Advisory Group
Australian Centre for Value-Based Health Care Advisory Group
The Centre’s Advisory Group consists of senior health leaders from across the Australian health system. Advisory Group members play a vital role in offering guidance and expert insights, informing the strategic direction and activities of the Centre and ensuring that those initiatives are directed towards the AHHA’s vision and mission in the most efficient, effective and evidence-informed way.
Dr Deborah Cole is a pioneer of value-based health care (VBHC) in the Australian health system. As Chief Executive Officer of Dental Health Services Victoria for nine years, she led the implementation of VBHC to improve the community’s access to quality and equitable oral health….
Dr Helen Brown graduated from medicine from the National University of Ireland, Galway. She relocated to Queensland in 2001 and attained her neurology fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. She was awarded a Master of Philosophy from Griffith University in 2011….
In her current role, Dr David undertakes policy and advocacy work, as well as thought leadership for Australia’s major health funds….
Paresh is a practising GP with a portfolio of roles spanning clinical, leadership, academic and consultancy domains….
Gillian is Director, Healthcare Variation at the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. She leads a team of project staff to produce the Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation series and manages a program of work focused on system change to improve the…
Born and raised in Winton, Sandy Gillies has dedicated her career to improving the health and wellbeing of outback communities. Sandy is a passionate, authentic leader in the rural and remote health care sector and an advocate for better health access, equity and outcomes in…
George Leipnik is Director of Strategy and System Priorities at the NSW Ministry of Health. His team is leading the implementation of Future Health, the ten-year strategy for NSW Health. This includes key objectives such as supporting the system to deliver better value care, and…
Peter has over 20 years’ of experience across health, working in private practice, the corporate and public sectors in South Africa, Ireland and Australia. He is a keen advocate for improving health system design at all levels to better enable people to engage with care….
Clare is passionate about creating opportunities for people who use the health system and people who work in the health system to work together to improve health outcomes. She is trained in change management, project management, facilitation and Gestalt therapy….
Michael has over 25 years experience in the health and human services systems in Australia. He has held senior positions in the Western Australian and Tasmanian health systems. He was Secretary of the Tasmanian Department of Health for 6 years. He has been chair of…
Professor Christobel Saunders is internationally recognised as one of Australia’s most prominent research-orientated cancer surgeons. Christobel has substantially contributed to many aspects of breast cancer research including clinical trials of new treatments, psychosocial, translational and health services research and is active in several areas of…
Louise is a general practitioner with clinical, research, education and policy expertise in mental health. She is an Associate Professor in the Social Foundations of Medicine group at the ANU Medical School, and lecture in the Masters of Culture, Health and Medicine program where she…
