About this lecture
The ACEM Foundation Joseph Epstein Lecture is an important fixture on the College calendar. The Lecture provides invited speakers with a unique opportunity to speak on important issues to emergency physicians, others working in emergency medicine and the general public.
Established in 2012, ACEM Foundation is a program of the College that philanthropically supports three significant pillars: Emergency Medicine Research, Global Emergency Care and Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori doctors undertaking emergency medicine training. The ACEM Foundation Joseph Epstein Lecture honours the late Associate Professor Joseph Epstein and recognises his work, substantial contributions, passion, and lifelong commitment, both to the College and to the specialty of emergency medicine.
Lecture details
- Monday, 24 November 2025
- 1630 - 1730
- Arena 1B
- Jess Hill
Journalist, author and speaker
Jess Hill is an Industry Professor researching gender-based violence at the University of Technology, Sydney. Named Marie Claire’s 2023 Changemaker of the Year, she is a journalist, author, and educator who has achieved global renown for her ground-breaking work on gendered violence.
Her journalism has won many awards, including three Walkley awards. Her first book, See What You Made Me Do, became a bestseller and was awarded the 2020 Stella Prize and the ABA Booksellers Choice non-fiction book of the year. See What You Made Me Do has become a seminal text on family violence and coercive control in Australia and overseas, has been translated into five languages and has also been adapted into a three-part television series for SBS. Since then, she has written a Quarterly Essay on how #MeToo is changing Australia, made a podcast series on coercive control titled The Trap, and another three-part series on Consent, titled Asking For It. Her most recent Quarterly Essay, ‘Losing It’ critically analyses Australia’s efforts to reduce gender-based violence, and last year, she was appointed to the Australian government’s Rapid Review into Prevention.
In her work as an advocate and educator, Jess has made hundreds of media appearances and has fronted almost 400 events across the country, educating communities, magistrates, police, social workers, health and family law professionals on coercive control.
