Presenters

David Andersen, Partner, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
David specialises in toxic tort litigation, workers compensation and public liability claims. David acts exclusively for insurers and self-insureds. He assists clients across a broad range of industries, including energy and resources, manufacturing, property management, transport and insurance. David was named in the 2016 Asia Pacific Legal 500 Directory as one of Australia’s “leading individuals” for insurance law. He is a member of the NSW Law Society’s Personal Injury Specialist Accreditation Committee Advisory Committee.


Karina Davies, General Manager, Dust Diseases Care, icare NSW
Karina is the General Manager of Dust Diseases Care at icare. She is responsible for managing the Dust Diseases scheme in NSW for workers who have been impacted by occupational dust diseases and their dependents. She also oversees icare’s Health Screening service which provides vital lung screening services across regional NSW through its mobile clinic and a fixed clinic in the Sydney CBD. Karina works closely with the Dust Diseases Board, the Dust Diseases Tribunal and SafeWork and is a passionate advocate for research to improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for those impacted by dust diseases. Karina is a lawyer by background and has extensive experience in the insurance and financial services industries in Australia and overseas.


Dr Catherine Field, Medical Lead, Dust Diseases Care, Health Screening
Dr Field is the new Medical Lead of Dust Diseases Care, Health Screening at icare. She commenced with icare in February 2026. Dr Field is an occupational and environmental physician with over 20 years of clinical occupational medicine experience, consulting to a wide variety of industries and employers in both the public and private sectors. This has included developing and overseeing occupational health monitoring programs for workers who work with hazardous substances, including for hazardous dusts such as silica and asbestos. She has also been involved in occupational physician training and assessment, and policy and advocacy as a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. She is also a long-term member and office bearer of the Australia and NZ Society of Occupational Medicine (ANZSOM). Dr Field was awarded the 2025 ANZSOM President’s Award for outstanding contribution to ANZSOM and the field of occupational health.