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Dr Phil Parker

General Practitioner, Qld
Panellists have generously contributed to our CPD webinars. Please note that they are not employed by MHPN, and we are unable to contact them or provide referrals on your behalf.

Dr Phil Parker is a Brisbane-based general practitioner with extensive expertise in veterans’ health – providing consultation to practitioners on a wide range of veteran health care issues, including PTSD.

Dr Parker served with the Australian Army for 28 years, in Signals, Infantry and Medical Corps. In 2012, he deployed to Afghanistan as the Task Force Surgeon. This role involved operational coordination of coalition health forces in Uruzgan, mentoring of senior Afghan Army, Police and civilian health staff, and treatment for trauma patients. Dr Parker has also held senior medical officer roles within the Army, with significant involvement in capability and policy development.

As a community general practitioner, Phil has a special interest in veterans’ health. He provides advice and education to other practitioners on PTSD management. Phil is GP Ambassador for Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation and serves as a medical educator with General Practice Training Queensland.

Dr Phil Parker has presented on the following MHPN activities:

Treating PTSD in Veterans: When and why things go wrong and what we can do about it, 29 Oct 2019
Listen In: Eavesdrop on a ‘Real’ Conversation about a Welfare Worker’s Client, 30 May 2019
Listen In: Eavesdrop on a ‘Real’ Conversation about a Psychologist’s Veteran Client, 30 May 2019
Eavesdrop on a ‘Real’ Conversation about a Welfare Worker’s Client, 28 May 2019
Making sense of veteran mental health presentations, 28 May 2019

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