National Clinical Trials Governance Framework Committees
The National Clinical Trials Governance Framework Committees were convened comprising members with relevant expertise and experience in the clinical trials sector.
List of Phase 2 Advisory Committee members (2019-2020)
The role of the Advisory Committee is to provide high level guidance and advice on the deliverables of the project and provide a point of liaison between the Commission and peer groups.
| Committee member name | Committee contribution | Role title and organisation | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof Chris Brook PSM | Chair | Chair, health policy consultation, CTPRG Chair and independent expert | VIC |
| Prof Erwin Loh | Deputy Chair - Hospital administrator | Group Chief Medical Officer, St Vincent’s Health Australia | VIC |
| Prof Robyn Aitken | Clinical trials (clinical - nursing) | Professor of Nursing, College of Nursing and Midwifery Flinders University | SA |
| Ms Helen Aunedi | Industry | Country Head, Country Clinical Operations, Roche Australia Pty Ltd. | National |
| Ms Jillian Barr | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) | Director, Ethics and Integrity; Research, Quality and Priorities Branch, NHMRC | Commonwealth |
| Mr Adrian Bootes | Commonwealth Department of Health | Assistant Secretary, Prescription Medicine Authorisation Branch, Therapeutic Good Administration, Commonwealth Department of Health | Commonwealth |
| Prof Nicholas Brown | Representative of Universities Australia | Professor of Allied Health Research, University of Canberra | National |
| Ms Allyson Essex | Commonwealth Department of Health | Assistant Secretary, HERD Health Economics and Modelling Branch | Commonwealth |
| Dr Jodi Glading | Clinical Trials Project Reference Group (CTPRG) | Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Health Professional Policy and Advisory Services Group, Tasmanian Department of Health | TAS |
| Dr Robert Herkes | Chief Medical Officer | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | National |
| Ms Elizabeth Heyer | Clinical trials research coordination | Clinical trials Coordinator, Townsville Hospital and Health Services | QLD |
| Sue Jenkins-Marsh | Clinical trials research coordination | Manager, Townsville Research Education, Support and Administration Unit, Townsville Hospital and Health Services | QLD |
| Ms Anne McKenzie AM | Consumer representative | Head of the WA Consumer and Community Health Research Network | WA |
| Ms Terrie O' Brien | Commonwealth Department of Health | Director, Clinical Trials Section, Health and Medical Research Office, Health Economics and Research Division, Department of Health | Commonwealth |
| Dr Antonio (Tony) Penna | Clinical Trials Project Reference Group (CTPRG) | NSW CTPRG Representative. Executive Director, Office for Health and Medical Research, NSW Ministry of Health | NSW |
| Mr Ian Pieper | Expertise in ethics and governance process | Director, Research Ethics and Governance Office, ACT Health | ACT |
| Ms Nicole Rasmussen | Safety and Quality Officer | Director, Patient Safety and Improvement at Alfred Health | VIC |
| Bernadette Swart | Research Governance Officer | Manager, CALHN Research Services, SA Health | SA |
| Angela Watt | Research Governance Officer | Director Research Governance and Ethics, Melbourne Health Office for Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital | VIC |
| Dr Margaret Way | Safety and Quality Officer | Executive Director Innovation, Quality, Research and Education at Sunshine Coast Hospital and health Service | QLD |
| Prof John Zalcberg | Representative of investigator-led trials | Chair, Australian Clinical Trials Alliance (ACTA) | National |
| Dr Sara Watson | Research Governance Officer | Director, Clinical Safety and Quality Office of the Chief Executive Officer | NT |
| Jessica Southwood | Clinical trials research coordination | Statewide Research Coordinator, Office of Research, Department of Health & Wellbeing | SA |
| Associate Prof Bhavini Patel | Research Governance Officer | Executive Director, Medicines Management, NT Department of Health | NT |
List of Steering Committee members (2018-2019)
The Steering Committee set out to:
- Support delivery of the project in line with the requirements of the Commission and the expectations of the Department of Health
- Provide advice on the development of the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework and high level implementation plan
- Facilitate engagement with peer groups about the project
| Committee member name | Committee contribution | Role title and organisation | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof Chris Brook PSM | Chair | Chair, health policy consultation, CTPRG Chair and independent expert | VIC |
| Assoc. Professor Robyn Aitken | Clinical trials (clinical - nursing) | Director, Collaborative Academic Health Science Research | NT |
| Ms Helen Aunedi | Industry | Country Head, Country Clinical Operations, Roche Australia Pty Ltd. | National |
| Ms Jillian Barr | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) | Acting Executive Director, Research, Quality and Priorities Branch, NHMRC | Australian Government |
| Professor Ben Canny | Universities Australia | Head, School of Medicine College of Health and Medicine University of Tasmania | National |
| Dr Jodi Glading | Clinical Trials Project Reference Group (CTPRG) | Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania | TAS |
| Dr Robert Herkes | Chief Medical Officer | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | National |
| Ms Erica Kneipp | Australian Government Department of Health | Assistant Secretary, Office of Health and Medical Research, Australian Government Department of Health | Australian Government |
| Professor Chris Levi | Clinical trials (clinical - physician) | Executive Director, The Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE) | NSW |
| Professor Erwin Loh | Hospital administrator | Group Chief Medical Officer and General Manager Clinical Governance, St Vincent’s Health Australia | National |
| Ms Anne McKenzie AM | Consumer representative | Head of the WA Consumer and Community Health Research Network | WA |
| Dr Grant Pegg | Therapeutic Goods Administration | Director, Experimental Products Section, Pharmacovigilance and Special Access Branch | Australian Government |
| Dr Antonio (Tony) Penna | Clinical Trials Project Reference Group (CTPRG) | NSW CTPRG Representative. Executive Director, Office for Health and Medical Research, NSW Ministry of Health | NSW |
| Mr Ian Pieper | Expertise in ethics and governance process | Ethics Manager Research Ethics and Governance Office, ACT Health Directorate |
ACT |
| Ms Susan Richmond | Clinical trials research coordination | Research Officer, Clinical Trials Unit, James Cook University, Cairns | QLD |
| Prof Steven Webb | Representative of investigator-led trials | Senior Staff Specialist in Intensive Care Medicine at Royal Perth Hospital and a Professor of Critical Care Research in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. | WA |
Contact
If you have any questions about the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework project please contact the Health and Medical Research team via email HMR@safetyandquality.gov.au or phone 02 9126 3600.