Inquiry into Palliative Care in Australia

Inquiry into Palliative Care in Australia

Public hearing - Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House
Canberra

8.30 am - 12.30 pm

Time Witness

8:30am - 9:15am

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia (Sub 51)
Mr Harvey Cuthill, National Councillor
Mr Denis Leahy, Committee member, NSW Branch

9:15am - 10:00am

Palliative Care Australia (Sub 98)
Dr Scott Blackwell, President
Professor Patsy Yates, President Elect
Dr Yvonne Luxford, Chief Executive Officer

10:00am - 10:15am

Break

10:15am - 11:00am

Aged and Community Services Australia (Sub 122)
Mr Nick Mersiades, Senior Policy Adviser
Ms Wendy Porter, Residential Care Manager, Aged and
Community Services WA

COTA (Sub 91)
Mr Ian Yates, AM, Chief Executive
Ms Jo Root, National Policy Manager

11:00am - 11:45pm

Amaranth Foundation Inc (Sub 105)
Ms Julianne Whyte

11:45pm - 12:30pm

Department of Health and Ageing (Sub 96)
Mr David Butt, Deputy Secretary
Mr Nathan Smyth, First Assistant Secretary, Population
Health Division
Ms Alice Creelman, Assistant Secretary, Cancer &             
Palliative Care Branch, Population Health Division
Mr Steven Lang, Director, Palliative Care Section, Cancer         
& Palliative Care Branch, Population Health Division
Ms Janet Anderson, First Assistant Secretary, Acute Care Division
Ms Rachel Balmanno, A/g  First Assistant Secretary, Ageing and Aged Care Division
Ms Alison McAuslan, A/g Assistant Secretary, National Partnership Agreement Branch, Acute Care Division
Ms Sharon McCarter, A/g Assistant Secretary, Systems and Implementation Branch, eHealth Division
Mr Keith Tracey-Patte, Assistant Secretary, Policy and Evaluation Branch, Ageing & Aged Care Division

12:30pm

Adjournment

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Community Affairs References Committee
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Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

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Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au