Role
Under its terms of reference, the Aged Care Advisory Group is responsible for providing aged care policy advice to the Australian Health Protection Committee (AHPC) 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 |
|---|---|
| Chair – Professor Alison McMillan PSM | Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Department of Health and Aged Care |
| Dr Revle Bangor-Jones | Deputy Chief Health Officer, Health Protection, Western Australia Department of Health |
| Dr Paresh Dawda | Principal and Director, Prestantia Health |
| Professor Sue Gordon PhD, BaAppSc(Physio), GCEd, GDMngt | Research Director & Workforce Capability Lead, Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation Australia |
| Professor Sarah Hilmer AM FAHMS | Head of Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Senior Staff Specialist Aged Care, Royal North Shore Hospital Conjoint Professor of Geriatric Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney |
| 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 |
| Associate Professor Michael Murray AM | Head of Geriatric Medicine at Austin Health |
| Professor Mary O’Reilly MBBS, MPH, FRACP, FRACMA, CICP | Chief Medical Officer, Austin Health |
| Ms Julie Reeves | A/g Federal Assistant Secretary & Aged Care Strategic Lead, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation |
| Mr Geoff Rowe | Chief Executive Officer, Aged & Disability Advocacy Australia |
| Ms Barbra Williams | Director Client Services, Dementia Australia |
| 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 |
Related committees or groups
This group reports to the Australian Health Protection Committee (AHPC).