Jump to content

Draft:Susi Tegen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Draft:Susanne (Susi) Tegen)
  • Comment: The draft still reads like corporate puff (the sentence "Tegen's career has spanned strategic partnerships, leadership, and public relations across health, diplomacy, education, agribusiness, primary industry, and economic development," tells readers nothing about her life and experience). A biography of a living person should include key background (education?) and dates of appointments to different roles. Inline citations should ideally be positioned adjacent to the relevant assertions (not massed at the end of paras). And please amend the bare URL references so that it is clear what organisation/publication they came from, and when. Paul W (talk) 13:40, 25 March 2024 (UTC)


)

Susanne 'Susi' Tegen is an Austrian-born Australian educator, speaker and advocate for rural and remote health. She is currently the CEO of the Australian National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA).[1]

Early life and education

[edit]

Tegen was born in Salzburg, Austria, and attended school in Vienna before migrating to South Australia as a teenager, where she lived and worked on a sheep, cattle, and cropping property in the Limestone Coast region.[2][1][3] Tegen has worked in South Australia (SA), Victoria, New South Wales (NSW), and remote Northern Territory (NT).[4]

Tegen attended Scotch College in Adelaide, then completed a BA at the University of Adelaide, and Postgraduate Diploma of Education from the University of New England in 1986. She gained a MBA at the University of Melbourne in 2006, along with qualifications in organizational leadership, change management and rural leadership from James Cook University, Australian Graduate School of Management, University of NSW, and the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation.[5]

Career

[edit]

Tegen was a partner in a sheep meat and wool, cattle trading and grain property in the Limestone Coast for 30 years.[3]

Tegen worked for health organizations including the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology (resigning in 2012),[6] the Medical Technology Association of Australia (from October 2013),[7] the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association, and the University of Adelaide Rural Clinical School.

She uses knowledge and expertise in partnerships, leadership, and public relations across multiple sectors to bridge the gap between rural and urban medical and related services access.

She has been recognized through awards including the South Australia Great Award in Medicine and Health (2009),[8] the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Rural Women's Award for South Australia (2009)[9] and the Nokia Business Innovation Award at the Telstra SA Business Women's Awards.[10][11]

Tegen is the Austrian Consul for South Australia and the Northern Territory.[4]

Boards, committees and advisory roles

[edit]

Tegen is a member of the Health Workforce Scope of Practice Review Committee and the National Rural Health Strategy Advisory with the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.[2] She is a non-executive director of the Australian Orthopaedic Association,[12] and represented the NRHA when Autism CRC (Australia) updated its National Guideline For the assessment and diagnosis of autism in Australia.[13] In medical education, she had roles with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.[3]

Public speaking and media

[edit]

As the CEO and primary spokesperson of the National Rural Health Alliance, Tegen gives her voice to rural and remote health, mental health,[14] and the digital health divide.[15] In 2023, she addressed the Australian Local Government Association's National General Assembly,[16] the Rural & Remote Health Scientific Symposium, and the RAI Regions Rising National Summit.[17][18][19][20][21]

Her ongoing contributions to publications and interviews include education around the disparity between country and city living,[22] rural health funding,[23] and the challenges faced by rural healthcare systems.[24][14]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Alliance Staff". NRHA - National Rural Health Alliance. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  2. ^ a b "National Rural Health Alliance appoints new CEO". NRHA - National Rural Health Alliance. 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  3. ^ a b c "Susanne (Susi) Tegen - College Council Member". www.acrrm.org.au. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  4. ^ a b "About". Austrian Consulate SA & NT. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  5. ^ jorunn (2019-11-12). "Alumni Connecting". Australian Rural Leadership Foundation. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  6. ^ "RANZCO Annual Report 2011-2012" (PDF). RANZCO. 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  7. ^ "New CEO for Medical Technology Association of Australia". www.labonline.com.au. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  8. ^ "2009 Winners". AgriFutures Australia. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  9. ^ "Australia's Rural Women: Revealed, recognised and respected" (PDF).
  10. ^ Telstra - 2009 SA Business Women's Awards - Nokia Business Innovation Award, 7 September 2010, retrieved 2024-03-25
  11. ^ "Susi Tegen". bottomline. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  12. ^ "Board of Directors 2022–23". Australian Orthopaedic Association. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  13. ^ "National Guideline For the assessment and diagnosis of autism in Australia" (PDF). Autism CRC. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Rural mental health conference highlights unique stressors". NRHA - National Rural Health Alliance. 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  15. ^ "Digital Health for the Bush Forum 2023 | Charles Darwin University". www.cdu.edu.au. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  16. ^ "National General Assembly (NGA) of Local Government in Canberra" (PDF). ALGA. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Rural Health Pro". www.ruralhealthpro.org. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  18. ^ "9th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium". NRHA - National Rural Health Alliance. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  19. ^ University, La Trobe. "Violet Vines Marshman Annual Oration". www.latrobe.edu.au. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  20. ^ https://www.ruralhealth.org.au/16nrhc/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-08-02-5pm-Program.pdf
  21. ^ "'Shifting Our Gaze': Looking back at the Regions Rising National Summit". regionalaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  22. ^ Dorrigan, Alisha (2023-12-15). "'The tyranny of distance': rural health inequities persist". NewsGP. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  23. ^ https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/rural-australia-missing-out-on-655-billion-in-health-funding-report/news-story/8b96b8dd13cba3f03c784a2a8146fcd2
  24. ^ "Why these regional Australians believe their private health cover is 'an absolute waste of money'". ABC News. 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2024-03-25.