Public Hearing - Canberra, Friday 7 May 2010

Inquiry into Consumer Access into Pharmaceutical Benefits

Public Hearing - Canberra, Friday 7 May 2010

Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
CANBERRA 

Time Witness

8:30 am - 9.05 am

Medicines Australia (Sub 29)
Mr Will Delaat, Chairman
Dr Brendan Shaw, Chief Executive
Mr Andrew Bruce, Executive Director, Health Policy and Research

9.05 am - 9.45 am

Janssen-Cilag Australia (Sub 19)
Mr Tim James, Manager – Corporate and Government Affairs
Sanofi-aventis Australia (Sub 23)
Mr Paul Lindsay, Public Affairs Director
Dr Alex Condoleon, Medical Director
AstraZeneca (Sub 31)
Pfizer Australia (Sub 33)
Mr David Miles, Senior Manager, Government Affairs
Dr Peter Stewart, Primary Care Medical Head, Australia and New Zealand

9.45 am - 9.55 am

Break

9.55 am - 10.50 am

Roundtable
Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society (Sub 9)
Professor Markus Seibel, Council Member
Chronic Illness Alliance (Sub 14) via teleconference
Ms Jan Donovan
Arthritis Australia (Sub 24)
Dr Mona Marabini, President
Ms Ainslie Cahill, Chief Executive Officer
Mental Health Council of Australia (Sub 25)
Mr David Crosbie, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Melanie Cantwell, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Carers Australia (Sub 26)
Ms Sue Aiesi, Policy, Communications and Research Manager
Ms Jessica Beswick, Policy and Research Officer
MS Australia (Sub 28)
Dr Elizabeth McDonald, Medical Director

10.50 am - 11.25 am

Pharmacy Guild of Australia (Sub 18)
Ms Toni Riley, National Councillor (Victoria)
Dr Michael Tatchell, Director Health Economics
Mr Vincent O'Sullivan, Manager Health Economics

11.25 am - 12.00 pm

Generic Medicines Industry Association (Sub 16)
Ms Kate Lynch, Chief Executive Officer

12.00 pm - 12.35 pm

Consumers Health Forum (Sub 20)
Ms Carol Bennett, Executive Director
Ms Anna Wise

12.35 pm - 1.20 pm

Lunch

1.20 pm - 1.50 pm

Roundtable
Dr Stephen Oakley (Sub 10) via teleconference
Dr Charles Inderjeeth (Sub 13) via teleconference

1.50 pm - 2.35 pm

Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee
Emeritus Professor Lloyd Sansom, Chair

2.35 pm - 2.45 pm

Break

2.45 pm - 4.00 pm

Department of Health and Ageing (Sub 27)
Mr David Learmonth, Deputy Secretary
Mr Andrew Stuart, First Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Benefits Division
Ms Felicity McNeill, Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Evaluation Branch, Pharmaceutical Benefits Division
Dr John Primrose, Medical Advisor, Pharmaceutical Benefits Division
Mr Kim Bessell, Principle Pharmacy Advisor

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3515
Fax: +61 2 6277 5829
Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au