National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee

The National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee (NTAC) is a subcommittee of the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA). It provides advice on the prevention and control of tuberculosis in Australia.

Role

The National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee (NTAC) has an ongoing role to

  • consolidate tuberculosis (TB) related activities including
    • enhanced national surveillance of epidemiological control indexes

    • drug resistance and treatment outcomes
  • provide expert advice to the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) on a coordinated national and international approach to TB control
  • develop, review and implement national strategic plans for the control of TB in Australia.

Members

NTAC brings together representatives from: 

  • TB programs across Australia
    • nurse managers with TB expertise
    • public health physicians
    • clinicians practicing in TB clinics
    • thoracic physicians and infectious disease physicians
  • the Australian Government Department of Health
  • the Public Health Laboratory Network
  • the Australasian Society for Infectious Disease
  • Royal Australasian College of Physicians’ Paediatrics & Child Health Division
  • Australian Government Department of Home Affairs.

Jurisdictional members

Member State  Affiliation

Professor Justin Denholm (Chair)

VIC

Victorian Department of Health

Dr Chris Coulter (Deputy Chair)

QLD

Queensland Health

Ms Ellen Donnan

NSW

New South Wales Health

Dr Marianne Turner

ACT

Australian Capital Territory Health

Dr Vicki Krause

NT

Northern Territory Health

Dr Simone Barry

SA

South Australia Health

Dr David Stock

TAS

Tasmanian Department of Health

Dr Justin Waring

WA

Western Australia Health

Australian Government members

Member Affiliation 

Dr Gary Lum

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Dr Shweta Singhal

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Ms Lila Caplice Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

Adjunct Professor George Rubin

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

Organisational representatives

Name Affiliation

Professor Vitali Sintchenko

Public Health Laboratory Network

Professor Ben Marais

Paediatric specialist, The Children's Hospital at Westmead

Vacant

Regional engagement specialist

Meetings

NTAC meets 3 to 5 times a year.

Related committees or groups

NTAC is a subcommittee of the Communicable Disease Network Australia (CDNA) and works with:

Publications

NTAC publishes its guidelines and position statements in the Communicable Diseases Intelligence journal:

Contact

Department of Health and Aged Care National Office

Use these contact details for all general enquiries, comments and concerns.
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