ADEA Awards Session and ADEA Board & Member Forum

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Plenary Room 2
Thursday, August 20, 2026
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Plenary 2 (Ground Floor)

Speaker

Mrs Kay Dean
Nurse Practitioner/ ADEA Board Director
ADEA

Welcome

2:00 PM - 2:03 PM

Biography

Ms Coralie Cross
CDE Board Director
ADEA

Welcome

2:00 PM - 2:03 PM

Biography

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Mrs Ann Bush
President
ADEA

Awards

2:03 PM - 2:28 PM

Biography

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Ms Helen Lamech
Diabetes Educator
Healthy Living NT

Oration

2:11 PM - 2:19 PM

Biography

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Associate Professor Shannon Lin
Diabetes Course Director / Vice President Adea
University of Technology Sydney

Awards

2:28 PM - 2:45 PM

Biography

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Ms Rachel McKeown
Diabetes Educator
Mudgee Health Service

Awards

2:42 PM - 2:45 PM

Biography

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Mrs Ann Bush
President
ADEA

Close

2:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Biography

Ann has 20 years of experience as a registered nurse. She is a CDE working in metropolitan acute care, rural community health and private practice. Ann has been a member of the ADEA-VIC Branch Executive for six years and is a member of the ADEA Victoria Branch Conference Organising Committee. She has represented the ADEA as a member of a health advisory panel working with the Victorian Department of Education and Training and is passionate about diabetes education. Ann believes in the sustainability of private practice. Her focus is ensuring the CDE role is evidence-based best practice and continues to support the lobbying and support for ADEA members.
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Associate Professor Shannon Lin
Diabetes Course Director / Vice President Adea
University of Technology Sydney

Welcome

2:45 PM - 2:48 PM

Biography

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Mrs Ann Bush
President
ADEA

Opening

2:48 PM - 2:55 PM

Biography

Ms Melanie Gray Morris
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Diabetes Educators Association

CEO Update

2:55 PM - 2:58 PM

Biography

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Dr Ashley Ng
Head of Education and Professional Standards
NDSS

Education and standards highlight

2:58 PM - 3:00 PM

Biography

Ms Natasha Veech
Head of Member Services and Partnerships
Australian Diabetes Educators Association

Member services highlight

3:00 PM - 3:02 PM

Biography

All Speakers

Q&A

3:02 PM - 3:25 PM

Biography

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Mrs Ann Bush
President
ADEA

Close

3:25 PM - 3:30 PM

Biography

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