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Dr Declan Walsh
Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
A pioneer in palliative medicine, Dr Declan Walsh is an internationally renowned physician, researcher, educator and administrator. He developed the first palliative care programme in the United States. In recognition of his achievements, he received the John Mendelsohn Award from MD Anderson Cancer Centre, a lifetime achievement award from the Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer and a Visionary Award from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Dr Ellen Weber
Editor-in-Chief of Emergency Medicine Journal
Dr Ellen Weber is an emergency medicine physician in San Francisco, California. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice for more than 20 years. She has worked clinically in community, county and academic emergency departments, and conducts research in topics related to health policy. She is currently a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Vice Chair at UCSF.
Doctor Elliott Haut
Editor-in-Chief of Trauma Surgery & Acute Care
Vice Chair of Quality, Safety & Service, Department of Surgery, Professor of Surgery, Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine (ACCM), Emergency Medicine, and Health Policy & Management
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and The Bloomberg School of Public Health. Director, Trauma/ Acute Care Surgery Fellowship, The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Professor Juan Víctor Ariel Franco
Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine
Professor Juan Franco is a family doctor at the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Vice-chair of the Research Department at the Instituto Universitario Hispital Italiano (IUHI), where he is also Director of the Cochrane Associate Centre. He is a professor at IUHI and Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, and editor for the Cochrane Urology Group and a member of Cochrane’s Governing Board.
Professor Caroline Finch AO
Editor-in-Chief of Injury Prevention
Professor Caroline Finch AO is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Edith Cowan University. She is one of Australia’s leading injury epidemiologists, particularly known internationally for her public-health-focused injury prevention research. Her influential research has informed the development of injury surveillance and data systems, the implementation and evaluation of preventive measures, and the dissemination of safety advice and guidance. Her research outcomes have directly informed safety policy for Government Departments of Sport and Health, health promotion/injury prevention agencies, and sports bodies worldwide. In 2015, she was awarded the International Distinguished Career Award from the American Public Health Association’s Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Section. In 2018, she became an Officer of the Order of Australia for ‘distinguished service to sports medicine’.
Richard Hurley
Features and Debates Editor – The BMJ
Richard Hurley is The BMJs features and debates editor, responsible for our head to head debates; features, and essays. He’s particularly interested in poverty, migration, doctor assisted dying and illicit drug policy and their impact on health.