Dr. Elizabeth (Libby) Hindmarsh

Dr. Elizabeth (Libby) Hindmarsh

MBBS(Syd) FRACGP

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Some other projects include

• Abuse and Violence Network Article, RACGP: Keeping Families Safe

• Reviewer of the “Red Book” (8th and 9th edition)

• Contributor to RACGP guidelines for Preventative Activities

• Chairperson of RACGP Faculty of Specific Interest - Abuse and Violence in Families Network (with Prof. Kelsey Hegarty)

• part of the Australia-Indonesia Centre Knowledge Network

• Co-editor of the RACGP “White Book” on Abuse and Violence with (Prof. Kelsey Hegarty)

• Webinar for RACGP: Aboriginal Family Violence - the Impact on Children

• Co-presenter at STOP Domestic Violence Conference (2016): Working in and with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

• Worked at Royal North Shore Hospital (1968-1970)

• Tutored 1st year students at UNSW for 10 years

• 10 years’ teaching Health Education to Delinquent Adolescents at Pallister, Greenwich NSW

• Practiced Aboriginal Health on Elcho Island NT (2006-2013)

• Worked with 114 Family Practice, run by the Aboriginal Land Council (2010-2013)

• RACGP member of the Quality Care Committee

• RACGP NSW Faculty Board

• RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Faculty Board

Elizabeth (Libby) Hindmarsh is a GP and advocate who has worked closely with the RACGP to generate change in Aboriginal health, women’s health, and domestic violence. Beginning in part-time practice in 1978 and retiring from practice in 2016, she is now primarily an educator and writer, often working with the RACGP.

Libby’s work in education spans several roles. She taught small groups of medical students at University of NSW in Introductory Clinic Studies. She has worked with GP Synergy as a Supervisor, a Clinical Teaching Visitor, and presenter of Education at workshops. She has also taught mental health with the Institute of Psychiatry, and has 10 years’ experience of delivering the RACGP Advanced Course of Training in Women’s Health.

After building 10 years’ experience with Family Planning, she was also delivering health education to adolescents at the special school Pallister, and worked as Principal in her Glebe clinic, Libby has become a cornerstone of her local community. Outside of her local area, she also runs online support groups and learning opportunities to maintain opportunities for education and connection outside of her immediate surroundings.

Libby is passionate about caring for vulnerable people and communities, and advocates for access and equity of care. Her work with the RACGP on projects relating to family violence began in 1992, and her work in Indigenous health began on Elcho Island, NT in 2006. She has since been deeply involved in efforts to improve the health of disadvantaged communities through education and health advocacy, and through her roles representing the RACGP on multiple committees and consultations with Australian governments over the years.