<< Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC)

PTAC Sub-committees

PTAC has a number of expert sub-committees which provide clinical evaluations in specialist areas. Expert sub-committees cover the following areas:

Analgesic

Dr Howard Wilson (PTAC, GP, Chair); Dr Peter Jones (PTAC, Rheumatologist); Dr Rick Acland (Clinical Director); Dr Jonathan Adler (SMO Palliative Medicine); Dr Bruce Foggo (Palliative Medicine Consultant); Dr Lindsay Haas (Neurologist); Dr Geoff Robinson (Chief Medical Officer); Dr Jane Thomas (Paediatric Anaesthetist).

Anti-Infective

Paul Tomlinson (PTAC, paediatrician, Chair), Stephen Chambers (infectious disease specialist), Ian Loan (general practitioner), Richard Meech (infectious disease specialist), Mark Thomas (infectious disease specialist), Dr Howard Wilson (PTAC, GP).

Cardiac Stents

Dr Tom Thompson (PTAC, Chair, GP); Dr Mark Webster (Cardiologist), Dr Patrick Kay (Cardiologist), Dr Gerry Devlin (Clinical Director), Dr Scott Harding (Cardiologist), Dr Dougal McLean (Cardiologist), Carol Foote (Nurse Manager - Cardiology), Sally Johanssen (Procurement Specialist).

Cardiovascular

Sisira Jayathissa (PTAC, physician, Chair), Jim Vause(PTAC, GP), Malcolm Abernathy (Cardiologist), Lannes Johnson (general practitioner), Miles Williams (cardiologist), Stewart Mann (Assoc. Prof. Of Cardiovascular Medicine), Dr Richard Medlicott (GP).

CATSoP

Carl Burgess (PTAC, physician, Chair), Bernie Fitzharris (oncologist), Peter Ganly (haematologist), Tim Hawkins (haematologist), Vernon Harvey (oncologist), Dr Anne O'Donnell (oncologist), Dr Lochie Teague (paediatric oncologist).

Diabetes

Tom Thompson (PTAC, physician, Chair), Pat Carlton (diabetes nurse specialist), Tim Kenealy (general practitioner), Bruce Small (general practitioner), Paul Tomlinson (PTAC, paediatrician), Nic Crook (Diabetologist), Peter Moore (Physician), Jim Vause (PTAC, GP).

Hormone and Contraceptive

Howard Wilson (PTAC, Chair, GP), Frances McClure (general practitioner), Christine Roke (family planning specialist), Bruce Small (general practitioner), Michael Croxson (endocrinologist), John Hutton.

Mental Health

Ian Hosford (PTAC, geriatrician, Chair), Jim Lello (PTAC, GP), Janet Holmes (general practitioner), Crawford Duncan (psychiatrist), Verity Humberstone (psychiatrist), John Werry (psychiatrist), Richard Porter (psychiatrist).

Neurological

Tom Thompson (PTAC, physician, Char), Alistair Dunn (general practitioner), Lindsay Haas (neurologist), William Wallis (neurologist), Peter Bergin, Sisira Jayathissa (PTAC, physician).

Ophthalmology

Tom Thompson (PTAC, physician, Chair), Allan Simpson (ophthalmologist), Neil Aburn (ophthalmologist), Rose Dodd (GP), Steve Guest.

Osteoporosis

Peter Jones (PTAC, physician, Chair), Anna Fenton (endocrinologist), Ian Reid (endocrinologist), Geoff Horne (orthopaedic surgeon), Bev Lawton (GP), Liz Spellacy.

Recombinant Factor VIII

Carl Burgess (PTAC Chair, GP, Chair), Julia Phillips, Mark Smith, Paul Harper, Peter Flanagan.

Respiratory

Jim Lello (PTAC, GP, Chair), Carl Burgess (PTAC, physician), John Kolbe (Respiratory physician), Ian Shaw (paediatrician), John McLachlan (respiratory & sleep physician).

Special Foods

Jim Lello (PTAC, GP, Chair), Kerry McIlroy (dietician), Jo Stewart (dietician), John Wyeth (gastroenterologist), Simon Chin (paediatric gastroenterologist), Moira Styles (dietician).

Tender Medical

Paul Tomlinson (PTAC, paediatrician, Chair), Jim Lello (PTAC, general practitioner), Andrea Shirtcliffe (pharmacist), Geoff Savell (pharmacist), Tom Thompson (PTAC, physician), Sarah Fitt (hospital pharmacist), Grant Howard (intensive care specialist), Geoff Savell (pharmacist), Andi Shirtcliffee (pharmacist), David Simpson (haematologist).

Wound Care

Jim Vause (PTAC, Chair, GP), Pip Rutherford (nurse), Emil Schmidt (woundcare specialist), Julie Betts (nurse practitioner), Jo Wright (nurse), Martin Hayles, Kathy Wright.

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