Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI)

Role

ATAGI's role is to:

advise the Minister for Health on the medical administration of vaccines available in Australia, including those available through the National Immunisation Program (NIP)
provide advice to research organisations on current immunisation research and areas that need more research
provide industry sponsors with Pre-submission Advice for potential submissions to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) on vaccine effectiveness and use in Australia. ATAGI advice must be sought prior to a sponsor making a submission to the PBAC (see parallel processing requirements for PBAC vaccine submissions and guidelines for PBAC vaccine submissions)
consult with relevant organisations to produce the Australian Immunisation Handbook
consult with relevant organisations in implementing immunisation policies, procedures and vaccine safety.

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Expressions of interest

We are seeking expressions of interest to fill upcoming vacancies on ATAGI, commencing 1 July 2021.

Potential candidates must contact the ATAGI Secretariat who will provide a candidate package, which includes information on the selection criteria and requirements for Declarations of Interests.

Applications close at midnight on 9 October 2020. For more detail read the Expression of interest documents.

Members

ATAGI members as at May 2020.

Voting members
Name	Area of expertise	Position
A/Prof Christopher Blyth	Co-Chair, Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Clinical Microbiology	Paediatrician Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, University of Western Australia, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth Children's Hospital and PathWest Laboratory
Prof Allen Cheng	Co-Chair, Epidemiology, Public Health	Infectious Disease Physician and Director, Infection Prevention Healthcare Epidemiology Unit, Alfred Health
Ms Karen Bellamy	Public Health Nurse, Vaccination Procedures	Study Coordinator, Research Midwife and Immunisation Nurse, Monash Children’s Hospital
A/Prof Nigel Crawford	Vaccine Safety, Special Risk Groups	Director, Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Vaccination In the Community (SAEFVIC), Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Head Immunisation Services Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
Prof Katie Flanagan	Infectious Diseases	Head of Infectious Diseases, Launceston General Hospital Clinical Professor, University of Tasmania Adjunct Professor, RMIT Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University
Dr Katherine Gibney	Infectious Diseases Physician, Epidemiology	Infectious Diseases Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Austin Hospital NHMRC Early Career Fellow, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
A/Prof Michelle Giles	Infectious Disease Physician	Infectious Diseases Physician (Alfred Health, Monash Health, Royal Women’s Hospital, Sunshine Hospital) Adult Immunisation Physician (Monash Health, Sunshine Hospital)
Ms Madeline Hall	Public Health Nurse, Vaccination Procedures	Nurse Practitioner, Queensland Health
Prof Cheryl Jones	Paediatrics	Deputy Executive Dean Academic, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Adj. A/Prof Tony Korman	Infectious Diseases, Microbiology	Director, Monash Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Monash Health
A/Prof Bette Liu	Epidemiology, Public Health	Associate Professor and NHMRC Career Development Fellow, UNSW Sydney
Ms Debra Petrys	Consumer Representative	Consumers Health Forum
Dr Nicholas Silberstein	General Practitioner	General Practitioner, Victoria
Prof Tom Snelling	Paediatrics and special risk groups	Head of Infectious Disease and Implementation Research, Telethon Kids Institute
Vacant

Ex-officio members

Name	Area of expertise	Position
Ms Hope Peisley	Representative from Department of Health	Assistant Secretary, Immunisation Branch, Department of Health
Dr Ting Lu	Representative from the Therapeutic Goods Administration	Office of Medicines Authorisation Market Authorisation Group, Therapeutic Goods Administration
Prof Kristine Macartney	National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS)	Director, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist
Dr Robyn Gibbs	National Immunisation Committee (NIC)	Manager, Immunisation Program, Department of Health, Western Australia

Membership guidelines

Meetings

ATAGI meet six times a year. Additional meetings may be held if needed.

Meeting agendas and bulletins are organised by year.

If you require earlier editions of ATAGI agendas or bulletins please contact us.

2015 meetings

Related committees and groups