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Comment: Why is she not listed in National Rural Health Alliance? AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 02:02, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
Comment: This reads like a resume instead of a biography. AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 02:01, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
Susi Tegen is the CEO for the Australian National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA),[1] business leader, educator, speaker, and advocate for the health and health training for the rural and remote populations of Australia.[2][3][4]
During her career she has worked in SA, rural Northern Territory, Victoria and New South Wales in Australia, and in Vienna, Austria.
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Susi holds a BA from the University of Adelaide. Her postgraduate qualifications include a Masters in Business Administration from Melbourne University, Melbourne Business School , a postgraduate Diploma of Education from the University of New England, a Graduate Certificate of Change Management (GCCM), from the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM at the University of NSW), and a Diploma of Rural Leadership from the James Cook University (JCU).[5]
With her extensive work experience, Susi is recognized as a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia (FGIA), Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) and as a Fellow by the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (FARLF).[5]
She also holds various vocational qualifications (Australian VET Framework) in the areas of Farm Safety, Adult Education, Risk Management, Finance, and Farm Management.[5]
Career
Tegen's career represents her skills in strategic partnerships, leadership, and public relations across various domains, including health, diplomacy, education, agribusiness, primary industry and economic development.
Since October 2022, she’s led the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) of Australia as its CEO. In the health sector she has also held leadership roles for the Medical Technology Association of Australia and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology.[5][6][7]
Beyond the health sector Susi has held the position of Austrian Consul (Österreichische Konsulin) for South Australia and the Northern Territory since 2014.[8]
From 2019 to 2022 she was Executive Consultant with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) collaborating with the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association, and the University of Adelaide Rural Clinical School managing strategic partnerships, public relations, and organizational development to advance medical education and indigenous community development.[5]
Tegen served as Chair, Facilitator, and Mentor for women’s business and coaching network Behind Closed Doors, out of Adelaide, South Australia from 2016 to 2020.[5][9]
In the sectors of agribusiness, primary industry and investments, she held the role of Managing Director/Executive Director at FREE Eyre Limited for 3 years until 2009. Tegen was CEO for the Limestone Coast Division of General Practice from 1997-2006, and was Principal Consultant in Education for SA Department of Primary Industries and region from 1987-1999.[5]
Susi is also a recognized working educator for the Medical Technology Association of Australia by the Australian Department of Education.[10]
Boards, Committees and Advisory
Susi continues to make contributions to the health sector through her engagement in various committee, non-executive, and advisory positions. Her current roles include serving as a member of the Health Workforce Scope of Practice Review Committee and the National Rural Health Strategy Advisory with the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.[3][11]
She holds a non-executive director position at the Australian Orthopedic Association and held a previous position on the Federal Training Selection and Rural Health Equity Committee] until November 2023.[3][12][13]
Tegen is an active member of the Autism CRC and has contributed to the Aged Care Working Group of the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority since September 2022.[14][11]
In her commitment to medical education and healthcare strategy, she has been part of the Specialist International Medical Graduate Committee at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons , and served on the Federal Council and the Finance Audit and Risk Committee of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine to November 2023. Her advisory roles also include Medicare review panels.[3][5][7]
International Experience
Susi holds the position of Austrian Consul (Österreichische Konsulin) for South Australia and the Northern Territory, supporting Austrian citizens, promoting Austria to SA and NT community and fostering strategic partnerships between Austria and SA and NT.[8]
Awards and Achievements
Tegen's achievements include the South Australia Great Award in Medicine and Health and the Nokia Business Innovation Award at the Telstra SA Business Women's Awards in 2009. That same year she was honored with (formerly Agrifutures Australia) the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Rural Women’s Award.[15][16][9]
Public Speaking
As the CEO of National Rural Health Alliance, she is their chief spokesperson, and her speaking list is extensive.
- Australian Local Government Association, 29th National General Assembly (NGA) of Local Government, Canberra, June 2023.[17]
- 9th Rural & Remote Health Scientific Symposium (Host) June 2023 - Host.[18]
- Violet Vine Marshman Oration, La Trobe University, Rural Health School Research Conference, July 2023.[19]
- Regional Australia Institute Regions Rising National Summit, September 2023.[20]
- Rural Women Speaking Out: Australian Indigenous Voice to Parliament Referendum discussion.[21][22]
- Australia & New Zealand Mental Health Association (ANZMHA) Rural Mental Health Conference, November 2023, Keynote Speaker.[23]
- Charles Darwin University, Online Digital Health for Bush Forum (Discussion), November 2023.[24]
- NRHA commissioned Nous Report Evidence Base For Additional Investment In Rural Health In Australia, Riverland Academy of Clinical Excellence, RACE Grand Round (YouTube), November 2023.[25]
- 16th National Rural Health Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, August 2022.[26]
- Regional Australia Institute, National Summit, June 2023.[27]
- Rural Health Pro, Rural Health Month 2023, Coogee, Sydney, Australia.[28][29]
Media
- NHRA Commissioned Nous Report, June 2023.[30]
- Brainstorm Podcast (Spotify), Rural & Remote Women’s Health, April 2023.[1]
- ‘Rural Australia missing out $655 billion in health funding’, The Australian, June 2023.[31]
- Newcastle Weekly, ‘Cash bonuses on offer for GPs willing to go bush’, February 2024.[32]
- The New Daily, ‘Rural Australia crying out as health gaps revealed’, December 2023.[33]
- ABC News (Australia), ‘Value of private health insurance in regional Australia questioned [...]’, February 2023.[34]
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), NewsGP, ‘Huge disadvantages for rural patients exposed’, June 2023. ‘The tyranny of distance; rural health inequities persist’, December 2023.[35][36]
- SBS News, This GP has spent years working in remote Australia. She says more help is needed, September 2023.[37]
- NHRA, Place-based investment needed to address rural healthcare challenges, February 2024.[38]
- AGForce, Inquiry into the NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia, January 2024.[39]
- New England Times, National Rural Health Month highlights healthcare inequities, November 2023.[40]
- Medical Republic, Placed-based funding ‘urgently’ needed for rural Aussies, February 2024.[41]
- My Australia News, Rural voices heard in government's health reform review. December 2023.[42]
- InDaily, Calls for regional healthcare funding as life expectancy gap remains, February 2024.[43]
- (Australian) National Indigenous Times, Alliance welcomes federal government's plan to develop Indigenous home ownership, January 2024.[44]
References
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- ^ "National Rural Health Alliance appoints new CEO". NRHA - National Rural Health Alliance. 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ a b c d Villegas, Jackelyn (February 19, 2024). "Susi Tegen discusses rural workforce challenges at Rural Health Month". Rural Health Pro Organization.
- ^ "Rural and remote health". Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Susanne (Susi) Tegen". www.acrrm.org.au. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Annual Report" (PDF). RANZCO 2012 Annual Report. 2012 – via The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.
- ^ a b "New CEO for Medical Technology Association of Australia". www.labonline.com.au. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ a b "About". Austrian Consulate SA & NT. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ a b "Susi Tegen | Women's Business Coach I behind closed doors". behind closed doors. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ Australian Government, Department of Education (28 November 2014). "Boosting the Commercial Returns from Research - MTAA response to discussion paper".
- ^ a b Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care (2023). "Expert Advisory Committee for the Scope of Practice Review". Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care.
- ^ "Board of Directors - AOA | Australian Orthopaedic Association". aoa.org.au. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Board committees - AOA | Australian Orthopaedic Association". aoa.org.au. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.autismcrc.com.au/access/sites/default/files/resources/Assessment_and_Diagnosis_of_Autism_Guideline_Draft_Admin_and_Tech.pdf
- ^ Telstra - 2009 SA Business Women's Awards - Nokia Business Innovation Award, retrieved 2024-03-13
- ^ "PDF View". AgriFutures Australia. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ https://www.conferenceco.com.au/ALGA_NGA/2023NGA-RegBro-WEB.pdf
- ^ "9th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium". NRHA - National Rural Health Alliance. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ University, La Trobe. "Violet Vines Marshman Annual Oration". www.latrobe.edu.au. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ https://www.regionalaustralia.org.au/common/Uploaded%20files/Files/National%20Summit%202023/NS23%20Program.pdf
- ^ "Rural Women Speaking out about the Voice".
- ^ "Rural Women Speaking Out". Community Independents Project. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Rural mental health conference highlights unique stressors". 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Digital Health for the Bush Forum 2023 | Charles Darwin University". 14 November 2023.
- ^ https://www.ruralhealth.org.au/16nrhc/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-02-5pm-Program.pdf
- ^ https://www.ruralhealth.org.au/16nrhc/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-02-5pm-Program.pdf
- ^ "'Shifting Our Gaze': Looking back at the Regions Rising National Summit". regionalaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Rural Health Pro". www.ruralhealthpro.org. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Rural Health Pro".
- ^ "Rural Australians missing out on $6.5 billion annually in health care access while coffers fill up with rural contributions". NRHA - National Rural Health Alliance. 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/rural-australia-missing-out-on-655-billion-in-health-funding-report/news-story/8b96b8dd13cba3f03c784a2a8146fcd2
- ^ Riddle, Rebecca (2024-02-04). "Cash bonuses on offer for GPs willing to go bush". Newcastle Weekly. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ RACE Grand Round: Susi Tegen presents NRHA and NOUS Report on the Status of Health Expenditure, retrieved 2024-03-13
- ^ "Why these regional Australians believe their private health cover is 'an absolute waste of money'". ABC News. 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/huge-disadvantages-for-rural-patients-exposed
- ^ https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/the-tyranny-of-distance-rural-health-inequities-pe
- ^ "Over 3,000 more pharmacists needed in general practice to tackle GP shortages, says think tank report". The Pharmaceutical Journal. 2019. doi:10.1211/pj.2019.20206323. ISSN 2053-6186. S2CID 239091750.
- ^ "Place-based investment needed to address rural healthcare challenges". NRHA - National Rural Health Alliance. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Inquiry into the NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia. · AgForce · Advancing Rural Queensland". www.agforceqld.org.au. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ Desk, New England Times News (2023-11-03). "National Rural Health Month highlights healthcare inequities". New England Times. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
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- ^ "News Releases". Today's News. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Calls for regional healthcare funding as life expectancy gap remains - InDaily". www.indaily.com.au. 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ Foster, Brendan (January 11, 2024). "Alliance welcomes federal government's plan to develop Indigenous home ownership". National Indigenous Times.