QMWS Presents: Dr Kim Hansen - Leading from the Front

QMWS invites you to our May Dinner Event. 

We are delighted that Dr Kim Hansen will present 'Leading from the Front - An emergency physician's journey through COVID-19. working in the front line and advocating for patients and doctors.

This event has been made possible by the generous sponsorship of Valley Plastic Surgery.

Please be aware that regulations at United Service Club require all in-person attendees be immunised against COVID-19.

About our speaker - Dr Kim Hansen MBBS (Hons I) MBA FACEM GAICD FRACMA

Dr Kim Hansen is the Director of Virtual Emergency Department in Metro North and the Director of Critical Care, Women’s and Children’s Health at Redcliffe Hospital. She was previously the Director of St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital Emergency Department as well as holding a public role at The Prince Charles Hospital. Born and bred in Brisbane, Kim is a UQ graduate who has worked in a variety of settings throughout Queensland, Victoria, England and Chile.

Kim is passionate about high quality care being accessible for patients and streamlined for clinicians. She is Chair of AMAQ’s Ramping Roundtable, Chair of the Board of Emergency Medicine Foundation, ACEM’s Queensland Faculty Chair and is the inaugural Chair of Advancing Women in Emergency. Kim has published and presented on a broad range of topics including Incident Reporting, ED Crowding, Cognitive Bias and Gender Equity and enjoys discussing this work over a cup of tea or glass of New Zealand wine.

Other than work, Kim is a Mum to 3 school-aged girls and a Cobberdog. She has recently resurrected a long lost dream of a career in sport, so currently plays or coaches basketball most days.