Dr Roger Hunt
BM BS, GDPH, FAChPM, MD

Craft Group Representative for Physicians

Dr Roger Hunt pioneered palliative medicine in southern Adelaide (1984-2003), and is a Foundation Fellow of the Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine. He has a Doctorate of Medicine (by published work) in investigating patterns of terminal care in South Australia, and is widely published, in both professional and public media, on clinical developments in end-of-life care and ethical issues, including euthanasia.

He is particularly interested in the provision of patient-focussed palliative services, ethics, teaching and research, and he is currently Director of Western Adelaide Palliative Care and Clinical Leader of Respecting Patient Choices Program at TQEH. The thing he enjoys most about being a doctor is helping people in need and being appreciated for it, and he feels strongly about the need to be practical in medicine, to minimise harm and to make healthy choices the easy choices. His interests outside of medicine include music composition and recording, visual art and sport.