Inquiry into National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for 
      Doctors and Other Health Workers
      Public hearing - Canberra, Thursday 7 May 2009
      9:00am – 4:00pm
        Senate Committee Room 2S3, Parliament  House
      Canberra ACT 2600
      
        
          | Time | 
          Witness | 
        
        
          9:00am – 10:00am  | 
          Dr Louise Morauta 
            Project Director, National Registration and    Accreditation Implementation Project  | 
        
        
          10:00am – 10:45am  | 
          Australian    Osteopathic Association (Sub 6) 
            Dr B J Field, National President 
            Mr Antony Nicholas, Executive Director 
            Mr George Brownbill, Consultant  | 
        
        
          10:45am – 11:00am  | 
          Break  | 
        
        
          11:00am – 11:45am  | 
          Australian    Physiotherapy Association (Sub 62) 
            Mr Patrick Maher, President 
            Jonathon Kruger, Manager, Policy and    Communications Division 
            Australian    Physiotherapy Council 
            Professor Tony Wright, Chair 
            Ms Margaret Grant, Chief Executive Officer   | 
        
        
          11:45am – 12:30pm  | 
          Australian Peak    Nursing and Midwifery Forum (Sub 38) 
            Ms Karen Cook, CEO, Australian Nursing and    Midwifery Council 
            Ms Lee Thomas, Assistant Federal Secretary,    Australian Nursing Federation 
            Ms Debra Cerasa, Chief Executive Officer,    Royal College of Nursing Australia 
            Dr Barbara Vernon, Executive Officer,    Australian College Of Midwives  | 
        
        
          12:30pm – 1:30pm  | 
          Lunch  | 
        
        
          1:30pm – 2:15pm  | 
          Committee of    Presidents of Medical Colleges (Sub 15) 
            Professor Russell Stitz AM RFD, Chair 
            Dr Glenda Wood, Chair-elect; and President,    Australasian College of Dermatologists 
            Professor Geoffrey Metz AM, President,    Royal Australasian College of Physicians  | 
        
        
          2:15pm – 3:00pm  | 
          Medical Deans    Australia and New Zealand (Sub 19) 
            Professor Alan Carmichael, President 
            Professor Peter Smith, Member Executive  | 
        
        
          3:00pm – 3:15pm  | 
          Break  | 
        
        
          3:15pm – 4:00pm  | 
          National Coalition    of Public Pathology (Sub 14) 
            Associate Professor Roger Wilson, President 
            Ms Penny Rogers, Chief Executive Officer 
            Professor Leslie Burnett, Director and    Chief Executive, Pathology North, NSW Health 
            Dr Tony Badrick, Senior Medical Laboratory    Scientist, Sullivan & Nicolaides; and Chair, Pathology Associations    CouncilWorkforce Committee  | 
        
      
      For further information, contact:
      
      	 Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
		Australia