Prof Catherine Hill is a clinical rheumatologist and epidemiologist. She heads the Rheumatology Research Group at Basil Hetzel Institute, Adelaide; and Head of Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia. She is previous Chair of Steering Committee of Australian Rheumatology Association Database (ARAD) and established the South Australian GCA Registry. Her research group has expertise in epidemiological and clinical research, qualitative methods, biobanking and evidence-based medicine. It is the South Australian node for the Australian autoimmune and arthritis biobank collaborative (A3BC). She is a previous member of the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee.