About Us
About the CPC
The Collaborative Practice Centre (CPC) was established as a formal entity in late 2023, aggregating and advancing a decade of local work on interprofessional practice in health care. The CPC provides the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and its numerous health partners with leadership, high level implementation support, and research expertise into collaborative practice in health and social care.
Our team has experience in both private and public healthcare environments and comprises a diverse team of professionals from various health backgrounds including audiology, dentistry, medicine, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, physiotherapy, psychology, public health, social work and speech pathology.
Our Team
Kim Allison
A physiotherapist by training, Kim is a healthcare educator and researcher working to support integration of interprofessional curriculum across the School of Health Sciences.
kim.allison@unimelb.edu.au
Walter Eppich
Walter builds on his clinical background as a paediatric emergency doctor and studies the contribution of workplace talk and team interactions to collaborative learning and team performance.
w.eppich@unimelb.edu.au
Charlotte Denniston
Charlotte is a physiotherapist, health professions educator and researcher. She is interested in the individual, interpersonal and collective actions to build person-centred, collaborative and reflective healthcare professionals.
charlotte.denniston@unimelb.edu.au
Carolyn Cracknell
Carolyn draws from her roles as an educator and physiotherapist, working collaboratively to design for authentic interprofessional learning experiences in the workplace.
carolyn.cracknell@unimelb.edu.au
Peter Carew
A clinical audiologist by training, Peter builds on his background in tertiary education to support the development of individual and team collaborative practice in health.
pcarew@unimelb.edu.au
Neville Turner
Neville is a registered and practicing optometrist with 32 years experience in public eyecare as a practitioner, as well as holding operational and service development responsibilities.
nwturner@unimelb.edu.au
Sarah Large
Sarah is a proud Biripi Worimi woman and physiotherapist who is passionate about developing curriculum and systems to better address the health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
sarah.large@unimelb.edu.au
Julia Paxino
Julia has a clinical background as a physiotherapist and is a healthcare researcher. She is passionate about shaping more effective interprofessional collaboration in healthcare.
j.paxino@unimelb.edu.au
Rachael Ferguson
Rachael is a digital designer and health promoter who implements communication strategies and supports the development of educational materials.
rlf@unimelb.edu.au
Grace Liu
Grace is a third-year Bachelor of Science Student majoring in Biotechnology interested in public health policy and law. She is working as the current CPC project administration and service improvement intern via the Students@Work program.
grace.liu.2@unimelb.edu.auCollaborative Practice Coordinators
Our Collaborative Practice Coordinators hold shared roles in the CPC and within the Faculty’s departments. They play a critical role in identifying opportunities and embedding our collaborative programs across the faculty.
Tamara Clements
A physiotherapist and health professions educator, Tamara has experience in curriculum development, leadership and inclusive, student-centred medical training.
tclem@unimelb.edu.au
Niki Lillibridge
Niki is an Intensive Care nurse with research interests in interprofessional communication and collaborative practice in health care. She coordinates the Graduate Certificate in Intensive Care and assists in the implementation of interprofessional curriculum across the School of Health Sciences.
niki.lillibridge@unimelb.edu.au
Campbell McKay
Campbell is a curriculum developer and education designer who specialises in global and public health education contexts. He is currently working on implementing interprofessional education for current and future Master of Public Health students.
campbell.mckay@unimelb.edu.au
Claire Mustchin
Claire is a Senior Lecturer in Dental Public Health at the Melbourne Dental School and is responsible for coordinating the health promotion subject in the second year of the Bachelor of Oral Health program.
claire.mustchin@unimelb.edu.auProject Officers
Our project officers work closely with kay partners of the CPC and MDHS to advance student's clinical placements.
Thomas Connell
Thomas is a mental health accredited social worker with broad practice experience across several fields and sectors.
thomas.connell@unimelb.edu.au
Denise Ho
Denise, with an MBA and background in project management, has an interest in process improvements to enhance stakeholder experiences.
denise.ho@unimelb.edu.au
Victoria Rayner
Vicky brings with her a background in both project management and research within the field of youth mental health.
victoria.rayner@unimelb.edu.au
Indi Swan
Indi has a background in clinical dietetics and project management, with skills in stakeholder engagement and governance.
indi.swan@unimelb.edu.au
Simone Stahli Quinn
Simone is from the Department of Psychiatry and has over 15 years’ experience in tertiary education, with expertise in student wellbeing, program design and mental health curriculum development.
sstahli@unimelb.edu.auResearch Officers
Our researchers hold an important role in contributing to national and international learning and teaching practice through research projects, grants, awards, conference presentations and publications.
Nicola Redhouse
Nicola is Lecturer in Publishing and Editing in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne.
Anisha Sandhu
Anisha brings her experience as a pharmacist and educator to her doctoral research in medical education, where she explores how leadership is taught and experienced within undergraduate healthcare education.
anisha.sandhu.1@unimelb.edu.au
Sonia Shaikh
Sonia is a social scientist who works on human-AI interaction and its impact on judgement & decision-making, communication, and performance in individual, team, and organisational settings.
Honorary Staff
Paul Eleftheriou
Paul is a highly experienced medical administrator and healthcare leader with a strong background in governance, strategy, and clinical leadership across public and private health sectors.
Michael Fischer
Michael is an organisational culture and leadership expert at Monash University. He has over 30 years’ experience as a strategic leadership coach, business school academic, and clinical director. He was previously an NHS consultant psychotherapist in the UK.
Jonas Nordquist
Jonas is a medical educationalist and the associate residency director at the Karolinska University Hospital. He is a Senior Researcher at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Anne Schempp
Anne is a distinguished leader in health professions education with over 15 years of experience in teaching, curriculum development, and academic leadership, specialising in interprofessional collaboration and healthcare workforce development.
Other Staff and Committee
Collaborative Champions
Our collaborative champions include staff, who while not directly within the CPC, have held roles with us and continue to advocate for collaborative healthcare.
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Joanne Bolton | Melbourne Poche Centre for Indigenous Health |
| Mary-Ellen Brierley | Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences |
| Sue Durham | Melbourne School of Population and Global Health |
| Donya Eghrari | Melbourne School of Population and Global Health |
| David Gallant | School of Health Sciences |
| Christine Jackman | Melbourne Medical School |
| Vivienne Mak | School of Health Sciences |
| Meredith Oldis | Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences |
| Genevieve Rayner | Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences |
| Vivian Romero | Melbourne School of Population and Global Health |
IPEP Committee
Our work is supported by the Faculty's Interprofessional Education and Practice Committee. This group is comprised of staff and students representatives from throughout the Faculty, and meets bimonthly to guide and support all interprofessional education curriculum activities within the Faculty.
