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 specifically, but not limited to, monitoring and evaluation, policy development, implementation and 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 provide guidance in relation to the Neonatal Hearing Screening Program and Newborn Bloodspot 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 on equity and access, in particular to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 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 Phillipa Lowrey | Acting 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 |
| Dr Sara Watson | Acting Chief Medical Officer 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 |
| Observers |  |
| Dr Jane O’Hallahan/Ms Astrid Koornneef | Group Manager New Zealand National Screening Unit |
| Dr Vivienne Milch | Director, Cancer Care Cancer Australia |
| Secretariat | |
| Director | Screening Policy Section Cancer Policy and Services Branch Department of Health |