Dr David Theile (Snr), Clincial CEO is supported by the following members of District Executive:
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Dr Ashby is a University of Queensland graduate who undertook his Internship at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and subsequently worked in provincial and rural centres and at the QEII Hospital. He was appointed Director of Emergency Medicine at the Royal Brisbane Hospital in 1989, a post he held until his appointment as Executive Director Medical Services at the Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital in 2000. During this period, Dr Ashby spent a year as the Assistant Regional Director – Policy & Planning for the Brisbane North Regional Health Authority. Dr Ashby is a Past President of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and was Chairman of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine from 1994 – 96. In the period 2000 – 2006, Dr Ashby also acted as District Manager at both the Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital and Princess Alexandra Hospitals for lengthy periods before transferring to his current post in June 2006.
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Ms Veronica Casey, Executive Director Nursing Services
Previous experience includes the Nursing Director Division of Medicine, Executive Director of Aged and Disability Services TPCHHSD, Director of Nursing Royal Women’s Hospital Health Services District, Redevelopment positions, Quality Facilitator and clinical positions across a number of medical nursing specialties.
Special interests are in Safety and Quality in patient care, Care of the aged and rehabilitation nursing.
I am a member of the Queensland Nursing Council and Chair the Premiers advisory committee on Recruitment in Nursing.
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Julie Connell, Executive Director Clinical Support Services
Julie has been the Executive Director of Clinical Support Services at Princess Alexandra Hospital since 2002. Her pathway through PAH began in 1980 as an Occupational Therapist in Spinal Injuries Unit, a return to practice in 1991 in the Head Injuries Unit, with progression through the Occupational Therapy Department from Senior OT to Assistant Director and Director of Occupational Therapy before her executive appointment in 2002. Julie is qualified with a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (UQ -1979), Cert 4 Workplace Assessment & Training, Grad Cert in Management (QUT - 2003), and is presently the National Vice President of OT Australia.
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Peter Frew, Executive Director of Corporate Services
Peter is currently the Executive Director of Corporate Services at Princess Alexandra Hospital with an extensive background in Industrial Relations. He has had some ten years experience and an Industrial Relations Advocate through employment with both the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission and the Department of Industrial Relations with specific representation for Queensland Health.
Peter has a Bachelor of Arts with majors in Economics, Government and IR. Ten years of experience as a Human Resources practitioner led to his appointment as Director of HRM at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. During this time Peter and his HRM team received a National ACHSE Award for recruitment practices and were an integral part of the establishment of the Nursing Magnet Status for the Princess Alexandra Hospital in 2004.
PAH Divisional Structure
The PAH operates in a Divisional structure which each provides a wide range of speciality services:
§ Division of Medicine
§ Division of Surgery
§ Division of Mental Health
§ Division of Cancer Services
§ Division of Rehabilitation
These Clinical Divisions are supported by a number of Clinical and other support service areas:
§ Division of Corporate Services
§ Division of Clinical Support Services
§ Emergency
§ Pathology
§ Radiology
§ Centres for Health Research