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SUMMARY:Athena Swan Lecture: The diversity of where – finding your place 
 for equity and inclusion
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Surgery and Cancer is pleased to invite you t
 o our upcoming Athena Swan Lecture: The diversity of where – Finding you
 r place for equity and inclusion.\nWe are delighted to welcome Associate P
 rofessor Kerin Fielding\, orthopaedic surgeon\, academic\, and former Pres
 ident of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS). Based in New S
 outh Wales\, Australia\, she has built a distinguished career dedicated to
  serving rural communities\, advancing research in osteoporosis and trauma
  care\, and mentoring the next generation of surgeons.\nKerin was the firs
 t woman in New South Wales to qualify as an orthopaedic surgeon and is wid
 ely recognised for her leadership and commitment to diversity and inclusio
 n in medicine.\nWe look forward to welcoming you to this year’s Athena S
 wan Lecture.\nPlease note that this is an in-person event ONLY.\n\nDate: T
 uesday\, 21 April 2026\nTime: 15:00 – 17:00 (followed by a light drinks 
 reception)\nVenue: I-HUB\, I-HUB CR1/CR2 \, 84 Wood Lane\, White City Camp
 us\n\nAssociate Professor Kerin Fielding Bio\nAssociate Professor Kerin Fi
 elding was the first female Orthopaedic Surgeon in NSW and has established
  a successful career in rural specialist surgery over the past 30 years\, 
 working at the Wagga Wagga Base Hospital and Calvary Healthcare Riverina. 
 Kerin has special interests in surgery of the Hip\, Knee\, Spine\, and Tra
 uma. She has led the Rural Health Equity Strategy at Royal Australasian Co
 llege of Surgeons from 2020.\nAssociate Professor Fielding is the Clinical
  Lead for speciality surgery Notre Dame University\, Wagga Wagga Campus. S
 he is also a senior course director of the Early Management of Severe Trau
 ma course for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) and serves
  on the National EMST committee (RACS).\nAssociate Professor Fielding is a
  strong advocate for improvements in rural health care. She has campaigned
  for better treatment of osteoporosis\, chairing the working party for the
  establishment of an Osteoporosis Liaison service (Greater Southern Area H
 ealth Service). She has been a member of the National Scientific Committee
  of Osteoporosis Australia and is on the executive of the National Hip Fra
 cture Registry.\nAssociate Professor Fielding was the Chair of Prevocation
 al Surgery training for the Health Education and Training Institute of NSW
  Health for two decades ending in 2023.\nIn 2015\, Associate Professor Fie
 lding was elected to the Council of the Royal Australasian College of Surg
 eons and has been re-elected twice. In 2023\, she was elected by the Counc
 il to the role of President. She chairs and is involved in multiple commit
 tees at the national level to collaborate for improved health outcomes thr
 oughout Australia and Aotearoa\, New Zealand.\nHer work has been recognise
 d with several awards: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons medal for se
 rvice to education and Rural Surgery in NSW 2012\; Surgical trainee superv
 isor of the year (RACS) for NSW 2021\; meritorious service award from the 
 Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) 2021\; Graham Coupland Memorial a
 ward and lecture (RACS) 2022.
URL:https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/206772/the-diversity-of-where-finding
 -your-place-for-equity-and-inclusion/
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LOCATION: I-HUB CR1/CR2\, Translation and Innovation Hub (I-HUB)\, White Ci
 ty Campus\, Imperial College London\, London\, W12 0BZ\, United Kingdom
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