National Immunoglobulin Governance Advisory Committee (NIGAC) Membership Role Member/Proxy details Chair Professor Robert Moulds Medical Advisor, Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd; Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Fiji National University Medical Specialist, Neurology – member Associate Professor Lynette Kiers (ANZAN) Director of Clinical Neurophysiology Department of Neurology The Melbourne Hospital Medical Specialist, Neurology – proxy Associate Professor Stephen Reddel (ANZAN) Staff Specialist Neurologist Concord Repatriation General Hospital Medical Specialist, Haematology – member Dr Cameron Curley (HSANZ) Staff specialist haematology The Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Medical Specialist, Haematology – proxy Dr Philip Crispin (HSANZ) Clinical Haematologist and Director, Blood Counts Program Canberra Hospital and ACT Pathology Medical Specialist, Immunology – member Associate Professor Richard Loh Head of Immunology Childrens’ and Adolescents’ Health Services Princess Margaret Hospital (role shared with Dr Wong due to incoming and outgoing presidency) Medical Specialist, Immunology – member Dr Melanie Wong (ASCIA) Senior Staff Specialist Immunologist and Immunopathologist Director of Immunology Laboratory Head, Immunodeficiency Service Department of Allergy and Immunology The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney (role shared with Dr Loh due to incoming and outgoing presidency) Medical Specialist, Immunology – proxy Dr Jane Peake (ASCIA) Head of Department Paediatric immunologist and allergist Queensland Paediatric Immunology and Allergy Service Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane Medical Specialist, Transplantation – member Associate Professor Kate Wyburn (TSANZ) Senior Staff Specialist Nephrology Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Medical Specialist, Transplantation – proxy Dr Scott Campbell Consultant Renal Physician, Division of Medicine Princess Alexandra Hospital
Consumer representative – member Ms Melva Behr (The Inflammatory Neuropathy Support Group of Victoria Inc) Committee member The Inflammatory Neuropathy Support Group of Victoria Inc Consumer representative – member Mr Adam Friederich (IDFA) Board Chair Immune Deficiencies Foundation Australia Nurse representative - member Ms Noelene Davies State IVIg Nurse, Advanced Clinical Practice Consultant Royal Adelaide Hospital/ARCBS Nurse representative – proxy Ms Rachael Dunn Clinical Nurse Specialist Immunology Princess Margaret Hospital Nurse representative – proxy Ms Geraldine Dunne Clinical Nurse Consultant Immunology & Infectious Disease, Sydney Children's Hospital Health Economist – member Associate Professor Silva Zavarsek Associate Professor Health Technology Assessment Centre for Population Health Research, Monash Business School, Deakin University Epidemiologist – member Dr James Wood Senior Lecturer School of Public Health and Community Medicine UNSW Commonwealth representative – member Dr Andrew Singer Principal Medical Advisor Acute Care and Health Workforce Divisions Australian Government, Department of Health Large jurisdiction – member Dr Jan Fizzell Medical Advisor Office of the Chief Health Officer NSW Ministry of Health Small jurisdiction – member Ms Carolyn Duck ACT Blood Counts Program Manager / Senior Policy Officer – Blood and Blood Products ACT Health NBA representative – member Mr John Cahill Chief Executive National Blood Authority NBA representative – member Mr Michael Stone Deputy Chief Executive National Blood Authority Authoriser – observer Dr Joanne Pink Executive Director Medical, Quality and Transplantation Services Australia Red Cross Blood Service