Professor Egerton-Warburton and Dr Campbell were announced as recipients of the Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division.
Victoria-based Professor Egerton-Warburton was recognised for service to emergency medicine.
Queensland-based Dr Campbell was recognised for service to trauma medicine.
ACEM President Dr John Bonning said: “Congratulations to Professor Egerton-Warburton and Dr Campbell. Their inclusion in the 2020 Australia Day Honours List is a well-deserved acknowledgement of illustrious careers and lives dedicated to caring for others and the advancement of emergency and trauma medicine.”
Professor Diana Egerton-Warburton
Professor Egerton-Warburton has been a FACEM since 1997 and has held numerous College roles including: Chair of the Public Health Committee; member of the Council of Advocacy, Practice and Partnerships; and Victorian Faculty Board member.
She received the ACEM Teaching Excellence Award in 2013, the College’s Distinguished Service Award 2019, and in 2018 delivered the Tom Hamilton Oration at the annual ACEM College Ceremony.
Professor Egerton-Warburton is currently Director, Emergency Medicine Research and Innovation at Monash Health, and is an adjunct professor at Monash University in the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, and Monash Art, Design & Architecture (MADA).
She is also a member of the Commonwealth Government’s National Advisory Council on Alcohol and Drugs, and an Executive Member of the National Alliance for Action on Alcohol. From 1997 to 2000, she was President of the Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine.
“I would like to acknowledge the role of ACEM and Monash health and university team members in receiving my award,” said Professor Egerton Warburton.
“It’s really a recognition of everybody I have worked with over the last two decades.”
Dr Donald Campbell
Dr Campbell has been a FACEM since 1997, and is currently Deputy Medical Director, Trauma Service and Senior Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, at Gold Coast University Hospital.
He is also a Senior Lecturer at the School of Medicine, Griffith University, and a previous and current holder of numerous committee and advisory roles, including Chair of the Gold Coast Trauma Review Committee, and member of the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service and Northern New South Wales Cross Border Service Development and Coordination Committee.
Within Queensland Health he is the Chair of the Queensland Trauma Registry Reference Group, and the Queensland Digital Trauma Working Group. He is also a member of the Queensland Statewide Trauma Clinical Network and the Queensland Trauma and Burns Quality Assurance Committee.
“It is a great honour to receive this award, and I would like to acknowledge all of my colleagues who have contributed to the development of trauma services on the Gold Coast and in Queensland,” said Dr Campbell.
“It is extremely rewarding to see the improvement in care and outcomes for our patients that we have been able to achieve."
The full Australia Day Honours List can be viewed on the Governor General’s website.