Enterprise Professor in Sustainable Healthcare at the Melbourne Medical School and consultant anaesthetist in public and private practice.

Eugenie has worked with Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA), ANZCA, the AMA, government and the wider medical profession for over a decade, to raise awareness of, influence policy and address the health impacts of climate change and environmental degradation – including healthcare’s own impact.

She was a member of the Chief Medical Officer Advisory Group for Australia’s National Health and Climate Strategy, is Deputy Director of The University of Melbourne Climate CATCH (Collaborative Action for Transformative Change in Health and Healthcare) Lab, Co-Convenor of Sustainable Healthcare for DEA and Deputy Chair of ANZCA’s Environmental Sustainability Network.

Work with the AMA has resulted in a collaboration calling for the Australian healthcare sector to be net zero carbon emissions by 2040 and engagement of Australia’s medical colleges to advocate for action from government and the health sector.