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Perron Institute Research Chair in Palliative Care, The University of Western Australia

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.

Experience

  • –present
    Perron Institute Research Chair in Palliative Care, The University of Western Australia

Education

  • 1989 
    University of London, UK, PhD Medical Demography

Honours

2023 WA Australian of the Year