Christine Jorm

Christine Jorm, MBBS (Hons), MD, PhD, FANZCA is Associate Professor at Sydney University in Australia, and currently coordinates the professionalism theme of the Sydney Medical Programme. She has doctorates in neuropharmacology and sociology, and is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, practising as an anaesthetist for more than 15 years before her interest in quality assurance in anaesthesia led to full-time cross-disciplinary work in patient safety and quality....See more

Christine Jorm, MBBS (Hons), MD, PhD, FANZCA is Associate Professor at Sydney University in Australia, and currently coordinates the professionalism theme of the Sydney Medical Programme. She has doctorates in neuropharmacology and sociology, and is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, practising as an anaesthetist for more than 15 years before her interest in quality assurance in anaesthesia led to full-time cross-disciplinary work in patient safety and quality. She was then recruited as a foundation staff member for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care in 2006. She provided specialist safety and quality advice and developed policy and strategy for the Commission until moving to Sydney University in 2010. She has published on a broad range of safety and quality topics, health policy and medical culture and is passionate about finding ways to enable the doctors of the future to better engage with and influence the healthcare system. See less