Health leadership in action: better health systems for better care

For the Kirby Institute's 14th Annual Brett Tindall Memorial Lecture, we are delighted to host Professor Michael Kidd AO.

Professor Michael Kidd AO FAHMS is Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, a global leader in primary care, and a passionate advocate for equitable, high-quality health systems. He holds a joint academic appointment as the Foundation Director of the International Centre for Future Health Systems at UNSW, and as Professor of Global Primary Care at the University of Oxford. 

A general practitioner and public health researcher, Prof Kidd has dedicated his career to strengthening health systems, improving care for marginalised communities, and leading responses to pressing health challenges, from infectious diseases to chronic care. He has also served as President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the World Organization of Family Doctors, shaping the future of health leadership both in Australia and internationally. 

Join us for an inspiring session as Prof Kidd shares insights from his distinguished career and explores how innovative leadership can drive better health systems and better care for all Australians. 

The Brett Tindall Memorial Lecture is an annual lecture awarded by the Kirby Institute to a leader in infectious disease research, policy, and/or community advocacy.

It is awarded in memory of Dr Brett Tindall, who was one of the Kirby Institute’s first researchers in the 1980s. Brett's research focused on the process of seroconversion and the body's responses to the entry of HIV. He died of AIDS in 1994.