Michael Kidd (physician)
Professor Michael Kidd FAHMS, FRACGP | |
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| President World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) | |
| In office June 2013 – November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Amanda Howe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 November 1959 Melbourne University |
Michael Richard Kidd
Background
Michael Kidd was educated at Belle Vue Primary School, and later
Professional career
Kidd was President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners from 2002-06.
From 2009-16, he served as the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University with responsibility for the
In 2017, he was appointed as Professor of Global Primary Care with the Southgate Institute for Health, Equity and Society at Flinders University, and as Professor and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the
He is a Member of the
He served ten years as a member of the International Scientific Advisory Board of the UK Biobank Research Project based at
From 2008-10, he was the Chair of the advocacy organisation Doctors for the Environment Australia.
He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Medical Case Reports,[11] the world's first online, PubMed listed, international medical journal devoted solely to case reports from all medical disciplines.
He is the author/editor of several books including Save your life and the lives of those you love – your GP’s six step guide to good health, published by Allen and Unwin in 2007. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 131 libraries.[12] His book on the health and well being of doctors and medical students entitled First Do No Harm – how to be a resilient doctor in the 21st century was published by McGraw Hill in 2009.[13] According to WorldCat, the book is held in 123 libraries.[12]
Government appointments
Kidd was Chair of the Australian Government's Ministerial Advisory Committee on Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections,[14] from 2009–16, and was also chair of the South Australian Health and Medical Research Advisory Council.
He was also a member of the Australian Therapeutic Goods Advisory Council, the Australian Government's Medical Training Review Panel, the Privacy Advisory Committee of Australia's Federal Privacy Commissioner, and a member of the Council of the Australian Government's National Health and Medical Research Council.
Honours
Kidd is an elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and the Australasian College of Health Informatics.[15] He has been awarded honorary fellowships of: the Royal College of General Practitioners (UK), the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians, the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia, the College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka, the Bangladesh Academy of Family Physicians, and the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine.
He has been awarded honorary membership of the World Psychiatric Association, the Romanian National Society of Family Medicine, the Slovak Society of General Practice Medicine, and the Armenian Psychiatric Association, and honorary life membership of the Health Informatics Society of Australia and the General Practitioners' Association of Nepal.
In 2007, he received the Australian Medical Association Award for Excellence in Health Care in recognition of his contribution to primary care, medical education and the health care of disadvantaged people in Australia.[16]
In 2014, he was awarded the Rose Hunt Medal, the highest award of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners for services to Australian general practice.
In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours List, he was made a
Selected works
- Hovenga E, Kidd MR, Cesnik B (1996). Health Informatics: an Overview, Churchill-Livingstone, London. ISBN 0443054304.
- Kidd MR, McCoy R (2003). Oxford Textbook of Primary Medical Care (chapter on HIV/AIDS in Primary Care), Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 978-0198565802
- Rowe L, Kidd MR (2007). Save your life – and the lives of those you love, Allen and Unwin, Sydney. ISBN 9781741751888
- Rowe L, Kidd MR (2009). First do no harm – how to be a resilient doctor in the 21st century, McGraw-Hill, Sydney. ISBN 9780070276970
- Kidd MR (2013). The Contribution of Family Medicine to Improving Health Systems: a guidebook from the World Organization of Family Doctors (2nd Edition), CRC Press-Taylor and Francis, Abingdon. ISBN 9781846195549
- Kidd MR, Heath I, Howe A (2016). Family Medicine: The Classic Papers, CRC Press-Taylor and Francis, Abingdon. ISBN 9781846199943
- Salah H, Kidd MR (2018). Family Practice in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, CRC Press-Taylor and Francis, Abingdon. ISBN 9781138498587
- Rowe L, Kidd MR (2018). Every doctor, CRC Press-Taylor and Francis, Abingdon. ISBN 9781138497856
References
- ^ [1], RACGP
- ^ [2]
- ^ a b Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, College History
- ^ a b "KIDD, Prof Michael: WONCA President 2013-16". WONCA. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Honorary Professor Michael Kidd, University of Sydney, Our Academics
- ^ a b Professor Michael Kidd, Flinders University website.
- ^ Health, Australian Government Department of (2 March 2020). "Professor Michael Kidd appointed to advise on Primary Health Reforms". Australian Government Department of Health.
- ^ "Board of Directors - Beyond Blue". www.beyondblue.org.au.
- ^ "On the way out - Australian Institute of Company Directors". www.companydirectors.com.au.
- ^ UK Biobank, International Scientific Advisory Board
- ^ Editorial Board, Journal of Medical Case Reports
- ^ a b "Kidd, Michael R. 1959- [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org.
- ^ First, Do No Harm, Book Depository
- ^ Australian Government’s Ministerial Advisory Committee on Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections
- ^ ACHI Fellows and Members, Australasian College of Health Informatics
- ^ 2007 Award for Excellence in Health Care, Australian Medical Association
- ^ "Professor Michael Richard KIDD". Australian Honours Search Facility. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Professor Michael Richard KIDD AM". Australian Honours Search Facility. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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