Dr Elaine Pretorius is the Executive Director of Medical Services for the Limestone Coast Local Health Network, South Australia. She has been a member of the National Australian Diabetes Centres Steering Committee since inception and the Chair of the NADC Accreditation Committee. She is a member of the NADC Foot Network Executive Committee and participated in the development of national standards for accreditation of foot services.
She trained in South Africa as an Endocrinologist and General Physician and came to Australia in 2004 to join the Endocrinology team at Flinders Medical Centre. Dr Pretorius was the Head of Unit for the Diabetes and Endocrine Services and subsequently the Divisional Director for Medicine in the Northern Adelaide Local Network. She was based in NALHN from 2006-2019. She counts clinical governance, quality improvement and change management as special areas of interest.
Dr Pretorius has completed a Master’s Degree in Health Care Management and completed a Fellowship in Medical Administration in 2018.
Dr Pretorius is a passionate cat lover, politics tragic and enjoys embroidery and theatre-going in her spare time.