Dr Beres Wenck

Beres leads and advises DHQ’s volunteer on call panel of GPs and after being  a GP in Milton Brisbane for many years she is now practising at Red Hill Doctor’s Surgery. Dr Wenck has been an on call panel Doctor for many years. She is a Past President of AMA Queensland and an AMA Fellow. She was a Visiting GP to Royal Children’s Hospital Brisbane for many years. In 2009 she was commissioned to co-author a paper for the Health and Hospital Reform Commission titled General Practice in 2020. In 2012, she was awarded the prestigious Rose-Hunt Medal for her substantial and significant contribution to general practice. It is the highest accolade awarded by the Royal Australian Council of General Practice.

Dr Wenck has been an invited speaker on quality care, patient safety and Medico legal issues both nationally and internationally. Beres is interested in all aspects of General Practice but has special expertise in Paediatrics and Geriatrics. She also has interest in mental health and chronic disease. Currently, she is the Medical Consultant to Adoptions Queensland, and on the Board of MND and Me. She has completed many half marathons, is a keen snow skier and loves croquet.