ARSC2015

******* August News Flash! *******

Ruth Purdie became the General Secretary of TISPOL- the European Road Police Network, in September 2015.   Prior to this she served with the Cheshire Constabulary, United Kingdom, as an Assistant Chief Constable.  In this role she held the portfolio for Serious Crime, Specialist operations  & Investigations.   Regionally, Ruth held the Forensic Science and Roads Policing portfolio for the North West of England which included over 30% of the UK motorway network.
 
Through out her career Ruth has embraced opportunities to develop policing in other countries and has worked in New Zealand, USA, Canada and Malta assisting colleagues in the development of policing approaches.   Ruth is passionate about Road Safety and Chaired the North West Motorway Patrol Group  were she worked  with road policing colleagues and agency partners from the North of England to ensure a co-ordinated approach to the safety and security of all road users.   As General Secretary of TISPOL Ruth works with dedicated colleagues throughout Europe to deliver a safer European Road Network.
 
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Professor Fitzgerald was appointed Chief Health Officer for Queensland in 2003 prior to taking us his current position as Professor of Public Health at QUT in 2006.  He was one of the founders of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and served as national Secretary of the College for four years and was Editor in Chief of the Journal of Emergency Medicine.

Professor Fitzgerald holds specialist medical qualifications in Emergency Medicine and Medical Administration and was awarded a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Queensland in 1990 for his research into Emergency Department Triage which formed the basis of the Australasian Triage Scale now in use at all EDs throughout Australasia.   Professor Fitzgerald is actively engaged in national and international professional activities and has been an invited Keynote Speaker numerous times.  He is a current member of the Editorial Board of Emergency Medicine Australasia and the Journal of Emergency Medicine.
 
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Dr Barry Watson is the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), which is hosted by the Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Geneva, Switzerland. As the CEO of GRSP, Barry is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the organisation as well as the management of its activities in over 35 countries worldwide. Barry has worked in the road safety field for over 30 years in government and civil society organisations.

Barry is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Road Safety (ACRS) and a member-at-large on the Executive Board of the International Council of Alcohol, Drugs & Traffic Safety (ICADTS), and was most recently the Director of Queensland's Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland (CARRS-Q).  Read more.....

Gavin Smith joined Bosch Australia in 1990 following 10 years in various Information Technology roles at a number of well known Multinationals across Australasia.  In 2011 Gavin was promoted to the position of President and Chairman of the Local subsidiary Robert Bosch Australia.

Robert Bosch Australia is a regional subsidiary and part of the global Bosch Group, a leading global supplier of technology and services. In fiscal 2013 the Bosch Group employed 310,000 associates worldwide, and generated revenues of 48 billion euros from Sales of Automotive and Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods and Energy and Building Technologies.  Bosch established its Australian activities in 1907, today employing more than 1300 people and generating revenues in excess of $600 million Australian Dollars.   Read more.....

Associate Professor Brian K Owler is an Australian trained neurosurgeon.  He is a Consultant Neurosurgeon at the Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead Private, Sydney Adventist Hospital at Wahroonga and Norwest Private Hospital.  A/Prof Owler has a PhD from the University of Sydney and is Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Sydney.

A/Prof Owler was elected President of the Australian Medical Association in May 2014.  He has a particular interest in public health advocacy. He has worked with the NSW Roads and Maritime Services to develop the “Don’t Rush” advertising campaign targeted at reducing speed-related road accidents in NSW.  He also has a strong commitment to improving the health of Indigenous Australians.  Read more.....