Professor Stephen Leeder - Presentations
The Future of Medicine, School of Public Health 20 August, 2008. To view Professor Leeder's speech notes, please click here.
People, Health and Medicine The 5th Annual Conference on the Future of the PBS, May 6th, 2008. To view Professor Leeder's speech notes, click here.
Advance Australia Where? Thinking about health, presentation at the Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sydney, 3 May 2008.
Speech at the opening of Deakin University’s Medical School, Deakin University, 1 May 2008.
Medical radiation Sciences Graduation Speech 2008, University of Sydney, 23 April 2008.
Reviewing the policy interventions evidence base for chronic disease action, presentation at Thinking, Doing and Building: Public Health Evidence for Knowledge Translation, VicHealth, 21 February 2008.
The macro drivers change in health, presentation at the Australian General Practice Network Forum 2007, Hobart 15-18 November 2007. Listen to the audio file here: audio (please note: this file is over 13mb)
Summary and the Way Forward, presentation at Climate change and rural health, the challenge of climate change for health in rural and regional Victoria, presented by the Climate Adaptation Science and Policy Initiative (CASPI) and the Menzies Foundation, 22 August, The University of Melbourne.
Effective Financing Strategies for Health Care in Australia, presentation at Australian Health Summit 2007, Sydney, 20 August 2007
An Ideal Patient Journey in a Reformed Health Service, presentation at The Australian Health Care Reform Alliance Summit, 30 July 2007, Canberra. A copy of Professor Leeder's presentation slides is available here: presentation slides.
Influencing Public Health Policy and Practice: the role of the Public Health Academic, presentation at APRU World Institute Workshop entitled The Role of Universities in Addressing Emerging Public Health Threats in the Asia Pacific Region, 26 May 2007, Beijing, China.
The scope, mission and method of public health, Presentation at the University of Sydney's Research Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (RIHSS) Key Directions Public Lecture Series, 9 May 2007. A podcast is available at http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2007/public-health.mp3
Why and how we must balance science and humanity in medical education for the future, Presentation at the University of Sydney Canberra Clinical School Symposium - A Medical Degree - Where Can It Take You?, 2 December 2006, Canberra
Broadening the scope of inquiry: including an urban and habitat planning perspective in strategies for better health, Paper prepared for the Oxford Health Alliance workgroup on ‘Designing Healthy Cities’, Cape Town Summit, November 2006 by Steve Leeder, Michael Ward and David Wilmoth
The importance of chronic disease in women’s health, Presentation at The International Council on Women’s Health Issues (ICOWHI) Congress 2006, 16-18 November 2006, Sydney
Opening Address at the The Right to the Right Health Care conference convened by the Centre for Developmental Disability Studies and the Australian Association of Developmental Disability Medicine, 15th-17th November, 2006, Sydney
The clinician scientist – the glue in health-related research, Presentation at the 5th Biennial Health Research Conference From Cell to Society 5 convened by The University of Sydney, 9-10 November 2006, Leura, NSW
Global health and primordial prevention, Presentation at the 5th Biennial Health Research Conference From Cell to Society 5 convened by The University of Sydney, 9-10 November 2006, Leura, NSW
The years immediately after medical graduation: ten challenges and what we can do about them, Keynote address at the 11th National Prevocational Medical Education Forum, 29th October - 1st November 2006, Adelaide.
The challenge of non-communicable disease to developing economies - What has changed and what we need to do to adapt: Part A, Presentation to the World Congress of Cardiology 2006, 2-6 September 2006, Barcelona.
A Plague on all Your Houses: The Rise and Rise of Non-Communicable Disease, Presentation to the Department of History, UCLA, 25 October 2005
Closing Presentation, NSW Aboriginal Health Research Conference 2005, Sydney, 19 October 2005
Health is a Whole-of-Life Issue, Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes Conference, Melbourne, 27 September 2005
Australian Health Care in the World Scene, Presentation to the Australian College of Health Services National Congress, Adelaide, 11 August 2005
William McCarthy Farewell Dinner, The University of Sydney, 29 July 2005
A 30-year, n=1, observation of public health, The University of Sydney, 30 June 2005
The Interplay of Political Economy and Health, The University of Sydney, 18 March 2005
Policy and Ethics: Intersection or Parallel Paths?, Centre for Values Ethics and the Law in Medicine, The University of Sydney, 10 March 2005
The New Public Health, James Cook University, Townsville, 7 March 2005
Public health change and challenge, James Cook University, Townsville, 7 March 2005
Meeting the challenge: Increasing the responsiveness of policy makers, health systems and the medical profession, Presentation at 21st Century Public Health, University of Calgary, 1 February 2005
Global Health and the Future of Academic Medicine, The 2004 Robert Menzies Oration in Higher Education, University of Melbourne, 15 September 2004
Liberalism and the Challenge of Global Health, The Sirus Naraqi Oration, University of Sydney, 13 August 2004.
Promoting the Health of people with developmental disabilities, Centre for Developmental Disabilities Studies Forum 29 April 2002
International networks for the future, VCAC Forum, 18 April 2002 (Powerpoint Presentation 47k)
The Medical Program at Sydney University and Research in the Faculty of Medicine, Warringah Medical Association, 21 March 2002
Private medicine and public health: partners or passers by?, Gold Coast Hospital Symposium, 9 August 2001
GM Food, Nature and Society Forum Inc., Internet Conference 9-15 September
The future of public health research, DPHCM Student Conference, 21 September 2001
4th International Conference on the Scientific Basis of Health Services, Opening Address, Sunday 23 September 2001
The Big Business of Medicine: ABC joint broadcast with Life Matters and the Health Report, 27 Aug 2001
GM Food for Thought, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 14 July 2001
Evidence and Cost-Effectiveness, BMS Pharmaceuticals Health Policy Seminar, 19 June 2001
Graduation Ceremony, UTS Faculties of Education and Nursing, Midwifery and Health, 18 April 2001
Challenges in Medical Education, St George Hospital Grand Rounds, 12 Apr 2001
Graduation Ceremony, Medical Radiation Technology, Orthoptics, Medical Radiation Sciences and Medical Sonography, 30 Mar 2001
Ann Janet Woolcock, Eulogy delivered by Stephen Leeder, 13 Mar 2001
Speech of Welcome to the First Year Students, 20 Feb 2001
2001 in Prospect, 19 January 2001
Annual Report to Faculty, 18 Dec 2000
Clinical Ethical Considerations in Health Care in Australia, Calvary Hospital Adelaide, 12 Dec 2000
GM Foods for Thought, National Council of Jewish Women, 11 Dec 2000
Private Medicine And Public Health: Partners Or Passers By?, Westmead Private Hospital Inaugural AGM, 14 Nov 2000
Faculty Rural Developments, 64th AGM of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, 3 Nov 2000
The Challenge of Reconciliation for Health, National Undergraduate Rural Health Conference, 12 Sept 2000.
The Future of Research and Community Health, BioBusiness Forum, 28 Aug 2000.
Explain Yourself!, Medico-Legal Society of NSW Annual Dinner, 4 Aug 2000.
The Social Origins of Health and Well-Being: From the Planetary to the Molecular, Opening Address to the Health Inequalities Research Collaboration, 10 Jul 2000.
The Sounds of Silence: Listening for ethical themes among those who do not speak, Christine Martin Oration, Australian Bioethics Association Conference,. 5 Jul 2000.
Graduation Address, Charles Sturt University, Dubbo Campus, 22 Jun 2000.
‘Our public hospital system is obsolete’, ASEANZ Forum Debate, 4 Jun 2000.
EBM and the Pharmaceutical Industry, Association of Regulatory and Clinical Scientists Conference, 30 May 2000
NSW College of Nursing Leadership Seminar, 24 May 2000
Launch of A Social Health Atlas of Australia (2nd Ed) and HealthWIZ Version 5 (National Social Health Database), 3 May 2000
Welcome, The 6th World Congress on Sleep Apnea, 13 Mar 2000
Challenges for Capacity Building, Presentation at the NSW Health Capacity Building Colloquium, 6 Mar 2000
Reality and Myths of an Ageing Population, Queensland Breakfast Forum Brisbane and Townsville, 1-3 Mar 2000
The Future of General Practice, Queensland Division of General Practice, 12 Feb 2000
Pharmacy Practice Foundation Governor's Dinner, 22 Nov 1999
Opening speech, 1999 Curriculum Conference
Showcase 99 - Dinner Address, 10 Nov 1999
Showcase 99 - Opening Speech, 9 Nov 1999
Dean's Annual Report to the Faculty, 4 Nov 1999
Opening the new Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine, Adventist Hospital, 2 Nov 1999
Active Ageing, Baringa Private Hospital, Coffs Harbour, 29-30 Oct 1999
Launch address: "General practice activity report, Australia 1998-9", 29 Oct 1999
Future directions of the Medical Foundation - a Faculty of Medicine perspective, 3 Aug 1999
How you can help maintain the health of Medicare, Doctors Reform Society National Conference, Aug 1999.
The Challenges Facing the College of Health Sciences in relation to research, College of Health Sciences Symposium, 15-16 Jul 1999.
Tribute to Douglas William Piper, 12 June 1999.
The Characteristics of a Global University, Senate Colloquium, 6 Apr 1999
Graduation Address UNSW, 4 Feb 1999
Social Capital and its Relevance to Health and Family Policy, Presentation at the Health and Family Services Policy Forum, 26 Oct 1998
From Cell to Society: Welcoming address, The College of Health Sciences and Medical Foundation Research Conference, Oct 1998
The Faculty of Medicine1998 Faculty Retreat, Welcoming remarks by the Dean, 15 Sep 1998
Community Medicine, Presentation to Mosman Rotary Club 17 Dec 1971