National Clinical Trials Governance Framework Steering Committee

The aim of the project is to provide advice, expertise and consumer input into the development of the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework.

A Clinical Trials Governance Framework Steering Committee (Steering Committee) was convened, comprising individuals with relevant expertise and experience in the clinical trials sector and the Australian health care system.

The Steering Committee set out to:

Support delivery of the project in line with the requirements of the Commission and the expectations of the Department of Health
Provide advice on the development of the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework and high level implementation plan
Facilitate engagement with peer groups about the project.

List of Steering Committee members

Committee member name	Committee contribution	Role title and organisation	State
Prof Chris Brook PSM	Chair	Chair, health policy consultation, CTPRG Chair and independent expert	VIC
Assoc. Professor Robyn Aitken	Clinical trials (clinical - nursing)	Director, Collaborative Academic Health Science Research	NT
Ms Helen Aunedi	Industry	Country Head, Country Clinical Operations, Roche Australia Pty Ltd.	National
Ms Jillian Barr	National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)	Acting Executive Director, Research, Quality and Priorities Branch, NHMRC	Australian Government
Professor Ben Canny	Universities Australia	Head, School of Medicine College of Health and Medicine University of Tasmania	National
Dr Jodi Glading	Clinical Trials Project Reference Group (CTPRG)	Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania	TAS
Dr Robert Herkes	Chief Medical Officer	Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care	National
Ms Erica Kneipp	Australian Government Department of Health	Assistant Secretary, Office of Health and Medical Research, Australian Government Department of Health	Australian Government
Professor Chris Levi	Clinical trials (clinical - physician)	Executive Director, The Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE)	NSW
Professor Erwin Loh	Hospital administrator	Group Chief Medical Officer and General Manager Clinical Governance, St Vincent’s Health Australia	National
Ms Anne McKenzie AM	Consumer representative	Head of the WA Consumer and Community Health Research Network	WA
Dr Grant Pegg	Therapeutic Goods Administration	Director, Experimental Products Section, Pharmacovigilance and Special Access Branch	Australian Government
Dr Antonio (Tony) Penna	Clinical Trials Project Reference Group (CTPRG)	NSW CTPRG Representative. Executive Director, Office for Health and Medical Research, NSW Ministry of Health	NSW
Mr Ian Pieper	Expertise in ethics and governance process	Ethics Manager Research Ethics and Governance Office, ACT Health Directorate	ACT
Ms Susan Richmond	Clinical trials research coordination	Research Officer, Clinical Trials Unit, James Cook University, Cairns	QLD
Prof Steven Webb	Representative of investigator-led trials	Senior Staff Specialist in Intensive Care Medicine at Royal Perth Hospital and a Professor of Critical Care Research in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University.	WA

Contact

If you have any questions about the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework project please contact Bernadette Aliprandi-Costa and the project team via email CTgovernance@safetyandquality.gov.au or phone 02 9126 3600.