Public hearing - Canberra, Thursday 7 May 2009

Inquiry into National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for Doctors and Other Health Workers

Public hearing - Canberra, Thursday 7 May 2009

9:00am – 4:00pm
Senate Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Time Witness

9:00am – 10:00am

Dr Louise Morauta
Project Director, National Registration and Accreditation Implementation Project

10:00am – 10:45am

Australian Osteopathic Association (Sub 6)
Dr B J Field, National President
Mr Antony Nicholas, Executive Director
Mr George Brownbill, Consultant

10:45am – 11:00am

Break

11:00am – 11:45am

Australian Physiotherapy Association (Sub 62)
Mr Patrick Maher, President
Jonathon Kruger, Manager, Policy and Communications Division
Australian Physiotherapy Council
Professor Tony Wright, Chair
Ms Margaret Grant, Chief Executive Officer

11:45am – 12:30pm

Australian Peak Nursing and Midwifery Forum (Sub 38)
Ms Karen Cook, CEO, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council
Ms Lee Thomas, Assistant Federal Secretary, Australian Nursing Federation
Ms Debra Cerasa, Chief Executive Officer, Royal College of Nursing Australia
Dr Barbara Vernon, Executive Officer, Australian College Of Midwives

12:30pm – 1:30pm

Lunch

1:30pm – 2:15pm

Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges (Sub 15)
Professor Russell Stitz AM RFD, Chair
Dr Glenda Wood, Chair-elect; and President, Australasian College of Dermatologists
Professor Geoffrey Metz AM, President, Royal Australasian College of Physicians

2:15pm – 3:00pm

Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand (Sub 19)
Professor Alan Carmichael, President
Professor Peter Smith, Member Executive

3:00pm – 3:15pm

Break

3:15pm – 4:00pm

National Coalition of Public Pathology (Sub 14)
Associate Professor Roger Wilson, President
Ms Penny Rogers, Chief Executive Officer
Professor Leslie Burnett, Director and Chief Executive, Pathology North, NSW Health
Dr Tony Badrick, Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist, Sullivan & Nicolaides; and Chair, Pathology Associations CouncilWorkforce Committee

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