Dr Yelland graduated from the University of Queensland in 1979 and been in general practice on the Gold Coast since 1984.
He has a special interest in wound management in primary care.
He has served as the medical representative on the Australian Wound Management Association Committee and served on various sub-committees .
In 2018/19 he was a member of the expert group advising on version 2 of “Therapeutic Guidelines Ulcer and Wound Management “.
During 2019/20 he was a member of the Wound Management Working Group, a subcommittee of the MBS taskforce, reviewing the management of wounds in the MBS
Since 2012 he has been involved with the provision of education to medical students, GPs, GP registrars and Practice Nurses and a wound clinic providing services to the local community in collaboration with highly experienced nurses , the local Primary Health Network and the local Public Hospital.