Book Now for our Lunch with Speaker Event
Wednesday,13 May at 12.00 noon
Advances in Modern Trauma Care
Professor Mark Fitzgerald ASM
MBBS MD FACEM AFRACMA
Professor Fitzgerald is the Director of Trauma Services, the Alfred Hospital Melbourne, and the Director of the National Trauma Research Institute, Melbourne.
He has led the establishment of trauma and management programs in Australia and multiple countries in the Pacific, with an emphasis on new forms of trauma resuscitation.
Mark trained originally in Accident and Emergency in Ballarat, and has since risen to the top of his profession. He is an entertaining speaker who will explain the many advances in trauma care.
Richard de Crespigny AM
Author of QF32 and Fly!
2025 Coates Orator
Federation University Australia and the Albert Coates Memorial Trust presented the 2025 Coates Oration on Wednesday 19 November 2025, with Richard de Crespigny AM.
The Oration included a powerful description of the terrifying engine explosion on Flight QF32 in 2010. Loud sound effects made the description all the more real. Richard de Crespigny’s presentation then oved to ‘Resilience – From Cradle to the Grave’ giving an insight into ways of coping with life’s difficult times. Over 200 people attended the oration and the audience had a very engaging and meaningful encounter with the orator.
After the Oration the Albert Coates Memorial Trust held its 2025 Oration Dinner, with over 120 people attending. The highlight here was the range of nursing and medical students who spoke of the impact of their scholarships on their studies and careers.
See the Events Page for more details of the 2025 Oration.
See Richard de Crespigny's 2025 Oration by clicking on the link below. The Oration begins at the 7m 25 s point.
