ConvenorCatherine Meehan
Dr Catherine Meehan MBBS; Post Graduate Diploma Med Science; Diploma Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Cathy is a GP in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia. She has a special interest in diving medicine and has the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society (SPUMS) diploma in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, and the Auckland University Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Science- Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. Cathy has been on the Executive Committee of SPUMS since 1993. She has attended every SPUMS ASM since 1992. She has published several papers in Diving Medicine and was involved in the current Australian Diabetes Society recommendations for diving with Diabetes Mellites. Cathy is an active recreational diver. She is a Dive Master, a qualified deep cavern diver, and an advanced nitrox and planned decompression diver. |
Scientific ConvenorLizzie Elliott
Dr Lizzie Elliott is a Consultant and Supervisor of Training in the Department of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine at the Royal Hobart Hospital in Tasmania, Australia. She also works part-time as a General Practitioner, with a special interest in Lifestyle Medicine. Her recent Master’s degree in Lifestyle Medicine further developed her interest in innovative, multidisciplinary approaches to clinical practice, prevention, and patient-centred care. Lizzie is an Executive Committee member of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society (SPUMS) and an Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) examiner in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. She is also a member of the ANZCA Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Special Interest Group and Chair of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners’ Specific Interests group in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. Lizzie has a particular interest in collaboration across disciplines, bringing together diverse expertise and perspectives to advance diving safety, education, and clinical practice. She values opportunities to connect people and ideas across traditional professional boundaries and is particularly interested in how innovation can translate into practical improvements in patient care and community health. Outside medicine, Lizzie enjoys travel, trail running, mountain biking, skiing, and swimming, and is rediscovering her SCUBA legs. She lives in Hobart with her family, enjoying Tasmania’s mountains and beaches, and its excellent food and wine. |
