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SUMMARY:Athena Swan Lecture: The diversity of where – finding your place
  for equity and inclusion
LOCATION:Imperial College: I-HUB CR1/CR2\, Translation and Innovation Hub 
 (I-HUB)
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Surgery and Cancer is pleased to invite you 
 to our upcoming Athena Swan Lecture: The diversity of where – Finding yo
 ur place for equity and inclusion.\nWe are delighted to welcome Associate 
 Professor Kerin Fielding\, orthopaedic surgeon\, academic\, and former Pre
 sident of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS). Based in New 
 South Wales\, Australia\, she has built a distinguished career dedicated t
 o serving rural communities\, advancing research in osteoporosis and traum
 a care\, and mentoring the next generation of surgeons.\nKerin was the fir
 st woman in New South Wales to qualify as an orthopaedic surgeon and is wi
 dely recognised for her leadership and commitment to diversity and inclusi
 on in medicine.\nWe look forward to welcoming you to this year’s Athena 
 Swan Lecture.\nPlease note that this is an in-person event ONLY.\n\nDate: 
 Tuesday\, 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 Cam
 pus\n\nAssociate Professor Kerin Fielding Bio\nAssociate Professor Kerin F
 ielding was the first female Orthopaedic Surgeon in NSW and has establishe
 d 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 Tr
 auma. She has led the Rural Health Equity Strategy at Royal Australasian C
 ollege of Surgeons from 2020.\nAssociate Professor Fielding is the Clinica
 l Lead for speciality surgery Notre Dame University\, Wagga Wagga Campus. 
 She is also a senior course director of the Early Management of Severe Tra
 uma course for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) and serve
 s on the National EMST committee (RACS).\nAssociate Professor Fielding is 
 a strong advocate for improvements in rural health care. She has campaigne
 d for better treatment of osteoporosis\, chairing the working party for th
 e establishment of an Osteoporosis Liaison service (Greater Southern Area 
 Health Service). She has been a member of the National Scientific Committe
 e of Osteoporosis Australia and is on the executive of the National Hip Fr
 acture Registry.\nAssociate Professor Fielding was the Chair of Prevocatio
 nal Surgery training for the Health Education and Training Institute of NS
 W Health for two decades ending in 2023.\nIn 2015\, Associate Professor Fi
 elding was elected to the Council of the Royal Australasian College of Sur
 geons and has been re-elected twice. In 2023\, she was elected by the Coun
 cil to the role of President. She chairs and is involved in multiple commi
 ttees at the national level to collaborate for improved health outcomes th
 roughout Australia and Aotearoa\, New Zealand.\nHer work has been recognis
 ed with several awards: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons medal for s
 ervice to education and Rural Surgery in NSW 2012\; Surgical trainee super
 visor of the year (RACS) for NSW 2021\; meritorious service award from the
  Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) 2021\; Graham Coupland Memorial 
 award and lecture (RACS) 2022.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/206772/the-diversity-of-wh
 ere-finding-your-place-for-equity-and-inclusion/
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