Speakers

Dr Richard Wong She was the inaugural Clinical Leader of the New Zealand National Burn Service, which consists of the three Regional Burn Units located at Christchurch Hospital, Hutt Hospital and Waikato Hospital, and the National Burn Centre at Middlemore Hospital, Auckland where he was the Clinical Lead until February 2023.

Dr Wong She has been instrumental in establishing and maintaining the NBS since its launch in 2006. He has collaborated with colleagues, hospital management and government officials to develop a highly respected service which has seen significant improvements in both outcomes and survival. He is active in education as Chair of the Australian and New Zealand Burn Association (ANZBA) Emergency Management of Severe Burns (EMSB) course. He has helped develop and deliver this internationally recognised course numerous times both nationally and internationally. He is active in training with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), including nine years as a supervisor of training for Plastic Surgery at Middlemore Hospital. He has presented papers on burn care internationally and is recognised as the spokesperson for New Zealand burn care. He helped develop the National Health Emergency Response plan for a mass casualty burn disaster. Dr Wong She was the lead burn surgeon responsible for managing the victims of the Whakaari/White Island volcanic eruption on 9 December 2019.