Panel - Hospital Avoidance
| Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
| 4:20 PM - 4:50 PM |
| Grand Ballroom |
Overview
Eva Gill-Minero, Jonathan Karnon, Darren Daff, Rebecca Perry, Gabby McCormack
Speaker
Darren Daff
Panel - Hospital Avoidance
4:20 PM - 4:50 PMBiography
Darren Daff is the Nursing Director, Partnerships and Design for the South Australian Virtual Care service. Established in December 2021, the SA Virtual Care service aims to be a learning and growing organisation, supporting an integrated approach to the development of digitally-enabled, patient-focused care pathways into the future. Darren is committed to empowering people and leveraging technology to enhance the safety and quality of healthcare. His previous roles include leading significant work streams for the implementation of South Australia’s Electronic Medical Record, managing access and capacity projects for the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, hospital bed management and clinical change management facilitation. Darren holds a Bachelor of Nursing and a Masters degree in Health Administration.
Ms Eva Gill-Minero
Nurse Consultant
SA Health / RFDS
Panel - Hospital Avoidance
4:20 PM - 4:50 PMBiography
Eva Gill-Minero is an experienced registered nurse with post-graduate qualifications in emergency, mental health, critical care nursing, and paramedicine. Over the past two decades, she has contributed to SALHN through her work in the Noarlunga Emergency Department and Flinders Medical Centre and played a key role in establishing the award-winning SALHN/SAAS Mental Health Co-Response Service (MH-CORE). Eva also contributes to the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Primary Health Care Team (SA/NT), and teaches within the Flinders University College of Medicine and Public Health, mentoring the next generation of health professionals.
Jonathan Karnon
Flinders University
Panel - Hospital Avoidance
4:20 PM - 4:50 PMBiography
Gabby McCormack
Panel - Hospital Avoidance
4:20 PM - 4:50 PMBiography
Gabby McCormack is the Nurse Unit Manager who has worked within the Women’s and Children’s Health Network for 32 years.
Gabby has spent most of that time in the Paediatric Emergency Department initially as a Nurse and then as the Nurse Educator. She was awarded the 2023 NMEA Excellence in Education. She has been involved with CAVUCS since its inception.