We are humbled and excited to announce our keynote speakers for the upcoming 3rd EMUGs annual SONIC Conference in Noosa, Queensland in October 2022.
This conference will offer a mix of didactic sessions, and hands-on scanning workshops, interactive discussion and networking opportunities.
"Unless we evolve, we become obsolete"
“Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.”, said Robin Sharma. Historically, medicine has held onto its traditions tightly. But, it is 2022. The world is moving quickly. For the medical profession to thrive, remain relevant, and succeed, we must go beyond the thinking of old. This takes courage and humility. If we dare, not only will our practice improve, but our patients will be better off. This is a personal story about how I came to learn these things.
Dr Dinesh Palipana was the first quadriplegic medical intern in Queensland and the second person to graduate medical school with quadriplegia in Australia. Dinesh is a doctor, lawyer, disability advocate, and researcher. Halfway through medical school, he was involved in a motor vehicle accident that caused a cervical spinal cord injury. Dinesh has completed an Advanced Clerkship in Radiology at the Harvard University. As a result of his injury and experiences, Dinesh has been an advocate for inclusivity. He is a founding member of Doctors with Disabilities Australia. Dinesh works in the emergency department at the Gold Coast University Hospital. He is a senior lecturer at the Griffith University and adjunct research fellow at the Menzies Health Institute of Queensland. Dinesh is a researcher in spinal cord injury. He is a doctor for the Gold Coast Titans physical disability rugby team. Dinesh is a senior advisor to the Disability Royal Commission. He is an ambassador to the Human Rights Commission’s Includeability program. He was a 2021 International Day of People with Disability ambassador. Dinesh was the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service’s Junior Doctor of the Year in 2018. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2019. He was the third Australian to be awarded a Henry Viscardi Achievement Award. He was the 2021 Griffith University Young Alumnus of the Year. Dinesh was the Queensland Australian of the Year for 2021. His autobiography, Stronger, was published by Pan Macmillan in 2022.
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