Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI)
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) advises the Minister for Health on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) and other immunisation issues.
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 pre-submission advice for industry sponsors wishing to make a PBAC submission)
- consult with relevant organisations to produce the Australian Immunisation Handbook
- consult with relevant organisations in implementing immunisation policies, procedures and vaccine safety.
For more detail, take a look at:
Members
ATAGI members as at May 2020.
| 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 |
| Ms Kristy Cooper | Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander Representative |
Senior Nurse Practitioner Indigenous Academic Fellow, School of Nursing, University of Tasmania |
Ex-officio members
| Name | Area of expertise | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Darius Everett |
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 |
|
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 |
| Dr Louise Flood | Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) | Director, Communicable Disease Control Branch, Department for Health and Wellbeing Government of South Australia |
| Prof Andrew Wilson | Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) | Chair – Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee |
| Ms Jo Watson | Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) | Deputy Chair – Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee |
Membership guidelines
- ATAGI declaration of interest disclosures
- ATAGI declaration of interest procedures
- ATAGI policies and procedures, effective 1 July 2019
Statements
Weekly meetings
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28 April 2021 – Statement following weekly COVID-19 meeting
Latest ATAGI clinical advice
Meetings
ATAGI meet 6 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.
2020 meetings
- December: 78th meeting agenda
- October: 77th meeting agenda, 77th meeting annotated agenda
- August: 76th meeting agenda, 76th meeting annotated agenda
- June: 75th meeting agenda, 75th meeting annotated agenda
- May: 74th meeting agenda, 74th meeting annotated agenda
- February: 73rd meeting agenda, 73rd meeting bulletin
2019 meetings
- December: 72nd meeting agenda, 72nd meeting bulletin
- October: 71st meeting agenda, 71st meeting bulletin
- August: 70th meeting agenda, 70th meeting bulletin
- June: 69th meeting agenda, 69th meeting bulletin
- February: 68th meeting agenda, 68th meeting bulletin
2018 meetings
- October: 67th meeting agenda, 67th meeting bulletin
- June: 66th meeting agenda, 66th meeting bulletin
- February: 65th meeting agenda, 65th meeting bulletin
2017 meetings
- November: Special meeting agenda, Special meeting bulletin
- October: 64th meeting agenda, 64th meeting bulletin
- June: 63rd meeting agenda, 63rd meeting bulletin
- February: 62nd meeting agenda, 62nd meeting bulletin
2016 meetings
- October: 61st meeting agenda, 61st meeting bulletin
- June: 60th meeting agenda, 60th meeting bulletin
- February: 59th meeting agenda, 59th meeting bulletin
2015 meetings
- October: 58th meeting bulletin
- June: 57th meeting bulletin
- February: 56th meeting bulletin
Related committees and groups
Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) COVID-19 Working Group
View the purpose and membership of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) COVID-19 Working Group.
Contact
Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) secretariat
Contact the secretariat for the Advisory Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) or further information on the committee or previous meeting agendas and bulletins (meeting minutes)