Aged Care Advisory Group
The Aged Care Advisory Group advises the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee about aged care policy related to infectious diseases and emergency preparedness. It brings together expertise about the aged care sector, infection control, emergency preparedness and public health response.
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
|
Member |
Title |
|
Professor Michael Kidd AM (Chair) |
Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health |
|
Ms Andrea Coote |
Chair, National Aged Care Advisory Council and Member, Aged Care Quality and Safety Advisory Council |
|
Dr Paresh Dawda |
Principal and Director, Prestantia Health |
|
Mr Craig Gear OAM |
Chief Executive Officer, Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) |
| Dr Catherine Kelaher MBBS (Hons) FAFOEM, FRACGP, Grad.DIP OccEnvMed |
Occupational physician, Australian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Ms Belinda Lewis | Director, Aged Care and Palliative Care Reform, Queensland Health |
|
Adjunct Professor Alan Lilly |
Chief Executive Officer at Jewish Care Victoria |
| Dr Lyn-Li Lim | Infectious diseases physician, Consultant with Aged Care Quality & Safety Commission |
| Ms Maree McCabe | Chair, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s Advisory Council |
|
Professor Alison McMillan |
Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Department of Health |
| Dr Linda Mellors | Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Regis Aged Care Pty Ltd |
|
Ms Kylie Mulcahy |
Director, Planning, State Health Incident Coordination Centre, Department of Health, Western Australia |
|
Associate Professor Michael Murray AM |
Head of Geriatric Medicine at Austin Health |
|
Professor Mary O’Reilly MBBS, MPH, FRACP, FRACMA, CICP |
Medical Director, Patient Safety and Clinical Excellence, and Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Austin Health |
|
Professor Craig Whitehead |
Director, Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network |
|
Dr Melanie Wroth |
Chief Clinical Advisor, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission |
| 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
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