3q, AMA, Australian Medical Association, Brian Owler, Council of the NSW AMA, Dr Brian Owler, Medical Staff
Professor Owler is a neurosurgeon and the face of the RTA’s “Choose Wisely” safety campaign. He is also a member of the NSW AMA Council.
He is Chair of the NSW AMA Hospital Practice Committee and a member of the Westmead Senior Clinical Council and the Westmead Medical Staff Council Executive.
01 May 2012, 010512, 3q, 3Q Ep 10, AIDS, Choose Wisely, Dr Brian Owler, Ep 10, Health, public health, RTA
Dr Brian Owler gives his reasons for fronting a road safety campaign and the next issues in his sights.
The AIDS awareness campaign was the first graphic public health campaign of its kind — the Grim Reaper playing ten pin bowling with children, parents and old people.
Since then there’s been dozens more, targeting everything from anti-smoking to domestic violence. Associate professor Brian Owler is the face of the RTA’s “Choose Wisely” campaign.
He rejects the suggestion that these ads constitute a “nanny state” agenda and tells 3Q why more needs to be done on issues like building and pool safety in order to protect children.