Professor Samar Aoun is 2023 WA Australian of the Year and Perron Institute Research Chair in Palliative Care at The University of Western Australia and Perron Institute. She is a global leader in the fields of Public Health Palliative Care and Compassionate Communities research and has influenced rapid system change and informed practice and policy at national and international levels.
Samar is the current chair of Compassionate Communities Australia, and the South West Compassionate Communities Network in Western Australia.
She is a current board member of Palliative Care WA and a past president of Motor Neurone Disease Australia and Western Australia.
She is a member of Public Health Palliative Care International and the Public Health Palliative Care reference group of the European Association of Palliative Care.
Experience
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–presentPerron Institute Research Chair in Palliative Care, The University of Western Australia
Education
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1989University of London, UK, PhD Medical Demography
Honours
the Centenary Medal in 2003 from the Prime Minister of Australia; the 2018 Medal for Excellence from the European Society for Person Centred Healthcare and the 2023 WA Australian of the year..2023 WA Australian of the Year
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