Assoc Prof Antonio Di Dio

Antonio grew up in rural Italy and NSW before graduating from medicine at Sydney University. He has been a clinician for 35 years, including 20 years as a local Canberra GP, where he is still practicing. As the head of the Professional Services Review, an APS agency under the Department of Health and Aged Care, he is a passionate advocate for APS values, workplace culture, and psychosocial safety. He organises mentorship programs and travels across APS agencies, delivering talks on culture and burnout.
Assoc Prof Di Dio is the Champion for the Public Sector Neurodiversity Community of Practice. He has been caring for doctors and their loved ones for over 30 years. He serves on numerous volunteer boards and committees to improve workplaces, and is currently on the Drs for Drs Board, chairs the executive for the National Leadership Alliance on Dr health, and is a Board member of NSW ACT Medical Benevolent Association since 2000. He has countless past and current other volunteer roles including state AMA presidency and educating practitioners at ANU.
He was awarded the 2019 AMA Presidential medal for services to refugees and to doctors and their patients. He also has more hobbies than any sane person should.