Annual Report - Northern Health

Executive TeamMr Greg Pullen,Chief Executive OfficerMHA GDHSM B.Bus (Accounting)Greg Pullen is the Chief Executive Officerof Northern Health. Before joining NorthernHealth he was the CEO of GoulburnValley Health, the regional referral hospitalfor north-eastern Victoria. Mr Pullen’sprofessional memberships include Fellowof the Australian Institute of CompanyDirectors (FAICD), Associate Fellow ofthe Australian College of Health ServiceExecutives (AFCHSE), Fellow of theAustralian Society of Certified PractisingAccountants (FCPA) and Associate Fellowof the Australian Health Services FinancialManagement Association (AHSFMA).Professor Peter Michael Brooks,Executive Director, ResearchAM MD FRACP FAFPHM FAFRM FRCP (Glas. Edin)Professor Peter Brooks is currentlyExecutive Director of Research at NorthernHealth and is also Director of the AustralianHealth Workforce Institute at the Universityof Melbourne.He has held previous posts Executive Deanof Health Sciences at the University ofQueensland, as Professor of Medicine atSt. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney (University ofNew South Wales) and was the FoundationProfessor of Rheumatology at the RoyalNorth Shore Hospital and the Universityof Sydney.Professor Brooks has completed hismedical training at Monash University inMelbourne and then studiedrheumatology under Professor WatsonBuchanan in Glasgow.He has a major interest in medicalresearch, in particular, the linking ofbasic and clinical research and ininternationalisation and the development ofpostgraduate training. More recently he hasdeveloped an interest in health workforceand inter-professional learning.Professor Brooks has published widely inthe treatment and outcomes in arthritis, onmedical education and health workforce.He has had continuous NHMRC researchfunding for over 25 years.Mr Robert Burnham,Executive Director, Corporate Services, IM & ICT & Diagnostic ServicesRN, RM, Crit Care, Bch App Sc (Admin), Grad Dip (Hlth Admin), MHA, AFACHSE.As the Executive Director, CorporateServices, IM & ICT & Diagnostic Services,Robert Burnham brings with him more than39 years of acute health care experience.Mr Burnham built on his clinical nursingbackground and progressed through senioradministrative and management rolesincluding Human Resources, IndustrialRelations and Chief Nursing Officer. Healso has extensive experience in managingcapital projects and service developmentbeing the former General Manager of TheNorthern Hospital, which has undergonesignificant redevelopment, as well ashis involvement in the original NorthernHospital project.Mr Burnham has represented NorthernHealth on various Department of Health(DoH) advisory committees includingthe Patient Management Task Forcethat reviewed acute health services inmetropolitan hospitals, the DoH Patient andClient Management Information SystemsCommittee, and is currently serving asecond term on the DoH Intensive CareAdvisory Committee.14 annual report Northern Health 11/12