General Practitioner
Professional Background
Dr Sue Page graduated from the University of Newcastle in 1985 and gained Fellowship of both RACGP and ACRRM with a further Fellowship in Advanced Rural Practice (FARGP) in the fields of Mental Health, Obstetrics and Emergency Medicine. While the majority of her career has been civilian general practice and hospital based emergency care, she has worked in a variety of ADF Health facilities including HMAS Cairns and Albatross, RAAF Base Amberley and ACT and Lavarack Barracks. She is the daughter of a US Army Colonel and the then Australian Vice Consul to New York.
Sue brings a wealth of experience in health systems, service integration and advocacy. She is a former President of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia who has held a variety of State and Federal Ministerial Advisory roles including for Disability, Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol, Medical Indemnity, Pharmacy Professional Programs, Medical Workforce, Statewide Services and the NSW Commission of Audit. She has served on the NSW Health Care Advisory Committee and was the inaugural Chair of the North Coast Area Health Advisory Committee, reporting to the CEO and the State Health Minister for services from Port Macquarie to Tweed Heads in NSW. She has worked in almost every state jurisdiction and in public, private, inpatient, outpatient, Aged Care and Community Controlled sectors so can draw on a range of techniques and approaches.
Qualifications
- 2020 Fellowship of Advanced Rural General Practice - skills in ED, Obstetrics, Mental Health
- 2002 Diploma in Shared Care Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Australia
- 2000 Fellow, Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
- 1993 Fellow, Royal Australian College of General Practice (RACGP)
- 1990 Diploma of Obstetrics, Royal Australian College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
- 1985 Bachelor of Medicine, University of Newcastle, Australia
Professional Associations
- Affiliate RACMA and member of Rural Policy and Advocacy Sub-committee
- RACGP membership
- ACRRM membership
- CRANA membership
Achievements / Awards
- 2021 CQ Clinical Excellence Award for COVID Remote Patient Monitoring and Response Team
- 2019 Qld Excellence Award for Teamwork and Collaboration, Choosing Wisely Project
- 2017 Community People’s Choice award individual finalist, and winner as ED Team, Central Queensland HHS
- 2009 RACGP Best Research Article, Australian Family Physician Journal
- 2009 Tweed Shire Women’s Service Woman of the Year
- 2008 Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
- 2006 Ballina Shire Citizen of the Year Award