positions with the RACGP and General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic
Centre. His areas of focus in his practice are paediatrics, men's health, preventive care and mental health.
Ms Lynne Walker CertIVWorkplaceTrain&Assess GCertDiabetes DipHlthCounsellingEd RN RM has
worked in general practice for the last 13 years in the capacity of a practice nurse, GP liaison and Quality
Care. Her interests include progressing the role of nurses in general practice; and encouraging and
supporting nurses to expand their scope of practice through quality education. Working with VicReN helps
build the practice nurses’ perspective in both conducting and participating in general practice research.
Lynne has recently co-edited the first textbook for general practice nurses titled General Practice Nursing.
Dr Debra Wilson MB BS MSocHlth DRANZCOG FRACGP is a GP from Grantham Street General Practice
in West Brunswick. Debra is on the board of Impetus. Her medical interests include antenatal care and
adolescent health. She is also involved in the Docs in Schools program with North West Area Mental
Health Service.
Dr Sam Zagarella MB BS DRACOG RACGP has been a GP for 25 years. He is currently the practice
principal at Niddrie Medical Centre. Sam's medical interests include preventative medicine and sports
medicine. He is also involved in diabetes and obstetric share care.
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