Professor Roderick McClure MBBS, BA, PhD

Rod is currently Professor of Community Care and Epidemiology at the newly established School of Medicine, Griffith University. Rod has medical qualifications, extensive clinical experience in emergency medicine (EMST certified in 1997), a PhD in injury epidemiology and specialist training in public health medicine. Over the past 5 years, Rod has established (as Foundation Director) the Queensland Trauma Registry and (as Foundation Acting Director and subsequently Deputy Director) the Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine. In 2002 he left both these positions to establish a non-profit research based company - Injury Prevention and Control (Australia) Ltd and become the Chief Executive Officer [CEO] and Research Director. Throughout his career there is a strong theme on identifying risk factors associated with injury outcomes and on developing multi-dimensional injury prevention strategies. In addition, Rod has played a public role in the development of injury control in Australia, sitting on state and national committees (eg the Strategic Injury Prevention Partnership, and the Queensland College of Surgeons Trauma Committee) and being for two terms, the elected President of the Australian Injury Prevention Network.