Reporting to the Board of the Australian e-Health Research Centre, the Research and Investment Advisory Committee performs an advisory function only. Meeting twice per annum, the Research and Investment Advisory Committee assists the Board to carry out the functions of the Australian e-Health Research Centre.
RIAC Terms of Reference
By understanding the Australian e-Health Research Centre's objectives and capabilities and CSIRO and Queensland Government priorities, provide high-level guidance about how the Australian e-Health Research Centre might best contribute to these larger priorities:
- Contribute to the setting of longer-term strategic directions by the Australian e-Health Research Centre serving the e-Health sector.
- Provide advice on the business and technical needs of customers and how the work of the Australian e-Health Research Centre can be better aligned with customers.
- Use their understanding of the Australian e-Health Research Centre's mandate and capabilities to act as advocates for the Australian e-Health Research Centre in various forums.
- Assist in reviewing progress towards achieving identified strategic objectives, including the methods and effectiveness of marketing, technology transfer and commercialisation strategies, and suggest improvements.
- Establish ad hoc working groups of Research and Investment Advisory Committee members, Australian e-Health Research Centre officers and co-opted experts to examine critical strategic issues from the e-Health sector and communicate these findings to the Board of the Australian e-Health Research Centre.
RIAC Members
- Chair - Professor Ross Young
Director, IHBI
Queensland University of Technology -
Professor Bruce Barraclough AO
Medical Director
CSIRO ICT Centre - Professor Nicholas Fisk
Executive Dean
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Queensland - Dr David Green
Director Emergency Medicine
Gold Coast Hospital - Phil Gurney
Chief Executive Officer
Australian e-Health Research Centre - Dr Mukesh Haikerwal
National Clinical Lead
National E-Health Transition Authority - Dr Richard Head
Director
CSIRO Preventative Health National Flagship - Associate Professor Maarten Kamp
Senior Director, Clinical Practice Improvement Centre
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital - Professor Elizabeth Kendall
Director of Research, Health and Wellbeing Stream
Griffith University - Professor Steve Kisely
Director, Queensland Centre for Health Data Services
The University of Queensland - Dr Sarah Muttitt
Chief Information Officer
Ministry of Health Holdings, Singapore - Dr Michael Steyn
Director Department of Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital