Prostheses List Advisory Committee (PLAC)

Role

The role of PLAC is to provide recommendations and advice on:

the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of products
other matters related to the Prostheses List.

For full details, see the Terms of Reference.

Members and invited attendees

The PLAC includes a wide range of experts in health technology assessments, specialist surgery and interventional work, and health economics, and a consumer representative.

Representatives from private hospital associations, the medical technology industry and private health insurance also attend each meeting.

Role	Name	Specialty
Chair	Professor Terry Campbell (AM)
Consumer representative	Dr Henry Ko
Expert member	Professor David Morgan OAM	Orthopaedic surgery
Expert member	Dr Orso Osti	Spinal surgery
Expert member	Associate Professor Rosemary Korda	Epidemiology
Expert member	Professor Bill Heddle	Cardiology
Expert member	Professor Allan Glanville	Thoracic medicine
Expert member	Professor Anne Simmons	Bioengineering
Expert member	Professor Abdullah Omari	Vascular medicine
Expert member	Professor Robyn Ward	Medical Services Advisory Committee Representative
Invited attendee	Ms Emma Bognar	Australian Private Hospitals Association
Invited attendee	Ms Cathy Ryan	Catholic Health Australia
Invited attendee	Ms Gabrielle Moreland	Day Hospitals Australia
Invited attendee	Dr Greg Roger	AusBiotech
Invited attendee	Mr Paul Dale	Medical Technology Association of Australia
Invited attendee	Mr Ben Harris	Private Healthcare Australia
Invited attendee	Dr Jui Tham	Members Health

Representatives from the Department of Health and Aged Care (including the Therapeutic Goods Administration) and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs also attend PLAC meetings.

Guidelines