The Director of the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare at Bond University, Professor Julie Redfern AM, has been awarded the Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to cardiology, allied health, research and education, and to the community.
Prof Redfern’s research has always focused on people living with heart disease, bettering their lives and improving the efficiency of the system for more effective care post-attack.
“Cardiovascular disease is such a huge problem, and thankfully we’re finding more people living healthy, happy and productive lives after an acute cardiovascular event," Prof Redfern said.
"I am humbled and honoured to be recognised in this way.
“I am just an everyday Australian working hard to help others in our society.
“My research has always had a focus on bettering the lives of people living with heart disease.”
Prof Redfern has been awarded consecutive and prestigious research fellowships from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the National Heart Foundation of Australia.
She has supervised many PhD students and postdoctoral fellows who have also been awarded research fellowships and prizes.
In 2024 she was elected to the World Heart Federation board after years of involvement.
Prof Redfern began her career as a physiotherapist and was a Member of the Physiotherapy Council of NSW.
She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology.
She recently won the NSW Woman of Excellence Award and an Australian Cardiovascular Alliance Award for Mentoring.
Prof Redfern’s active life in the community includes being Club Person of the Year at Terrigal Surf Life Saving Club in 2023; NSW Woman of Excellence Award in 2022; and authoring more than 250 scientific papers and four book chapters.
She was the University of Sydney’s Professor of Public Health from 2019-2024.