Role
The committee advises the Health and Medical Research Office on the strategic priorities for research investment under the HTA stream, which is part of the Preventive and Public Health Research initiative. The initiative is funded by MRFF.
The role of the committee is to:
- identify, discuss, prioritise, and refine grant opportunities under the HTA stream
- support the monitoring of MRFF grants that are relevant to HTAs
- undertake other work as needed.
Terms of reference
View the committee's terms of reference.
Members
The Australian Government appoints various HTA committees. The chairs of these committees make up the membership of the HTA Chairs Committee.
The chair of the HTA Chairs Committee is Adriana Platona. She is the First Assistant Secretary of our Technology Assessment and Access Division.
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Member |
Background and experience |
Declarations of interest |
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Professor Andrew Wilson |
Chair, Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC). Professor Wilson is the Co-Director of the Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Sydney and the Co-Director of the NHMRC Partnership Centre on systems perspectives on prevention of lifestyle-related chronic disease. |
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Professor Robyn Ward AM |
Chair, Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC). Professor Ward is the Executive Dean and Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. |
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Emeritus Professor Terry Campbell |
Chair, Prostheses List Advisory Committee (PLAC). Emeritus Professor Campbell is with the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of New South Wales. He is the Director of Research at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. |
Nil |
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Professor Geoff McColl |
Chair, Advisory Committee on Medicines (ACM). Professor McColl is the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Queensland. He is currently the President of the Australian Medical Council. |
Nil |
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Emeritus Professor Anne Simmons |
Chair, Advisory Committee on Medical Devices (ACMD). Emeritus Professor Simmons is with the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of New South Wales. |
Nil |
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Ms Jo Watson |
Chair, HTA Consumer Consultative Committee (CCC). Ms Watson is the Director of the Consumers Health Forum Australia, Director of the Australian GP Accreditation Ltd, and Director of the Quality Innovation Performance Ltd. |
Nil |
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Professor Anne Duggan |
Chair, Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Reviews Advisory Committee (MRAC). Professor Duggan is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. She also holds joint Professor roles at the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle and St Vincent’s Private Hospitals. |
Nil |
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Meetings
The committee meets up to 4 times a year, with extra meetings held as needed.
Contact
