2026 Strategic Think Tank in Wollongong 

innovation campus night
UNSW Sydney – Deakin University, Waterfront Campus. Geelong. National Multidisciplinary Primary Care Research, Policy and Advocacy Consortium first strategic Think Tank

Members of the Consortium are meeting in Wollongong this year on Wednesday 22 July for the second annual Consortium Think Tank. Following the AAAPC Conference at the University of Wollongong’s Innovation Campus, the Think Tank will focus on the future of primary health care research in Australia. Specific areas of focus will be identifying evidence and research gaps. Key speakers include Professor Jennifer DeVoe, Adjunct Professor at UNSW Sydney, Professor Michael Kidd AO and First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Division at the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing Mark Roddam. 

Professor Michael Kidd AO
Lead Chief Investigator, Primary Care Research Consortium
Rebecca Sedgman
Senior Policy Advisor, Australian College of Nurse Practitioners
Co-Chair Consortium Strategic Peaks Group
Dr Elizabeth Deveny
CEO, Consumers Health Forum of Australia
Professor Sarah Dennis
Professor of Allied Health, University of Sydney
Associate Professor Alexandra Edelman
Menzies School of Health Research
Professor Alison McMillan
Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer