Professor Rod MacLeod, of Auckland, ONZM for services to palliative care
Professor Rod MacLeod was Senior Staff Specialist in Palliative Care at HammondCare in Sydney and Conjoint Professor in Palliative Care at the University of Sydney. He holds an honorary position with the University of Auckland’s School of Population Health and is a reviewer for several research councils internationally.
He was Co-Editor in Chief of the major reference work ‘The Textbook of Palliative Care’ and co-author of an award-winning cookbook for seniors. He was Clinical Advisor to the Hospice New Zealand Board. He chaired the Hospice NZ National Innovations Evaluation Group and the Clinical Committee of The Violet Initiative.
He contributed to the University of Auckland’s Enhancing New Zealand Clinical Trials Project Delphi study. Professor MacLeod was Clinical Director on the Board of the PINC and Steel Cancer Rehabilitation Trust.