Our People

The AIPPEN steering group comprises university educators, researchers and health service practitioners based in Australia and New Zealand.

Members of the inaugural AIPPEN steering team are -

(in alphabetical order)

Additional members of AIPPEN's steering team are Brenda McLeod, Cheryl Hobbs, Deborah McGregor, Elizabeth Trickett, Judy Walker and Lee McGovern.

Members of AIPPEN with profiles are -

(in alphabetical order)

	Janice Chesters BA (Hons), PhD Janice is a sociologist with a practical and research interest in mental health, mental illness services and encouraging links between the delivery of physical and mental health care. She is Deputy Director of Monash University Department of Rural and Indigenous Health and has been acting chair of AIPPEN for the last year. Read more ...
	Susan Gilbert-Hunt M. Hlth.Sc (OT) and Dip.C.O.T. Ms Gilbert Hunt is the Occupational Therapy Program Director within the School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia and joint Interprofessional Learning Lead in the Division of Health Sciences. Ms Gilbert Hunt is well recognized for her commitment and achievements in teaching and learning. She received a 2007 Carrick Citation for sustained commitment in innovative curriculum development that fosters student ability to work autonomously in addressing the needs of target community groups and, in 2008, received the prestigious Australian Learning and Teaching Council Award for teaching excellence in the area of work integrated learning. Together with the other Interprofessional Learning Leads, Ms Gilbert Hunt is developing the curriculum for interprofessional learning across twelve discipline groups. Read more ...
	Marie Heartfield PhD, MNS, BN (Education), DipAppSc Marie is employed at UniSA as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery and joint Interprofessional Lead for the Division of Health Sciences. She has interests in the intersection of practice, policy and regulation, interprofessional education and practice, and scope of practice and role development. Examples of her successfully completed funded research include nursing role development, evaluation of service delivery programs and development of a number of national nursing competency standards across different levels and practice sectors. Marie also publishes and studies issues related to professional portfolios. Read more ...
	Marion Jones RGON, BA, M Ed (Admin)Hons, PhD Marion Jones is the Associate Dean Postgraduate in the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand who has responsibility for all Faculty Postgraduate programmes from certificate to Doctoral level. She is a Registered Nurse who has experience in acute care, perioperative nursing, pain management, leadership, team practice and interprofessional practice. She is also a visiting Professor at Derby University in the U.K. Marion has a strong commitment to interprofessional practice, nursing and health practice nationally and internationally through active membership of the NZNO, Fellow of NZCNA, member of AIPPEN, member of Auckland Perioperative College, National Perioperative Education Committee, board member of InterEd and a past Executive Board member for IFPN. Marion's research and teaching areas are in theory practice debate, interprofessional team practice, perioperative nursing, pain management and research methodology. Her present areas of research are Interprofessional Practice, Perioperative Nursing, Client Centred Care and Team Practice.
	Monica Moran Doc SocSc, MPhil (OT), GCertED Ms Moran is a leading IPE researcher, academic practitioner and advocate. Her academic position at the University of Queensland, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences has primary responsibility for coordinating a masters program as well as chairing the interprofessional education committee. Ms Moran is active internationally in several research teams including a WHO study group for interprofessional education and collaboration. This international group is tasked with informing WHO on the direction for interprofessional education in the health professions for the 21st century. Ms Moran is the recipient of a UQ Teaching and Learning Fellowship and a Teaching and Learning Strategic Large Grant from the University of Queensland for IPE related projects. In late 2007 she was a co-recipient of a University of Queensland Teaching and Learning Award for the Enhancement of Student Learning. Read more ...
	Gillian Nisbet BSc (Hons). DipNutr. MMEd. Gillian Nisbet is a PhD student with the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Australia. Her research interest is interprofessional learning (IPL) in the workplace setting. Previous positions held include Senior Lecturer and Project Leader for the University of Sydney Interprofessional Learning Project. This position was responsible for IPL research and curriculum development to provide IPL opportunities for students from medicine, nursing and allied health professions. Prior to this position, Gillian worked within NSW public hospitals as a dietitian covering clinical, education and management positions. Read more ...
	Denese Playford MsC, PhD, BA Hons (Psych) Denese Playford is Senior Lecturer, Medical Education at the Rural Clinical School of Western Australia, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Western Australia. Her expertise lies in six years of university appointments in rural and remote Western Australia, including Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, University of Notre Dame and the University of Western Australia. Denese is involved in collaborative educational partnerships and training for undergraduate and graduate students, most recently in medical education, and previously with Aboriginal health work, dietetics, dentistry, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, and physiotherapy. She is currently responsible for the undergraduate medicine curriculum for The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia. Read more ...
	Dale Sheehan Dip.MRT (DCR), BA, Med Dale Sheehan's background is in medical radiation technology although she now works full time in education roles. She is medical education coordinator for the Canterbury District Health Board and part time lecturer in clinical teaching and supervision at the University of Canterbury where she coordinates and teaches a postgraduate certificate in clinical teaching. Dale's research interests are clinical learning, bicultural and interprofessional learning. Read more ...
	Judy Stone BSc, MSc Judy Stone has a health professional background and has worked for the public health service for over 13 years. She is experienced in health professional undergraduate clinical education and postgraduate supervision. She has a Masters Degree and is currently completing a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education at the University of Canberra. Having worked for the NHS in the UK for many years she decided to move to Australia to improve her lifestyle and invite change into her career. She worked on Tasmania's North West coast for nearly 4 years before moving to Canberra to embrace the opportunity to become involved in Interprofessional education, learning and practice. Since becoming the Interprofessional Learning (IPL) Coordinator for ACT Health, Judy has joined a team of pioneering researchers, progressive educationalists and enthusiastic clinicians who all agree that IPL is the way forward in improving patient and client quality care and safety. Read more ...
	Jill Thistlethwaite BSc MBBS PhD MMEd FRCGP FRACGP DRCOG Dr Jill Thistlethwaite is a medical educator and general practitioner. She trained in the United Kingdom and received her PhD in medical education from the University of Maastricht. Her interests are consultation/communication skills training and assessment, shared decision-making, professionalism, portfolio-based assessment and interprofessional learning. She still practises as a GP for 2 sessions a week. She is a founding member of AIPPEN and has been president of InterEd since June 2008. She is associate editor of the Journal of Interprofessional Care and the Clinical Teacher. In January 2009, Jill began as the Chair of Clinical Education and Director of the Institute of Clinical Education at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. She has published in a wide range of education and clinical journals and is co-author of four books: on the patient-doctor consultation in primary care; experiential learning of communication skills, professionalism in medicine, and mental health across cultures. Read more ...