Role
Under its terms of reference, the Aged Care Advisory Group is responsible for providing aged care policy advice to the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) on matters relevant to health protection in the aged care sector, including preparation and planning for prevention, management and recovery from emergency events such as infectious disease outbreaks and natural disasters in services delivering Commonwealth funded aged care.
Members
| Members | Title |
|---|---|
| Professor Michael Kidd AM FAHMS (Chair) | Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Principal Medical Advisor, Department of Health and Aged Care |
|
Ms Annie Butler |
Federal Secretary, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation |
|
Dr Paresh Dawda |
Principal and Director, Prestantia Health |
|
Mr Craig Gear OAM |
Chief Executive Officer, Older Persons Advocacy Network |
|
Professor Sue Gordon PhD, BaAppSc(Physio), GCEd, GDMngt |
Research Director & Workforce Capability Lead
ARIIA: Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation Australia |
|
Professor Sarah Hilmer AM FAHMS |
Conjoint Professor of Geriatric Pharmacology Medicine, Northern Clinical School, The University of Sydney |
|
Dr Rebecca Hogan |
Senior Medical Practitioner, COVID-19 Public Health Operations Team, Department of Health, Western Australia |
| Dr Catherine Kelaher MBBS (Hons) FAFOEM, FRACGP, Grad.DIP OccEnvMed
|
Occupational physician, Australian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Dr Mary Ann Kulh FRACP MPH | Medical Officer, Geriatrician and General Physician, Technology Assessment and Access Division, Department of Health and Aged Care |
|
Dr Lyn-Li Lim MBBS FRACP, MPH, Grad Dip Clin Epi, AFRACMA |
Infectious Diseases Physician; Consultant, Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission |
|
Professor Alison McMillan PSM |
Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Department of Health and Aged Care |
| Ms Maree McCabe AM
|
Chief Executive Office, Dementia Australia; Chair, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s, Quality and Safety Advisory Council |
| Dr Linda Mellors | Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Regis Aged Care |
| A/Professor Michael Murray AM
|
Head of Geriatric Medicine, Austin Health |
| Professor Mary O’Reilly MBBS, MPH, FRACP, FRACMA, CICP
|
Chief Medical Officer, Austin Health |
|
Dr Melanie Wroth |
Chief Clinical Advisor, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission |
| Dr Ruth Vine | Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Mental Health, Department of Health and Aged Care |
| Standing observers | Title |
|---|---|
| Ms Janet Anderson PSM | Commissioner, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission |
| Ms Christine Morgan | Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner, National Mental Health Commission |
Related committees or groups
This group reports to the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee.
Coronavirus hotline
