A Perth consumer advocate dedicated to ensuring the voices of health consumers are heard has been recognised with the award of Member of the Order of Australia (AM).
Anne McKenzie, who is a consumer advocate at The Kids Research Institute Australia and The University of Western Australia's School of Population Health, received the honour today in the Australia Day Honours list.
The Kids Research Institute Australia Director, Professor Jonathan Carapetis, said Anne had made an enormous contribution to consumer and community participation in health research.
"Anne has built the consumer and community participation program at the Institute and UWA to the point where it is clearly the best in Australia and one of the best in the world," Professor Carapetis said.
"The program connects researchers with community members and networks, making sure that consumers have a say in what research is done, how it is done, and making sure that our research makes a real difference. Anne's dedication and passion ensures that the community is front and centre in our research projects."