Facilitate collaboration and information exchange across Australian jurisdictions to develop the necessary health infrastructure for HCV testing and treatment in custodial settings nationally.
Governance
The NPHN is administered by The Kirby Institute University of New South Wales, the Burnet Institute, and St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, and is governed by an Executive Committee.
NPHN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The NPHN Executive Committee is comprised of key stakeholders and experts from the Australian prison hepatitis sector, with representation from each state and territory and a variety of disciplines, including specialist physicians, academic researchers, health administrators, and consumers. The role of the Executive Committee is to provide high level oversight of NPHN initiatives, define priority areas and direction, and plan NPHN events and activities.
Professor Andrew Lloyd
The Kirby Institute (Chair)
Dr Yumi Sheehan
The Kirby Institute (Coordinator)
Troy Combo
The Burnet Institute
John Gobeil
AIVL
Colette McGrath
Justice Health, NSW
Andrew Wiley
South Australia Prison Health Service
Professor Alex Thompson
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (Co-Vice Chair)
Dr Rebecca Winter
Burnet Institute (Co-Coordinator)
Lucy Clynes
Hepatitis Australia
Graham Kraak
Queensland Health
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Dr Alex Misev
Justice Health, ACT
Holly Beasley
WA Department of Justice
Professor Mark Stoove
Burnet Institute (Co-Vice Chair)
Anton Colman
Royal Adelaide Hospital
A/Prof Behzad Hajarizadeh
The Kirby Institute (Surveillance Representative)
Dr Catherine Marshall
Royal Darwin Hospital
Deb Siddall
Tasmanian Health Services
FUNDING & RESOURCING
The NPHN activities and initiatives are supported by funding from the administering institutions, pharma, and biotech.​ Sponsorship may be requested from other commercial/industry partners, government or Commonwealth bodies, philanthropic organisations, competitive research grants (where NPHN is named as a partner and will facilitate components of the project), and other relevant sponsorship opportunities. Additional funding and in-kind support may also be provided by the administering organisations to support NPHN activities.
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