Person
Bowes, Glenn (1948 - 2025)
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- Born
- 2 November 1948
Frankston, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 16 January 2025
Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Physician, Respiratory specialist and University Administrator
Summary
Glenn Bowes was an highly respected specialist in respiratory medicine. He was associated with several of Melbourne's principal hospitals, including the Austin Hospital where he was Director of Respiratory Services and developed Australia's first adult cystic fibrosis program. In 1991 he moved to the royal Children's Hospital where he headed the Buckland Adolescent Medical Unit and the Youth Substance Abuse Service. He was Executive Director of the Hospital from 2000 to 2002. From 1991 Bowes was concurrently Professor of Adolescent Health at the University of Melbourne and later was Stevenson Chair in Paediatrics, a joint position between the University and the Hospital. At the University he held a number of senior positions in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, including that of Deputy Dean, and was a member of Council from 2008 to 2012. Bowes made significant contributions in the wider health field in Victoria. He was a member of the Victorian Premier's Drug Prevention Council and chaired the Victorian Child Death Review Committee. Professional organisations in which he held office included the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation and the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine.
Details
Chronology
- 1983 - 1988
- Career position - Member, Victorian State Committee, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
- 1985 - 1990
- Career position - Director of Respiratory Services, Austin Hospital
- 1985 - 1991
- Career position - Committee Member, Cystic Fibrosis Association Victoria
- 1991 - 1997
- Career position - Professor, Adolescent Health, University of Melbourne
- 1991 - 1997
- Career position - Head, Buckland Adolescent Medical Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
- 1991 - 1997
- Career position - Director, Centre for Adolescent Health, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
- 1992 - 2002
- Career position - Patron, Cystic Fibrosis Association Victoria
- 1996 - 2000
- Career position - Chairman, Victorian Child Death Review Committee
- 1997 - 2002
- Career position - Network Executive Director (Medical), Women's and Children's Health Care Network
- 1997 - 2007
- Career position - Governor, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne Foundation
- 1998 - 2007
- Career position - Chair and Member, Youth Substance Abuse Service, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
- 1999 - 2004
- Career position - Chair, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne Education Institute
- 1999 - 2006
- Career position - Board Member, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
- 2000 - 2002
- Career position - Executive Director, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
- 2000 - 2002
- Career position - Chief Medical Officer, Women's and Children's Health, Victoria
- 2001 - 2004
- Career position - Member, Premier's Drug Prevention Council, Victoria
- 2002 - 2007
- Career position - Director, Postgraduate Education and Training, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
- 2002 - 2007
- Career position - Stevenson Chair in Paediatrics, University of Melbourne and Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
- 2003 - 2006
- Career position - Member, Consultative Council of Obstetrics and Paediatric Morbidity and Mortality, Victoria
- 2003 - 2006
- Career position - Inaugural Director, Centre for Adolescent Health, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
- 2003 - 2007
- Career position - Director, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
- 2004 - 2025
- Award - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 2005 - 2007
- Career position - Associate Dean, Medicine and Department Head, School of Medicine, University of Melbourne
- 2005 - 2007
- Career position - Member, Australian Council for Children and Parenting
- 2007 - ?
- Career position - Senior Associate Dean (Engagement) and Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
- 2007 - 2009
- Career position - Associate Dean (Advancement), Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
- 2008 - 2012
- Career position - Council Member, University of Melbourne
- 2009 - 2013
- Career position - Associate Dean (External Relations), School of Medicine, University of Melbourne
- 2011 - 2013
- Career position - Chair, Northern Health, Melbourne
- 2014
- Award - Gold Medal, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
- 2014 - 2015
- Career position - Associate Dean (Engagement), Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
- 2015 - 2017
- Career position - Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
- 2016
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to medical education and its administration, to the advancement of child health and welfare, and through contributions to government and professional organisations
- 2017 - 2022
- Career position - Member of Council, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
- 2018 - 2019
- Career position - Associate Dean (Advancement), Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
- 2019
- Career event - Retired
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Published resources
See also
- Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 23 January 2025