Appendix B: Reference Group memberships

Reference Group 1

Mr Brett Lennon (Chair), Former Assistant Secretary, Australian Government
Dr Dianne Barrington, South Australia
Mr Warwick Hough, Australian Medical Association
Professor Helen Lapsley, Affiliated with the University of New South Wales & University of Queensland
Professor Doug Lording, St Francis Xavier Cabrini Hospital
Professor Rick McLean, Australian Government
Associate Professor Geoffrey Metz, Australian Private Hospitals
Ms Sheila Rimmer, Consumers' Health Forum
Dr Vino Sathianathan, Northern Territory
Ms Praveen Sharma, Victoria

Reference Group 2

Mr John Ramsay (Chair), Former Secretary, Tasmania
Dr Richard Ashby, Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital
Dr Robert Brazenor, Victoria
Dr Patrick Cregan, NSW Surgical Service Committee
Mr David Dennis, Australian Government
Mr Kim Hill, Hunter New England Health
Dr Omar Khorshid, Australian Medical Assosiation, Doctors-in-Training
Ms Trish Strachan, New South Wales
Dr Vino Sathianathan, Northern Territory
Ms Robin Toohey AM, Consumers' Health Forum of Australia

Reference Group 3

Professor Trish Davidson (Chair), Royal Australian College of Surgeons
Assoc. Prof. Jill Sewell, Royal Australian College of Physicians
Dr Russell Jones, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Dr Andrew Child, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Dr Richard Williams, St Vincient's Hospital Melbourne
Professor Ken Kirkby, University of Tasmania (AMC nominee)
Professor Peter Brooks, University Queensland
Dr Vino Sathianathan, Northern Territory (Department of Health and Community Services)
Dr Omar Khorsid, Australian Medical Association Council of Doctors-in-Training
Dr Stephen Parnis, Australian Medical Association Council of Doctors-in-Training