Dr Norman Swan-Guest Keynote & Event Speaker

Dr Norman Swan

High profile physician, journalist and broadcaster

Dr Norman Swan AM hosts RN’s Health Report and during the COVID-19 pandemic, has co-hosted Coronacast, a podcast on the coronavirus. Norman is also a reporter and commentator on the ABC’s 7.30, Midday, News Breakfast and Four Corners and a guest host on RN Breakfast.

He is a past winner of the Gold Walkley and has won other Walkleys including one in 2020. He created Invisible Enemies, on pandemics and civilisation for Channel 4 UK and subsequently broadcast in 27 countries.

Norman has been awarded the medal of the Australian Academy of Science and an honorary MD from the University of Sydney.

His book, So You Think You Know What’s Good For You (Hachette) is a best seller and was recently released in the UK. His latest book So You Want To Live Younger Longer has also been on the best seller list.

Norman trained in medicine and paediatrics in Aberdeen, London and Sydney before joining the ABC.

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Key Points for Dr Norman Swan

Medically qualified journalist Dr Norman Swan AM is a multi-award winning broadcaster and journalist, health commentator, speaker and facilitator.
He has an international reputation as the Australian correspondent for the Journal of the American Medical Association, the British Medical Journal and he consults for the World Health Organisation in Geneva.
Norman Swan is best known as the multi award winning produce, presenter and journalist for the Health Report on ABC Radio National, Health Minutes on ABC NewsRadio, ABC Television's Catalyst and as co-host of Life Matters on ABC Radio National and reporter on Four Corners.
Norman Swan created, wrote and narrated a four part series on disease and civilisation, "Invisible Enemies" and also co-wrote and narrated "The Opposite Sex", a four part series for ABC Television.
Dr Norman Swan's career has been driven by his desire to keep the Australian public informed of health developments as they happen. He combines medical expertise with investigative reporting, clear analysis and the knowledge to report the latest research in health and medicine.
In 2023, Dr Norman Swan was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for her services to the arts as a performer, writer and comedian.

Topics for Dr Norman Swan

Health & medicine

Testimonials for Dr Norman Swan

Delivered a great opening Keynote and right on the topic of the conference
Australiasion Sonographers Association (ASA)

Exactly as expected, interesting, insightful, thought provoking, Norman was a wonderful keynote to close our ambulance Congress and challenge our audience with what health systems need to do to improve and what’s next on the health agenda. Every bit the gentleman and true professional, we absolutely loved working with Dr Swan and having share his knowledge and insights with our delegates. Highly recommended.
Council of Ambulance Authorities

Norman was committed to the presentation and went over and above the brief to engage with the audience and answer complex questions.
Environmental Health Professionals Australia (EHPA)

He knew his subject well - was engaging, and our people responded very well and warmly to him. He fielded all the questions well, and hit the mark spot on.
George Weston Foods Limited

Dr Norman Swan was a delight to work with. He was very accommodating to requests for photos and happily mingled with our guests. His presentation was engaging and informative and delivered from the heart. I would highly recommend Dr Swan for any style of event and hope to have the opportunity to engage him again.
The Greater Narellan Business Chamber Inc.

A big thank you to Dr Norman Swan for all his preparation in the lead up to the Forum, and for a fantastic presentation and panel discussion today. It was an incredibly interesting and important conversation. The high engagement from the audience and their really positive feedback so far signifies a successful event.
OVIC Victorian Public Health Sector FOI Forum

Dr Norman Swan was fantastic. Our students found him very engaging, charismatic and we were very happy he had a short morning tea with the staff at the end and answered their questions also!
Aurora College

Perfect fit for the event, extremely experienced facilitator, easy to work with, engaging with audience, understood topic.
Sweet Mango Consulting

Dear Norman, your speech was astonishing in its depth, its feeling, its relevance and its accuracy, but then we were confident it would be. We have received praise from all who were privileged to hear it, and excellent follow up. We look forward to working with you again in the future.
Bruce Shaw