DRIVEN BY PURPOSE, DEFINED BY GENEROSITY AND GUIDED BY A VISION FOR BETTER HEALTH
With
Adrian Cosenza, CEO
Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) &
CEO, AOA Research Foundation & Co-CEO
Australia New Zealand College of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ANZCOS) &
Chair, Australian Ethical Health Alliance (AEHA) &
Chair, Australia and New Zealand Sarcoma Association (ANZSA)
PEOPLE IN HEALTH CARE SEGMENT
Filmed in Sydney | November 2026
Adrian Cosenza is an experienced Chief Executive Officer and seasoned director, having served in an executive capacity in three industries including medical education, technology, and banking and finance and in a director capacity on over 15 boards across five industry sectors in four country jurisdictions.
Adrian is the Chief Executive Officer and Company Secretary of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA), having joined AOA in July 2010 and is also the Chief Executive Officer and Company Secretary of AOA Research Foundation, chair of the Australia and New Zealand Sarcoma Association and chair of the Australian Ethical Health Alliance (AEHA). Since 2016 Adrian has served as the Australasian ambassador for the International Medical Education Leaders Forum convened by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Adrian is also the first national CEO CookOff Brand Ambassador for OzHarvest.
Over the past ten years, Adrian has led the modernisation of AOA into a vibrant and respected leader in the field of orthopaedics while also leading the establishment of Australian Ethical Health Alliance (AEHA), Australia’s consensus framework group with over 76 signatories representing over 1 million healthcare professionals and over 25m patients/consumers. Adrian was elected inaugural Chair of AEHA in 2019 and re-elected for a second term in 2023.
Adrian has three degrees, a Bachelor Commerce and Masters of Commerce from the University of New South Wales and an MBA from IMD Lausanne Switzerland. Adrian is a fellow of three professional bodies Australian Institute of Company Directors, Financial Services Institute, and CPA Australia
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Role of the Chief Nursing Officer
Professor Alison McMillan PSM spoke with Australian Health Journal about the role of Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer at the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.
Alison was appointed as our Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer in November 2019.
In June 2021 Alison was awarded a Public Service Medal for outstanding public service to driving the Government’s national health response priorities during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly to infection prevention measures.
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Job-ready clinical trial interns
The Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance, or VCCC Alliance for short, is a Victorian partnership of 10 research, academic and clinical institutions looking at improving cancer outcomes for patients.
The VCCC Alliance SKILLED clinical trial internships program is a pathway for scientists to build role-specific clinical trial knowledge, experience and in a clinical trials unit through theoretical and on-the-job training. The internship program is a 40 week intensive program to get science student interns job ready for clinical trial assistant and study coordinator internship roles.
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Lived experience & human-centred design in healthcare
Recognised as one of the Top 100 Women of Influence by The Australian Financial Review, Melanie Tran is a visionary leader whose work lies at the intersection of design, technology, health, disability, and education. With a focus on human-centred design, digital strategy, and service design, she leads transformative initiatives as a Manager in Design, Digital and Data at Nous Group, a global consulting firm. Her work is driven by a deep passion for using creativity and technology to solve complex social challenges.
