workshop sessions 5 - author bios

Brent Bell (HepatitisWA)

Brent is the Chief Executive Officer for HepatitisWA and brings a refreshed sense of innovation and systems design to traditional services delivery by exploring new technologies and project methodologies for use in the sector. Passionate about social justice and community equity, Brent draws on his career experience that includes active military service, healthcare systems, corrections systems, and clinical governance to identify and leverage opportunities for new service models and outcomes.

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Neil Drew (Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet) 

Neil Drew is Director of the Australia Indigenous HealthInfoNet (www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au) . He has a background in social and community psychology with over 30 years of experience working with a diverse range of communities and groups. He has worked with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities since beginning his career as a volunteer at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medical Service in far North Queensland in 1980. He was psychologist for the Department of Family Services in Queensland where he had responsibilities for far northern and remote Cape York communities. He was the program head and cofounder of the Aboriginal Youth and Community Wellbeing Program in the East Kimberley established in 2006. He is the co-author of the text Social Psychology and Everyday Life. In his current role he has a strong interest in translational research.