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Biography
Professor Erwin Loh is President of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA) and National Director of Medical Services at Calvary Health Care, a not-for-profit health network in Australia, with 14 public and private hospitals and 80 residential aged care and retirement villages. Before that he was Chief Medical Officer at Goulburn Valley Health. Prior to that, he was National Chief Medical Officer and Group General Manager Clinical Governance for St Vincent's Health Australia, the country's largest not-for-profit health service. Before that, he was the Chief Medical Officer of Monash Health, Victoria’s largest health service. And before that he was the Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. And immediately prior to that, he worked as a full-time lawyer at Sparke Helmore.
He is qualified in both medicine and law, with general and specialist registration as a medical practitioner (medical administration specialty) and is a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and High Court of Australia. He also has an MBA, Master of Health Service Management, and PhD.
He is currently a director on the board of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, Healthshare Victoria and the Presbyterian Ladies' College. He is a member of the Australian Health Ethics Committee of the NHMRC. He has previously been a director on the boards of St Vincent's Institute, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Aikenhead Centre for Medical Discovery, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Monash Health Research Precinct Pty Ltd, Australian Medical Association (Victoria) and Law Institute of Victoria. He is a Graduate and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
He is Professor at Monash University, where he leads the Clinical Leadership and Management Unit at the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation. He is Honorary Clinical Professor with the title of Professor at the Department of Medical Education, University of Melbourne. He is Honorary Professor at Macquarie University at the Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research.
He teaches and carries out research in health law, health management and clinical leadership. He has been an invited speaker at local and international conferences, published on health law, medical management, and health technology, and is a member of the Association of Professional Futurists, with an interest in medical futurology.
He received the Distinguished Fellow Award from RACMA in 2017 for “commitment to governance, research and publication”.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
National Director of Medical Services, Little Company of Mary Health Care Limited
2024 → …
Chief Medical Officer, Goulburn Valley Health
2023 → 2024
Group Chief Medical Officer, St Vincent's Health Australia
2018 → 2023
Chief Medical Officer, Monash Health
2009 → 2018
Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
2006 → 2008
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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AWHL-IRI Advancing Women in Healthcare Leadership -Implementation Research for Impact
Teede, H. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Riach, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ryan, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Boyle, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Currie, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Winship, I. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Joham, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Loh, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Homer, C. S. E. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Sigston, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & El-Adhami, W. (Associate Investigator (AI))
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia), Australian Medical Association (AMA), Metro South Hospital and Health Service (Queensland), Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA), Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA), Australasian College of Dermatologists, Monash Health, Epworth Foundation (trading as Epworth HealthCare), Science in Australia Gender Equity Ltd
1/05/23 → 30/04/27
Project: Research
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Using data linkage to reduce avoidable hospitalisation
Mazza, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Turner, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wood, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Weerasuriya, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Weldon, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Loh, E. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
22/12/17 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
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Towards the health care system of the future: The role of institutional entrepreneurship in service redesignand innovation
McLoughlin, I. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Sohal, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Teede, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Currie, G. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Evans, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Freischmidt, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Loh, E. (Partner Investigator (PI)), McCall-White, M. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Clarke, D. (Partner Investigator (PI))
Australian Research Council (ARC), University of Warwick, Barwon Health, Eastern Health, Monash Health, Department of Health (DH) (Victoria), Western Health
31/12/14 → 3/03/18
Project: Research
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The role of medical colleges and member organisations in advancing women in health care leadership
Proimos, J., Boyle, J. A., Garth, B., Loh, E. & Teede, H. J., 15 Apr 2024, In: The Medical Journal of Australia. 220, 7, p. 346-351 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Climate change: our greatest preventive health challenge
Loh, E., Talley, N. J., Barraclough, K., Kayak, E., Judkins, S., Jordan, K. A., McGain, F., Knott, C. I., Khot, N., Foong, L. H., Phair, R., Sarah, W., Loy, C. & Savige, J. A., 21 Jan 2021, MJA Insight 3 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article › Other
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Leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic: Building and sustaining trust in times of uncertainty
Ahern, S. & Loh, E., Dec 2021, In: BMJ Leader. 5, 4, p. 266-269 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
Open Access79 Citations (Scopus) -
Identifying quality improvement opportunities using patient complaints: Feasibility of using a complaints taxonomy in a metropolitan maternity service
Nowotny, B. M., Loh, E., Davies-Tuck, M., Hodges, R. & Wallace, E. M., 1 Oct 2019, In: Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management. 24, 5, p. 184-195 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Qualified privilege legislation to support clinician quality assurance: balancing professional and public interests
Ahern, S., Hopper, I. & Loh, E., May 2019, In: The Medical Journal of Australia. 210, 8, p. 313-346 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)