Prof Ian Hammond

Ian Hammond retired in 2012 after 30 years in clinical practice as a Gynaecologic Oncologist in Perth, WA.

He is a Clinical Professor in the Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science and Adjunct Professor in the School of Anatomy and Human Biology at the University of Western Australia. With John Taylor and Paul McMenamin, he developed and directed the Anatomy of Complications Workshop (2000-2012) that is now in its 17^th year and has held over 120 workshops for participants in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and New Zealand.

Since 2011, he has been actively involved in the Renewal of the National Cervical Screening Program. He is Chair of the Steering Committee for the Renewal Implementation Project, which has oversight for bringing the proposed changes to the cervical screening program into everyday clinical practice.

He recently chaired the Guidelines Working Party, Cancer Council Australia, which developed the new 2016 guidelines for the management of women with screen detected abnormalities in the renewed National Cervical Screening Program.

In 2011, he was awarded the President’s Medal by RANZCOG for services to Women’s Health.