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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-03-06 human Ailie Smith and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004394b.htm person Workman Barbara Skeete AM AACR2 17 April 1954 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Medical educator Medical administrator Barbara Workman's clinical interests include chronic pain management. She was appointed Director of the Pain Clinic at the Kingston Centre, Victoria, in 1989. Since 1997 Workman was appointed Professor of Geriatric Medicine at Monash University. Other appointment include inaugural Director of the Monash Ageing Research Centre from 1999 and Medical Director of Rehabilitation and Aged Care Services at Monash Health since 2001. Her research has focused on the rapid utilisation of clinical research to improve the quality of care and address gaps in health services for older persons, particularly in the fields of dementia and palliative care. 1977 1977 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Melbourne 1985 1988 Career position - National Heart Foundation (NHF) Postgraduate Medical Research Scholar at the Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Victoria 1986 Career position - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) 1989 Career position - Director of the Pain Clinic at the Kingston Centre, Victoria 1989 1996 Career position - Assistant Physician at the Austin Hospital in Victoria 1989 1997 Career position - Deputy Director of Geriatric Services at the Caulfield General Medical Centre in Victoria 1989 1997 Career position - Honorary Senior Lecturer, Monash University, Victoria 1990 1990 Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Melbourne 1990 1997 Career position - Honorary Assistant Physician at the Alfred Hospital, Victoria 1994 Career position - Member, Education and Training Subcommittee, Australian Society for Geriatric Medicine 1997 Career position - Professor of Geriatric Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine, Monash University and Southern Health based at the Kingston Centre Campus, Victoria 1997 2000 Career position - Chair, Education and Training Subcommittee, Australian Society for Geriatric Medicine 1997 2001 Career position - Member, Committee for Physician Training, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1997 2001 Career position - Member, Federal Council, Australian Society for Geriatric Medicine 1998 2000 Career position - Director of CDAMS Kingston Centre, Monash Health, Victoria 1998 2000 Career position - Chairman, Specialist Advisory Committee in Geriatric Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1998 2001 Career position - Member, Victorian State Committee, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1999 Career position - Director of the Monash Ageing Research Centre, Victoria 2001 Career position - Medical Director, Rehabilitation and Aged Care Services, Monash Health 2001 2006 Career position - Medical Program Director, Rehabilitation and Aged Care Services, Southern Health 2005 Career position - Chair, South East Training Alliance 2006 2009 Career position - Medical Program Director, Continuing Care Program, Southern Health 2012 2014 Career position - Member, Adult Medicine Division Council, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 2015 2017 Career position - Board Member, Royal Australian College of Medical Administrators 2018 2018 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for significant service to geriatric and rehabilitation medicine, as a clinician and academic, and to the provision of aged care services Monash University (1958 - )

Professor of Geriatric Medicine 1997 - ; Director, Monash Ageing Research Centre 1999 - ; Medical Director, Rehabilitation and Aged Care Services, Monash Health 2001 -

 Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) (1938 - )

Fellow 1986 -

 Workman, Barbara Skeete (1954-)

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 'Workman, Barbara Skeete', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Workman, Barbara Skeete Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (M-Z) [Australia Day 2018] Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (M-Z) [Australia Day 2018] Canberra Governor General's Office 2018 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2001 Herd, Margaret Who's who in Australia 2001 38 Melbourne Crown Content 2001