Emergency Department Leadership Course

Simone has more than 25 years’ experience in the healthcare sector.

As the Chief Executive of Bayside Health’s Alfred Care Group, she is responsible for the operations and performance across the group’s three hospitals: The Alfred, Sandringham and Caulfield. Simone holds Master’s Degrees in Health Management and in Clinical Nursing, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has recently completed an Executive Leadership Certificate in Public Health at Harvard University.

De Villiers is an experienced Emergency Physician with a strong interest in clinical research, systems design, innovation, quality improvement and patient flow. As Program Director for Emergency, Virtual Care, and Outpatients, De Villiers holds additional appointments, including Interim CMIO at Alfred Health, driving digital strategy to improve patient outcomes, streamline workflows, and support clinicians in delivering world-class care. He is also an Associate Professor at Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and has previously worked in major trauma centres in South Africa, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and New Zealand.

Peter serves as Chair of Emergency Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar and holds the position of Professor of Emergency Medicine at Monash University. He has previously served as the President of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and the International Federation for Emergency Medicine, as well as the Academic Director at Alfred Emergency & Trauma Centre. With a global focus, Peter has provided consultation and published extensively on trauma and emergency system development. His impressive research portfolio includes over 700 peer-reviewed publications. In his current role, Peter is the Chair of Emergency Medicine for Hamad Medical Corporation, the major health care provider for Qatar.

Carl is the Director of The Alfred Emergency and Trauma Centre, leading the busiest major trauma centre in Australasia. He is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer with Monash University’s School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Following his initial training in South Africa, Carl worked in the UK and other overseas remote locations before starting his emergency specialist training in Australia. He has since completed his Global Executive MBA from Monash Business School.

Nicola is the Acting Director of Emergency Services at The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Critical Care at the University of Melbourne. An experienced, compassionate Emergency Physician with special interests in trauma, infectious diseases (DTMH London), toxicology (PGDipMedTox Cardiff) and wilderness medicine. Nicola holds executive committee positions with the Emergency Trauma Management course and RescueMed.

Anna is Director Medical Services of Bayside Health Alfred Care Group.

She is a senior Emergency Physician with over 30 years of clinical experience, as well as extensive expertise in clinical governance and patient safety. A strong advocate for junior medical staff, she has been a long-term Supervisor of Intern Training and an active member of the prevocational Medical Education Unit at Alfred Health.

Anna has worked as a Simulation Instructor for over 15 years and has a strong history of designing and teaching interdisciplinary teams and clinicians at every stage of their careers. She continues to be involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and is an adjunct senior lecturer with Monash University’s School of Translational Medicine.