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Rural Workforce Agency Victoria Conference February 2025 – Bendigo

PulsePoint Academy were proud to sponsor the 2025 RWAV Conference as a demonstration of our commitment to regional and rural health and supporting the health workforce. We were impressed with the commitment of many to improve staffing and access to quality care in regional areas but confronted with the many challenges communities have in attracting, maintaining and growing the regional health workforce.

At PulsePoint Academy we do not want postcode to be a barrier to great care and we want health professionals to have access to up to date evidence based heart health education wherever they work from.

Eugene Lugg

Eugene has extensive experience in cardiovascular health as a clinician, educator, health promotion professional, improvement advisor and quality improvement lead for statewide heart health initiatives.

As a registered nurse, Eugene began his acute experience in tertiary hospitals in Cardiothoracic surgery and Cardiology, before moving to a rewarding role as a heart failure nurse with the Hospital Admission Risk Program supporting Victorians to manage their heart health and live well at home.

After a decade of clinical acute care, Eugene transitioned to health promotion, where he led national patient support programs for the Heart Foundation. Four years later, Eugene moved into quality improvement and program management at Safer Care Victoria where he managed a team to design, deliver and evaluate six cardiovascular projects in over 29 hospitals. Projects Eugene has led have focussed on secondary prevention, digital health, reducing unplanned readmissions, and bringing high quality cardiac care closer to home for regional patients.

Eugene is passionate about heart health, equity, and supporting and coaching clinicians to provide better high-quality care for Australians. Outside of work, Eugene enjoys time with his family with two energetic young sons, philosophy, running and travel.