Conversation

A/Professor Michael Mc Donough

August 2018
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This weekend I will… hit my favourite trails in the Adelaide Hills on my mountain bike.

I wish I'd never… had the need to depend on spectacles!

I'd originally planned to work… in the Victorian Alpine region where there are also great mountain bike trails; glad I chose Adelaide!

The qualities I most value in my colleagues are… good humour, competence and compassion.

If I had more time, I'd… learn to speak Italian (um, spend even more time on my bike!)

For my next holiday… I love Tassie and New Zealand.

Career wise, I’m most proud of… becoming Victoria’s Chief Advisor on Addiction Medicine 2011-2016 (then, getting 21st in XC mountain bike race at the World Masters Games in Melbourne 2002).

The key priorities for the AOD sector going forward are… To be partners in developing an effective Integrated Care System.

My vision for the AOD sector in South Australia is… To be the Australian leaders for best practice in delivering and maintaining access to quality assured AOD treatment for our indigenous community and also for our remote community regions.

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