Prof John Vassiliadis

Prof Vassiliadis is a senior specialist in Emergency Medicine for 25 years and works at Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) in Sydney.

He has held leadership positions at local, state and National levels, including as Chair of the Prevocational Training Council (Health Education and Training Institute) NSW. He is a Clinical Professor, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Honorary Professor at Macquarie University, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Monash Centre for Scholarship in Health Education, Monash University.

He is a passionate educator whose educational interests include airway management and training, patient safety, clinician error prevention and mitigation using medical simulation and training and mentoring junior doctors.

He holds the rank of Captain in the Australian Navy and is currently undertaking full time service with the maritime Operational Health Unit as an Emergency Physician.

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University of Sydney, NSW
• Master of Health Professions Education with Distinction, Monash University, VIC
• Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
• Graduate of the Australian Institute Company Directors
• Captain – Director of Navy Health Training, Royal Australian Navy

• Emergency Physician, Maritime Operational Health Unit, Sydney, NSW
• Honorary Emergency Physician – Staff Specialist Emergency Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW
• Head of Critical Care, University of Sydney Northern Clinical School, NSW
• Oxford Health Leadership Programme, University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, UK

• Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
• Chair of the Prevocational Training Council, NSW
• Member of the Prevocational Committee for the Australian Medical Council