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Paul Dignam
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Dr Paul Dignam
Dr Dignam is an experienced psychiatrist whose career has spanned over four decades, with a particular focus on child and adolescent mental health. Dr Dignam has held senior clinical and leadership roles, including Director of Psychiatry at Modbury Hospital, and spent two decades as a Consultant Psychiatrist with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Elizabeth, South Australia. His work has extended to rural communities through outreach services in Port Augusta and Whyalla.
Passionate about teaching, Dr Dignam has been a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Adelaide and has contributed greatly to the education of medical students, psychiatry trainees and allied health professionals. He has played a key role in developing CAMHS consultation frameworks and has been active in service improvement, medical education and consumer engagement throughout his career.
Dr Dignam is an experienced psychiatrist whose career has spanned over four decades, with a particular focus on child and adolescent mental health. Dr Dignam has held senior clinical and leadership roles, including Director of Psychiatry at Modbury Hospital, and spent two decades as a Consultant Psychiatrist with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Elizabeth, South Australia. His work has extended to rural communities through outreach services in Port Augusta and Whyalla.
Passionate about teaching, Dr Dignam has been a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Adelaide and has contributed greatly to the education of medical students, psychiatry trainees and allied health professionals. He has played a key role in developing CAMHS consultation frameworks and has been active in service improvement, medical education and consumer engagement throughout his career.
