Public hearing - Canberra, Tuesday 24 April 2012

Inquiry into Palliative Care in Australia

Public hearing - Canberra, Tuesday 24 April 2012

Time 8:00am – 5:15pm

Venue Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House, Canberra

8:00am–8:45am

Alzheimer's Australia (Sub 44)
Mr Glenn Rees, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Chris Hatherly, National Research Manager
Mr Ron Sinclair, Consumer Dementia Research Network
Ms Joan Jackman, Consumer Dementia Research Network
Ms Tara Quirke, Consumer Dementia Research Network

8:45am–9:45am

Department of Health and Ageing (Sub 96)
Mr David Butt
Ms Carolyn Smith
Ms Janet Anderson
Ms Alice Creelman
Ms Ann Smith
Mr Russell de Burgh
Mr Andy Paras
Mr Tom Goff

9:45am–10:45am

Palliative Care Australia
Dr Yvonne Luxford, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Ian White, National Policy and Communications Manager

10:45am–11:00am

Break

11:00am–11:45am

Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (Sub 18)
Mr Rod Wellington, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Michael Bishop, former President

11:45am–12:30pm

Australian Nursing Federation (Submission 85)
Ms Julianne Bryce, Senior Federal Professional Officer
Ms Elizabeth Foley, Federal Professional Officer
Ms Robyn Coulthard, ANF member
Ms Geri Malone, CRANAplus
Ms Cathie Pigott

12:30pm–1:15pm

Lunch

1:15pm–2:00pm

Health Care Consumers' Association Inc(Sub 20)
Dr Adele Stevens

2:00pm–2:45pm

Cancer Council NSW and Life Circle (Sub 83)
Ms Gill Batt, Director Cancer Information and Support Services, Cancer Council NSW
Ms Brynnie Goodwill, Chief Executive Officer, Life Circle

2:45pm–3:30pm

Palliative Care Nurses Australia (Sub 45)
Mr John Haberecht, President
Mr Jason Mills, Secretary

3:30pm–3:45pm

Break

3:45pm–4:30pm

National Disability Services (Sub 49)
Dr Ken Baker, Chief Executive
Ms Philippa Angley, National Policy Manager

4:30pm–5:15pm

Dr Yvonne McMaster (Sub 92)

5:15pm

Adjournment

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