Specialist General Surgeon, Northern Rivers Surgical Group; Australia

Dr Sue Velovski is a Specialist General Surgeon working in the Northern Rivers of NSW. Her specialities include cancer and trauma surgery Sue understands the inequities in health care amongst rural Australia and continues to advocate for ‘safe appropriate surgery locally and globally’ Sue has been active in teaching the importance of both technical and non-technical skills to young surgeons. She has had the privilege of training with Human Factors specialists. Sue was elected to the Human Factors Advisory group by CEC/ NSW Health in 2018. Prior and during the pandemic, Sue was asked to engage with the Macedonian Community via SBS Radio and local radio to provide timely advice about physical and mental wellbeing. Sue is a strong advocate for all rural health services, and a passionate and dedicated supporter of rural medical trainees. She has been involved, both nationally and internationally, in the education of rural trainees in the technical and non-technical skills required to have a safe enjoyable and healthy life as doctor and community member. Sue is a Board member of the Rural Doctors Association of New South Wales (RDANSW), is member of Natural Disaster Emergency Response Group and was awarded co-Rural Doctor of the Year for 2022-2023