APLS FACULTY DEVELOPMENT afternoon SPEAKERS
Tim Wilkinson
University of Otago, Dunedin
Professor Tim Wilkinson is professor of medicine and medical education at Otago Medical School, University of Otago, New Zealand, where he also continues to practice as a geriatrician. Throughout his career he has combined clinical medicine with a passion for improving how health professionals learn in the workplace. His research spans assessment, workplace learning, supervision, professional identity and the influence of organisational culture on clinical education. He has published widely, held editorial roles with leading medical education journals, and worked with universities, health services and accreditation bodies internationally. Tim is particularly interested in helping educators look beyond individual learners to understand how learning is shaped by the environments in which people work.
Laura Newhouse
Starship Hospital, Auckland
Laura is a Paediatric Registrar and recent Fellow with the Douglas Starship Simulation Programme at Starship Hospital, Auckland. After graduating from the University of Bristol in the UK in 2013, she spent nine years training and working in Paediatrics before swapping the UK for New Zealand with her young family in early 2022. She is a Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and an Advanced Paediatric Life Support Instructor. Research interests focus on human factors, psychological safety, and approaches to engaging reluctant participants in simulation-based education.
Heidi Baker
POD Health, Queenstown
Heidi Baker is a Paediatrician, emergency specialist, ex-retrieval doctor and mum to three teenagers. Heidi is passionate about embracing curiosity and perspective shifts as key to sustaining and growing as individuals and team.
Suzanne Hamilton
Te Whatu Ora, Canterbury
Suzi Hamilton works as an Emergency Medicine Physician and is Clinical Director of medical workforce development in Canterbury, New Zealand. She has post-graduate certification in professional supervision and is trained in coaching, mediation and debriefing. She coaches clinicians across all career stages using a strengths-based, solution-focused approach with specific emphasis on communication, feedback, supervision skills and career sustainability. She balances work with outdoor adventures with her husband and two young sons.
Eve Purdy
Bond University and Gold Coast Hospital, Gold Coast
Eve is an Emergency Physician, educator, and researcher at Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service and Assistant Professor at Bond University. She works across clinical care, simulation, and team science, leading innovative approaches to training and research. Her work focuses on team performance under stress, translational simulation, and building capacity through collaborative education.