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Co-convenor Ian Incoll presenting at the 2024 ELF in Melbourne. 

About the forum

The ELF provides an opportunity to support the development of future leaders in the health sector and to nurture relationships with early-career members of our own (and other) invited surgical societies. This premium event is a chance for delegates to be inspired by guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds and network with colleagues and experts from the broader health sector.

Delegates are nominated to attend the ELF based on specified criteria. It is comprised of orthopaedic nominees from every AOA state branch, our trainee association (AORA), Orthopaedic Women’s Link (OWL), and Rural Surgeons Committee, as well as nominees from kindred surgical groups, such as the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association, the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, the Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, the Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association, and International Orthopaedic Diversity Alliance, and nominees from the local orthopaedic unit where the forum takes place. 

ELF 2025

When: Thursday 26 to Saturday 28 June
Where: Crystalbrook Riley, Cairns, QLD

What's on?

  • A three-day forum with a welcome reception on day one and networking dinner on day two. 
  • Cabaret-style seating. 
  • A mix of presentations, panel discussions, group activities, guest interviews, debate-style sessions, networking, and team building opportunities.

Themes

Day one

  • Welcome
  • Networking and fun

Day two

  • Wellness focus
  • Delegate introductions
  • Giving back and leading by example
  • Leadership, effective teams, and followership
  • Indigenous leadership perspectives
  • DEI and leadership
  • Artificial intelligence in the modern world
  • Advocacy and leadership
  • Fostering a successful business and practice

Day three

  • Medical leadership — from the dark side to centre stage
  • The Great Debate — Leaders are made and not born
  • Leadership journeys
  • Advocacy and leadership
  • Understanding of how leadership interacts with organisational responsibility
  • International perspectives on leadership
  • Wellness in leadership
  • Team building and working in teams
  • Leadership and clinical governance
 

Co-convenors

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Dr Ian Incoll 
Conjoint Professor,
School of Medicine and Public Health,
University of Newcastle

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Mr Adrian Cosenza
AOA CEO

Co-convenor bios

 
Professor Ian Incoll is an Australian surgeon educator and orthopaedic surgeon. He is conjoint professor in the faculty of health and medicine at the University of Newcastle, and a subject coordinator for the graduate programs in surgical education at the University of Melbourne. In this masters program, he leads subjects on professionalism, leadership, assessment, and selection.

He is a past president, chair of training and dean of education for the Australian Orthopaedic Association and helped develop their new curriculum for orthopaedic surgery training, AOA 21. He has worked as district director of surgery for Central Coast Local Health District.

Professor Incoll has published on surgical education and diversity within surgery and is an international speaker on curriculum design and implementation, and diversity. He was awarded the RACS Sir Alan Newton Medal for Surgical Education in 2021, and the AOA Leadership Award in 2010 and Services to Education award in 2021.
Adrian is an experienced chief executive officer and seasoned director, having served in an executive capacity in three industries including medical education, technology, and banking and finance and in a director capacity on over 15 boards across five industry sectors in four country jurisdictions.  

Adrian is the chief executive officer and company secretary of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA), having joined AOA in July 2010 and is also the chief executive officer and company secretary of AOA Research Foundation, chair of the Australia and New Zealand Sarcoma Association and chair of the Australian Ethical Health Alliance (AEHA). Since 2016 Adrian has served as the Australasian ambassador for the International Medical Education Leaders Forum convened by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Adrian is also the first national CEO CookOff Brand Ambassador for OzHarvest. 

Over the past ten years, Adrian has led the modernisation of AOA into a vibrant and respected leader in the field of orthopaedics while also leading the establishment of AEHA, Australia’s consensus framework group with over 70 signatories representing over 200,000 healthcare professionals and over 3.2m patients/consumers.  

Adrian has three degrees, a Bachelor Commerce and Masters of Commerce from the University of New South Wales and a MBA from IMD Lausanne Switzerland. Adrian is a fellow of three professional bodies Australian Institute of Company Directors, Financial Services Institute, and CPA Australia. 

Keynote speakers

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Dr Scott Fletcher (TAS)
AOA President 

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Mr Matt Hanrahan (NSW)
National COO and Deputy CEO Calvary Health Care

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Ms Corinne Archer (NSW)
AOA Technology Executive Manager

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Dr Mark Moroney (QLD)
AOA Vice-President 

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Dr Omar Khorshid (WA)
Former AMA President and AOA member

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Dr Andrew Wines (NSW)
AOA Second Vice-President 

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Dr Katherine Stannage (WA)
AOA OWL Committee Chair


Keynote speaker bios

 

Scott in an orthopaedic surgeon in Tasmania. Has had a number of leadership roles throughout his orthopaedic career. This included a 25-year span as head of a small orthopaedic department in Tasmania and a 15-year span as director of surgery.

His leadership roles have included  state and national roles related to orthopaedics and surgery more generally. He is a member of the Arthroplasty Society (ASA) and spent a year in the presidential role of the ASA.

He also has fellowship with the College of Medical Administration (FRACMA) and uses this role to give him a better understanding of the broader health system. He is an associate professor through the University of Tasmania.

Scott is the current vice president of the Australian Orthopaedic Association and has a particular interest in connecting and integrating health services. 'Connection' is the theme of the 2025 AOA ASM in Hobart, Tasmania.

Matt Hanrahan is a highly accomplished healthcare executive and is currently the CEO of Healthe Care. Healthe Care is private hospital organisation, which operates across 18 sites in NSW, VIC, and TAS.

Before joining Healthe Care, Matt served as the deputy national chief executive officer at Calvary Health Care. Throughout his career, Matt has held several senior management positions in various healthcare organisations, both in the public and private sectors. Notably, Matt has served as the chief executive of Central Coast Local Health District (NSW Health), where he demonstrated exceptional leadership skills in managing the district, overseeing the delivery of high-quality healthcare services to the local community. In addition, he also served as the CEO of General Practice NSW.

Matt's educational achievements also reflect his commitment to excellence in healthcare management. He holds a Masters in Health Administration and a Bachelor of Applied Science, allowing him to integrate scientific principles with practical healthcare management strategies. Furthermore, Matt is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Dr Omar Khorshid is an experienced medial leader and orthopaedic surgeon from Perth, specialising in reconstructive and arthroplasty surgery of the knee and hip, including robotic surgery. He is a past president of the Australian Medical Association at a state and national level and has served in leadership and representative roles throughout his career. 

Dr Khorshid is the head of department of orthopaedic surgery and lead surgeon at Fremantle Hospital and is a founding director of Coastal Orthopaedic Group Pty Ltd. He is a member of the Australian Medical Council, the World Medical Association Council and a practitioner fellow of UWA's Public Policy Institute. 

Dr Khorshid has a longstanding interest in medical education and was appointed adjunct clinical associate professor at Curtin Medical School in 2016. He served on the AOA's Federal Training Committee for almost ten years, including four years as chair of education and training during the development and implementation of AOA's re-designed training program. He is a recipient of AOA's Leadership Award (2010), Education Award (2020) and is a fellow of the Australian Medical Association (2019). 

In addition to his experience as a director of AOA, he is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has served on the boards of the AMA and AMA (WA). 

As president of the AMA from 2020 to 2022, he was deeply involved in Australia's pandemic response, whilst driving AMA advocacy around health system funding reform, private health insurance and Prostheses List reform, primary care, and public health. 

Corinne Archer is an accomplished leader in technology and innovation, currently serving as the technology executive manager at the Australian Orthopaedic Association where she leads strategic technological initiatives to enhance orthopaedic education, member services, and operational systems. With over 20 years of experience, Corinne has developed a robust expertise in technology strategy, cybersecurity, software development and project management, significantly improving operational excellence and client satisfaction across sectors including government, banking, higher education, and healthcare.

Corinne holds a Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology from the University of Sydney, with additional qualifications in information security and graphic design. Currently completing a Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence Management at UTS, she remains at the forefront of technological advancement, integrating cutting-edge technology with strategic business initiatives.

 

Sponsors

AOA values the contribution of our sponsors of the ELF which make it possible for this event to run.
 

Major industry sponsors:

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Trade exhibition sponsors:

 

Welcome reception sponsor:

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Dinner sponsor:

Currently in negotiations. 

Are you a business interested in sponsorship of the 2025 or future ELF? Contact aoa@aoa.org.au