Professor Simon Stewart
Professor Simon Stewart is the Head of Preventative Cardiology at the Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute. In the past three years Professor Stewart has established a number of large scale public health projects that involve a significant component of community participation and collaboration to raise awareness of the risk factors and impact of CVD. Under Professor Stewart's leadership, in the past two years Preventative Cardiology, has received funding for more than $8 million in competitive research grants, strategic research funds and philanthropic donations to undertake new research programs, establish a community surveillance program and create a new indigenous research centre in Central Australia.
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Professor Peter Clifton
Peter joined Baker IDI in July 2009, he has been a high profile clinical and nutrition researcher for over 20 years with CSIRO. He co-authored the "CSIRO Total Well-being Diet" which has been on the best seller list in Australia. Peter's primary research interest is in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease and its risk antecedents, obesity and diabetes, by dietary means. Peter also maintains a clinical practice in the specialty of lipid management at Flinders Medical Centre since 1987 where he completed his PhD in "Factors affecting HDL particle size distribution". Peter also holds a clinical position at The Royal Adelaide Hospital specialising in the management of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Both these positions are unpaid and reflect his commitment to continuing patient care and the application of research to clinical practice. Peter has also produced numerous articles for newspapers, medical magazines, discussion papers for food companies and books for the public. He is on the editorial board of 4 journals, reviewer for 20 others and reviewer for granting bodies in Australia, NZ, South Africa, Israel and Austria.
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Kathy Mott
Kathy holds a Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) degree from Flinders University (South Australia). With over 20 years experience in a range of professional positions in both South Australia and Victoria, Kathy brings a broad set of research, management and development skills to the position of General Manager. Kathy has held senior positions in the public, private and university sectors and for seven years operated a successful consultancy business, Consumer Perspectives, providing research, project management, evaluation and facilitation services to local and national clients. Kathy has worked extensively in the primary health care area undertaking policy development, implementation and evaluation work. Kathy has been a member of pharmacy, general practice and health care policy and program advisory committees at the national and local level. Kathy is an experienced Board member having spent 4 years as Board Director of Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited - the national general practice accreditation body - and is on the Committee of Management of the Joanna Briggs Institute - an international organisation promoting evidence based health care.
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