Mr Michael Walsh
Michael currently provides strategic advisory services to large organisations with a focus on leadership, digital health, governance, strategy, planning and transformation.
Michael Walsh was Director-General of Queensland Health from July 2015 to September 2019. Queensland Health employs approximately 100,000 people and provides a public health and hospital system for nearly five million people.
Michael was chair of the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council (AHMAC) providing advice to the COAG Health Council from 2016 to 2019 and was on the Board of the Australian Digital Health Agency from July 2018 to September 2019. The ADHA is responsible for My Health Record. Michael has also previously been on the Board of Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners, an NHMRC accredited Advanced Health Research and Translation Centre.
Over the past 20 years, Michael has held senior executive positions in New South Wales and Queensland. He has worked as Chief Executive HealthShare NSW and was the inaugural Chief Executive of eHealth NSW. In Queensland, Michael has worked in both social and economic portfolios at the Deputy Director-General level including health, education, and infrastructure. Michael has also worked in the private sector including as a principal with PwC.
Michael holds a Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in psychology, Bachelor of Science in human movement and Bachelor of Education. Michael has a passion for organisational excellence and leading value based teams achieving outcomes that improve the lives of all Australians.
Working in research is both an exciting and challenging experience, but it can also be an emotional rollercoaster. The excitement comes from working on something you care about, exploring new ideas and making a contribution to knowledge. The challenges are often associated with feeling isolated and overwhelmed, handling setbacks, and dealing with uncertainty, conflict and loss of motivation. Inevitably over the course of your research career you will experience times when things aren’t going so well. This webinar draws on evidence-based strategies to help YOU manage during these periods and stay well throughout your research career.
