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These Orations are steeped in tradition, being named after some of the finest pioneers of, and contributors to, medical education and the practice of specialty medicine throughout Australia and New Zealand.
 

Those invited to present the annual orations are also recognised for their outstanding services to various fields including medicine, education and research, and for their significant contribution and influence in their own area of speciality.
 

Orations this year were delivered by:
 

Dame Sylvia Cartwright
Opening address
 

Professor Sir Peter Gluckman - Arthur E Mills Oration
Topic: Science and public policy – reconciling two cultures
 

Associate Professor Richard King - Priscilla Kincaid-Smith Oration
Topic: Evidence based introduction of health technology and disinvestment – two sides of the same coin
 

Professor Jane E Harding - Howard Williams Oration
Topic: The life-long legacies of perinatal management
 

Dr Richard J L Heron - Ferguson-Glass Oration
Topic: Standing on the shoulders of giants – can we see further?
 

Dr Rhys Jones - Redfern Oration
Topic: Decolonising medical education and practice to advance indigenous health
 

Professor Rod Jackson - Cottrell Memorial Lecture
Topic: The death of diagnosis?
 

This year’s RACP Congress orations are now available online. Please visit the RACP YouTube channel to view.