Terms of reference
- To provide advice on emerging population screening issues and other screening issues at the direction of the CPC.
- To oversee generic issues related to national screening programs, including, but not limited to, monitoring and evaluation, policy development, implementation, communication and recruitment strategies.
- To provide leadership and national direction on policy, implementation and monitoring of existing joint screening programs, BreastScreen Australia and the National Cervical Screening Program.
- To provide advice in relation to the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.
- To make recommendations to CPC and AHMAC on screening programs in response to new evidence and expert technical advice.
- To provide a focus for consideration of Indigenous issues for national screening programs.
- To liaise and consult with the relevant experts on screening and refer appropriate issues for advice.
Members
Standing Committee on Screening members represent state and territory government health departments.
Name | Representing |
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Professor Brendan Murphy | Chair |
Ms Alice Creelman | Assistant Secretary Cancer Policy and Services Branch Department of Health |
Dr Jan Fizzell | Medical Advisor Office of the Chief Health Officer NSW New South Wales Department of Health |
TBC | Northern Territory Department of Health |
Professor Katina D’Onise | Director Prevention and Population Health Branch South Australian Department for Health and Wellbeing |
Ms Rachael Andersen | A/Assistant Director Screening and Prevention Services Victorian Department of Health and Human Services |
Dr Kerryn Coleman | Public Health Physician Australian Capital Territory Department of Health |
Dr Jeannette Young | Chief Medical Officer Queensland Department of Health |
Dr Scott McKeown | Deputy Director of Public Health Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services |
Dr Kristen Nowak | Acting Director Office of Population Health Genomics Western Australia Department of Health |
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Dr Jane O’Hallahan/Ms Astrid Koornneef | Group Manager New Zealand National Screening Unit |
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Director | Screening Policy Section Cancer Policy and Services Branch Department of Health |