Dr Olivia Ong, FFPMANZCA FAFRM (RACP)

Dr Olivia Ong, FFPMANZCA FAFRM (RACP)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Dr Olivia Ong is a Melbourne-based rehabilitation medicine and pain physician with 15 years of clinical experience and an expert in neuro-resilience, nervous system health & burnout.

After being hit by a car in 2008 which rendered her a paraplegic, Olivia was told she would never walk or practice medicine again. She spent years as a patient in hospitals & rehab facilities in Australia & US in an attempt to regain some of the capabilities that were torn away from her. Little did she know she was going to get a whole lot more than she’d bargained for. After an intensive three-year recovery process, she walked again. Today she shares her experience with others.

Emerging from such a dark period in her life inspired Olivia to start a business to address the unspoken toll that doctors bear when they don’t find the support they need. As a coach & mentor for doctors, she now runs programs helping doctors thrive after burnout and LIVE A LIFE BY DESIGN, NOT BY ROSTER.

Being able to speak from her own unique life experiences gives her presentations a deeply authentic feel & her warm approach has made Olivia a sought-after speaker & online educator. She's the author of The Heart-Centred Doctor, which features a foreword from Jack Canfield, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series & The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. Olivia also collaborated with Jack Canfield on “Soul of Success Vol. 3”, which won her the Best Sellers Quilly ® Award from The National Academy of Best-Selling Authors in Hollywood for recognition of her authorship & thought leadership. She has also co-authored many books (AusMumpreneurs & Women in Medicine).

As an award winning Physician Entrepreneur & Founder of The Heart-Centred Method ®, Olivia’s global vision is for the company to be the leading coaching & education company for physicians, so that they can be well-rounded, heart-centred doctors. She has been featured in & written for Thrive Global, Yahoo Finance, International Business Times Singapore & Australian Business Journal with media appearances in Sky News, Studio 10 & Ticker TV. Olivia regularly gives talks about topics eg. physician burnout & how self-compassion can transform chronic pain at industry-leading events including RACP, ANZCA & Faculty of Pain Medicine.

Originally from Singapore, Olivia now resides in Melbourne with her husband John & two young children, Joe and Jacqui. Her forthcoming nervous system health program Reset Foundation is due to be released on 30 July 2024. For more details, visit drolivialeeong.com

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Experience

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    The Business Success Company

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    Western Australia, Australia

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    Greater Melbourne Area

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    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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    Dandenong, Victoria, Australia

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    Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia

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    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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    Camberwell, Victoria, Australia

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    Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia

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    Kew, Victoria, Australia

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    Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

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    Barbara Walker Centre for Pain Management

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    Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

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    Burwood East, Victoria, Australia

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    Richmond, Victoria, Australia

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    Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

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    Camberwell, Victoria, Australia

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    Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

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    Frankston, Victoria, Australia

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    Australia

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Honors & Awards

  • Recipient of Award for Connections 2012, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, NSW.

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    I was the Recipient of Award for Connections 2012, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, NSW. Connections 2012 brought together researchers, clinicians, decision makers and the community in a single interactive forum to discuss the future of spinal cord injury research in Australia.

Languages

  • English, Mandarin, Indonesian

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Organizations

  • Spinal Cord Injury Network (SCIN)

    Committee member (Medical) of the Clinical Trials Committee of Spinal Cord Injury Network (SCIN)

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    As a committee member of the Clinical Trials Committee of Spinal Cord Injury Network (SCIN) from 2012 to 2014 with my background as a doctor, I assisted with the development and implementation of multi-centre spinal cord injury clinical trials in Australia and New Zealand and worked together with the Medical Directors of the Spinal Units in Australia and New Zealand to analyse the validity of clinical trials in Australia and New Zealand and also analysed clinical trials from USA and Canada. I…

    As a committee member of the Clinical Trials Committee of Spinal Cord Injury Network (SCIN) from 2012 to 2014 with my background as a doctor, I assisted with the development and implementation of multi-centre spinal cord injury clinical trials in Australia and New Zealand and worked together with the Medical Directors of the Spinal Units in Australia and New Zealand to analyse the validity of clinical trials in Australia and New Zealand and also analysed clinical trials from USA and Canada. I provided advice and information to researchers on spinal cord injury clinical trials and to potential subjects considering participation, promoted the development and use of appropriate standardised clinical trial protocols, and internationally recognised and evidence-based data collection tools and assessment measures and liaised with the Spinal Cord Injury Network Research Development Committee to identify promising translational strategies.

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