A/Prof Kevin Alford is a retired senior Consultant Cardiologist/Physician who more recently has specialised in education and history. He graduated in Medicine with Honours from the University of NSW, (Sydney) and then Post Graduate qualifications as a Specialist Physician/Cardiologist from the Royal Australian College of Physicians, of which he became a Senior National Examiner. He then gained additional experience as a Cardiologist in South Africa and the United Kingdom. He has lectured at State and National levels and published in the Medical Journal of Australia and Circulation.

He has been awarded an OAM, (Medal of the Order of Australia), for services to Medicine/Cardiology and the College Medal for Outstanding Clinical Servies in regional areas of Australia and NZ by the Australasian College of Physicians.

He has also worked in regional Australia for many years, including a special interest in disadvantaged and indigenous populations
When not involved in Medicine his interests have included Triathlons, up to Iron Man level, windsurfing, flying and Surf Life Saving.

Kevin has been acclaimed as providing informative educational talks at conferences frequently to non medical audiences in an amusing and entertaining fashion. Having watched the progress in Cardiology for over 5 decades he is particularly adept at providing insights into the development of heart disease and its treatments.
Over more recent times he has developed an additional interest in Famous Navigators, particularly involving the Pacific Regions, such as James Cook, (mapping eastern Australia and Pacific), Matthew Flinders (circumnavigating and naming Australia) and William Bligh (Mutiny on the Bounty).

1. Heart Attacks, exactly what are they and how are they treated – in simple layman’s language he will discuss the mechanisms of heart attacks and the amazing methods that have been developed with drugs and devices to minimise their effects.

2. How to keep your heart healthy – in this entertaining discussion topics revolve around what we can do and what we can avoid to keep our heart as healthy as possible.

3. World famous people and their illnesses and how this may have affected the world in which we now live – discussions here will reflect on such famous people as Napoleon, Abraham Linclon, Winston Churchill, King George third, and JFK to name a few.

4. Diet, Drugs and devices for weight loss – in this entertaining discussion we will examine the various popular diets promoted for weight loss. Drugs that have recently become popular as well as intriguing devices and surgery, being put forward as “possible cure”

5. Famous Physicians and Nurses, how their discoveries affected and saved the lives of millions – in this fascinating discussion we will look at such people as Hippocrates (Father of Medicine), Florence Nightingale (Lady with the Lamp), Marie Curie (Radioactivity) through to Barnard (heart transplantations), Gruentzig (balloons) Favaloro (coronary bypass surgery)

6. Captain James Cook and his “discovery” of New Zealand and Eastern Australia – a fascinating insight into James Cook “the man” as you have not heard before. How he was inspired and developed his initial role in navigation and mapping.

7. James Cook’s progression – this discussion will revolve around his “flirting” with Antarctica and detailed mapping of the South Pacific, followed by his excursion to find the North West Passage.

8. Matthew Flinders – the amazing story about the man who provided detailed maps circumnavigating Australia, to which he gave it’s name, after confirming Tasmania as an island. His intriguing interaction with the French explorer Boudin and his “race” back to the UK to publish the maps.

9. William Bligh – this “Mutiny on the Bounty” famous person had many interactions with the Pacific, apart from the famous Mutiny, which included mapping of the Torres Strait and a period as Governor of NSW. These will be discussed in an informative and entertaining fashion.

I have spoken extensively on medical & cardiology topics, and have had great success in entertaining audiences in an amusing fashion with factual information on these subjects and also characters associated with the Pacific, eg Cook, Bligh & Flinders, all of which have been well received on multiple platforms.