Director, Patient Safety, Clinical Excellence Commission; Australia

Dr Patricia (Trish) Bradd is the Director, Patient Safety at the Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC), a leadership and strategic role that leads and directs the NSW Patient Safety Program and provides strategic oversight for patient safety and quality across the NSW Health system. Trish is also Executive lead supporting the CEC’s infection prevention and control COVID-19 response in NSW. With over 30 years’ clinical and management experience in the NSW public health system, Trish has previously held senior Executive positions involving building system-wide capacity and capability for safe, quality healthcare by improving systems and support for value-based change. She is a Fellow of Speech Pathology Australia, Chair of the SPA Ethics Board and Past SPA National President. She has a PhD in health leadership, a Masters and Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management and a clinical background in Speech Pathology. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney.