Appendix 5 Participation in national committees

This appendix lists the AIHW's participation in national committees at 30 June 2016.

Major national committees
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
Children and Families Secretaries ― Mr Michael Coutts-Trotter (Secretary, NSW Department of Family and Community Services) Observer Child Welfare and Prisoner Health Unit supports Mr Barry Sandison (observer)
Housing and Homelessness Chief Executives Network (informal group) ― Mr Phillip Fagan-Schmidt (Housing SA) Liaison through the Housing and Homelessness Data Network ―
National Health Information and Performance Principal Committee Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council Dr Leonard Notaras (Department of Health, Northern Territory) Member All units with responsibility for relevant health information support Mr Barry Sandison (member)
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision Council of Australian Governments Mr Peter Harris AO (Productivity Commission) Member All units with responsibility for relevant health and welfare information support Mr Barry Sandison (member)
National Health Information Standards and Statistics Committee National Health Information and Performance Principal Committee Mr Mark Gill (Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria) Secretariat, Member Executive Unit (secretariat); Health Performance Indicators Unit and Metadata and Classifications Unit support Ms Jenny Hargreaves (member)
Australian Government Statistical Forum   Mr David Kalisch (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Member Statistical and Analytical Support Unit supports Mr Geoff Neideck (member)

 

Data Strategies and Information Technology Group - Data linkage
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
Population Health Research Network Participant Council Population Health Research Board Professor Brendon Kearney OAM (Chair, Health Policy Advisory Committee on Technology and EuroScan International Network) Member Data Integration Services Centre supports Mr Geoff Neideck (member)
Cross Portfolio Data Integration Reference Group Cross Portfolio Data Integration Oversight Board Mr Anthony O'Connor (Department of Health) and Dr Phillip Gould (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Member Data Integration Services Centre (member) supports Mr Geoff Neideck (member)
Statistical Clearing House Advisory Forum Australian Government Statistical Forum Mr Justin Farrow (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Member Statistical and Analytical Support Unit (member)

 

Community Services and Communication Group - Ageing and aged care
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
Aged Care Working Group Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision Ms Rebekah Burton (Department of Premier and Cabinet, Tasmania) Member Disability and Ageing Unit (member)
National Aged Care Data Advisory Group AIHW Mr Mark Cooper-Stanbury (AIHW) Chair, Secretariat, Member Disability and Ageing Unit (secretariat, member) supports the chair
Decision Assist Evaluation Advisory Group University of Queensland Professor Deborah Parker (University of Western Sydney) Member Disability and Ageing Unit (member)

 

Community Services and Communication Group - Child welfare
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
Children and Families Data Network Children and Families Secretaries Mr Mark Cooper-Stanbury (AIHW) Chair, Secretariat, Member Child Welfare and Prisoner Health Unit (secretariat, member) supports the chair
Juvenile Justice Research and Information Group Australasian Juvenile Justice Administrators Dr Mark Lynch (Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Queensland) Secretariat, Member Child Welfare and Prisoner Health Unit (secretariat, member)
National Forum for Protecting Australia's Children Children and Families Secretaries Ms Roslyn Baxter (Department of Social Services), Mr Etienne Scheepers (Department for Education and Child Development, South Australia) and Dr Brian Babington (Families Australia) Observer Child Welfare and Prisoner Health Unit (observer)
Child Protection and Youth Justice Working Group Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision Mr Kurt Sibma (Department of Treasury, Western Australia) Member Child Welfare and Prisoner Health Unit (member)

 

Community Services and Communication Group - Disability
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
Disability Services Working Group Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision Mr Jeremy Nott (Department of Treasury and Finance, Victoria) Member Disability and Ageing Unit (member)
Research and Data Working Group (for disability) Disability Policy Group Ms Sharon Stuart (Department of Social Services) Member Disability and Ageing Unit supports Mr Mark Cooper-Stanbury (member)
National Disability Data Network (a sub-working group) Disability Research and Data Working Group Mr Peter Reily (NSW Department of Family and Community Services) Secretariat, Member Disability and Ageing Unit (secretariat, member)
Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers Reference Group Australian Bureau of Statistics Dr Paul Jelfs (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Member Disability and Ageing Unit (member)

 

Community Services and Communication Group - Prisoner health
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
National Prisoner Health Information Committee AIHW Dr Michael Levy (Clinical Director, Justice Health Services, Australian Capital Territory) Secretariat, Member Child Welfare and Prisoner Health Unit (secretariat, member)
Technical Expert Group National Prisoner Health Information Committee Professor Tony Butler (University of New South Wales) Secretariat, Member Child Welfare and Prisoner Health Unit (secretariat, member)

 

Health Group - Arthritis
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions Monitoring Advisory Group AIHW Professor Lyn March (University of Sydney and Royal North Shore Hospital) Secretariat Population Health and Primary Care Unit (secretariat)

 

Health Group - Asthma
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
National Asthma and Other Chronic Respiratory Conditions Monitoring Advisory Group AIHW Ms Louise York (AIHW) Chair, Secretariat Population Health and Primary Care Unit (secretariat) supports the chair

 

Health Group - Cancer
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
Cancer Monitoring Advisory Group AIHW Professor Jim Bishop (Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Victoria) Secretariat, Member Cancer and Screening Unit (secretariat) supports Ms Louise York (member)
Australasian Association of Cancer Registries Australasian Association of Cancer Registries Executive Committee Dr Katina D'Onise (SA Health, South Australia) Secretariat, Member Cancer and Screening Unit (secretariat, member)
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Advisory Group Department of Health Ms Alice Creelman (Department of Health) Member Cancer and Screening Unit (member)
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Biennial Screening Working Group Department of Health Dr Bernie Towler (Department of Health) Member Cancer and Screening Unit (member)
Quality and Safety Monitoring Committee Standing Committee on Screening Professor David Roder, AM (University of South Australia) Member Cancer and Screening Unit (member)

 

Health Group - Population health
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
Australasian Vital Statistics Interest Group ― Associate Professor Tim Driscoll (University of Sydney) Member Population Health and Primary Care Unit (member)

 

Health Group - Vascular diseases
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
National Vascular Diseases Monitoring Advisory Group AIHW Dr Erin Lalor (Member, Executive Committee, World Stroke Organization) Secretariat, Member Cardiovascular, Diabetes and Kidney Unit (secretariat, member)
Cardiovascular Disease Expert Advisory Group AIHW Professor Andrew Tonkin (Monash University) Secretariat, Member Cardiovascular, Diabetes and Kidney Unit (secretariat, member)
Diabetes Expert Advisory Group AIHW Professor Jonathan Shaw (Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute) Secretariat, Member Cardiovascular, Diabetes and Kidney Unit (secretariat, member)
Chronic Kidney Disease Expert Advisory Group AIHW Professor Steven Chadban (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital) Secretariat, Member Cardiovascular, Diabetes and Kidney Unit (secretariat, member)

 

Hospitals, Resourcing and Classifications Group - Expenditure
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
Disease Expenditure Project Steering Committee AIHW Ms Jenny Hargreaves (AIHW) Chair, Secretariat Expenditure and Workforce Unit (secretariat) supports the chair
Health Expenditure Advisory Committee AIHW Ms Jenny Hargreaves (AIHW) Chair, Secretariat Expenditure and Workforce Unit (secretariat) supports the chair
Indigenous Expenditure Report Steering Committee Productivity Commission Mr Peter Harris AO (Productivity Commission) Member Expenditure and Workforce Unit supports Mr Barry Sandison (member)
Indigenous Expenditure Report Working Group Productivity Commission Ms Patricia Scott (Convenor of the group) (Productivity Commission) Member Expenditure and Workforce Unit (member)
Indigenous Health Expenditure Technical Advisory Group AIHW Ms Kirrily Harrison (Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet) and Ms Jenny Hargreaves (AIHW) Co-Chair, Secretariat Expenditure and Workforce Unit (secretariat) supports Ms Jenny Hargreaves (co-chair)

 

Hospitals, Resourcing and Classifications Group - Health data classification
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
Australian Health Classifications Advisory Committee AIHW Mr Barry Sandison (AIHW) Chair, Secretariat, Member Metadata and Classifications Unit (secretariat) supports the chair and Ms Jenny Hargreaves (member)
ICD Technical Group Australian Consortium for Classification Development Ms Jennie Shepheard (Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria) Member Metadata and Classifications Unit (member)
World Health Organization (WHO) Family of International Classifications Australian Collaborating Centre Committee AIHW (Australian Collaborating Centre for the WHO Family of International Classifications) Ms Jenny Hargreaves (AIHW) Chair, Secretariat Metadata and Classifications Unit (secretariat) supports the chair
WHO Family of International Classifications Collaborating Centres Network Advisory Council (and its Small Executive Group) World Health Organization Ms Lynn Bracewell (United Kingdom Collaborating Centre) and Ms Jenny Hargreaves (Australian Collaborating Centre, AIHW) Co-Chair Metadata and Classifications Unit supports Ms Jenny Hargreaves (Co-chair)
WHO Family of International Classifications Education and Implementation Committee WHO Family of International Classifications Network Mr Huibten Napel (Netherlands Collaborating Centre) and Ms Yokiko Yokobori (Japan Collaborating Centre) Member Metadata and Classifications Unit supports Ms Jenny Hargreaves (member)
WHO Family of International Classifications Family Development Committee WHO Family of International Classifications Network Ms Lynn Hanmer (South African Collaborating Centre) and Ms Jenny Hargreaves (AIHW) Co-Chair, Secretariat Metadata and Classifications Unit (secretariat) supports Ms Jenny Hargreaves (Co-chair)
WHO ICD-11 Joint Linearisation for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics Task Force World Health Organization Dr Stefanie Weber (German Collaborating Centre) and Professor James Harrison (Flinders University) Secretariat, Member Metadata and Classifications Unit (secretariat) supports Ms Jenny Hargreaves (member)
WHO International Classification of Diseases Revision Steering Group World Health Organization Dr Chris Chute (World Health Organization) Member Metadata and Classifications Unit supports Ms Jenny Hargreaves (member)
Australian Clinical Terminology User Group National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) David Evans (NEHTA) and a co-chair (vacant) Member Metadata and Classifications Unit (member)

 

Hospitals, Resourcing and Classifications Group - Hospitals
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
Atlas Advisory Group Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Professor Anne Duggan (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care) Member Hospitals Information Unit supports Ms Jenny Hargreaves (member)
Australian Hospital Statistics Advisory Committee AIHW Ms Jenny Hargreaves (AIHW) Chair, Secretariat Hospitals Information Unit (secretariat) supports the chair
Clinical Priority Hospital Complications Working Group Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care's Hospital Complications Study Clinical Reference Group Dr Robert Herkes (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care) Secretariat Hospitals Information Unit (secretariat) supports the chair
Haemovigilance Advisory Committee National Blood Authority Dr Alison Street (Department of Health) Member Ms Jenny Hargreaves (member)
Health Working Group Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision Ms Michelle Dumazel (NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet) Observer Health Performance Indicators Unit (observer)
Hospital Casemix Protocol and Private Hospital Data Bureau Working Group Department of Health Mr Lindsay D'Esprey-Barton (Department of Health) Member Hospitals Data Unit (member)
Measuring Access Time to Elective Surgery Working Group National Health Information Performance Principal Committee Ms Gillian Shaw (Department of Health) Secretariat, Member Hospitals Information Unit (secretariat) supports Ms Jenny Hargreaves (member)
Public Hospitals Establishment National Minimum Data Set Working Group National Health Information Standards and Statistics Committee Ms Jenny Hargreaves (AIHW) Chair, Secretariat Hospitals Information Unit (secretariat) supports the chair
Radiotherapy Waiting Times Working Group National Health Information Standards and Statistics Committee Mr Adam Chapman (Department of Health, Victoria) Secretariat, Member Health Performance Indicators Unit (secretariat, member)

 

Housing and Specialised Services Group - Drugs
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set Working Group Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs Mr Robert Knight (Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria) Secretariat, Member Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drugs Unit (secretariat, member)
National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data Working Group AIHW Ms Moira Hewitt (AIHW) Chair, Secretariat, Member Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drugs Unit (chair, secretariat, member)

 

Housing and Specialised Services Group - Housing and homelessness
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
Housing and Homelessness Data Network The network reports directly to each jurisdiction Mr Geoff Slack (Department for Communities and Social Inclusion) Secretariat, Member Executive Unit (secretariat); 3 units in the Housing and Specialised Services Group and the Metadata and Classifications Unit support Mr Tim Beard (member)
Housing and Homelessness Working Group Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision Ms Janelle Thurlby (Department of Treasury, Queensland) Member Housing and Homelessness Collection Processing Unit (member)
Specialist Homelessness Services User Advisory Group AIHW Mr Tim Beard (AIHW) Chair, Secretariat, Member Housing and Homelessness Reporting and Development Unit (secretariat, member) and Housing and Homelessness Collection Operations Unit (member) support the chair
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Research Panel Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Mr Ian Winter (Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute) Observer Housing and Homelessness Reporting and Development Unit supports Mr Tim Beard (observer)

 

Housing and Specialised Services Group - Mental health
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
Mental Health Information Strategy Standing Committee Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Principal Committee Dr Grant Sara (NSW Health) Secretariat, Member Mental Health and Palliative Care Unit (secretariat, member)
National Mental Health Performance Subcommittee Mental Health Information Strategy Standing Committee Ms Ruth Fjeldsoe (Queensland Health) Secretariat, Member Mental Health and Palliative Care Unit (secretariat, member)
National Minimum Data Set Subcommittee (for mental health) Mental Health Information Strategy Standing Committee Mr Gary Hanson (AIHW) Chair, Secretariat, Member Mental Health and Palliative Care Unit (chair, secretariat, member)

 

Indigenous and Children’s Group - Children and youth
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
Children's Headline Indicators Advisory Group AIHW Professor Sharon Goldfeld (Murdoch Children's Research Institute) Secretariat, Member Maternal Health, Children, Youth and Families Unit (secretariat, member) supports the chair and Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman (member)
Early Childhood Data Subgroup Data Strategy Group, Department of Education and Training Ms Oon Ying Chin (Department of Education and Training) Observer Maternal Health, Children, Youth and Families Unit supports Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman (observer)
Australian Early Development Census National Committee Department of Education and Training Ms Oon Ying Chin (Department of Education and Training) Member Maternal Health, Children, Youth and Families Unit supports Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman (member)
National Maternity Data Development Project Advisory Group AIHW Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman (AIHW) Chair, Secretariat, Member Maternal Health, Children, Youth and Families Unit (secretariat, member) supports the chair
National Maternal and Perinatal Mortality Advisory Group AIHW Professor Michael Humphrey (James Cook University) Secretariat, Member Maternal Health, Children, Youth and Families Unit (secretariat, member) supports the chair and Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman (member)
National Perinatal Data Development Committee AIHW Ms Sue Cornes (Queensland Health) Secretariat, Member Maternal Health, Children, Youth and Families Unit (secretariat, member) supports the chair and Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman (member)
Early Childhood Education and Care Working Group Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision Mr Chris Chinn (Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Queensland) Observer Maternal Health, Children, Youth and Families Unit (observer)

 

Indigenous and Children’s Group - Indigenous
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
National Advisory Group on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Information and Data National Health Information and Performance Principal Committee Mr David Swan (SA Health, South Australia) Secretariat, Member Executive Unit (secretariat); all units in the Indigenous and Children's Group with responsibilities for Indigenous matters support Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman (member)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Demographic Statistics Expert Advisory Group Australian Bureau of Statistics Mr Graeme Brown (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Member Indigenous Analyses and Reporting Unit supports Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman (member)
International Group for Indigenous Health Measurement ― Dr Francis (Sam) Notzon (United States National Center for Health Statistics and Prevention) and Ms Michele Connolly (Consultant on American Indians and Alaska Natives) Member All units in the Indigenous and Children's Group with responsibilities for Indigenous matters support Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman (member)
National Indigenous Reform Agreement Performance Information Management Group ― Mr Matthew James (Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet) Secretariat, Member Executive Unit (secretariat); Indigenous Analyses and Reporting Unit supports Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman (member)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Standing Committee Community Care and Population Health Principal Committee Ms Carmen Parter (Centre for Aboriginal Health, New South Wales) Observer Indigenous Analyses and Reporting Unit and Indigenous Modelling and Spatial Analysis Unit provide support to Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman (observer)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Evidence Advisory Group Indigenous Health Division, Department of Health Ms Tania Rishniw (Department of Health) and Mr John Gregg (National Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Organisation) Member Indigenous Primary Care Reporting Unit supports Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman (member)
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage Working Group Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision Dr Patricia Scott (Productivity Commission) Member Indigenous Modelling and Spatial Analysis Unit supports Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman (member)

 

Cross-group activity - Burden of disease
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
Burden of Disease Expert Advisory Group ― Associate Professor Ching Choi (University of New South Wales) Secretariat, Member Australian Burden of Disease Unit (secretariat) and the Indigenous Modelling and Spatial Analysis Unit support the chair and Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman (member)
Burden of Disease Indigenous Reference Group Burden of Disease Expert Advisory Group Professor Len Smith (Australian National University) Secretariat, Member Indigenous Modelling and Spatial Analysis Unit (secretariat, member) support Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman (member)

 

Collaborating centres - Injury
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
WHO International Classification of Diseases Revision Steering Group World Health Organization Dr Chris Chute (World Health Organization) Member National Injury Surveillance Unit supports Professor James Harrison (member)
WHO International Classification of Diseases Revision Topic Advisory Group for External Causes and Injuries World Health Organization Professor James Harrison (National Injury Surveillance Unit) Chair, Secretariat National Injury Surveillance Unit (secretariat) supports the chair
WHO International Classification of Diseases Revision Topic Advisory Group for Quality and Safety World Health Organization Professor William Ghali (University of Calgary) and Professor Harold Pincus (Columbia University) Member National Injury Surveillance Unit supports Professor James Harrison (member)
National Injury Surveillance Unit Advisory Committee AIHW Dr Greg Stewart (NSW Health) Member, Observer, Secretariat National Injury Surveillance Unit (secretariat) supports the chair; Health Performance Indicators Unit (observer) supports Ms Jenny Hargreaves (member)

 

Collaborating centres - Oral health
Committee Committee's parent body Chair Role of the AIHW Unit undertaking AIHW's role
Australian Research Centre in Population Oral Health Expert Advisory Committee Australian Research Centre in Population Oral Health Professor Julie Owens (Australian Research Centre in Population Oral Health, University of Adelaide) Member, Observer Health Performance Indicators Unit (observer) supports Ms Jenny Hargreaves (member)
National Study of Adult Oral Health 2016-18 Advisory Committee Australian Research Centre in Population Oral Health Professor Marco Peres (Australian Research Centre in Population Oral Health, University of Adelaide) Member Dr Lynelle Moon (member)