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 |
|---|---|
| Professor Brendan Murphy | Chair |
| Ms Alice Creelman | Assistant Secretary Cancer and Palliative Care Branch Department of Health |
| Dr Jan Fizzell | Medical Advisor Office of the Chief Health Officer NSW New South Wales Department of Health |
| Ms Heather Malcolm | Senior Consultant Clinical Support Northern Territory Department of Health |
| Ms Julie Patterson | Director Public Health Partnerships South Australian Department for Health and Ageing |
| TBA | Victoria TBA |
| Dr Kerryn Coleman | Public Health Physician Australian Capital Territory Department of Health |
| Dr Jeanette Young | Chief Medical Officer Queensland Department of Health |
| Ms Gail Ward | State Manager Cancer Screening and Control Services Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services |
| Professor Hugh Dawkins | Director Office of Population Health Genomics Western Australia Department of Health |
| Observers |  |
| Dr Jane O’Hallahan/Ms Astrid Koornneef | Group Manager New Zealand National Screening Unit |
| Dr Bernie Towler | Principal Medical Adviser Population Health Division Department of Health |
| Secretariat | |
| Director | Screening Policy Section, Cancer and Palliative Care Branch Department of Health |